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6-letter words containing a, n, u

  • austen — Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)
  • austin — a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
  • autumn — Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
  • auxins — Plural form of auxin.
  • avaunt — go away! depart!
  • avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
  • baluns — Plural form of balun.
  • bangue — Alternative form of bhang.
  • bangui — the capital of the Central African Republic, in the south part, on the Ubangi River. Pop: 732 000 (2005 est)
  • banjul — the capital of The Gambia, a port at the mouth of the Gambia River. Pop: 392 000 (2005 est)
  • banquo — a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth: the ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth, who had ordered his murder
  • barnum — P(hineas) T(aylor). 1810–91, US showman, who created The Greatest Show on Earth (1871) and, with J. A. Bailey, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1881)
  • barzun — Jacques (Martin) 1907–2012, U.S. historian, educator, and writer, born in France.
  • bauson — a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
  • beaune — a town in E France, near Dijon: an important trading centre for Burgundy wines. Pop: 22 218 (2008)
  • benaud — Richard, known as Richie. 1930–2015, Australian cricketer; played in 63 test matches, 28 as captain; an all-rounder, he was the first to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in tests; TV commentator on the sport for many decades
  • bhutan — a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)
  • bruant — Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
  • buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
  • buggan — an evil spirit
  • bunnia — a Hindu shopkeeper
  • buntal — straw obtained from leaves of the talipot palm
  • bunyan — John. 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
  • burman — a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
  • busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
  • butane — Butane is a gas that is obtained from petroleum and is used as a fuel.
  • butuan — city on the NE coast of Mindanao, the Philippines: pop. 228,000
  • cancun — a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)
  • canful — the amount that a can will hold.
  • cangue — (formerly in China) a large wooden collar worn by petty criminals as a punishment
  • cantus — a medieval form of church singing; chant
  • canuck — a Canadian
  • canula — cannula.
  • canute — died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death. An able ruler, he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)
  • chaunk — (cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
  • chaunt — chant
  • cornua — a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
  • coruna — a seaport in NW Spain.
  • cougan — a rowdy person, esp one who drinks large quantities of alcohol
  • cruzan — a native or inhabitant of St. Croix.
  • cuando — a river in central Angola, flowing SE to the Zambezi River. 457 miles (731 km) long.
  • cuanza — a river in central Angola, flowing NW and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
  • cubane — a rare octahedral hydrocarbon formed by eight CH groups, each of which is situated at the corner of a cube. Formula: C8H8
  • cucina — style of cooking; cuisine
  • cuenca — a city in SW Ecuador: university (1868). Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
  • cumana — a city in NE Venezuela: founded in 1523; the oldest European settlement in South America. Pop: 271 000 (2005 est)
  • cunard — Sir Samuel (1787–1865). Canadian shipping magnate, founder of the Cunard line
  • cunaxa — the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc
  • cuneal — wedge-shaped; cuneiform
  • cupman — a drinking companion
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