5-letter words containing a, n
- agene — a chemical (nitrogen trichloride) formerly used to bleach flour
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- aging — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- agnel — a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- agnes — Saint. ?292–?304 ad, Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21
- agnew — Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore. 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)
- agnon — Shmuel Yosef, real name Samuel Josef Czaczkes. 1888–1970, Israeli novelist, born in Austria-Hungary. His works, which treat contemporary Jewish themes, include The Day Before Yesterday (1945). Nobel prize for literature 1966
- agone — ago; past
- agons — Plural form of agon.
- agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
- agrin — in a grinning manner
- aguna — (in Jewish law) a woman whose husband will not grant her a divorce
- agung — a volcano on NE Bali, in Indonesia: erupted 1963. 10,300 feet (3139 meters).
- ahent — behind
- ahern — Bertie. born 1951, Irish politician; leader of the Fianna Fáil party (1994–2008); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1997–2008)
- ahind — behind
- ahint — behind
- ahtna — a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Copper River Valley in southeastern Alaska.
- aidan — Saint. died 651 ad, Irish missionary in Northumbria, who founded the monastery at Lindisfarne (635). Feast day: Aug 31
- aiken — Conrad (Potter). 1889–1973, US poet, short-story writer, and critic. His works include Collected Poems (1953) and the novel Blue Voyage (1927)
- ain't — People sometimes use ain't instead of 'am not', 'aren't', 'isn't', 'haven't', and 'hasn't'. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
- ainer — own.
- ainga — (in Samoa) a large family, often spanning several generations
- aisne — a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
- ajman — a sheikdom in E Arabia, the smallest of the United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf. 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- akene — any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- akens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aken.
- aking — Present participle of ake.
- akins — Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- aknow — Obsolete form of acknow.
- akron — a city in NE Ohio. Pop: 212 215 (2003 est)
- aland — to land, on land, ashore
- alane — (inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3.
- alang — a type of grass grown in Malaysia and often used for thatching roofs
- alant — a genus of flowering plants more commonly known as Inula
- alban — Saint. 3rd century ad, the first English martyr. He was beheaded by the Romans on the site on which St Alban's Abbey now stands, for admitting his conversion to Christianity. Feast day: June 17
- alcon — a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- aldan — a river in E Russia in the SE Sakha Republic, rising in the Aldan Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)
- alden — John1599?-1687; Pilgrim settler in Plymouth Colony: character in Longfellow's poem “The Courtship of Miles Standish”
- alene — a female given name, form of Helen.
- algin — alginic acid or one of its esters or salts, esp the gelatinous solution obtained as a by-product in the extraction of iodine from seaweed, used in mucilages and for thickening jellies
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- align — If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
- aline — align
- allan — a masculine name
- allen — Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
- allon — the cry uttered by a whipper-in to signify that all the hounds are accounted for.
- almon — a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- aloin — a bitter crystalline compound derived from various species of aloe: used as a laxative and flavouring agent
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.