5-letter words containing a, n
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- alton — a city in SW Illinois.
- alumn — Alternative spelling of alum.
- alvin — a masculine name
- alwin — a male given name.
- alwyn — William. 1905–85, British composer. His works include the oratorio The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1936) and the Suite of Scottish Dances (1946)
- amain — with great strength, speed, or haste
- amban — a Chinese official in the Qing imperial government
- ambon — an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas. Capital: Amboina. Area: 1000 sq km (386 sq miles)
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- amene — pleasant
- amens — verily; truly.
- ament — a mentally deficient person
- amgun — a river in SE Siberian Russia, flowing NE to the Amur River. 490 miles (788 km) long.
- amina — a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “honest and faithful.”.
- amine — an organic base formed by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia by organic groups
- amino — of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH2
- amman — the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century bc. Pop: 1 292 000 (2005 est)
- ammon — the ancestor of the Ammonites
- amn't — am not
- amnia — Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amnio — Informal. amniocentesis.
- among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
- anals — Plural form of anal.
- anat. — anatomical
- anata — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
- anaya — Rudolfo [roo-dol-foh] /ruˈdɒl foʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1937, U.S. author.
- ancho — a Poblano chilli pepper that has been dried and turned a dark-red or black colour
- ancon — a projecting bracket or console supporting a cornice
- ancre — having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline: a cross ancré.
- anded — Simple past tense and past participle of and.
- andes — a major mountain system of South America, extending for about 7250 km (4500 miles) along the entire W coast, with several parallel ranges or cordilleras and many volcanic peaks: rich in minerals, including gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and nitrates. Average height: 3900 m (13 000 ft). Highest peak: Aconcagua, 6960 m (22 835 ft)
- andie — a male or female given name.
- andre — John. 1751–80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring with Benedict Arnold during the War of American Independence
- andro — (informal) androstenedione.
- anear — near
- anele — to anoint, esp to give extreme unction to
- anend — On end; in an upright position.
- anent — lying against; alongside
- aneto — Pico de (ˈpiˌkoʊ deɪ ) ; pēˈkō dāˌ) highest mountain in the Pyrenees, in Spain: 11,168 ft (3,404 m)
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- angie — a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- anglo — a White inhabitant of the United States who is not of Latin extraction
- angma — agma.
- angon — a spear having a long, narrow iron shaft and a small, usually barbed tip, associated mainly with Frankish and Saxon grave finds of the 5th through 8th centuries a.d.
- angor — extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- angst — Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.