5-letter words containing a, n
- antsy — If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- anury — (medicine, archaic) anuria.
- anvil — An anvil is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape.
- anyon — a particle that occurs in two-dimensional space having characteristics of both fermions and bosons
- anzac — (in World War I) a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- anzio — a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop: 36 952 (2001)
- anzus — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to the security alliance between them
- apian — of, relating to, or resembling bees
- aping — any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- apnea — temporary stopping of breathing
- apron — An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes and tie round your waist, especially when you are cooking, in order to prevent your clothes from getting dirty.
- arany — János (ˈjaːnoʃ). 1817–82, Hungarian epic poet, ballad writer, and scholar
- arawn — the lord of Annwfn.
- arden — John. (1930–2012) British dramatist and novelist. His plays include Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1959) and The Workhouse Donkey (1963); novels include Silence Among the Weapons (1982): he often worked in collaboration with his wife Margaretta D'Arcy
- arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
- arene — an aromatic hydrocarbon
- arent — A kind of anthropogenic soil, with deep mixing due to ploughing, digging, etc.
- argan — a thorny evergreen tree, Argania spinosa, native to SW Morocco, the plum-sized fruit of which contains a nut that yields an oil valued for cooking
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- argun — a river in NE Asia, forming part of the boundary between the Russian Federation and China. About 450 miles (725 km) long.
- arian — of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism
- arion — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arlen — Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arlon — a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province. Pop: 25 766 (2004 est)
- arndt — Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- arnim — Achim von (ˈaxɪm fɔn). 1781–1831, German romantic poet. He published, with Clemens Brentano, the collection of folk songs, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805–08)
- arnut — a small herb, Conopodium majus, which is common throughout Europe and North Africa and which has edible tubers
- arpen — Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure).
- arran — an island off the SW coast of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 5045 (2001). Area: 427 sq km (165 sq miles)
- arson — Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
- aryan — (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
- asana — any of various postures in yoga
- asben — Aïr.
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asean — Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- asian — Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
- asine — an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- asn.1 — Abstract Syntax Notation 1
- aspen — An aspen is a tall tree with leaves that move a lot in the wind.
- assen — a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province. Pop: 62 000 (2003 est)
- aston — Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922
- astun — to amaze, bewilder or stupefy
- aswan — an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- async — (computing) Asynchronous.
- athan — Alternative spelling of azan.
- atman — the personal soul or self; the thinking principle as manifested in consciousness
- atmen — the principle of life.
- atnas — Ahtna.
- atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.