6-letter words containing a, n
- asosan — Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- aspens — Plural form of aspen.
- asprin — Misspelling of aspirin.
- assain — (obsolete): To heal or save.
- assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
- assign — If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
- assuan — Aswan
- astana — the capital of Kazakhstan, in the N of the country; replaced Almaty as capital in 1997; an important railway junction. Pop: 335 000 (2005 est)
- astern — Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
- astony — (archaic) To stun, paralyse, astound.
- astron — astronomer
- aswing — in an oscillating or swinging manner
- aswoon — swooning
- at one — in a state of agreement or harmony
- ataman — an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman
- athans — Plural form of athan.
- athena — a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. She was born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus
- athene — Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva.
- athens — the capital of Greece, in the southeast near the Saronic Gulf: became capital after independence in 1834; ancient city-state, most powerful in the 5th century bc; contains the hill citadel of the Acropolis. Pop: 3 238 000 (2005 est)
- athlon — (hardware) (K7) AMD's 7th generation x86 processor, released in June 1999. Athlon uses a Slot A motherboard and is not compatible with Slot 1 motherboards.
- atkins — Robert C. 1930–2003, US physician, cardiologist, and nutritionist. An advocate of complementary medicine, he devised a widely-used diet (the Atkins diet) based on controlled intake of carbohydrates for weight management and disease prevention
- atonal — Atonal music is music that is not written or played in any key or system of scales.
- atoned — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- atoner — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- atones — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- atonia — a deficiency of usual or expected tone in the muscles
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- attain — If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- attent — attentive; intent.
- attone — to appease or pacify
- attorn — to acknowledge a new owner of land as one's landlord
- attune — to adjust or accustom (a person or thing); acclimatize
- atwain — into two parts
- atween — (archaic) between.
- auburn — Auburn hair is reddish brown.
- auding — the practice of listening to and processing spoken language in order to understand
- audion — an early type of triode.
- augean — extremely dirty or corrupt
- augend — a number to which another number, the addend, is added
- auntie — Someone's auntie is their aunt.
- auntly — of or like an aunt
- 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.
- avalon — an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded
- avania — (historical) A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate.
- avant- — of or belonging to the avant-garde of a specified field
- avanti — forward! let's go!