6-letter words containing a, n
- agnesi — Maria Gaetana. 1718–99, Italian mathematician and philosopher, noted for her work on differential calculus
- agnize — to acknowledge
- agoing — in motion
- agonal — relating to agony, esp before death
- agones — (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agonic — forming no angle
- aidant — helpful
- aiding — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- aidman — an army medical assistant attached to a field unit
- aidmen — Plural form of aidman.
- aikona — an informal word expressing strong negation
- aileen — a feminine name
- ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- aiming — Present participle of aim.
- aimnet — (networking, company) An Internet access provider for individuals and corporations. They provide dial-up, SLIP, PPP and shell accounts as well as ISDN. Address: Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. Telephone: +1 (408) 253 0900
- aintab — Gaziantep
- airgun — An airgun is a gun which is fired by means of air pressure.
- airing — exposure to air or warmth, as for drying or ventilation
- airman — An airman is a man who flies aircraft, especially one who serves in his country's air force.
- airmen — Plural form of airman.
- aitken — Robert Grant. 1864–1951, US astronomer who discovered over three thousand double stars
- aíyina — Aegina
- ajanta — a village in N Maharashtra, in W central India: caves and shrines containing Buddhist frescoes and sculptures.
- ajowan — a spice originating in the Middle East and now grown in certain areas of Asia, used in cookery and traditionally as a digestive aid and antiemetic
- ajwain — A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
- aketon — a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- akhund — (chiefly, historical) A spiritual leader in Persia and parts of Central Asia.
- aladin — 1. (language) A Language for Attributed Definitions. 2. (tool) An interactive mathematics system for the IBM 360.
- alagna — Roberto. born 1963, Italian opera singer, born in France; a lyric tenor
- alaman — Lucas [loo-kahs] /ˈlu kɑs/ (Show IPA), 1792–1853, Mexican historian and politician.
- alania — North Ossetia.
- alanna — (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child.
- alanyl — the acyl radical of alanine, found in certain proteins
- albano — Lake, a crater lake in C Italy, SE of Rome.
- albany — a city in E New York State, on the Hudson River: the state capital. Pop: 93 919 (2003 est)
- albino — An albino is a person or animal with very white skin, white hair, and pink eyes.
- albion — Britain or England
- alboin — died 573 ad, king of the Lombards (565–73); conqueror of N Italy
- alcman — 7th century bc, Greek lyric poet
- alcuin — 735–804 ad, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne
- alcyon — Alternative form of halcyon.
- aldern — made of alder wood
- aldine — relating to Aldus Manutius (1450–1515), Italian printer, or to his editions of the classics
- aldrin — a brown to white poisonous crystalline solid, more than 95 per cent of which consists of the compound C12H8Cl6, which is used as an insecticide. Melting pt: 105°C
- aleman — Mateo (maˈteo). 1547–?1614, Spanish novelist, author of the picaresque novel Guzmán de Alfarache (1599)
- alevin — a young fish, esp a young salmon or trout
- alexin — complement (def 10).
- alfven — Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970
- algins — any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algren — Nelson. 1909–81, US novelist. His novels, mostly set in Chicago, include Never Come Morning (1942) and The Man with the Golden Arm (1949)