5-letter words containing n, a, e
- ekman — Vagn Walfrid (vaɣən wɑːlfriːd). 1874–1954, Swedish oceanographer: discoverer of the Ekman spiral (a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces) and the Ekman Layer (the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction)
- eland — A spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland. It is the largest of the antelopes.
- elman — ˈMischa (ˈmɪʃə ) ; mishˈə) 1891-1967; U.S. violinist, born in Russia
- elsan — a type of portable lavatory in which chemicals are used to kill bacteria and deodorize the sludge
- elvan — Pertaining to elves; elvish; elven.
- enact — Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
- enarm — to provide with arms or armour
- enate — A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
- enema — A procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.
- eniac — Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
- enlay — Archaic form of inlay.
- ethan — a masculine name
- evans — Sir Arthur (John). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization
- faena — the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- faine — Obsolete spelling of fane.
- faned — (dated, fandom slang) The editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.
- fanes — a temple.
- fanne — (dated, fandom) A female science fiction fan.
- flane — to walk idly; saunter
- frena — a fold of membrane that checks or restrains the motion of a part, as the fold on the underside of the tongue.
- galen — Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gance — Abel (abɛl). 1889–1981, French film director, whose works include J'accuse (1919, 1937) and Napoléon (1927), which introduced the split-screen technique
- ganef — a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- gayne — (obsolete) To gain; to avail.
- geans — heart cherry.
- geant — A simulation, tracking and drawing package for HEP.
- genal — the cheek or side region of the head.
- genoa — a seaport in NW Italy, S of Milan.
- geyan — somewhat
- glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- gynae — gynaecological
- haden — Charles (Edward). born 1937, US jazz bassist, esp. noted for his collaborations with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett
- hagen — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- hance — (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
- hande — Archaic spelling of hand.
- hanse — Hansa.
- haven — a harbor or port.
- hearn — Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- heian — of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- heman — Misspelling of he-man.
- henan — a province in E China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Capital: Zhengzhou.
- henna — an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- hensa — Higher Education National Software Archive
- hyena — a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- imena — a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- inane — lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
- inate — Misspelling of innate.
- janes — Plural form of jane.
- janet — Joint Academic NETwork
- janie — a female given name, form of Jane.