6-letter words containing n, a, e
- 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
- airmen — Plural form of airman.
- aitken — Robert Grant. 1864–1951, US astronomer who discovered over three thousand double stars
- aketon — a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- aldern — made of alder wood
- aldine — relating to Aldus Manutius (1450–1515), Italian printer, or to his editions of the classics
- 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
- 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)
- aliens — Plural form of alien.
- alined — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alines — (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alkane — any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n+2
- alkene — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n
- alkine — any member of the alkyne series.
- alkyne — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with a carbon–carbon triple bond
- allene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).
- alnage — the inspection and measurement of woollen cloth in ells
- alpeen — a cudgel
- alpena — a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
- altern — alternate
- alvine — of or relating to the intestines or belly
- amende — A monetary punishment, a fine.
- amends — recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc
- amenta — Plural form of amentum.
- aments — Plural form of ament.
- amiens — a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France. Pop: 139 271 (2006)
- amines — Plural form of amine.
- aminet — (networking) (Amiga network) A collection of FTP mirrors that contain several gigabytes of freely distributable software for the Amiga range of computers.
- ammine — a compound that has molecules containing one or more ammonia molecules bound to another molecule, group, or atom by coordinate bonds
- amonge — Archaic spelling of among.
- anadem — a garland for the head
- ananke — a small outer satellite of Jupiter
- anceps — (poetry, Greek and Latin meter) A syllable that can be either short or long.
- ancile — a shield that was said to have fallen from heaven, on whose preservation the fortune of Rome was thought to depend
- ancome — an inflammation or boil
- ancone — an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- ancred — (heraldry) Alternative form of anchored.
- andean — of, relating to, or resembling the Andes
- andrea — a feminine name
- andrew — Saint. one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; the brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland. Feast day: Nov 30
- anelli — pasta shaped like small rings
- anemia — a condition in which there is a reduction of the number, or volume, of red blood corpuscles or of the total amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream, resulting in paleness, generalized weakness, etc.
- anemic — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo- — indicating wind
- anenst — anent (def 2).
- anergy — lack of energy