5-letter words containing n, a, g
- magna — a town in N Utah.
- manga — a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- mange — any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- mango — the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- mangu — Mashed plantain.
- mangy — having, caused by, or like the mange.
- megan — a female given name.
- munga — (obsolete) The bonnet monkey.
- nagas — Plural form of naga.
- naggy — naggish.
- nalgo — National and Local Government Officers' Association
- ngaio — An evergreen tree, Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
- ngaka — A traditional Sotho witch doctor.
- ngami — Lake, a shallow marshy lake in NW Botswana, N of the Kalahari desert. About 40 miles (64 km) long.
- ngati — (occurring as part of the name of a tribe) tribe or clan
- ngoma — (in East Africa) a dance; a night of dancing and music.
- nigga — a term used to refer to or address a black person.
- nigra — (offensive, ethnic slur) A negro person.
- nogai — a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- nogay — Nogai.
- nugae — a number of unimportant matters or japes
- obang — a Japanese gold coin, rectangular in shape, that is no longer in common usage and is only used as a ceremonial or special contribution
- onega — Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- orang — orangutan.
- organ — Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
- pagan — (no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- pagne — a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- panga — a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- pangs — a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.
- ponga — a tall tree fern, Cyathea dealbata, of New Zealand, with large feathery leaves
- prang — to collide with; bump into.
- ranga — a person with red hair
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- rangi — the sky
- rangy — (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- regan — (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- renga — linked verse.
- sagan — Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- sanga — an Ethiopian ox
- sangh — (in India) an association or union, esp a political or labour organization
- sango — a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- shang — a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- siang — Xiang
- signa — (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- slang — a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.
- snags — sausages
- spang — directly, exactly: The bullet landed spang on target.
- stang — simple past tense of sting.
- súgán — straw rope
- swang — simple past tense of swing1 .