6-letter words containing n, a
- annaba — a port in NE Algeria: site of the Roman city of Hippo Regius. Pop: 382 000 (2005 est)
- annals — If something is in the annals of a nation or field of activity, it is recorded as part of its history.
- annate — The first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.
- anneal — to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
- annecy — a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy. Pop: 52 890 (2006)
- annexe — An annexe is a building which is joined to or is next to a larger main building.
- annona — a tropical shrub or tree, of the family Annonaceae, native to America
- annoys — Plural form of annoy.
- annual — Annual events happen once every year.
- annuli — a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.
- annuls — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annwfn — the other world; the land of fairies.
- anodal — Relating to the anode.
- anodes — Plural form of anode.
- anodic — pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- anoles — Plural form of anole.
- anomal — (archaic) Something anomalous, especially an irregular word in a language.
- anomer — (organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
- anomia — the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anomic — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anomie — lack of social or moral standards in an individual or society
- anonym — an anonymous person or publication
- anopia — the inability to see; sightlessness
- anorak — An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
- anotia — A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
- anough — enough
- anoxia — lack or absence of oxygen
- anoxic — an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues; hypoxia.
- anqing — a city in E China, in SW Anhui province on the Yangtze River: famous seven-storeyed pagoda. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)
- ansate — having a handle or handle-like part
- ansatz — Lb mathematics A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. (from 20th c.).
- anselm — Saint. 1033–1109, Italian Benedictine monk; archbishop of Canterbury (1093–1109): one of the founders of scholasticism; author of Cur Deus Homo? (Why did God become Man?). Feast day: Aug 21
- ansgar — Saint ("Apostle of the North") 801–865, French Benedictine priest and missionary: patron saint of Scandinavia.
- anshan — a city in NE China, in Liaoning province. Pop: 1 459 000 (2005 est)
- ansi c — (language, standard) (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- antara — a type of panpipes native to the Andes, made of clay and tuned in the pentatonic scale
- antarc — Antarctica
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antero — Mount, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4349 meters).
- anthea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- anthem — An anthem is a song which is used to represent a particular nation, society, or group and which is sung on special occasions.
- anther — the terminal part of a stamen consisting usually of two lobes each containing two sacs in which the pollen matures
- antho- — denoting a flower
- anthro — (informal) anthropology.
- antiar — the upas tree of Java
- antica — pronaos.
- antick — antic
- antics — Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving.