8-letter words that end in n
- atosiban — (medicine) A medication, that inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin, used to halt premature labour.
- atty gen — Attorney General
- aubusson — a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)
- audition — An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- aularian — a student at an English university who belongs to a hall as opposed to a college
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- aurorean — of or resembling dawn
- austrian — Austrian means belonging or relating to Austria, or to its people or culture.
- autobahn — An autobahn is a German motorway.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
- aviation — Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.
- avoision — the non-payment of tax which cannot be classified as either avoidance or evasion
- avulsion — a forcible tearing away or separation of a bodily structure or part, either as the result of injury or as an intentional surgical procedure
- away win — a game won at an opponent's ground
- axle-pin — a pin that holds an axle in place
- back run — a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.
- backburn — to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
- backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
- backpain — Alternative form of back pain.
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- baclofen — a muscle-relaxing drug used to treat muscle spasms
- baconian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bactrian — of or relating to Bactria
- badarian — designating or of a Neolithic culture of Egypt, characterized by cattle-breeding, fine pottery, and a large range of ornaments
- badigeon — a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
- bagwoman — a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- ballgown — A ballgown is a long dress that women wear to formal dances.
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- bandyman — the driver of a bandy; a cart driver
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- barbacan — barbican.
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
- bargeman — a man who operates, or works aboard, a barge
- bargemen — Plural form of bargeman.
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- barthian — of or relating to Karl Barth, or his ideas
- bartizan — a small turret projecting from a wall, parapet, or tower
- bas-rhin — a department of NE France in Alsace region. Capital: Strasbourg. Pop: 1 052 698 (2003 est). Area: 4793 sq km (1869 sq miles)
- baseborn — born of humble parents
- basildon — a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)
- basilian — a monk of the Eastern Christian order of St Basil, founded in Cappadocia in the 4th century ad