AN

Definition: AN

AN

Noun

1. An associate degree in nursing.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"AN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the peace".

Date "AN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Computing

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Synonym: AN

Supposition

Adverb: if, if so be; an; on the supposition; Noun:ex hypothesi; in the case, in the event of; quasi, as if, provided; perhaps; (by possibility); for aught one knows.

Crosswords: AN

Breton (the), French (twelvemonth, year), German (about, across from, adjoi, against, along, at, beside, by, in exchange for, near, near to, nearby, next to, on, onto, opposed to, opposite, to, toward, towards, upon, with), Haitian Creole (the), Irish (is, of the, the), Latin (either, or, or Are you going OR are you staying, whether), Luxembourgish (in), Manx (theirs ), Occitan (year), Portuguese (Netherlands Antilles), Provencal (year), Romanian (summer, twelvemonth, winter, year, years), Scottish (and precedes verbs, b, except p, except those beginning with, f, in, interrogative particle, m, poss.pron. their; precedes nouns except those beginning with, prep. in, the), Swedish (to), Turkish (flash, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, point, second, snatch, span, split second, trice, wink).

You've never had an orgasm (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

Will you help an old lady to her car (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

My company sells an image (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

Thirty years had passed, yet her body remained that of an eternal child (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

I really need a girl like an open book (Love In An Elevator; performing artist: Aerosmith)

Because I am an innocent man (An Innocent Man; performing artist: Billy Joel)

You're An Ocean, You're An Ocean (You're An Ocean; performing artist: Fastball; writing credit: Tony Scalzo)

We're an American band (We're An American Band; performing artist: Grand Funk Railroad)

So I wanna fly like an Eagle (Fly Like an Eagle; performing artist: Seal)

Tragedy is if I cut my finger, comedy is if I walk into an open sewer and die. (references; author: Mel Brooks)

Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. (references; author: Mark Twain)

An old error is always more popular than a new truth. (references; author: German Proverb)

First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. (references; author: Greek Proverb)

A noisy noise annoys an oyster. (references; author: unknown)

Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie? (references; author: unknown)

Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone. (references; author: unknown)

An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002)

Bologna: An Ancient City for a New Society (1974)

Columbo: An Exercise in Fatality (1974)

An Evening with Chris Jangaard (1974)

Judgement: An Essay on War (1974)

In An Elephant World (performing artist: Tom Chapin)

We're an American Band (performing artist: Grand Funk Railroad)

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND  (performing artist: Grand Funk )

An Amercan Dream (performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

Fly Like An Eagle (performing artist: Seal)

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References

• Cox Co., Ltd, an affiliate of Jusco Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Inforte Inc., an eBusiness integrator: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Seong An Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Societe Francaise de Gestion et d'Investissement Societe An: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Feng An Metal Industries Co: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• How To Circumvent A Security Alarm In 10 Seconds Or Less : An Insider's Guide To How It's Done And How To Prevent It (reference)

• Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age: An Insider's Alarming Discoveries about Cancer and Genetic Damage (reference)

• The hope of peace, 1601; [and], An alarum for ladyes, 1638 (reference)

• Leopoldo Alas Clarin: An Annotated Bibliography (Research Bibliographies and Checklists) (reference)

• Flying the Alaska Wild: The Adventures and Misadventures of an Alaska Bush Pilot (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Primavera An Anthology Of Women Writers And Artists (reference)

• How To Write An Affirmative Action Plan (reference)

• Home Banking In An Interactive Age (reference)

• Looking For An Author (reference)

• Aza Membership Directory: An Annual Publication Of The American Zoo & Aquarium Association (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Notes from a Small Island: An Affectionate Portrait of Britain Box Set (reference)

• Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 - An All-Star Birthday Celebration (reference)

• Touched By an Angel - 1st & 100th Episodes (Collectors' Edition) (reference)

• An Introduction to 6-Count Swing (reference)

• Touched By an Angel - Angels Abroad (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• The Best Of Extreme: An Accidental Collocation Of Atoms (reference)

• America The Beautiful: An Account of its Disappearance (reference)

• Dreams of an Acrobat (reference)

• Gloria - An Acoustic Guitar Christmas (reference)

• Facing Goya: An Opera in Four Acts (libretto by Victoria Hardie) (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• MACMILLAN I Can Be A Dinosaur Finder/I Can Be An Animal Doctor Bundle (reference)

• AN ANH CORP SUITE ADD-PROTOCOL V12.0 CD ROM (reference)

• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (reference)

• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West  (reference)

• Let's Go Read 1: An Island Adventure without Microphone (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• DeWalt DW733 12-1/2" Portable Thickness Planer, Including an Extra Set of Knives and Dust Hood, an $84.98 Value (reference)

• MK MK-101PROK 10" 2 HP Tile Saw includes Cutting Kit & Stand an $174.00 Value (reference)

• Hitachi M12V 3-1/4 HP Super Duty Electronic Variable Speed 1/2" Plunge Router with Accessory Package and Height Adjustment Knob over an $84.00 Value (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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A 10 year-old white girl is pictured here with her father in a swimming pool. She was diagnosed at age three with a form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) that did not respond to therapy. She is presently in long-term remission after an experimental bone marrow transplant was performed. She now suffers from chronic GVH (Graft Versus Host Disease) which is rare. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

This composite slide shows the Lobund-Wistar rat on the left, and on the right shows a dissection of the rat with urogenital (prostate and/or seminal vesicle) tumors. The Lobund-Wistar rat is an excellent animal model to develop prevention and treatment modalilities, such as retinoids, of urogenital cancers. Credit: Janet Stephens (photographer).

Bipolar staining of a plague smear prepared from lymph aspirated from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of plague patient. Credit: CDC.

This technician is measuring inhibition zones as a result of an antibiotic susceptibility test. Credit: CDC.

"Car Walk" (movie) by Brent Solly. Two hyperbolic paraboloids create an overpass for people and a tunnel for cars.

"Pseudo I-WP" by Alan Schoen. An approximation to a unit cell of Schoen's I-WP surface. Click on Edit inside DPGraph for extensive comments. More ...

This movie depicts the airborne laser altimeter collecting data.  In 1993 and 1994, NASA researchers surveyed the Greenland ice sheet using an airborne laser altimeter. Ten flight lines flown in 1993 in southern Greenland were resurveyed in 1998. Sci. Credit: NASA.

An Expanding Bubble in Space. Credit: NASA.

Utraviolet Light Source in an Old Galaxy. Credit: NASA.

This is an artist's concept of the near stellar environment of the star Beat Pictoris. This ... Credit: NASA.

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An oath, moreover, has been taken, as well on our part as on the art of the barons, that all these conditions aforesaid shall be kept in good faith and without evil intent. (reference)

An assembly of hereditary nobility. (Second Treatise of Government)

We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. (reference)

The president of the convention transmitted it to Congress, with a resolution stating how the proposed Federal Government should be put in operation, and an explanatory letter. (reference)

Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (reference)

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened. (reference)

Why otherwise does it direct the judges to take an oath to support it? (reference)

It spread like an epidemic. (reference)

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (Abraham Lincoln)

The amount of such claims may be assessed by an arbitrator appointed by Mr. (reference)

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Their subjects in general were such as belong to an opening acquaintance

Some day, I hope to publish an essay on this subject

The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window

Well, said Reg, "it’s been an interesting time recently, or rather, a dull time

If the imaginative faculty refused to act at such an hour, it might well be deemed a hopeless case

In our days, a philosophy which is almost an official has entered into its service, wears its livery, and waits in its antechamber

His heart trembled in an ecstasy of fear and his soul was in flight

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications

My hair doth stand an end to hear her curses

Why, you can reach out anywhere and pick an orange

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Health

Kissing an infected person. (references)

Hugging an infected person. (references)

I recently had an operation. (references)

Business

Mexico has an aging population. (references)

Repair services are also an advantage. (references)

This, too, tends to be an empty market. (references)

Children

Panama

Youth participation in criminal gangs is an increasing problem. (references)

Cambodia

Children are affected adversely by an inadequate education system. (references)

El Salvador

FUNDASALVA, an NGO, provides drug counseling and treatment to minors. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mexico

The CNDH began an investigation of that case. (references)

Philippines

Among those arrested was an incumbent Senator. (references)

Somalia

The TNG recently began operating an FM station. (references)

Discrimination

Hong Kong

An Equal Opportunities Commission has been established to work toward the elimination of discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity with specific reference to gender, disability, and family status. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

An award is expected soon. (references)

Andorra

They receive an annual salary. (references)

Human Rights

Solomon Islands

The ICRC has an office in Honiara. (references)

United Arab Emirates

Each court system has an appeals process. (references)

Pakistan

Cases start over when an attorney changes. (references)

Indigenous People

Philippines

She also issued an executive order to review the operation of the NCIP. (references)

Brazil

Amnesty International also called for an investigation into the incident. (references)

Colombia

In an open letter, the AUC stated that it did not have Bedoya in its custody. (references)

Minorities

Greece

In the minds of many, an ethnic Greek is also Orthodox Christian. (references)

Algeria

The Amazighs are an ethnic minority centered in the Kabylie region. (references)

Ukraine

The frequent harassment of racial minorities is an increasing problem. (references)

Political Economy

Sri Lanka

The LTTE was re-designated an FTO in October 1999. (references)

Ireland

Ireland has an open and transparent business climate. (references)

Israel

An airlink was also established between Amman and Haifa. (references)

Political Rights

Monaco

The Prince plays an active role in Government. (references)

Mozambique

Leaders of both parties called for an end to the violence. (references)

Swaziland

Election procedures generally were carried out in an orderly fashion. (references)

Trade

Bulgaria

BAEF has an office in Sofia. (references)

Bulgaria

BACB has an office in Sofia. (references)

Bahrain

Chase operates as an offshore bank. (references)

Travel

Kuwait

Kuwait is an Islamic country. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Do not resist an armed robber. (references)

Argentina

So, be sure to bring an ATM card. (references)

Women

Kenya

FGM usually is performed at an early age. (references)

Colombia

It allows a judge to oblige an abuser to seek therapy or reeducation. (references)

Kuwait

Nonetheless an estimated 33 percent of women of working age are employed. (references)

Worker Rights

Fiji

The ILO maintains an office in Suva. (references)

Albania

She later received refuge with an organization in Italy. (references)

Nicaragua

The CST then appealed that finding to an appellate court. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

An orator

An earthly man

An egg

An assembly

An isle

An hour

An oak

An exalted people

An answer

An adversary to Christ

An eagle

An ark

An old fire

An eminence or high place

In an assembly

The god of an idol

An open idol

The well of an oath

An idol of the dwelling-place

An evil

An orator

Expressions using "AN": a Language with an Extensible Compiler ♦ a ledger or an account ♦ a lie or an assertion ♦ above an age ♦ accept an invitation ♦ accept an offer ♦ acceptance of an order ♦ achieve an end ♦ act as an incentive ♦ act as an informer ♦ activity of an acid ♦ ad with an unsparing hand ♦ administer an oath ♦ administer an oath to ♦ administer an oath to smb. ♦ administration of an oath ♦ administrator of an estate ♦ affect an accent ♦ all that is transitory is but an illusion ♦ an abortive organ ♦ An abstract idea ♦ an abundance of ♦ an accomplished liar ♦ An accumulation of degrees ♦ an ace of ♦ an act of aggression ♦ an act of unutterable folly ♦ An advanced support environment for method driven development and evolution of packaged software ♦ an aged man ♦ an air of arrogance ♦ an airtight alibi ♦ an amount of ♦ an ancient copy of a newspaper ♦ an answer in the affirmative ♦ an antiquated thing ♦ an application for help ♦ an ardent admirer ♦ An arm of flesh ♦ an arranged marriage ♦ An article ♦ an article of virtu ♦ an as yet uncultivated talent ♦ an atmosphere of peace ♦ an awful lot ♦ an eager beaver ♦ an ear or one's ears ♦ an easy lay ♦ an element of risk ♦ An end ♦ an engraving after raphael ♦ an equal fight ♦ an equation ♦ an even bargain ♦ an even mile ♦ an even motion ♦ an excess of heat ♦ an extravagant ♦ an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth ♦ an eye in mourning ♦ an hour later ♦ An if ♦ an iliad of woes ♦ an inkling of truth ♦ an inspired article ♦ an intellectual atmosphere ♦ an interested party ♦ an interesting sight ♦ an iron hand in a velvet glove ♦ an issue of blood ♦ an itching palm ♦ an odd glove ♦ an odd kind of man ♦ an old codger ♦ an old flame of mine ♦ an old relic ♦ an old screw ♦ an old stager ♦ an old usage ♦ an only child ♦ an open secret ♦ an open sore ♦ an order from above ♦ an outrage upon decency ♦ an outrage upon justice ♦ An 't ♦ an ugly customer ♦ an unaccountably long time ♦ an unbroken custom ♦ an undertaking of wide scope ♦ an unexpected train of difficulties ♦ an unfledged youth ♦ an unkind cut ♦ an unmitigated liar ♦ an unopposed second reading ♦ an unreasonable length of time ♦ an up stroke ♦ an up train ♦ and there's an end of it! ♦ application for an exit visa ♦ apply an undercoat ♦ Arcual measure of an angle. Additional references.

Beginning with "AN": an-all, An-arche, an-atom-ical, an-atta, an-end, an-essential, an-gwil-a, an-ice, an-l, An-najah, An-najjab, An-nu'aymi, an-or, an-other, an-overall, an-yang.

Ending with "AN": li-an, nghe-an.

Containing "AN": half-an-hour, half-an-inch.

Afrikaans

'n (a), iemand (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), enigiemand (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Albanian

një (one). (various references)

Arabic 

‏أداة تعريف إنجليزية غير معروفة. (various references)

Catalan

cert (any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Chinese 

一個 (a). (various references)

Czech

neurèitý èlen. (various references)

Danish

et (one), en (one). (various references)

Dutch

een (any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone, such a, that kind of). (various references)

Esperanto

akordiĝi (come to an agreement), alna (alder, alder-, of an alder), angilglata (slippery as an eel), apelacii al (appeal to, make an appeal to), azena (ass's, donkey, donkey-, of an ass), akcidenti (have an accident), interesiĝi (be interested, take an interest), braka (arm, of an arm), digi (dam up, form an embankment), elefanta (elephant, elephant-, elephantine, elephant's, of an elephant), finiĝi (come to an end, end, end up, expire), havi intereson pri (be interested in, have an interest in), unuhora marŝo (an hour's walk), interesiĝi pri (be interested in, take an interest in), interkonsenti rendevuon (make an appointment), kvaronhoro (quarter of an hour), odori (give off an odour, reek, smell), oferti (bid, make an offer of, offer), preteksti (give as an excuse, pretend), ricevi erektiĝon (have an erection), serĉi kontakton (chum up, pick up, strike up an acquaintance), stultega (as stupid as an ass), unu kaj duona horo (an hour and a half), gvati (keep an eye on, spy on). (various references)

Faeroese

onkur (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), onkun (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), nakar (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Farsi 

یک (One). (various references)

Finnish

muuan (a, a certain), kohti (a, at the rate of, per, perpendicular, vertical), joku (a, any, anybody, anyone, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

French

une, un (any, anybody), quelqu'un (any, anybody, anyone, so and so), par, à raison de, à. (various references)

Frisian

in (a), immen (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), ien (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Galician

unha (a). (various references)

German

eine (a, one, somebody, someone, you), ein (a, any, impliesschliesst, introducesfuehrt, on, one, some kind of). (various references)

Greek 

ένα (a, one). (various references)

Haitian Creole

yon (a, one). (various references)

Hawaiian

moshatar (of an age, of the same age), interesohem (be interested, take an interest), çerek (quarter of an hour). (various references)

Hebrew 

זיבת דם (an issue of blood, bleeding), צד בדבר (an interested party), להשגיח על (keep an eye on, mind, take care of), להשבית (close down, lock out, lockout, put an end to, stop), להרשים (impress, make an impression), לדוח (give an account, recount, report), לטיל (get around, go on trip, hike, promenade, ride, stretch one's legs, take an outing, walk), לנאום (give an address, hold forth, make a speech, speak), לנהל פרשת אהבים עם (have an affair with), לנצל הזדמנות (seize an opportunity), תקיעת כף (handshake to seal an egreement), להשתמש בהזדמנות (seize an opportunity), על סף (within an inch of), להשמיע אזעקה (sound an alarm), אינטרסנט (an interested party), זקיפה (charging an account, erection, standing upright, stretching), חדק (proboscis, snout, trunk of an elephant), חצי שעה (half an hour), כריתת ברית (making a convent, making an agreement), התרעה (blowing the horn, sounding an alarm, warning), השתדל (make an effort), הגשת בקשה (application, making an application), בין רגע (immediately, in a jiffy, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, instantly), צד מעורב (an interested party), פריטה (changing money, playing an instrument), לערוך התקפה (mount an offensive), יציב (fixed, immobile, on an even keel, set, settled, stable, stationary, steady), ליפול על המציאה (seize an opportunity), לתרץ (explain, give an excuse), לשמש דוגמה (set an example), לשים קץ (put a stop, put an end to, scotch), לשרת (act as, fill an office, officiate, serve, wait on), לקוד קידה (curtsey, make an obeisance), לעמוד לבחי נה (take an examination), לעלות בדעתו (cross one's mind, get an idea, imagine), לעולל (do evil, maltreat, perform an evil deed), להשתדל (aim, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, exert oneself, make an effort, try), לעשות נסיון (make an attempt), יש לו יתרון (he has an edge), לערוך הסכם (make an agreement), לחיב (bind, charge an account, commit, compel, debit, enjoin, necessitate, obligate, oblige), לחקון (give an enema), לזקוף לזכות (credit an account), לזקוף (attribute, charge an account, erect, lift, raise up, set up), להמצא בקשים (be at an ebb), להתמחות (become an expert, major, master, practice, specialize), להתריע (protest, sound an alarm), להתרשם (be impressed, leave an impression), להתנות אהבים (flirt, have an affair, make love), לעשות חשבון (make up an account, reckon, score, square up, take stock). (various references)

Hungarian

mintha (and, as, as if, as though, it seemed as though, to go through the motions, to go through the motions of sg, to play dead, to play possum, to rain cats and dogs, to simulate, you sound as if), ha (beshrew me if, by hook or by crook, by hook or crook, don't take it unkindly if, except, except for, gin, ha, how about you and me hitching up together?, if, I'll be blowed if, I'll be damned if, I'll be shot if, I'll eat my hat if, I'm a dutchman if, it does no good to, it is bad luck to, let me die if, low-voiced, provided that, what boots it to). (various references)

Icelandic

samþykkja (accept, accord, agree, come to an agreement, receive, take, take in), þykir (have an opinion about something). (various references)

Indonesian

sebuah (a, one). (various references)

Italian

un (a, one). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

誓う (to pledge, to swear, to take an oath, to vow), 論旨 (drift of an argument, point of an argument), 瞬く間に (in the twinkling of an eye), 窮まる (to be at an end, to be in a dilemma, to reach an extreme, to terminate), 穂状 (shaped like an ear of grain), 択一 (choosing an alternative), 暮れる (to close, to come to an end, to end, to get dark), 擬勢 (bluff, deceiving an enemy), 悠然 (calmly, with an air of composure), 渋い ("cool", an aura of refined masculinity, astringent, bitter taste, grim, quite, sober, stingy, sullen, tasteful clothing), 尽きる (to be consumed, to be exhausted, to be used up, to come to an end, to run out), 勘定 (allowance, calculation, consideration, counting, reckoning, settlement of an account), 一隻眼 (an opinion, critical eye, discerning eye, sharp eye), 一瞬 (a moment, an instant). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

あさがけ (an early-morning attack), めがきく (to have an eye for), キャンギャル (model featured in an advertising campaign), めざす (to aim at, to have an eye on), オブラートにつつむ (use an indirect expression), オーバー (ball hit over the head of an outfielder, exaggeration, exceeding, going beyond, over, overcoat), オレンジ (an orange), めくばり (being watchful, keeping an eye open, keeping watch), わきめ (eyes of an onlooker, looking aside), あいあいがさ (share an umbrella), あまくだり (command to an inferior, retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation), れいをひく (to cite an example), ろうふうふ (an old couple), あうんのこきゅう, あつらえる (to give an order, to place an order), あっというまに (in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, just like that), あせどめ (an antisudorific), わかどしより (young person acting like an old person), めいうつ (to callitself, to engrave an inscription, to label, to mark), シズルカット (mouth-watering image in an advertising, sizzle cut, sizzle shot), あしとり (downing an opponent by grabbing his leg), こき (age seventy, an antique, ancient records, exhalation), こうげきのしょうにあたる (to bear the brunt of an attack), こうそ (accusation, annual tax, appeal, enzyme, founder of an empire, founder of dynasty or sect, prosecution, public tax, tribute), こばんがた (an ellipse or oval, elliptical, oblong, oval), こころあたりがある (to have an idea), ここじん (an individual, individual), これっきり (an end point), こをえがく (to describe an arc), ことかかない (having an abundance), あおりをくう (to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus, to suffer a blast or indirect blow), こえがかり (recommendation of an influential person), れいをあげる (to cite an example), りゅうとうだび (a strong beginning and a weak ending, an anticlimax), りょうがえてすうりょう (commission for an exchange), りんごのしん (core of an apple), りじこく (member country of the executive committee in an international organization), りとう (departure from an island, isolatedisland, party of officials, secession from a political party, sharp sword), り (2.44 miles, advantage, an official, benefit, clever, diarrhea, diarrhoea, ill-mannered, interest, profit, reason, ri, rustic), れっしゃ (an inferior, train), れいかんしょうほう, めいをきざむ (to engrave an inscription), ことよす (to find an excuse), ゆうぜん (calmly, quiet and secluded, welling or bubbling up, with an air of composure), むりなんだい (an unreasonable demand), らんぱく (albumin, white of an egg), ゆきなやむ (to reach an impasse or deadlock), ゆそうせん (an oil tanker, transport ship, troop ship), ゆそうかん (an oil pipeline), ゆそう (an oil stratum, oil tank, transport, transportation), ゆしゅつこう (an exportport). (various references)

Malay

berakhir (come to an end, end, end up, expire). (various references)

Manx

shenn dooinney (an old man, old man), caillee (of an old woman), goll fo skynn yn 'er lhee (undergo an operation), jean lhimmey (make an exception), jeish (of an ear of corn), kerroo oor (quarter of an hour), magher corkey (an oat field), ayns musthaa agglagh (in an awful tear), 'nane cor (an odd one), yiarn giarree (an edged tool), shenn sidoor (an old warhorse, old trooper, veteran), shenn vyrneen (an old love, old flame), sooilley (of an eye), tanjent ullin (tangent of an angle), towse giare (an under-dose), tullee (of an instant), uillin y howse (to take an angle), magher plaggad (an oat field). (various references)

Norwegian

et (a). (various references)

Papiamen

un hende (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), un (a, one). (various references)

Pig Latin

anay.(various references)

Polish

po (a, at the rate of, per), ktoś (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Portuguese

uma (one, some), um (one, some, some kind of). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

um (one). (various references)

Romanian

un (a, one, some), o (a, her, him, it, oh, oho, one, some, whoo, will, woe me). (various references)

Romany

bashalàva (to play an instrument). (various references)

Russian 

некий (a, certain, some), неопределенный артикль (a). (various references)

Scottish

té-eigin (a, any, anybody, anything, one, some, somebody, someone, something), lunn (a heaving billow, a staff, handle of an oar, lever, staff), feareigin (a, any, anybody, anything, one, some, somebody, someone, something), cuideigin (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

neodređeni član (a), ispred reči koje počinju samoglasnikom (a). (various references)

Spanish

una (a, another, either, nail, one), un (a, in a, one). (various references)

Sranan

wan (a, one). (various references)

Swedish

ett (a, one, the), en (a, about, Cade, juniper (tree), juniper wood, one, some, the). (various references)

Thai

เฝ้าดู (keep an eye on, observe), ฟัง (lend an ear to, listen, listen to), ยิ่งได้ยิ่งเอาอีก, ดักจับ (lay a snare, lay a trap for, lay an ambush). (various references)

Turkish

bírísí (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), bírí (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone), bír (a, one). (various references)

Turkmen 

aсkawmak (emit an unpleasing odor), ajцze (on an empty stomach), jontuk (bob (of an animal's tail), short), bahanlamak (find an excuse for), зalgyrt (with an accent), dьkьrdemek (make an indistinct noise, stomp), emgemek (make an effort, take pains), hasap bermek (give an account), teklip etmek (make an offer), kasam iзmek (take an oath, vow), kertmek (cut slightly, eat away, make an incision), юah (horn (of an animal)), paltalamak (chop with an axe), razylaюmak (agree, forgive, make an agreement, reconcile), gьяlmek (tie an animal's four legs together), tie up (specifically). (various references)

Ukrainian

прийти на побачення (keep an appointment), до кінця (an-end, outright, whole-hog), надавати звіт (give an account), з'являтися (appear, arise, come, dawn, emerge, ghost, make an appearance, present oneself, show up, walk), закривати очі (blink an eye), займати посаду (hold an appointment, hold office, occupy, sit), зазнати аварії (crash, have an accident), безперервно (an-end, constantly, continuously), проводити дослід (perform an experiment), накладати ембарго (embargo, impose an embargo), приваблювати слухачів (draw an audience), нарешті (an-end, at great length, at last), приймати вітання (accept an invitation), приймати пропинання (accept an offer), призначати побачення (make an appointment), починати атаку (launch an attack), потрапити в аварію (have an accident), показуватися (appear, make an appearance, peer), подавати приклад (set an example), домовитися (come to terms, conclude an agreement, reach an agreement, swap), присягати (swear, take an oath), відкривати нову фірму (open an office), стати в театральну позу (strike an attitude), учинити напад (make an assault), у широкому смислі (in an extended sense), сводити рахунки (settle an account), справляти враження (make an impression), керувати дослідженням (conduct an investigation), грати тривогу (sound an alarm), відхиляти пропозицію (overrule, repel an offer), найкращий з кращих (an ace of), відкривати офіс (open an office), сторч (an-end, apeak, endlong, endways, endwise, on end), відміняти приказ (rescind an order), вмить (in an instant), влаштовувати засідку (ambuscade, ambush, lay an ambush), висловити пошану комусь (make an obeisance), витримати іспит (pass an examination), виконувати замову (fill an order), організувати атаку (mount an offensive), негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, promptly, right away, right off), відкрити рахунок у банку (open an account). (various references)

Welsh

awdlaidd (pertaining to an ode), mynd ar ei lw (take an oath), cadw oed (date, have a date, keep an appointment, spend time with). (various references)

Xhosa

yiyure (It is an hour), ibinzana (An extract). (various references)

Yucatec

wa maax (a, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone). (various references)

Zulu

-gcina (come to an end, conserve, end, end up, expire, keep, maintain, preserve), -bika (give an account, report). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "AN": ana, anabaena, anabaenas, anabaptism, anabaptisms, anabas, anabases, anabasis, anabatic, anableps, anablepses, anabolic, anabolism, anabolisms, anachronic, anachronism, anachronisms, anachronistic, anachronistically, anachronous, anachronously, anaclitic, anacolutha, anacoluthic, anacoluthically, anacoluthon, anacoluthons, anaconda, anacondas, anacreontic, anacreontics, anacruses, anacrusis, anadem, anadems, anadiploses, anadiplosis, anadromous, anaemia, anaemias, anaemic, anaerobe, anaerobes, anaerobic, anaerobically, anaerobioses, anaerobiosis, anaesthesia, anaesthesias, anaesthetic, anaesthetics. (additional references)

Words ending with "AN": abecedarian, abelian, academician, acanthocephalan, acaridan, acoustician, actinian, adman, aeolian, aeonian, aesthetician, afghan, agrarian, agribusinessman, aidman, airman, airwoman, ajowan, alan, alcyonarian, alderman, alderwoman, alloxan, almsman, ameban, amebean, amoeban, amoebean, amphibian, anchorman, anchorwoman, annelidan, antediluvian, anthocyan, anthozoan, antiauthoritarian, antiegalitarian, antihuman, antihumanitarian, antilibertarian, antiman, antinomian, antipodean, antiquarian, antitotalitarian, antiurban, antiwoman, anuran, aphelian, aphidian, apian. (additional references)

Words containing "AN": abandon, abandoned, abandoner, abandoners, abandoning, abandonment, abandonments, abandons, abecedarians, aberrance, aberrances, aberrancies, aberrancy, aberrant, aberrantly, aberrants, abeyance, abeyances, abeyancies, abeyancy, abeyant, abidance, abidances, abradant, abradants, absonant, absorbance, absorbances, absorbancies, absorbancy, absorbant, absorbants, absorptance, absorptances, abundance, abundances, abundant, abundantly, academicians, acanthi, acanthocephalans, acanthus, acanthuses, acaridans, accelerando, accelerandos, accelerant, accelerants, acceptance, acceptances, acceptant. (additional references)

Misspellings

"AN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aan, Aann, abn, adn, aen, Afn, agn, ahn, aj, akn, aln, amn, anb, anc, anf, ang, anh, anj, ank, anm, ann, ano, anp, anq, Anu, anx, anz, aon, apn, aq, arn, asn, aun, av, axn, ayn, ecn, enb, enf, enh, enj, enk, enm, enn, Enq, exn, naj, naq, nau, nc, nf, nh, nj, nn, nq, nv, nz, pn, Qan, Uan, Uanc, unn, vn, yn, zan. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: na.

+1 letter: ain, ana, and, ane, ani, ant, any, awn, ban, can, fan, gan, man, nab, nae, nag, nah, nam, nan, nap, naw, nay, pan, ran, tan, van, wan.

+2 letters: acne, aeon, agin, agon, ains, airn, akin, alan, amen, amin, anal, anas, ands, anes, anew, anga, anil, anis, ankh, anna, anoa, anon, ansa, anta, ante, anti, ants, anus, aunt, awns, awny, axon, ayin, azan, azon, band, bane, bang, bani, bank, bans, barn, bean, bran, cain, cane, cans, cant, carn, clan, cyan, damn, dang, dank, darn, dawn, dean, dona, earn, elan, etna, fain, fane, fang, fano, fans, faun, fawn, flan, gaen, gain, gane, gang, gaun, gnar, gnat, gnaw, gran, guan, haen, hand, hang, hank, hant, hwan, inia, jane, jean, kain, kana, kane, kaon, karn, khan, kina, knap, knar, koan, kuna, lain, land, lane, lang, lank, lawn, lean, loan, luna, main, mana, mane, mano, mans, many, maun, mawn, mean, mina, moan, myna, naan, nabe, nabs, nada, nags, naif, nail, name, nana, nans, naoi, naos, nape, naps, narc, nard, nark, nary, nave, navy, nays, nazi, neap, near, neat, nema, nipa, noma, nona, nota, nova, pain, pane, pang, pans, pant, pawn, pean, pian, pina, plan, puna, rain, rand, rang, rani, rank, rant, roan, sain, sand, sane, sang, sank, sans, sawn, scan, snag, snap, snaw, span, swan, tain, tang, tank, tans, tarn, than, tuna, ulan, ulna, unai, unau, vain, vane, vang, vans, vena, vina, wain, wand, wane, wans, want, wany, warn, wean, yang, yank, yarn, yawn, yean, yuan, zany.