Nouns Starting With AN
Here's the list of all the 1810 Nouns Starting With AN in the English Language.
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| analysis | 1. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole 2. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations More Definitions → |
| annual | 1. (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year 2. a reference book that is published regularly once every year More Definitions → |
| answer | 1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation 2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem More Definitions → |
| animal | 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement More Definitions → |
| anti | 1. a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) More Definitions → |
| anime | 1. a hard copal derived from an African tree 2. any of various resins or oleoresins More Definitions → |
| angel | 1. spiritual being attendant upon God 2. person of exceptional holiness More Definitions → |
| annotation | 1. a comment or instruction (usually added) 2. the act of adding notes More Definitions → |
| anywhere | More Definitions → |
| ancient | 1. a very old person 2. a person who lived in ancient times More Definitions → |
| anniversary | 1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) More Definitions → |
| antique | 1. an elderly man 2. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity More Definitions → |
| animation | 1. the condition of living or the state of being alive 2. the property of being able to survive and grow More Definitions → |
| angle | 1. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians 2. a biased way of looking at or presenting something More Definitions → |
| analyst | 1. someone who is skilled at analyzing data 2. an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions More Definitions → |
| anna | 1. a former copper coin of Pakistan and India More Definitions → |
| announcement | 1. a formal public statement 2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen More Definitions → |
| analog | 1. something having the property of being analogous to something else More Definitions → |
| antenna | 1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals 2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ More Definitions → |
| analyses | 1. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole 2. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations More Definitions → |
| anxiety | 1. (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic 2. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune More Definitions → |
| angry | More Definitions → |
| anchor | 1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving 2. a central cohesive source of support and stability More Definitions → |
| annex | 1. an addition that extends a main building More Definitions → |
| anger | 1. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance 2. the state of being angry More Definitions → |
| anatomy | 1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals 2. alternative names for the body of a human being More Definitions → |
| ana | 1. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place More Definitions → |
| ant | 1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers More Definitions → |
| antibody | 1. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response More Definitions → |
| anthropology | 1. the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings More Definitions → |
| annoying | 1. the act of troubling or annoying someone More Definitions → |
| anchorage | 1. a fee for anchoring 2. place for vessels to anchor More Definitions → |
| ankle | 1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus More Definitions → |
| analyzer | 1. an instrument that performs analyses More Definitions → |
| ancestry | 1. the hereditary derivation of an individual 2. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline More Definitions → |
| antigen | 1. any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) More Definitions → |
| anthology | 1. a collection of selected literary passages More Definitions → |
| anticipate | More Definitions → |
| annuity | 1. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments More Definitions → |
| analogue | 1. something having the property of being analogous to something else More Definitions → |
| analytic | More Definitions → |
| anthem | 1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) 2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) More Definitions → |
| antibiotic | 1. a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections More Definitions → |
| anterior | 1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth More Definitions → |
| analogy | 1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others 2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect More Definitions → |
| anticipation | 1. an expectation 2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm) More Definitions → |
| antitrust | More Definitions → |
| anesthesia | 1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness More Definitions → |
| anarchy | 1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) More Definitions → |
| ante | 1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot More Definitions → |
| ancestor | 1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) More Definitions → |
| anthrax | 1. a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people 2. a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia More Definitions → |
| annals | 1. reports of the work of a society or learned body etc 2. a chronological account of events in successive years More Definitions → |
| ancillary | More Definitions → |
| anemia | 1. a deficiency of red blood cells 2. a lack of vitality More Definitions → |
| anomaly | 1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule 2. a person who is unusual More Definitions → |
| ani | 1. black tropical American cuckoo More Definitions → |
| antioxidant | 1. substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides More Definitions → |
| anonymity | 1. the state of being anonymous More Definitions → |
| anatomical | 1. an expression that relates to anatomy More Definitions → |
| ancestral | More Definitions → |
| angst | 1. an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom More Definitions → |
| antelope | 1. graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks More Definitions → |
| angling | 1. fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole) More Definitions → |
| anorexia | 1. a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite More Definitions → |
| angelica | 1. any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels 2. candied stalks of the angelica plant More Definitions → |
| antimicrobial | 1. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease More Definitions → |
| antiquity | 1. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe 2. extreme oldness More Definitions → |
| anarchist | 1. an advocate of anarchism More Definitions → |
| angler | 1. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage 2. a fisherman who uses a hook and line More Definitions → |
| angina | 1. any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain 2. a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart More Definitions → |
| announcer | 1. someone who proclaims a message publicly 2. reads news, commercials on radio or television More Definitions → |
| animator | 1. someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people 2. the technician who produces animated cartoons More Definitions → |
| andromeda | 1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers 2. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers More Definitions → |
| anvil | 1. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering 2. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes More Definitions → |
| antagonist | 1. someone who offers opposition 2. a muscle that relaxes while another contracts More Definitions → |
| annexation | 1. incorporation by joining or uniting 2. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation More Definitions → |
| antiquarian | 1. an expert or collector of antiquities More Definitions → |
| anguish | 1. extreme mental distress 2. extreme distress of body or mind More Definitions → |
| annoyance | 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed 2. anger produced by some annoying irritation More Definitions → |
| antidepressant | 1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects More Definitions → |
| anil | 1. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically 2. shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye More Definitions → |
| antiviral | 1. any drug that destroys viruses More Definitions → |
| angiotensin | 1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels More Definitions → |
| anode | 1. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device 2. the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current More Definitions → |
| aneurysm | 1. a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall More Definitions → |
| anesthesiology | 1. the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics More Definitions → |
| anaesthesia | 1. loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness More Definitions → |
| annihilation | 1. destruction by annihilating something 2. total destruction More Definitions → |
| answerer | 1. someone who responds More Definitions → |
| ane | More Definitions → |
| annealing | 1. hardening something by heat treatment More Definitions → |
| antidote | 1. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison More Definitions → |
| antler | 1. deciduous horn of a member of the deer family More Definitions → |
| anaconda | 1. large arboreal boa of tropical South America More Definitions → |
| ancients | 1. people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) More Definitions → |
| angiography | 1. roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram More Definitions → |
| analyser | 1. an instrument that performs analyses More Definitions → |
| antibacterial | 1. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth More Definitions → |
| anesthetic | 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations More Definitions → |
| anisotropy | 1. the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions More Definitions → |
| angioplasty | 1. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery More Definitions → |
| androgen | 1. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics More Definitions → |
| antineoplastic | 1. any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function More Definitions → |
| analgesic | 1. a medicine used to relieve pain More Definitions → |
| anima | 1. (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious More Definitions → |
| anthropologist | 1. a social scientist who specializes in anthropology More Definitions → |
| android | 1. an automaton that resembles a human being 2. An operating system from Google for mobile devices More Definitions → |
| anecdote | 1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) More Definitions → |
| anion | 1. a negatively charged ion More Definitions → |
| angiogenesis | 1. the formation of new blood vessels More Definitions → |
| antennae | 1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals 2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ More Definitions → |
| antimony | 1. a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite More Definitions → |
| anklets | 1. a sock that reaches just above the ankle More Definitions → |
| anarchism | 1. a political theory favoring the abolition of governments More Definitions → |
| antifungal | 1. any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi More Definitions → |
| analgesia | 1. absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness More Definitions → |
| antiseptic | 1. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues More Definitions → |
| annular | More Definitions → |
| antecedent | 1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event More Definitions → |
| anemone | 1. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves 2. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton More Definitions → |
| anklet | 1. a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle 2. a sock that reaches just above the ankle More Definitions → |
| andante | 1. a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) 2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow More Definitions → |
| antifreeze | 1. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point More Definitions → |
| anaesthetic | 1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations More Definitions → |
| anagram | 1. a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase More Definitions → |
| antenatal | More Definitions → |
| annulment | 1. the state of being cancelled or annulled 2. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) More Definitions → |
| anaemia | 1. a lack of vitality 2. a deficiency of red blood cells More Definitions → |
| antagonism | 1. a state of deep-seated ill-will 2. the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors More Definitions → |
| anathema | 1. a detested person 2. a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication More Definitions → |
| animosity | 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility More Definitions → |
| annexe | 1. an addition that extends a main building More Definitions → |
| anthracite | 1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat More Definitions → |
| antipsychotic | 1. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired More Definitions → |
| angelus | 1. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited More Definitions → |
| anise | 1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery 2. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors More Definitions → |
| anointing | 1. the act of applying oil or an oily liquid More Definitions → |
| anagrams | 1. a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters More Definitions → |
| antihypertensive | 1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure More Definitions → |
| antithesis | 1. exact opposite 2. the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance More Definitions → |
| anchorman | 1. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute More Definitions → |
| anticoagulant | 1. medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood More Definitions → |
| anthill | 1. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest More Definitions → |
| anaphylaxis | 1. hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance More Definitions → |
| anhydride | 1. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water More Definitions → |
| antihistamine | 1. a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site More Definitions → |
| annunciation | 1. a formal public statement More Definitions → |
| antitumor | More Definitions → |
| aniline | 1. oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines More Definitions → |
| anorexic | 1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa More Definitions → |
| antimatter | 1. matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances More Definitions → |
| annihilate | More Definitions → |
| antiserum | 1. blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease More Definitions → |
| annulus | 1. a toroidal shape 2. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar More Definitions → |
| anonym | 1. a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role More Definitions → |
| animus | 1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility More Definitions → |
| anchovy | 1. tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces 2. small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide More Definitions → |
| anachronism | 1. something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred 2. an artifact that belongs to another time More Definitions → |
| annuitant | 1. the recipient of an annuity More Definitions → |
| anesthesiologist | 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated More Definitions → |
| anastomosis | 1. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous More Definitions → |
| anemometer | 1. a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind More Definitions → |
| anionic | 1. a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions More Definitions → |
| angstrom | 1. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation More Definitions → |
| antacid | 1. an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) More Definitions → |
| anorak | 1. a kind of heavy jacket More Definitions → |
| antipathy | 1. a feeling of intense dislike 2. the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided More Definitions → |
| antisera | 1. blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease More Definitions → |
| animism | 1. the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls More Definitions → |
| antic | 1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement More Definitions → |
| annotating | 1. the act of adding notes More Definitions → |
| annihilator | 1. a total destroyer More Definitions → |
| anoxia | 1. severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues More Definitions → |
| antihero | 1. a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) More Definitions → |
| angelfish | 1. a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus 2. deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters More Definitions → |
| anesthetist | 1. a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated More Definitions → |
| anticonvulsant | 1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) More Definitions → |
| antiarrhythmic | 1. a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm More Definitions → |
| antimalarial | 1. a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria More Definitions → |
| anther | 1. the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk More Definitions → |
| anaphase | 1. the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle More Definitions → |
| angiogram | 1. an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance More Definitions → |
| antipasto | 1. a course of appetizers in an Italian meal More Definitions → |
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