6-letter words containing a, e, n, i
- nepali — Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- newari — a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
- niamey — a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- nicaea — an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- nidate — (of a new embryo) to undergo nidation, to implant (oneself) in the uterus
- nieman — Polish name of Neman.
- niuean — of or relating to the S Pacific island of Niue or its inhabitants
- oneida — a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- pained — hurt; injured.
- panier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- pantie — panties.
- patine — patina.
- penial — the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- petain — Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- piegan — a member of a subtribe of the Blackfoot Indians
- pieman — a seller of pies
- pineal — resembling a pine cone in shape.
- pinnae — Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- racine — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- rained — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rainey — Gertrude ("Ma") 1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
- ranine — of, relating to, or resembling a frog
- rapine — the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratine — a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ravine — a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- reagin — Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- regain — to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
- regina — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- renail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- retain — to keep possession of.
- retina — the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- sabine — of or belonging to an ancient people of central Italy who lived chiefly in the Apennines northeast of Rome and were subjugated by the Romans about 290 b.c.
- sained — to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- saline — of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike: a saline solution.
- sandie — a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sanies — a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei — a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sarnie — sandwich
- sasine — the granting of legal possession of feudal property
- savine — a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- sdaine — to disdain
- seitan — a chewy, neutral-flavored, protein-rich food made of wheat gluten, used as a meat substitute in vegetarian dishes.
- sendai — a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sienna — a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- silane — Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- sirena — a female given name.
- spinae — a spine or spinelike projection.
- taenia — Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tagine — a large, heavy N African cooking pot with a conical lid