6-letter words containing a, n, o
- monoao — a New Zealand plant, Dracophyllum subulatum, with rigid leaves, found esp in volcanic soil
- monola — a form of canola, modified through selective breeding, which yields a cooking oil low in saturated fat
- mopane — A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
- mopani — a leguminous tree, Colophospermum (or Copaifera) mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood
- morena — (South Africa) Someone in authority, a master or leader, especially among Sotho-speakers. (Chiefly as a form of address.) (from 19th c.).
- morgan — Augustus, 1806–71, English mathematician and logician.
- mornay — Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- moutan — a variety of Asian tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, having large, colourful flowers
- movant — (legal) The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.
- murano — an island suburb of Venice: cathedral; noted for Venetian glass manufacture.
- nabobs — Plural form of nabob.
- naboth — the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- nachos — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacods — National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies, and Shotfirers
- nadors — a thirst brought on by excessive consumption of alcohol
- nagano — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- nagoya — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- nam co — a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft). Area: about 1800 sq km (700 sq miles)
- namhoi — Nanhai.
- nanobe — a microbe that measures between 50 and 100 nanometres across and is smaller than the smallest known bacterium
- nanoid — dwarfish.
- nanook — the polar bear
- naoise — the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- napoli — Italian name of Naples.
- narco- — Narco- is added to words to form new words that relate to illegal narcotics.
- narcos — Plural form of narco.
- nardoo — (Australia) Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant sometimes used for food.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- naruto — A type of kamaboko.
- nasion — the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- nation — Carry or Carrie (Amelia Moore) 1846–1911, U.S. temperance leader.
- natron — a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- navaho — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- navajo — a member of the principal tribe of the southern division of the Athabaskan stock of North American Indians, located in New Mexico and Arizona, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the U.S.
- nicoya — Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific Ocean on the NW coast of Costa Rica.
- no way — refusal
- no-cal — not containing any calories: a no-cal sweetener.
- no-par — without par or face value: no-par stock.
- no-way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- noahic — of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- nocake — Indian maize that is dried and powered into meal
- nogaku — Nō.
- nomade — Archaic form of nomad.
- nomads — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nomady — the state of nomadism or the condition of a nomad
- nomial — (mathematics, algebra) A name or term.
- nomina — (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomura — Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- nonage — the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- nonair — Not of or relating to air.