6-letter words containing a, n, o
- nonane — an alkane hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)7CH3 found in petroleum
- nonart — something that does not constitute art or does not conform to conventional ideas of art
- nonary — consisting of nine.
- nonfan — a person who is not a fan
- nonfat — without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk: nonfat milk.
- nongas — A substance that is not a gas.
- nongay — a person who is not gay or homosexual
- nonman — a being that is not a man
- nonpar — nonparticipating
- nontax — not involving or relating to tax, not derived from or due to tax
- nonwar — a state of nonviolence
- nootka — a Wakashan language spoken in SW Canada on the western coast of Vancouver Island.
- nopals — Plural form of nopal.
- noraid — an American organization that supports the Republicans in Northern Ireland
- nordau — Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- norias — Plural form of noria.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- norman — a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- norway — Norwegian Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Capital: Oslo.
- nosean — a mineral with formula Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4), found in igneous rock as isometric crystals
- nossal — Sir Gustav (Victor Joseph). born 1931, Australian biologist, born in Austria; knighted (1977) for his work on immunology
- nostra — Plural form of nostrum.
- notary — notary public.
- notate — to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation: The book describes how to notate music for instruments and voice.
- nougat — a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- noumea — an island in the S Pacific, about 800 miles (1290 km) E of Australia. 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km).
- nounal — any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
- novara — a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- novate — To replace something with something new.
- novato — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- novena — a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- noyade — destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- oaring — Present participle of oar.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- oceans — Plural form of ocean.
- octane — any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 1 8 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- octans — (of a fever) occurring every eighth day.
- octant — the eighth part of a circle.
- ogaden — an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- ohioan — of Ohio
- oilcan — a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilman — a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oldman — (nonstandard) An old man.
- olinda — a city in NE Brazil, N suburb of Recife, on the Atlantic coast: beach resort.
- omenta — a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- on day — a day when someone performs well
- on tap — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
- on-air — broadcasting: an announcer with five years of on-air experience.
- onager — a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- onagri — a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.