5-letter words containing c, e, n
- coven — A coven is a group of witches.
- cowen — Obsolete spelling of cowan (one uninitiated in the secrets of Freemasonry). (18th century).
- coyne — Obsolete spelling of coin.
- cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
- crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
- crena — a notch or indentation
- creon — the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta
- crine — the hair
- crone — A crone is an ugly old woman.
- csnet — Computers and Science Network, operated by CREN for US computer science institutes. It provides electronic mail service via dial-up lines, X.25 and Internet services.
- ctene — the locomotor organ of ctenophores
- cunei — Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
- cuneo — a city in NW Italy, in Piedmont. Pop: 52 334 (2001)
- dance — If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- decan — any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decon — Abbreviation of decontamination.
- dench — Dame Judi (Olivia). born 1934, British actress and theatre director: her film roles include Mrs Brown (1997), Notes on a Scandal (2006), and, from1995 to 2012, 'M' in the James Bond series of films
- dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- econ. — economical
- enact — Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
- encke — Johann Franz. 1791–1865, German astronomer, who discovered Encke's Division in the outer ring of Saturn
- encl. — enclosed
- encur — Alternative form of incur.
- eniac — Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
- enoch — the eldest son of Cain after whom the first city was named (Genesis 4:17)
- escon — Enterprise Systems CONnectivity
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- gance — Abel (abɛl). 1889–1981, French film director, whose works include J'accuse (1919, 1937) and Napoléon (1927), which introduced the split-screen technique
- genco — Power 'gen'eration 'co'mpany.
- genic — of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- hance — (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
- hence — as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore: The eggs were very fresh and hence satisfactory.
- hench — Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- iceni — an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- incel — (neologism) A person who is celibate against their wishes.
- incle — Alternative form of inkle.
- kench — a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- kneck — (UK, nautical) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out.
- lance — a male given name.
- lenca — a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- mecon — Master of Economics
- mince — to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- nache — the rump, esp of cattle
- nacre — mother-of-pearl.
- nance — Offensive. an effeminate male.
- necho — Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- necke — Archaic spelling of neck.
- necks — Plural form of neck.
- necro — (Internet) To make a new post to a forum discussion that has been dormant for a long time, making the thread visible in the list of active topics; to bump.
- neice — Misspelling of niece.