6-letter words containing e, n, s, o
- nonuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- noosed — Simple past tense and past participle of noose.
- nooser — a person who uses a noose
- nooses — Plural form of noose.
- norsel — a band or cord, esp one used to attach rope alongside the edge of a fishing-net
- nosean — a mineral with formula Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4), found in igneous rock as isometric crystals
- noshed — Simple past tense and past participle of nosh.
- nosher — Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- noshes — to snack or eat between meals.
- nosode — (in homeopathy) a preparation of substances secreted in the course of a disease, used in the treatment of that disease.
- notest — Archaic second-person singular form of note.
- novels — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- nowels — Plural form of nowel.
- nowise — noway.
- oceans — Plural form of ocean.
- odense — a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- oeneus — a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- oncers — Plural form of oncer.
- oncest — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- onesie — (US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.
- onsets — Plural form of onset.
- onside — (of a player, especially in soccer or hockey) occupying a position on the field where playing the ball or puck is allowed; not offside.
- onsite — accomplished or located at the site of a particular activity or concern: on-site medical treatment for accident victims.
- onuses — Plural form of onus.
- opines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opine.
- orense — a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- ossean — (zoology) A fish with a bony skeleton.
- ossein — the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ostend — a seaport in NW Belgium.
- ostent — Appearance; air; mien.
- osteon — (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- ownest — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- ozones — a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- posnet — a small pot with a handle and three feet
- prones — a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- reston — James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rosten — Norman, 1914–1995, U.S. poet and playwright.
- saseno — an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sconce — the head or skull.
- season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- seddon — Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- sefton — a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 281 600 (2003 est). Area: 150 sq km (58 sq miles)
- senhor — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senior — older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
- senora — a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.