5-letter words containing e, n
- ento- — inside; within
- entre — Archaic spelling of enter.
- entry — An act of going or coming in.
- enuff — (informal) Simplified variant of enough.
- enugu — a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Enugu. Pop: 3 257 298 (2006). Area: 7161 sq km (2765 sq miles)
- enure — To inure; to become accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.
- envie — (obsolete) To vie; to emulate; to strive.
- envoi — A short stanza concluding a ballade.
- envoy — A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
- enzed — New Zealand
- enzym — Archaic form of enzyme.
- eosin — A red fluorescent dye that is a bromine derivative of fluorescein, or one of its salts or other derivatives.
- ergon — (physics) Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent.
- ermin — Obsolete form of ermine.
- ernes — Plural form of erne.
- ernie — (in Britain) a machine that randomly selects winning numbers of Premium Bonds
- ernst — Max (maks). 1891–1976, German painter, resident in France and the US, a prominent exponent of Dada and surrealism: developed the technique of collage
- erwin — a masculine name: var. Irwin
- escon — Enterprise Systems CONnectivity
- essen — An industrial city in the Ruhr valley, in northwestern Germany; pop. 627,000.
- ethan — a masculine name
- ettin — (dialectal, archaic, fantasy) A giant.
- evans — Sir Arthur (John). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization
- evens — Plural form of even.
- event — A thing that happens, esp. one of importance.
- exine — The decay-resistant outer coating of a pollen grain or spore. It typically bears a highly characteristic surface pattern that is used in palynology.
- exing — Present participle of ex.
- exons — Plural form of exon.
- eying — Present participle of eye.
- ezine — Alternative spelling of e-zine.
- ezrin — (genetics) A human gene that encodes a cytoplasmic peripheral membrane protein serving as an intermediate between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton.
- f eng — Fellow of the Fellowship of Engineering
- faena — the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- faine — Obsolete spelling of fane.
- faned — (dated, fandom slang) The editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.
- fanes — a temple.
- fanne — (dated, fandom) A female science fiction fan.
- fedin — Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- feens — Satan; the devil.
- feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- feine — Obsolete form of feign.
- feint — a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
- felon — an acute and painful inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, usually near the nail: a form of whitlow.
- 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.
- fends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fend.
- fendy — thrifty, resourceful
- fenks — the parts of the blubber of a whale which contain the oil
- fenny — marshy.
- ferns — a female given name.
- ferny — pertaining to, consisting of, or like ferns: ferny leaves.