5-letter words containing h, e, n
- hexon — (biology, biochemistry) Any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.
- heyne — (obsolete) A wretch; a rascal.
- hines — Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hiney — heinie2 .
- hinge — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hizen — Japanese porcelain produced in the region of Japan formerly known as Hizen, including fine decorative ware made during the Edo period (1603-1867) such as Arita and Imari porcelain
- hogen — strong beer or liquor
- holen — Past participle of hele.
- honed — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- honer — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hones — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- horne — Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- hosen — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- hoven — affected with bloat.
- hsien — (in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hyena — a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- hymen — the ancient Greek god of marriage.
- kaneh — an ancient Hebrew measure of six cubits
- kench — a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- khene — (musical instrument) A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
- kohen — Cohen.
- mensh — to mention
- nache — the rump, esp of cattle
- nashe — John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- neath — beneath.
- necho — Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- neher — Erwin, born 1944, German physicist: Nobel prize 1991.
- nehru — Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- neigh — to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
- neth. — Netherlands
- niche — an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- phen- — of or derived from benzene
- phene — any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- pheon — a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- rhein — the Rhine.
- rhine — Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhone — a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.
- shane — a male given name.
- sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- shend — to put to shame.
- shent — to put to shame.
- shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shone — a simple past tense and past participle of shine1 .
- tench — a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tenth — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- thane — Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thegn — Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thens — at that time: Prices were lower then.