5-letter words containing i, n, o
- lingo — the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
- lions — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- login — the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loins — Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lorin — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- minho — a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- minos — Minho.
- minot — George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- minow — Archaic form of minnow.
- minto — Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- monic — (of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- monie — Archaic spelling of money.
- moniz — Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas [ahn-taw-nyoo kah-uh-tah-noo duh uh-bre-oo fruh-ee-ruh ee-guh sh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel prize 1949.
- morin — (organic compound) A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
- naomi — the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- ngaio — An evergreen tree, Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
- ngoni — a member of an Nguni people of Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.
- nicol — device for producing plane-polarized light
- nidor — the strong odour of cooking or burning animal products; thus, any strong unpleasant smell
- nifoc — (chat) Naked in front of computer. Possibly also typing with one hand.
- nihon — a Japanese name of Japan.
- nikko — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan: famous for shrines and temples.
- nikon — 1605–81, patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1652–66.
- ninon — a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- ninos — boy; child.
- ninpo — (martial arts) ninjutsu.
- niobe — the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- niort — a department in W France. 2338 sq. mi. (6055 sq. km). Capital: Niort.
- niosh — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- niton — (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitro — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- nixon — Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- nkosi — a term of address to a superior; master; chief
- noemi — Naomi (def 1).
- nogai — a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- noice — (dialect, nonstandard) nice.
- noily — a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noing — (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
- noint — Obsolete form of anoint.
- noirs — Plural form of noir.
- noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- nomic — (dated) customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
- nomoi — a subdivision or department of Greek government
- nooit — (South Africa) never; no way.
- noria — a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- notif — (slang) notification.
- novia — a fiancée or bride.
- novio — a fiancé or bridegroom.