6-letter words containing n, a, c
- mcnair — Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- meacon — to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- menace — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- mencap — a charity that helps people with learning difficulties and promotes their interests in society
- mincha — the afternoon service
- monaco — a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- monact — the spicule of a sponge that has a single-spiked structure
- monica — a female given name.
- nachas — a feeling of satisfaction or pleasure
- naches — Pride or gratification, especially at the achievements of one’s children.
- nachos — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacked — Simple past tense and past participle of nack.
- nacket — a light lunch or snack
- nacods — National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies, and Shotfirers
- nacred — lined with or resembling nacre.
- nam co — a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft). Area: about 1800 sq km (700 sq miles)
- narced — Simple past tense and past participle of narc.
- narco- — Narco- is added to words to form new words that relate to illegal narcotics.
- narcos — Plural form of narco.
- nascar — National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- nastic — of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- natick — a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
- nautch — (in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- nautic — Alternative form of nautical.
- neanic — of or relating to the early stages in the life cycle of an organism, esp the pupal stage of an insect
- neckar — a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- nectar — the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- neliac — Navy Electronics Laboratory International ALGOL Compiler. An Algol variant designed for numeric and logical computations and based on IAL. 1958-1959. Version: BC NELIAC.
- niacin — nicotinic acid.
- nicads — Plural form of nicad.
- nicaea — an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- nicias — died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nickar — a hard, round seed with a smooth, bluish or yellowish shell, produced by the tropical plant Caesalpinia (nickar tree)
- nicoya — Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific Ocean on the NW coast of Costa Rica.
- no-cal — not containing any calories: a no-cal sweetener.
- noahic — of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- nocake — Indian maize that is dried and powered into meal
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuchae — nape.
- nuchal — Of or relating to the nape of the neck.
- oceans — Plural form of ocean.
- octane — any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 1 8 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- octans — (of a fever) occurring every eighth day.
- octant — the eighth part of a circle.
- oilcan — a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oneact — a short play consisting of one act.
- onycha — a part of a marine mollusc used as an ingredient in Mosaic incense
- pacing — a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
- pacino — Al, full name Alfredo James Pacino. born 1940, US film actor; his films include The Godfather (1972), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Scent of a Woman (1992), for which he won an Oscar, and Insomnia (2002)
- panisc — a faun; an attendant of Pan