6-letter words containing n, e, r
- herons — Plural form of heron.
- heroon — a temple or monument dedicated to a hero
- herrin — a town in S Illinois.
- herzen — Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812–70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861–67)
- hieron — (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hinger — a tool for making hinges
- hinter — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- hoenir — a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- honers — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- honker — honky.
- horned — made of horn.
- horner — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- horney — Karen, 1885–1952, U.S. psychiatrist and author, born in Germany.
- hornie — Satan.
- hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- hunker — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- hunter — John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- iinren — Interagency Interim National Research and Education Network
- in rem — (of a judicial act) directed against property rather than against a specific person
- inaner — Comparative form of inane.
- inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
- incher — something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination): The flat-screen televisions are 23-inchers.
- indear — Alternative form of endear.
- indore — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indure — Obsolete spelling of endure.
- infare — a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- infere — together; all together; in concert
- infers — Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
- ingres — Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- inhere — to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent: the advantages that inhere in a democratic system.
- injera — A white leavened Ethiopian bread made from teff flour, similar to a crepe.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- inkers — Plural form of inker.
- inlier — an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inners — Plural form of inner.
- insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
- insure — to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inter- — Inter- combines with adjectives and nouns to form adjectives indicating that something connects two or more places, things, or groups of people. For example, inter-governmental relations are relations between governments.
- interj — Interjection.
- intern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- inters — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intire — Obsolete spelling of entire.
- inured — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- inures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inure.
- invert — to turn upside down.
- irenic — tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- ireton — Henry. 1611–51, English Parliamentarian general in the Civil War; son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. His plan for a constitutional monarchy was rejected by Charles I (1647), whose death warrant he signed; lord deputy of Ireland (1650–51)