6-letter words containing n, e, s
- ganges — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- gansey — A sweater or T-shirt.
- gasmen — Plural form of gasman.
- geason — rare; uncommon
- genies — Plural form of genie.
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- genres — Plural form of genre.
- gensym — (library) /jen'sim/ (From the MacLISP for "generated symbol") To invent a new name for something temporary, in such a way that the name is almost certainly not in conflict with one already in use. The canonical form of a gensym is "Gnnnn" where nnnn represents a number; any LISP hacker would recognise G0093 (for example) as a gensym. Gensymmed names are useful for storing or uniquely identifying crufties.
- gentes — Plural form of gens.
- gents' — Flemish name of Ghent.
- gesner — Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- gessen — Goshen (def 1).
- givens — past participle of give.
- gleans — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glean.
- gneiss — a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- gnomes — Plural form of gnome.
- gnoses — knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- goners — Plural form of goner (persons who are in a desperate strait or doomed).
- goosen — Retief. born 1969, South African golfer: winner of the US Open Championship (2001, 2004)
- goshen — a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- greens — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- gunsel — a criminal armed with a gun.
- hansel — to give a handsel to.
- hansen — Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hausen — beluga (def 1).
- havens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haven.
- haynes — Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1925, U.S. inventor.
- hemans — Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- henges — Plural form of henge.
- hennas — Plural form of henna.
- henson — Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- herons — Plural form of heron.
- hineys — heinie2 .
- hinges — Plural form of hinge.
- honers — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- honeys — Plural form of honey.
- hosein — Hussein (def 1).
- hyenas — Plural form of hyena.
- hymens — Plural form of hymen.
- imines — Plural form of imine.
- in use — current, extant
- incase — encase.
- incest — sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- inches — Plural form of inch.
- incise — to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incuse — hammered or stamped in, as a figure on a coin.
- indies — an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company: to work for an indie.
- indues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indue.