5-letter words containing n, o, i
- gijon — a seaport in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- ginzo — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian origin or descent.
- giono — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- gipon — jupon.
- giron — a charge consisting of the lower half of a diagonally divided quarter, usually in the top left corner of the shield
- go in — go indoors
- going — the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
- gondi — a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gonia — Craniometry. a point on each side of the lower jaw at the mandibular angle.
- gonif — ganef.
- groin — Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- hanoi — Towers of Hanoi
- hongi — a Maori greeting in which noses are pressed together.
- icon- — icono-
- icons — a picture, image, or other representation.
- ikons — Plural form of ikon.
- ilion — Greek name of ancient Troy.
- imino — containing the imino group.
- in on — If you are in on something, you are involved in it or know about it.
- inbox — a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding incoming mail, messages, or work.
- incog — Incognito.
- indio — a town in S California.
- indo- — Indo- combines with nationality adjectives to form adjectives which describe something as connected with both India and another country.
- indol — Alternative form of indole.
- indow — Archaic form of endow.
- ingot — a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- inion — a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- inode — (computing) A data structure representing an object in a Unix (or similar) file system.
- inonu — Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- inorb — to enclose in or as if in an orb
- inout — (programming) A type or "mode" of function parameter that passes information in both directions - from the caller to the function and back to the caller, combining the in and out modes. An "inout" parameter might be used where the function needs to read and update some data belonging to the caller as a side effect of its main purpose.
- intro — an introduction.
- iodin — a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- ionia — an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ionic — Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
- iowan — of or relating to Iowa.
- ippon — A full point scored in judo, karate, and other martial sports.
- irone — a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irons — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- irony — the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
- ixion — a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
- jingo — a person who professes his or her patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy; bellicose chauvinist.
- joins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of join.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- koine — (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- koing — a knockout in boxing.
- konia — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- korin — A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
- leoni — Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- limon — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.