6-letter words containing n, o, p
- lepton — an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lipton — Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- loping — to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
- lupino — Ida, 1918–95, U.S. actress and film director, born in England.
- mopane — A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
- mopani — a leguminous tree, Colophospermum (or Copaifera) mopane, native to southern Africa, that is highly resistant to drought and produces very hard wood
- moping — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
- napoli — Italian name of Naples.
- nepho- — concerning cloud or clouds
- nippon — a Japanese name of Japan.
- no-par — without par or face value: no-par stock.
- nonpar — nonparticipating
- nonpro — (informal) A nonprofessional.
- nopals — Plural form of nopal.
- nympho — A nymphomaniac.
- on tap — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
- on top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- one-up — to get the better of; succeed in being a point, move, step, etc., ahead of (someone): They one-upped the competition.
- onpass — (transitive) To pass along or hand over.
- onramp — an entrance lane for traffic from a street to a turnpike or freeway.
- opened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- opener — a person or thing that opens.
- opengl — Open Graphics Library
- openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- operon — a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- opined — Simple past tense and past participle of opine.
- opines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opine.
- oppugn — to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
- opt in — choose to be included
- optant — a person who opts into, out of, or for something
- opting — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
- option — command line option
- optran — Specification language for attributed tree transformation writetn by R. Wilhelm, U Saarlandes in the early 1980's.
- orphan — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orpine — a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- own up — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- 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)
- pagnol — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- panino — Usually, panini. a traditional, small Italian sandwich filled with meat, cheese, grilled vegetables, etc., and usually toasted.
- panoan — a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- panto- — all
- panton — a soft horseshoe
- panuco — a river in E central Mexico, flowing E to the Gulf of Mexico. About 315 miles (505 km) long.
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- parson — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parton — a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
- patton — Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- pavone — a peacock
- paxton — Sir Joseph, 1801–65, English horticulturist and architect.