6-letter words containing n, o, p
- pronet — (language)
- pronto — promptly; quickly.
- proton — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- psyton — (humour) /si:'ton/ (From TMRC) The elementary particle carrying the sinister force. The probability of a process losing is proportional to the number of psytons falling on it. Psytons are generated by observers, which is why demos are more likely to fail when lots of people are watching. This term appears to have been largely superseded by bogon; see also quantum bogodynamics.
- pteron — (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- put-on — an act or instance of putting someone on.
- pycno- — indicating thickness or density
- pyrone — either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- python — a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.
- reopen — shop: open again
- repone — to restore (someone) to his or her former status, office, etc; rehabilitate
- repton — Humphry. 1752–1818, English landscape gardener
- rip on — to insult or criticize (someone) playfully; tease
- roping — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- sanpro — sanitary-protection products, collectively
- sinope — a natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- snoops — to prowl or pry; go about in a sneaking, prying way.
- snoopy — characterized by meddlesome curiosity; prying.
- spinor — a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto — having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element: a spinto soprano voice.
- spoken — a past participle of speak.
- sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- spongy — of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
- spoony — foolishly or sentimentally amorous.
- spy on — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
- synop. — synopsis
- syphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- tampon — a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tarpon — a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- teopan — a Mexican temple
- tinpot — inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tip-on — tip1 (def 4).
- ton-up — (esp of a motorcycle) capable of speeds of a hundred miles per hour or more
- topman — a person stationed for duty in a top.
- tropin — a hormone released in the body by a certain gland and which produces a response in other glands, stimulating the release of other hormones
- typhon — a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- uncope — to uncover
- unhoop — to remove hoop(s) from
- unipod — something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- unopen — not open
- unpope — to strip of the office or authority of a pope
- unprop — to remove support from; take away a prop from
- unrope — to release oneself by untying a rope
- unstop — to remove the stopper from: to unstop a bottle.
- upjohn — Richard, 1802–78, and his son, Richard Michell [mi-shel] /mɪˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1828–1903, U.S. architects, born in England.
- uptorn — past participle of uptear.
- uptown — to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city: He rode uptown on the bus.