5-letter words containing n, o
- nohow — under no circumstances; in no way (usually preceded by another negative): I can't learn this nohow.
- noice — (dialect, nonstandard) nice.
- noily — a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noing — (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
- noint — Obsolete form of anoint.
- noirs — Plural form of noir.
- noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- nokyo — a Japanese agricultural cooperative.
- nolan — Michael Patrick, Baron. 1928–2007, British judge; chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (1994–97)
- nolde — Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nolls — Plural form of noll.
- nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- noman — Not a person; Not a human.
- nomen — (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomes — Plural form of nome.
- nomex — a lightweight, fire-resistant, nylon fiber made into garments, aircraft upholstery, etc.
- nomic — (dated) customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
- nomo- — indicating law or custom
- nomoi — a subdivision or department of Greek government
- nomos — a law, convention, or custom governing human conduct
- non-u — not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain: certain words and phrases that are considered absolutely non-U.
- nona- — nine
- nonad — A collection, or series of nine things.
- nonce — the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonda — Parinari nonda, a shrub or small tree of northern Australia and New Guinea, with edible plum-like fruit.
- nones — nones1 .
- nonet — a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonna — (dialectal) grandmother.
- nonny — (obsolete) A fool.
- nonyl — the hydrocarbon radical -C9H19
- noobs — Plural form of noob.
- nooby — Like a noob.
- nooit — (South Africa) never; no way.
- nooks — Plural form of nook.
- nooky — coitus; sexual intercourse.
- noone — Nonstandard spelling of no one.
- noons — At noontimes.
- noose — a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nopal — any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- norad — a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- norco — a town in S California.
- norge — Norwegian name of Norway.
- noria — a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norma — an opera (1831) with music by Vincenzo Bellini.
- norms — a standard, model, or pattern.
- norry — An improvised rail vehicle from Cambodia; a bamboo train.
- norse — of or relating to ancient Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- norw. — Norway