5-letter words containing n, o
- conte — a tale or short story, esp of adventure
- contg — containing
- conto — a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos
- contr — contract
- conus — any of several cone-shaped structures, such as the conus medullaris, the lower end of the spinal cord
- convo — a conversation
- conwy — a market town and resort in N Wales, in Conwy county borough on the estuary of the River Conwy: medieval town walls, 13th-century castle. Pop: 3847 (2001)
- coons — Plural form of coon.
- coony — sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.
- coown — To own jointly with another person or organization.
- copan — a village in W Honduras: site of a ruined Mayan city
- copen — a light shade of blue
- corns — Plural form of corn.
- cornu — a part or structure resembling a horn or having a hornlike pattern, such as a cross section of the grey matter of the spinal cord
- corny — If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.
- cosen — Alternative form of cozen.
- cotan — cotangent
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- coven — A coven is a group of witches.
- covin — a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another
- cowan — a person who makes dry-stone walls
- cowen — Obsolete spelling of cowan (one uninitiated in the secrets of Freemasonry). (18th century).
- coyne — Obsolete spelling of coin.
- cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
- creon — the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta
- crone — A crone is an ugly old woman.
- cronk — unfit; unsound
- crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
- croon — If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
- crown — A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
- cuneo — a city in NW Italy, in Piedmont. Pop: 52 334 (2001)
- cyano — containing the cyano group.
- cyno- — indicating a dog
- cyton — the central part of a neuron
- dagon — a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish
- damon — Matt. born 1970, US film actor and screenwriter. His films include Good Will Hunting (1997, which he co-wrote), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) and, from 2002, the Bourne series
- danio — any brightly coloured tropical freshwater cyprinid fish of the genus Danio and related genera: popular aquarium fishes
- decon — Abbreviation of decontamination.
- demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
- devon — a county of SW England, between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, including the island of Lundy: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998; hilly, rising to the uplands of Exmoor and Dartmoor, with wooded river valleys and a rugged coastline. Administrative centre: Exeter. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 714 900 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 6569 sq km (2536 sq miles)
- dhoni — A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.
- dijon — a department in E France. 3393 sq. mi. (8790 sq. km). Capital: Dijon.
- dingo — a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- dino- — terrible, dreadful
- dione — Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dioon — any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- dixon — Jeremiah, died 1777, English astronomer and surveyor. Compare Mason-Dixon line.
- do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dogan — (chiefly, Canada, offensive, sometimes, capitalized) A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish origin.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition (November 2010).
- dogon — a member of a group of indigenous people of the mountains of central Mali.