6-letter words containing n, p
- dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- daphne — any shrub of the Eurasian thymelaeaceous genus Daphne, such as the mezereon and spurge laurel: ornamentals with shiny evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
- deepen — If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense.
- depend — If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
- depone — to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose
- dipnet — Alt form dip net.
- dognap — to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- dopant — an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties: Arsenic is a dopant for silicon.
- doping — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dunlap — William, 1766–1839, U.S. dramatist, theatrical producer, and historian.
- dunlop — John Boyd, 1840–1921, Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire.
- duping — duplicate.
- dupion — a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- dupont — Eleuthère Irénée [e-lœ-ter ee-rey-ney] /ɛ lœˈtɛr i reɪˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.
- empson — Sir William. 1906–84, English poet and critic; author of Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930)
- encamp — Settle in or establish a camp, especially a military one.
- end up — arrive somewhere
- endcap — A cap placed on the end of something.
- endpin — (music, lutherie) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor.
- enrapt — Fascinated; enthralled.
- entrap — Catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap.
- enwrap — Wrap; envelop.
- eponym — A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named.
- epping — a town in E England, in Essex, on the edge of Epping Forest: a residential centre for London. Pop: 9889 (2001)
- españa — Spain
- euphon — a glass harmonica
- eupnea — (medicine) Normal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation.
- expand — explain
- expend — Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy).
- expugn — (obsolete) To take by storm; capture. (15th-17th c.).
- fripon — a knave; a rogue
- frypan — (US, Australia, New Zealand) A frying pan.
- gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- gen up — to brief (someone) or study (something) in detail; make or become fully conversant with
- go nap — to undertake to win all five tricks at nap
- gowpen — (regional) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
- gunzip — (tool, compression) The decompression utility corresponding to gzip. In operating systems with links, gunzip is just a link to gzip and its function can be invoked by passing a "-d" flag to gzip.
- hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- hapten — a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- harpin — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- hatpin — a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- hempen — of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- hepnet — An association concerned with networking requirements for high energy physicists.
- heppen — (obsolete) neat; fit; comfortable.
- hippin — (Northumbria) A napkin for an infant.
- hogpen — pigpen (def 1).
- holpen — a past participle of help.
- hop on — jump on, board a vehicle
- hoping — the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.