6-letter words containing n, s
- genres — Plural form of genre.
- gensym — (library) /jen'sim/ (From the MacLISP for "generated symbol") To invent a new name for something temporary, in such a way that the name is almost certainly not in conflict with one already in use. The canonical form of a gensym is "Gnnnn" where nnnn represents a number; any LISP hacker would recognise G0093 (for example) as a gensym. Gensymmed names are useful for storing or uniquely identifying crufties.
- gentes — Plural form of gens.
- gents' — Flemish name of Ghent.
- gesner — Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- gessen — Goshen (def 1).
- giants — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gibson — Althea, 1927–2003, U.S. tennis player.
- gilson — Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- gisant — a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- givens — past participle of give.
- glands — a sleeve within a stuffing box, fitted over a shaft or valve stem and tightened against compressible packing in such a way as to prevent leakage of fluid while allowing the shaft or stem to move; lantern ring.
- gleans — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glean.
- glints — Plural form of glint.
- gluons — Plural form of gluon.
- gnarls — Plural form of gnarl.
- gneiss — a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- gnomes — Plural form of gnome.
- gnoses — knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- gnosis — knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- godson — a male godchild.
- goings — Plural form of going.
- gonads — a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- goners — Plural form of goner (persons who are in a desperate strait or doomed).
- goosen — Retief. born 1969, South African golfer: winner of the US Open Championship (2001, 2004)
- goshen — a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- gossan — a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- gowans — Plural form of gowan.
- grains — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grants — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- greens — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- grinds — (Ireland, colloquial, plurale tantum) tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours. Grinds are often given by private individuals or firms, and might not be provided by the school.
- grison — a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- groans — Plural form of groan.
- groins — Plural form of groin.
- grunts — Plural form of grunt.
- gunsel — a criminal armed with a gun.
- gunshy — Being afraid to use a gun.
- guston — Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- gyrons — Plural form of gyron.
- halons — Plural form of halon.
- hamsun — Knut [knoot] /knut/ (Show IPA), 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- handsy — (informal) prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially inappropriately.
- hansel — to give a handsel to.
- hansen — Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- hansom — a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- hanson — Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- hasn't — has not
- hassan — 1929–1999, king of Morocco 1961–99.
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.