6-letter words containing n, s
- invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- ionics — the study of the behaviour of ions
- ionise — to separate or change into ions.
- isaian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- isatin — a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- isling — a small island.
- ismene — a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- isogon — a polygon having all angles equal.
- isonzo — a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.
- istana — (in Malaysia) a royal palace
- itunes — a computer application enabling users to download music from the internet, create and order playlists, etc
- jane's — a female given name: derived from John.
- jansen — Cornelis Otto [kawr-ney-lis ot-oh] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs ˈɒt oʊ/ (Show IPA), (Cornelius Jansenius) 1585–1638, Dutch Roman Catholic theologian.
- jansky — a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy. Abbreviation: Jy.
- japans — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of japan.
- jasmin — a female given name.
- jaunts — Plural form of jaunt.
- jawans — Plural form of jawan.
- jensen — J. Hans D [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1963.
- jevons — William Stanley, 1835–82, English economist and logician.
- jhansi — a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in central India.
- jimson — Jimsonweed.
- jinxes — Plural form of jinx.
- joints — Plural form of joint.
- jolson — Al (Asa Yoelson) 1886–1950, U.S. singer and entertainer, born in Russia.
- jonson — Ben, 1573?–1637, English dramatist and poet.
- joskin — a bumpkin.
- jospin — Lionel (Robert) born 1937, French politician; prime minister (1997–2002)
- judson — Edward Zane Carroll (Ned Buntline) 1823–86, U.S. adventurer and writer of tales.
- juncos — Plural form of junco.
- juncus — any rush of the genus Juncus
- junius — the pen name of the unknown author of a series of letters published in a London newspaper (1769–72), attacking the British king and his ministers' abuse of royal prerogative in denying John Wilkes his seat in Parliament.
- juntas — Plural form of junta.
- juntos — Plural form of junto.
- justin — a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “just.”.
- kamsin — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kansan — a native or inhabitant of Kansas.
- kansas — a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.
- kasten — Plural form of kast.
- kaunas — a city in S central Lithuania.
- kearns — a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- kelson — keelson.
- kensho — (sumo) prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
- kernos — a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
- keynes — John Maynard, 1st Baron, 1883–1946, English economist and writer.
- khanas — Plural form of khana.
- khonsu — a moon god worshipped esp at Thebes
- kiangs — Plural form of kiang.
- kinase — a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.