6-letter words containing n, s
- mongst — amongst.
- monies — a plural of money.
- monish — to admonish.
- monism — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- monist — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- monsig — Monseigneur
- monstr — (language) A term graph rewriting language from Manchester University(?), designed to be easily implementable on distributed architectures and featuring limited synchronisation facilities.
- montes — Plural form of mons.
- months — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- morons — Plural form of moron.
- mounds — Plural form of mound.
- mounts — A backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.
- mourns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mourn.
- mucins — Plural form of mucin.
- mungas — Plural form of munga.
- munsee — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- munsey — Frank Andrew, 1854–1925, U.S. publisher.
- munshi — a native interpreter or language instructor.
- musang — A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant.
- mushin — a city in SW Nigeria, NW of Lagos.
- musing — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- muslin — a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- musmon — A kind of sheep, the mouflon.
- musnud — a seat or throne of cushions used by native princes.
- mynahs — Plural form of mynah.
- myosin — the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- mysian — an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- mzansi — a low-cost national banking account
- nablus — a town of ancient Palestine, near the city of Samaria; occupied by Israel 1967–96; since 1996 under Palestinian self-rule: first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- nabobs — Plural form of nabob.
- nachas — a feeling of satisfaction or pleasure
- naches — Pride or gratification, especially at the achievements of one’s children.
- nachos — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacods — National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies, and Shotfirers
- nadirs — Plural form of nadir.
- nadors — a thirst brought on by excessive consumption of alcohol
- naevus — (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.
- naiads — Plural form of naiad.
- nakfas — Plural form of nakfa.
- namers — Plural form of namer.
- nanism — the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- nansen — Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- nantes — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
- naoise — the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- naples — a region in SW Italy. 5214 sq. mi. (13,505 sq. km). Capital: Naples.
- naplps — North American Presentation-Level-Protocol Syntax. Format for sending text and graphics over communication lines. Used by videotex systems.
- nappes — Plural form of nappe.
- narcos — Plural form of narco.
- narras — a type of shrub (Ancanthosicyos horridus) native to southern parts of Africa
- nasals — Plural form of nasal.