6-letter words containing n, s
- orense — a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- organs — Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
- orison — a prayer.
- orsini — an Italian aristocratic family that was prominent in Rome from the 12th to the 18th century
- osborn — Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- osmund — a superior quality of iron, formerly used for fishhooks, arrowheads, etc.
- osorno — a city in S Chile.
- ossean — (zoology) A fish with a bony skeleton.
- ossein — the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ossian — a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- ostend — a seaport in NW Belgium.
- ostent — Appearance; air; mien.
- osteon — (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- outsin — to sin more than
- ownest — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- ozones — a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- paisan — compatriot.
- panisc — a faun; an attendant of Pan
- pannus — Pathology. an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea. an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
- pansil — Pancha Sila.
- pansys — a female given name.
- parnis — Mollie (Mollie Parnis Livingston) 1905–1992, U.S. fashion designer.
- parson — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pascin — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- peasen — bill3 (def 4).
- peneus — ancient name of Salambria.
- penhsi — Benxi.
- pennis — an aluminum coin of Finland until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a markka.
- pensee — a reflection or thought.
- pensil — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- pensum — a piece of work or a task to be completed, esp a school exercise
- pepsin — an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- pignus — property held as security for a debt.
- pigsny — a term of affection, esp for a girl or young woman
- pilons — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilsen — German name of Plzeň.
- pincus — Gregory Goodwin. 1903–67, US physiologist, whose work on steroid hormones led to the development of the first contraceptive pill
- pindus — a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- piniós — river in Thessaly, E Greece, flowing eastward to the Gulf of Salonika: 125 mi (201 km)
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- plains — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- planos — a town in N Texas.
- plants — ["The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants", Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, Aristid Lindenmayer. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. 3-54097297-8].
- points — the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- pontus — an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.