6-letter words containing n, s
- pornos — Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively): arrested for selling porn; a porn star; porn films.
- porson — Richard. 1759–1808, English classical scholar, noted for his editions of Aeschylus and Euripides
- posing — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- posnet — a small pot with a handle and three feet
- prison — a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prones — a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prunes — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunus — a plant from the genus Prunus, bearing fruits such as the peach, cherry, plum, and almond
- psyton — (humour) /si:'ton/ (From TMRC) The elementary particle carrying the sinister force. The probability of a process losing is proportional to the number of psytons falling on it. Psytons are generated by observers, which is why demos are more likely to fail when lots of people are watching. This term appears to have been largely superseded by bogon; see also quantum bogodynamics.
- ptisan — a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- puisne — Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- qanats — Plural form of qanat.
- qantas — the Australian national airline
- quants — Plural form of quant.
- queans — Plural form of quean.
- queens — a female sovereign or monarch.
- querns — Plural form of quern.
- quines — Plural form of quine.
- quinsy — a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
- quints — a quintuplet.
- quoins — an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- racons — Plural form of racon.
- raisin — a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ramson — a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- randys — a male given name, form of Randall or Randolph.
- ransom — John Crowe [kroh] /kroʊ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
- rasing — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- remsen — Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- renest — to nest again or form a new nest
- rennes — a department in W France. 2700 sq. mi. (7000 sq. km). Capital: Rennes.
- resawn — to saw again.
- resend — to send again.
- resent — to send again.
- resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- resiny — resembling, containing, or covered with resin
- reskin — to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of: The space shuttle had to be reskinned before returning to service.
- resnik — Regina, 1922–2013, U.S. mezzo-soprano.
- reston — James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
- robson — Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- romans — a native, inhabitant, or citizen of ancient or modern Rome.
- rosina — a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosten — Norman, 1914–1995, U.S. poet and playwright.
- rubens — Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- rushen — made of rushes
- rusine — of or relating to the rusa
- ruskin — John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
- rustin — Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.