6-letter words containing n, t
- retcon — a subsequent revision of an established story in film, TV, video games, or comics: In an awkward retcon of his origin story, the hero’s parents survived the attack but suffered complete memory loss.
- retene — a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 1 8 H 1 8 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- retina — the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retine — a chemical found in animal tissues that slows cell growth and division
- retint — to tint again or change the tint of (something)
- retund — to weaken, dull or blunt
- retune — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- rhyton — an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- rident — laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rodent — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- rosten — Norman, 1914–1995, U.S. poet and playwright.
- rottan — a rat
- rotten — decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rotund — round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.
- run to — If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.
- runlet — a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- runout — the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.
- runted — stunted
- rustin — Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- ruston — a city in N Louisiana.
- saints — the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight
- salten — Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- sancta — a sacred or holy place.
- sanest — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- sanity — the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- santal — sandalwood.
- santee — a city in SW California.
- santer — Jacques. born 1937, Luxembourg politician: prime minister of Luxembourg (1984–95); president of the European Commission (1995–99)
- santir — a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- santol — a fruit from Southeast Asia
- santon — a French figurine depicting Christ's birth
- santos — a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- santur — a Persian or Arabian dulcimer
- sarton — May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- satang — a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- sateen — a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sating — to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
- satiny — satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- satnav — Satnav is a system that uses information from satellites to find the best way of getting to a place. It is often found in cars. Satnav is an abbreviation for 'satellite navigation'.
- saturn — an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- savant — a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- scanty — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- scient — an old word meaning scientific
- sclent — to move or lie on a slant.
- scrunt — a stunted thing
- secant — Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sedent — seated or inactive
- sefton — a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 281 600 (2003 est). Area: 150 sq km (58 sq miles)
- seitan — a chewy, neutral-flavored, protein-rich food made of wheat gluten, used as a meat substitute in vegetarian dishes.