6-letter words containing n, y
- nongay — a person who is not gay or homosexual
- norroy — the third King-of-Arms in England: since 1943, called Norroy and Ulster
- norway — Norwegian Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Capital: Oslo.
- nosily — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- notary — notary public.
- notchy — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- notory — (now rare, historical) Pertaining to magical signs or symbols. (from 16th c.).
- novity — (countable, now rare) An innovation; a novelty.
- noyade — destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- noyous — annoying; troublesome
- nubbly — full of small protuberances.
- nudely — In a nude manner.
- nudity — the state or fact of being nude; nakedness.
- numbly — In a numb manner; without feeling.
- numpty — A stupid or ineffectual person.
- nursey — Alternative form of nursie.
- nutley — a city in NE New Jersey.
- nyalas — Plural form of nyala.
- nyanda — a former name of Masvingo.
- nyanja — a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia.
- nyanza — (in central and East Africa) a large body of water, especially a lake.
- nybble — nibble
- nycti- — night
- nycto- — nycti-
- nyeman — Russian name of Neman.
- nylons — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- nympha — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- nympho — A nymphomaniac.
- nymphs — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- nytril — a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- ob/gyn — Ob/gyn is the branch of medicine that deals with women's medical conditions, pregnancy, and birth. Ob/gyn is an abbreviation for 'obstetrics/gynecology.'
- omnify — (transitive) To render universal; to enlarge.
- on day — a day when someone performs well
- on key — in the right key
- oniony — a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onycha — a part of a marine mollusc used as an ingredient in Mosaic incense
- onyxis — an ingrowing of a fingernail or toenail.
- openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- orangy — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orkney — a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)
- ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
- oronym — A word or phrase that sounds the same as another word or phrase.
- oxygen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature. It is the supporter of combustion in air and was the standard of atomic, combining, and molecular weights until 1961, when carbon 12 became the new standard. Symbol: O; atomic weight: 15.9994; atomic number: 8; density: 1.4290 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- painty — of, coated with, or soiled with paint: a painty finish; painty overalls.
- panary — a pantry or storehouse for bread
- pansys — a female given name.
- pantry — a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- pay in — a deposit in an account.
- pay-in — a deposit in an account.