6-letter words containing n, z, e
- mizzen — a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Compare crossjack, spanker (def 1a).
- montez — Lola (Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert) 1818?–61, British dancer, born in Ireland: gained notoriety as mistress of Franz Liszt, Alexandre Dumas père, and Louis I of Bavaria (1786–1868).
- nizzle — (slang, US, African American Vernacular English) Nigga, another slang term used as a euphemism or familiar adaptation to the derogative term nigger, utilized during the time period immediately before and during the Civil War in reference to slaves brought over from Africa.
- nozzer — a new recruit; a novice
- nozzle — a projecting spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or bellows.
- nuzzer — a gift that is given by a subordinate to someone who is superior to him or her
- nuzzle — to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
- nzefip — New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Pacific: the 3rd division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force serving in the Pacific campaign in World War II
- ozaena — the chronic inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane
- 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.
- panzer — (especially in the German army) armored: a panzer unit.
- quezon — Maˈnuel Luˈis (mɑnˈwɛl luˈis ) ; mänwelˈ lo̅oēsˈ) 1878-1944; Philippine statesman: 1st president of the Philippines (1935-44)
- quinze — An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points.
- rezone — to reclassify (a property, neighborhood, etc.) as belonging to a different zone or being subject to different zoning restrictions.
- rienzi — Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- sazhen — an obsolete Russian measure of length equivalent to 7 feet or 2.1336 m
- seizin — (originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- sneeze — to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
- sneezy — to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
- snooze — to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
- t-zone — the T-shaped area of a person's face that includes the forehead, nose, and chin
- venez. — Venezuela
- wenzel — German form of Wenceslaus.
- winzes — Plural form of winze.
- za-zen — meditation in a prescribed, cross-legged posture.
- zander — a freshwater pikeperch, Stizostedion (Lucioperca) lucioperca, of central Europe, valued as a food fish.
- zanier — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- zanies — Plural form of zany.
- zarnec — a sulphide of arsenic
- zeatin — a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- zechin — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- zedonk — the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
- zeeman — Pieter [pee-tuh r] /ˈpi tər/ (Show IPA), 1865–1943, Dutch physicist: Nobel prize 1902.
- zehner — (archaic) An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers.
- zenana — the part of the house in which the women and girls of a family are secluded.
- zendik — (Islam) A heretic or unbeliever, or one who practices heretical magic.
- zenger — John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
- zenist — a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
- zentai — Skintight garments that cover the entire body.
- zenzic — Relating to the square of a number.
- zervan — the ancient Iranian god of time and fate.
- zidane — Zinedine (zinedin). born 1972, French footballer, known as Zizou; scored 31 goals in 108 games for France (1994–2006), including two in the 1998 World Cup final; sent off in the 2006 World Cup final; his club sides included Juventus and Real Madrid
- zinced — Simple past tense and past participle of zinc.
- zinder — a city in S Niger.
- zinged — vitality, animation, or zest.
- zingel — an edible freshwater perch of Europe with a long, slender body
- zinger — a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
- zonate — marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- zonite — a body segment of a diplopod.