6-letter words containing o, n, t
- econet — 1. One of the IGC networks. EcoNet serves individuals and organisations working for environmental preservation and sustainability. Important issues covered include: global warming, energy policy, rainforest preservation, legislative activities, water quality, toxics and environmental education. EcoNet users can send and receive private messages, including fax and telex, to and from more than 18,000 international users on the APC networks or to millions on other networks. EcoNet seeks to build coalitions and partnerships with activist and non-profit organisations to develop the use of the electronic communications medium. EcoNet provides subsidies and financial incentives to environmental organisations and committed individuals who foster the effectiveness of organisations through the use of electronic networking. FTP/Telnet: igc.apc.org. 2. A network produced by Acorn Computers Ltd. for the BBC Microcomputer and its successors.
- econut — an environmentalist
- egmont — Lamoral (lamoˈral), Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavre. 1522–68, Flemish statesman and soldier. He attempted to secure limited reforms and religious tolerance in the Spanish government of the Netherlands, refused to join William the Silent's rebellion, but was nevertheless executed for treason by the Duke of Alva
- enroot — (usually, of a plant) To take root.
- entoil — to trap in toils or snares; ensnare
- entomb — Place (a dead body) in a tomb.
- eothen — from the East
- etalon — A device consisting of two reflecting plates for producing interfering light beams.
- ethion — a type of liquid pesticide
- ethno- — indicating race, people, or culture
- ethnos — an ethnic group
- etymon — A word or morpheme from which a later word is derived.
- eunoto — (Kenya) A Masai ceremony in which a warrior passes into senior warriorhood.
- exaton — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many quintillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- fanout — (computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
- fantod — Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the): We all developed the fantods when the plane was late in arriving.
- fantom — an apparition or specter.
- fenton — James (Martin). born 1949, British poet, journalist, and critic. His poetry includes the collections A German Requiem (1980) and Out of Danger (1993)
- finito — finished; ended.
- foment — to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
- fontal — pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- forint — an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- founts — font2 .
- fronts — Plural form of front.
- fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- futons — Plural form of futon.
- galton — Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- gaston — a male given name.
- gentoo — a Hindu.
- geonet — A network of geocells sometimes forming a geospacer.
- get on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- gitano — a male Gypsy
- gorton — John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- gotten — a past participle of get.
- groton — a city in SE Connecticut.
- guston — Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- halton — a unitary authority in NW England, in N Cheshire. Pop: 118 400 (2003 est). Area: 75 sq km (29 sq miles)
- hilton — Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- hinton — Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- hit on — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hognut — the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- hooton — Earnest Albert [ur-nist] /ˈɜr nɪst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1954, U.S. anthropologist and writer.
- hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- horton — a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- hot on — very severe
- hotien — Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- huston — John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- hutong — A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing.
- hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.