6-letter words containing o, u, n
- guenon — any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- guidon — a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
- gundog — Alternative spelling of gun dog.
- gungho — Alternative spelling of gung ho.
- guston — Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- guvnor — Guvnor is sometimes used to refer to or address a man who is in a position of authority over you, for example your employer or father.
- hankou — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- hognut — the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- hongwu — (Zhu Yuanzhang) Hung-wu.
- honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- honshu — an island in central Japan: chief island of the country. 88,851 sq. mi. (230,124 sq. km).
- houdan — one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- houdon — Jean Antoine [zhahn ahn-twan] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1741–1828, French sculptor.
- hounds — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- hudson — Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
- 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.
- inpour — (transitive, archaic) To pour in.
- insoul — ensoul.
- ionium — a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- jocund — cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- jotunn — Alternative form of jotun.
- jounce — a jouncing movement.
- jouncy — Bumpy or bouncy.
- journo — A journalist.
- journy — Obsolete form of journey.
- judson — Edward Zane Carroll (Ned Buntline) 1823–86, U.S. adventurer and writer of tales.
- juncos — Plural form of junco.
- junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- juntos — Plural form of junto.
- khonsu — a moon god worshipped esp at Thebes
- knouts — a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lauzon — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence.
- leucon — a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- leukon — the total mass of circulating leucocytes, as well as their precursors and the leukopoietic cells from which they originate
- longus — ?3rd century ad, Greek author of the prose romance Daphnis and Chloe
- louden — To become louder.
- lounge — to pass time idly and indolently.
- loungy — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lugano — a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Lugano: a financial centre and tourist resort. Pop: 26 560 (2000)
- lupino — Ida, 1918–95, U.S. actress and film director, born in England.
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- manour — Obsolete spelling of manor.
- menudo — a spicy Mexican soup made with tripe, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and hominy.
- mequon — a town in E Wisconsin.
- minour — Obsolete form of minor.