6-letter words containing s, e, n
- nested — (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.
- nester — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nestle — to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
- nestor — the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- netbsd — (operating system) An open source Unix clone that aims for platform independance by a clean separation between the hardware and the the kernel. It has been ported to many platforms from embedded systems to 64-bit computers.
- neumes — Plural form of neume.
- nevers — a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- nevins — Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.
- nevski — Alexander, Alexander Nevski.
- newels — Plural form of newel.
- newest — of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.
- newies — Plural form of newie.
- newish — rather new.
- newses — (Isle of Man) gossip.
- newsie — A reporter.
- nicest — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niches — Plural form of niche.
- nieces — a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nieves — Plural form of nieve.
- nivose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- nixies — Plural form of nixie.
- nobles — distinguished by rank or title.
- nodose — having nodes.
- noesis — (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noised — Simple past tense and past participle of noise.
- noises — Plural form of noise.
- nonets — Plural form of nonet.
- nonuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- noosed — Simple past tense and past participle of noose.
- nooser — a person who uses a noose
- nooses — Plural form of noose.
- norsel — a band or cord, esp one used to attach rope alongside the edge of a fishing-net
- nosean — a mineral with formula Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4), found in igneous rock as isometric crystals
- noshed — Simple past tense and past participle of nosh.
- nosher — Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- noshes — to snack or eat between meals.
- nosode — (in homeopathy) a preparation of substances secreted in the course of a disease, used in the treatment of that disease.
- notest — Archaic second-person singular form of note.
- novels — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
- nowels — Plural form of nowel.
- nowise — noway.
- nsfnet — National Science Foundation Network
- nudest — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
- nudges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nudge.
- nudies — a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nueces — a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- nursed — Simple past tense and past participle of nurse.
- nurser — a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- nurses — Plural form of nurse.
- nursey — Alternative form of nursie.