6-letter words containing s, n
- senora — a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- senryu — a form of Japanese short poem similar to a haiku, but traditionally on the theme of human nature
- sensei — a karate or judo instructor.
- senses — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- sensor — a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- sensum — sense datum (def 1).
- sentry — a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- senufo — a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- sephen — any of several varieties of large stingray, including the Hypolophus sephen, Pastinachus sephen and the Trygon sephen
- sequin — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- serang — Ceram.
- serein — fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serena — a seaport in central Chile.
- serene — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- serine — a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- serkin — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- sermon — a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- serran — any fish belonging to the genus Serranus or the Seranid family, including sea perch and bass
- seston — any particulate matter suspended in bodies of water, esp plankton or other organic matter
- set in — fixed or prescribed beforehand: a set time; set rules.
- set on — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- set-in — made separately and placed within another unit.
- sevens — Also, fan tan. Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards.
- severn — a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- sewing — the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- sexing — either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions.
- sextan — (of a fever) characterized by paroxysms that recurevery sixth day.
- sexton — Anne (Harvey) 1928–74, U.S. poet.
- seyhan — Adana.
- shaban — the eighth month of the Muslim calendar.
- shaken — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shaman — (especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- shan't — shall not: refusal
- shandy — a mixture of beer and lemonade.
- shango — a W African religious cult surviving in some parts of the Caribbean
- shanna — a female given name.
- shanny — a scaleless blenny, Blennius pholis, living in waters along the coast of Europe, having an olive-green body marked with dark spots.
- shansi — Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- shanti — peace.
- shanty — a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- shanxi — a province in N China. 60,656 sq. mi. (157,099 sq. km). Capital: Taiyuan.
- shapen — having a designated shape (usually used in combination): a sprawling, ill-shapen building.
- sharny — a person who is responsible for cleaning a cow-house
- sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- shaven — a past participle of shave.
- sheena — a female given name.
- sheene — Barry (Stephen Frank). 1950–2003, British racing motorcyclist: 500 cc world champion (1976, 1977)
- sheeny — shining; lustrous.
- shensi — Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- shinar — a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.