6-letter words containing s, o, n
- nkosis — a term of address to a master or chief
- no sir — expressing polite negation
- no-nos — anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
- nobles — distinguished by rank or title.
- noctis — (in prescriptions) of the night.
- nodose — having nodes.
- nodous — having nodes.
- noesis — (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noised — Simple past tense and past participle of noise.
- noises — Plural form of noise.
- nomads — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nomism — religious conduct based on law.
- nonets — Plural form of nonet.
- nongas — A substance that is not a gas.
- 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.
- nopals — Plural form of nopal.
- norias — Plural form of noria.
- norris — Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- 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.
- nosily — unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nosing — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosode — (in homeopathy) a preparation of substances secreted in the course of a disease, used in the treatment of that disease.
- nossal — Sir Gustav (Victor Joseph). born 1931, Australian biologist, born in Austria; knighted (1977) for his work on immunology
- nostoc — any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- nostos — A homecoming.
- nostra — Plural form of nostrum.
- notest — Archaic second-person singular form of note.
- notist — (obsolete) An annotator.
- 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.
- noyous — annoying; troublesome
- nylons — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- obsign — to certify by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification
- oceans — Plural form of ocean.
- octans — (of a fever) occurring every eighth day.
- odense — a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- oeneus — a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- olonos — Erymanthus.
- oncers — Plural form of oncer.
- oncest — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- oncost — Additional costs; extra expenses.
- onesie — (US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.