6-letter words containing s
- cusses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cuss.
- custer — George Armstrong. 1839–76, US cavalry general: Civil War hero, killed fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn, Montana
- custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- custos — a superior in the Franciscan religious order
- cutest — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
- cuties — Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address): Hi, cutie.
- cutins — Plural form of cutin.
- cutups — Plural form of cutup.
- cybers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyber.
- cycads — Plural form of cycad.
- cyclas — a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.
- cycles — Plural form of cycle.
- cyclus — a cycle
- cydnus — a river in SE Asia Minor, in Cilicia.
- cyesis — pregnancy.
- cygnus — a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
- cymose — having the characteristics of a cyme
- cymous — Cymose.
- cynics — Plural form of cynic.
- cynism — Cynicism.
- cypres — legal doctrine
- cypris — a member of a genus of small bivalve freshwater crustaceans
- cyprus — an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-controlled northern sector declared itself to be an independent state as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but failed to receive international recognition. Attempts by the UN to broker a reunification agreement have failed. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. The UK maintains two enclaves as military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas), which are not included in Cyprus politically. Languages: Greek and Turkish. Religions: Greek Orthodox and Muslim. Currency: euro and Turkish lira. Capital: Nicosia. Pop (Greek): 838 897 (2011 est); (Turkish): 265 100 (2006 est). Area: 9251 sq km (3571 sq miles)
- cysti- — cysto-
- cystic — of, relating to, or resembling a cyst
- cystid — one of the Cystidea, an order of extinct sea lilies
- cystis — A cyst.
- cysto- — indicating a cyst or bladder
- cytase — a cellulose-dissolving enzyme
- cytost — any cellular substance liberated because of injury to the cell or cells.
- d-post — A D-post is part of the bodywork of a vehicle that supports the roof and against which the rear door closes.
- d.t.'s — a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- dachas — Plural form of dacha.
- dacnos — A prototype network operating system for multi-vendor environments, from IBM European Networking Centre Heidelberg and University of Karlsruhe.
- dadoes — Plural form of dado.
- dagoes — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- daises — a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dalasi — the standard monetary unit of The Gambia, divided into 100 bututs
- dallas — a city in NE Texas, on the Trinity River: scene of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963). Pop: 1 208 318 (2003 est)
- dalles — a stretch of a river between high rock walls, with rapids and dangerous currents
- damask — Damask is a type of heavy cloth with a pattern woven into it.
- damsel — A damsel is a young, unmarried woman.
- damson — A damson is a small, sour, purple plum.
- danaus — a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night
- dances — Plural form of dance.
- danios — Plural form of danio.
- danish — Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
- darbys — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- darcys — a male given name.