6-letter words containing u, i, n
- fusion — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fuzing — Present participle of fuze.
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- gluing — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- gluino — (physics) The superpartner of the gluon.
- glutin — Gliadin.
- gonium — the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- guanin — Dated form of guanine.
- guanxi — (in China) the system of social networks and influential relationships that facilitate business and other dealings.
- guiana — a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- guidon — a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
- guilin — a city in the NE Guangxi Zhuang region, in S China.
- guinea — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gunite — a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- gunzip — (tool, compression) The decompression utility corresponding to gzip. In operating systems with links, gunzip is just a link to gzip and its function can be invoked by passing a "-d" flag to gzip.
- guying — Present participle of guy.
- hindus — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- humint — the gathering of political or military intelligence through secret agents.
- hunkie — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Hungarian or Slavic descent, especially an unskilled or semiskilled worker.
- husain — Hussein (def 1).
- iguana — a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- impugn — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impune — Unpunished.
- in bud — at the stage of producing buds
- in fun — If you do something in fun, you do it as a joke or for amusement, without intending to cause any harm.
- in pup — (of a bitch) pregnant
- in sum — in brief, in short
- in use — current, extant
- incubi — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
- incult — wild; rude; unrefined.
- incurs — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- incuse — hammered or stamped in, as a figure on a coin.
- indium — a rare metallic element, soft, white, malleable, and easily fusible, found combined in various ore minerals, especially sphalerite: so called from the two indigo-blue lines in its spectrum. Symbol: In; atomic weight: 114.82; atomic number: 49; specific gravity: 7.3 at 20°C.
- induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- induct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- indued — Simple past tense and past participle of indue.
- indues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indue.
- indult — a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- induna — an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- indure — Obsolete spelling of endure.
- influx — act of flowing in.
- infula — one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- ingenu — a male ingenue
- inguen — (anatomy) The groin.
- ingulf — engulf.
- ingush — a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
- inhaul — any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- inhume — to bury; inter.