5-letter words containing nc
- incl. — In written advertisements, incl. is an abbreviation for including.
- incle — Alternative form of inkle.
- incog — Incognito.
- incur — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- incus — Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
- incut — Set in by or as if by cutting.
- junc. — junction
- junco — any of several small North American finches of the genus Junco.
- kench — a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- lance — a male given name.
- lanch — (UK, dialect) A large bed of flints.
- lancs — Lancashire
- lenca — a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- linch — A ledge; a right-angled projection.
- lincs — Lincolnshire
- lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lynch — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- manca — A mancus.
- mince — to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- minch — a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide. See also Little Minch.
- mincy — excessively particular or fussy, esp with regards to eating
- monck — Sir Charles Stanley (4th Viscount Monck, 1st Baron Monck) 1819–94, British colonial administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of Canada 1861–68.
- munch — Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.
- nance — Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nancy — a department in NE France. 2038 sq. mi. (5280 sq. km). Capital: Nancy.
- nc-17 — a film rating meaning “no children under seventeen admitted”: it indicates that no one under the age of seventeen may be admitted to see the film
- nonce — the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- oncer — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- oncet — (Southern US, South Midland US, uncommon) Once.
- onco- — denoting a tumour
- ounce — snow leopard.
- pence — a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination): sixpence; The fare was 15 pence.
- pinch — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- ponca — a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- ponce — a seaport in S Puerto Rico.
- punce — a kick
- punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- rance — a type of red marble, often with white or blue graining, that comes from Belgium
- ranch — an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- ronco — any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- runch — the white charlock
- since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- sonce — good luck or prosperity
- synch — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- syncs — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- tench — a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tinct — to tinge or tint, as with color.
- tronc — a pool into which waiters, waitresses, hotel workers, etc, pay their tips and into which some managements pay service charges for later distribution to staff by a tronc master, according to agreed percentages
- uncap — to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncas — ("the Circler") 1588?–1683? Mohegan leader.