6-letter words containing nu
- granum — (in prescriptions) a grain.
- gumnut — the hardened seed container of the gum tree Eucalyptus gummifera
- hognut — the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- hypnum — any of various plants of the genus Hypnum, the largest genus of moss
- hypnus — Hypnos
- ingenu — a male ingenue
- innuit — Inuit.
- inulin — a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- inupik — Inuit.
- inured — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- inures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inure.
- inurns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inurn.
- inuvik — a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Mackenzie River at the Beaufort Sea.
- kannur — a port in N Kerala, in SW India, on the Arabian Sea.
- kanuka — a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum Ericoides, with aromatic leaves
- kanuri — a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
- knubby — nubby.
- knucks — Informal. knuckle.
- knurls — Plural form of knurl.
- knurly — having knurls or knots; gnarled.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lunula — something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lunule — something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnus — the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- manuel — a male given name.
- manuf. — manufacture
- manuka — A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
- manure — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- mcnutt — Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- menudo — a spicy Mexican soup made with tripe, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and hominy.
- minuet — a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- minuit — Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- minute — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- musnud — a seat or throne of cushions used by native princes.
- nonuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- nu-kua — a Chinese goddess who repaired and restored order to heaven and earth when they were damaged, and who created the human race.
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nubain — an opiate drug, nalbuphine hydrochloride, used as a painkiller and, illegally, by bodybuilders and others to increase their pain threshold and as a recreational drug, being a cheap alternative to heroin
- nubbed — having nubs; knobby or lumpy.
- nubber — (baseball) A batted ball that travels slowly and not very far, typically because the ball is hit on the end of the fat part of the bat.
- nubbin — a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- nubble — a small lump or piece.
- nubbly — full of small protuberances.
- nubian — a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
- nubile — (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- nubuck — suede-like leather
- nuchae — nape.
- nuchal — Of or relating to the nape of the neck.