6-letter words containing on
- ceylon — an island in the Indian Ocean, off the SE coast of India: consists politically of the republic of Sri Lanka. Area: 64 644 sq km (24 959 sq miles)
- chalon — (obsolete) A bed blanket.
- charon — the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades
- chaton — a stone with a reflective metal foil backing
- chevon — the flesh of goats, used as food.
- chilon — flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- chiron — a wise and kind centaur who taught many great heroes in their youth, including Achilles, Actaeon, and Jason
- chiton — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women
- cholon — a city in S Vietnam: a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City
- chonju — a city in SW South Korea: centre of large rice-growing region. Pop: 643 000 (2005 est)
- chron- — chrono-
- chron. — Chronicles
- chrono — chronometer.
- chyron — a text-based graphic overlay displayed at the bottom of a television screen or film frame, as closed captioning or the crawl of a newscast.
- citron — a small Asian rutaceous tree, Citrus medica, having lemon-like fruit with a thick aromatic rind
- claxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- clonal — Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cloned — Simple past tense and past participle of clone.
- cloner — someone who is involved in cloning
- clones — Plural form of clone.
- clonic — of or pertaining to clonus
- clonus — a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
- cocoon — A cocoon is a covering of silky threads that the larvae of moths and other insects make for themselves before they grow into adults.
- codons — Plural form of codon.
- coloni — a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- colons — Plural form of colon.
- colony — A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
- colton — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- conant — James Bryant1893-1978; U.S. chemist & educator
- conapt — (science fiction) a condominium apartment.
- concha — any bodily organ or part resembling a shell in shape, such as the external ear
- conche — a machine, used during the manufacture of chocolate, which mixes and smooths the chocolate mass
- concho — a metal ornament, often silver and round or oval, that is traditionally used on clothing in southwestern USA
- conchs — Plural form of conch.
- conchy — conscientious objector.
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- conder — a person who directs the steering of a ship
- condie — a culvert or tunnel
- condom — A condom is a covering made of thin rubber which a man can wear on his penis as a contraceptive or as protection against disease during sexual intercourse.
- condon — Edward U(hler)1902-74; U.S. physicist
- condor — A condor is a large South American bird that eats the meat of dead animals.
- condos — Plural form of condo.
- coneys — Plural form of coney.
- confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
- confer — When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer.
- config — (computing, informal) configuration.
- confit — Confit is meat such as goose or duck which has been cooked and preserved in its own fat.
- confix — to fasten
- congas — Plural form of conga.