6-letter words containing un
- intune — To intone.
- ithunn — a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- itunes — a computer application enabling users to download music from the internet, create and order playlists, etc
- jaunce — to prance
- jaunts — Plural form of jaunt.
- jaunty — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jejune — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
- jocund — cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- jotunn — Alternative form of jotun.
- jounce — a jouncing movement.
- jouncy — Bumpy or bouncy.
- juncos — Plural form of junco.
- juncus — any rush of the genus Juncus
- juneau — a state of the United States in NW North America. 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Capital: Juneau. Abbreviation: AK (for use with zip code), Alas.
- junger — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1895–98, German author.
- jungle — a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- jungli — the inhabitants of the jungle
- jungly — resembling or suggesting a jungle.
- junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
- junius — the pen name of the unknown author of a series of letters published in a London newspaper (1769–72), attacking the British king and his ministers' abuse of royal prerogative in denying John Wilkes his seat in Parliament.
- junked — Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
- junker — any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- junket — a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
- junkie — a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin.
- juntas — Plural form of junta.
- juntos — Plural form of junto.
- kaduna — a city in central Nigeria.
- kahuna — (in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
- karuna — the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
- kaunas — a city in S central Lithuania.
- kaunda — Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
- kiruna — a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- kudrun — the heroine of the Middle High German epic of the 13th century.
- kunitz — Stanley, 1905–2006, U.S. poet and translator: U.S. poet laureate 2000–01.
- kunkar — a type of coarse limestone found in India
- kunlun — a mountain range in China, bordering on the N edge of the Tibetan plateau and extending W across central China: highest peak, 25,000 feet (7620 meters).
- kunsan — a seaport in W South Korea.
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacune — a gap or space
- laguna — a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).
- lasdun — Sir Denys. 1914–2001, British architect. He is best known for the University of East Anglia (1968) and the National Theatre in London (1976)
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- lebrun — Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- lounge — to pass time idly and indolently.
- loungy — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lu xun — (Zhou Shuren) 1881–1936, Chinese writer.
- luna 9 — the Soviet lunar space-probe which made the first soft landing on the moon (1966)