6-letter words that end in n
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- kraken — a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.
- kuchen — a yeast-raised coffeecake, often containing fruit.
- kudrun — the heroine of the Middle High German epic of the 13th century.
- 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.
- kuprin — Alexander Ivanovich [al-ig-zan-der i-vah-nuh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1938, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- kurgan — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- kyogen — a brief Japanese play performed between Nō plays to provide comic relief.
- kytoon — a captive balloon, combining the features of a balloon and a kite, used to maintain meteorological instruments at a fixed height.
- labuan — an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- lactin — (obsolete) lactose.
- ladron — a thief.
- laggen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- laggin — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- lagoon — an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare laguna.
- lallan — belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland.
- landon — Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- lardon — a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- largen — (UK) To enlarge.
- larkin — Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- larmen — ramen.
- larnin — Present participle of larn.
- 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)
- lateen — pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lathen — made of lath or laths
- lation — (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- latron — a bandit
- latten — a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- lauren — a female given name.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
- lauzon — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence.
- lavern — Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- lawman — an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.
- lawmen — Plural form of lawman.
- lawson — of or relating to a style of overstuffed sofa or chair that is boxy in shape, with square back and seat cushions and broad, square or rounded arms that are lower in height than the back: a Lawson sofa.
- lawton — a city in SW Oklahoma.
- lay in — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layman — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- laymen — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- laysan — an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.
- layton — a town in N Utah.
- le pen — Jean-Marie (ʒɑ̃məri). born 1928, French politician; leader of the extreme right-wing Front National (1972–2011); runner-up in the presidential election of 2002
- leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
- leafen — Formed in leaves.
- leaman — Alternative form of leman.
- leaven — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- lebrun — Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- lectin — any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.