6-letter words that end in n
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- bruton — John Gerard. born 1947, Irish politician: leader of the Fine Gael party (1990–2001); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1994–97)
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- buffon — Georges Louis Leclerc (ʒɔrʒ lwi ləklɛr), Comte de. 1707–88, French encyclopedist of natural history; principal author of Histoire naturelle (36 vols., 1749–89), containing the Époques de la nature (1777), which foreshadowed later theories of evolution
- buggan — an evil spirit
- bunion — A bunion is a large painful lump on the first joint of a person's big toe.
- bunsen — Robert Wilhelm (ˈroːbɛrt ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1811–99, German chemist who with Kirchhoff developed spectrum analysis and discovered the elements caesium and rubidium. He invented the Bunsen burner and the ice calorimeter
- bunton — one of a number of struts reinforcing the walls of a shaft and dividing it into vertical compartments.
- bunyan — John. 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- burman — a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- burton — a kind of light hoisting tackle
- buskin — (formerly) a sandal-like covering for the foot and leg, reaching the calf and usually laced
- busman — someone who works on buses, particularly as a driver or conductor
- button — Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
- butuan — city on the NE coast of Mindanao, the Philippines: pop. 228,000
- buxton — a town in N England, in NW Derbyshire in the Peak District: thermal springs. Pop: 20 836 (2001)
- buy in — to buy back for the owner (an item in an auction) at or below the reserve price
- buy-in — an act or instance of buying in.
- cabbin — Obsolete spelling of cabin.
- cabman — the driver of a cab
- cabmen — Plural form of cabman.
- cacoon — the large bean of a tropical climber, Entada scandens, that is used for making purses, spoons, snuffboxes, and other items
- caftan — A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe.
- caiman — any of a genus (Caiman) of Central and South American crocodilian reptiles similar to alligators
- calgon — a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents
- calkin — calk2 (def 1).
- callan — a lad; boy.
- calvin — John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
- camden — a borough of N Greater London. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 21 sq km (8 sq miles)
- camion — a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray
- campin — Robert. 1379–1444, Flemish painter, noted esp for his altarpieces: usually identified with the so-called Master of Flémalle
- canaan — an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites
- cancan — a high-kicking dance performed by a female chorus, originating in the music halls of 19th-century Paris
- cancun — a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)
- cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
- canton — A canton is a political or administrative region in some countries, for example Switzerland.
- canyon — A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- caplin — capelin.
- captan — a fungicide produced from mercaptan
- carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
- cardin — Pierre (pjɛr). born 1922, French couturier, noted esp for his collections for men
- cardon — a tall cactus, Pachycereus pringlei, native to Mexico
- careen — To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way.
- carian — a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- carlin — an old woman.
- carman — a man who drives a car or cart; carter
- carmen — an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.
- caroon — (UK, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.