6-letter words containing N
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter N. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate N within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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things | 10 | any movable possession (especially articles of clothing) | she packed her things and left |
thanks | 13 | an acknowledgment of appreciation | - |
around | 7 | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | news gets around (or about) |
listen | 6 | pay close attention to; give heed to | - |
coming | 11 | the act of drawing spatially closer to something | - |
wanted | 10 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | so good to feel wanted |
enough | 10 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | enough is as good as a feast |
friend | 10 | a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) | - |
trying | 10 | extremely irritating to the nerves | a trying day at the office |
saying | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
anyone | 9 | One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. | - |
change | 12 | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | The car changed lanes |
second | 9 | an indefinitely short time | - |
inside | 7 | on the inside | inside, the car is a mess |
person | 8 | a human being | there was too much for one person to do |
having | 13 | - | - |
happen | 13 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here |
anyway | 15 | in any way whatsoever | get it done anyway you can |
number | 10 | put into a group | - |
nobody | 12 | a person of no influence | - |
taking | 11 | very attractive; capturing interest | something inexpressibly taking in his manner |
minute | 8 | an indefinitely short time | it only takes a minute |
making | 13 | the act that results in something coming to be | the making of measurements |
moment | 10 | having important effects or influence | virtue is of more moment than security |
chance | 13 | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | now is your chance |
behind | 12 | of timepieces | my watch is running behind |
answer | 9 | react verbally | She didn't want to answer |
reason | 6 | present reasons and arguments | - |
living | 10 | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | - |
dinner | 7 | a party of people assembled to have dinner together | guests should never be late to a dinner party |
cannot | 8 | - | - |
return | 6 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | the average return was about 5% |
asking | 11 | the verbal act of requesting | - |
longer | 7 | a person with a strong desire for something | a longer for money |
finish | 12 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | the boat had a metallic finish |
seeing | 7 | normal use of the faculty of vision | - |
strong | 7 | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | - |
moving | 12 | arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion | she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter |
turned | 7 | in an unpalatable state | - |
giving | 11 | given or giving freely | Saturday's child is loving and giving |
wonder | 10 | something that causes feelings of wonder | the wonders of modern science |
during | 8 | In the time of; as long as the action or existence of. | during life |
normal | 8 | something regarded as a normative example | - |
needed | 8 | necessary for relief or supply | - |
single | 7 | characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | single occupancy |
hungry | 13 | (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | hungry for recognition |
handle | 10 | touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Don't handle the merchandise |
crying | 12 | demanding attention | a crying need |
entire | 6 | constituting the full quantity or extent; complete | an entire town devastated by an earthquake |
broken | 12 | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | a broken washing machine |
ground | 8 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | - |
prison | 8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | - |
window | 13 | a pane of glass in a window | the ball shattered the window |
eating | 7 | the act of consuming food | - |
unless | 6 | Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except. | we shall fail unless we are industrious |
within | 12 | on the inside | - |
french | 14 | the people of France | - |
heaven | 12 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
island | 7 | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water | - |
honest | 9 | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent | honest lawyers |
action | 8 | a military engagement | he saw action in Korea |
notice | 8 | make or write a comment on | - |
nature | 6 | a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe | the laws of nature |
energy | 10 | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs | energy can take a wide variety of forms |
acting | 9 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
planet | 8 | (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction | - |
flying | 13 | moving swiftly | fast-flying planes |
animal | 8 | marked by the appetites and passions of the body | animal instincts |
twenty | 12 | denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units | - |
hiding | 11 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
losing | 7 | - | - |
cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
united | 7 | of or relating to two people who are married to each other | - |
weapon | 11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | he was licensed to carry a weapon |
center | 8 | a building dedicated to a particular activity | they were raising money to build a new center for research |
common | 12 | a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | - |
prince | 10 | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) | - |
german | 9 | the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic | - |
danger | 8 | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
corner | 8 | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | a piano was in one corner of the room |
indeed | 8 | in truth (often tends to intensify) | they said the car would break down and indeed it did |
client | 8 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
remain | 8 | stay the same; remain in a certain state | The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it |
paying | 12 | yielding a fair profit | - |
beyond | 12 | - | - |
opened | 9 | not sealed or having been unsealed | the opened package lay on the table |
gotten | 7 | - | - |
belong | 9 | be in the right place or situation | Where do these books belong? |
plenty | 11 | as much as necessary | I've had plenty, thanks |
johnny | 19 | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms | - |
manage | 9 | watch and direct | - |
martin | 8 | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) | - |
lonely | 9 | lacking companions or companionship | a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel |
finger | 10 | the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure | - |
pardon | 9 | accept an excuse for | - |
nearly | 9 | in a close manner | the person most nearly concerned |
spring | 9 | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | - |
insane | 6 | very foolish | took insane risks behind the wheel |
engine | 7 | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | - |
cancer | 10 | type genus of the family Cancridae | - |
stolen | 6 | - | - |
garden | 8 | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated | - |
joking | 18 | characterized by jokes and good humor | - |
boring | 9 | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | - |
genius | 7 | unusual mental ability | - |
tongue | 7 | a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea | - |
lesson | 6 | punishment intended as a warning to others | - |
hoping | 12 | - | - |
amount | 8 | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | - |
remind | 9 | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | - |
ruined | 7 | doomed to extinction | - |
signal | 7 | be a signal for or a symptom of | The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued |
sudden | 8 | happening without warning or in a short space of time | a sudden storm |
talent | 6 | natural abilities or qualities | - |
winter | 9 | spend the winter | We wintered on the Riviera |
invite | 9 | ask someone in a friendly way to do something | - |
monkey | 15 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
dragon | 8 | a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | - |
signed | 8 | used of the language of the deaf | - |
season | 6 | one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions | the regular sequence of the seasons |
virgin | 10 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo | - |
nights | 10 | - | - |
nation | 6 | a politically organized body of people under a single government | African nations |
hidden | 11 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
buying | 12 | the act of buying | buying and selling fill their days |
sooner | 6 | comparatives of `soon' or `early' | Come a little sooner, if you can |
humans | 11 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | - |
saving | 10 | an act of economizing; reduction in cost | there was a saving of 50 cents |
modern | 9 | relating to a recently developed fashion or style | their offices are in a modern skyscraper |
fallen | 9 | having dropped by the force of gravity | fallen leaves covered the forest floor |
silent | 6 | implied by or inferred from actions or statements | gave silent consent |
loving | 10 | feeling or showing love and affection | loving parents |
damned | 10 | in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell | poor damned souls |
winner | 9 | a person with a record of successes | only winners need apply |
junior | 13 | used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college | the junior class |
decent | 9 | in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion | a decent burial |
golden | 8 | presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome | - |
burned | 9 | ruined by overcooking | - |
spoken | 12 | uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination | a spoken message |
poison | 8 | any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | - |
screen | 8 | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | - |
singer | 7 | United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) | - |
dating | 8 | use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens | - |
riding | 8 | the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | - |
design | 8 | something intended as a guide for making something else | - |
button | 8 | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism | - |
chosen | 11 | an exclusive group of people | - |
agency | 12 | the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent | - |
senior | 6 | a person who is older than you are | - |
defend | 11 | argue or speak in defense of | - |
vision | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
mental | 8 | of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw | - |
unique | 15 | radically distinctive and without equal | Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint |
joined | 14 | of or relating to two people who are married to each other | - |
ignore | 7 | refuse to acknowledge | - |
thrown | 12 | twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread | thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn |
honour | 9 | the state of being honored | - |
auntie | 6 | the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle | - |
legend | 8 | brief description accompanying an illustration | - |
beaten | 8 | much trodden and worn smooth or bare | did not stray from the beaten path |
orange | 7 | of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | - |
ending | 8 | event whose occurrence ends something | his death marked the ending of an era |
granny | 10 | a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure | - |
urgent | 7 | compelling immediate action | the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!' |
jungle | 14 | a place where hoboes camp | - |
inform | 11 | act as an informer | She had informed on her own parents for years |
handed | 11 | having or involving the use of hands | a handed, tree-living animal |
county | 11 | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | the county has a population of 12,345 people |
berlin | 8 | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany | - |
nephew | 14 | a son of your brother or sister | - |
attend | 7 | take charge of or deal with | I must attend to this matter |
nearby | 11 | close at hand | the nearby towns |
hunter | 9 | a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel | - |
stones | 6 | - | - |
launch | 11 | the act of propelling with force | - |
demand | 10 | claim as due or just | The bank demanded payment of the loan |
cinema | 10 | a theater where films are shown | - |
motion | 8 | the act of changing location from one place to another | police controlled the motion of the crowd |
option | 8 | the act of choosing or selecting | - |
frozen | 18 | devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain | a frozen look on their faces |
dancer | 9 | a performer who dances professionally | - |
centre | 8 | a building dedicated to a particular activity | - |
rotten | 6 | damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless | rotten floor boards |
insist | 6 | beg persistently and urgently | - |
gentle | 7 | marked by moderate steepness | a gentle slope |
canada | 9 | a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada | - |
cancel | 10 | declare null and void; make ineffective | - |
carmen | 10 | - | - |
clinic | 10 | a healthcare facility for outpatient care | - |
accent | 10 | special importance or significance | the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents |
intend | 7 | denote or connote | - |
earned | 7 | gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action | a well-earned reputation for honesty |
timing | 9 | the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) | - |
tunnel | 6 | move through by or as by digging | - |
eleven | 9 | a team that plays football | - |
unlike | 10 | not equal in amount | they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities |
jordan | 14 | a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan | - |
steven | 9 | - | - |
boxing | 16 | the enclosure of something in a package or box | - |
oxygen | 17 | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust | - |
unable | 8 | lacking in power or forcefulness | like an unable phoenix in hot ashes |
nerves | 9 | an uneasy psychological state | he suffered an attack of nerves |
facing | 12 | a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | - |
recent | 8 | approximately the last 10,000 years | - |
morgan | 9 | United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) | - |
boston | 8 | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services | - |
reckon | 12 | have faith or confidence in | - |
skinny | 13 | being very thin | a child with skinny freckled legs |
insult | 6 | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect | turning his back on me was a deliberate insult |
landed | 8 | owning or consisting of land or real estate | the landed gentry |
nicely | 11 | in a nice way | a nicely painted house |
divine | 10 | emanating from God | divine judgment |
firing | 10 | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | - |
casino | 8 | a public building for gambling and entertainment | - |
punish | 11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again |
donkey | 14 | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn | - |
burden | 9 | weight down with a load | - |
string | 7 | thread on or as if on a string | string pearls on a string |
nigger | 8 | - | - |
blonde | 9 | a light grayish yellow to near white | - |
knight | 14 | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | - |
driven | 10 | urged or forced to action through moral pressure | - |
parent | 8 | look after a child until it is an adult | - |
hunger | 10 | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation | - |
branch | 13 | a part of a forked or branching shape | he broke off one of the branches |
region | 7 | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | in the abdominal region |
gently | 10 | in a gentle manner | he talked gently to the injured animal |
coffin | 14 | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | - |
unfair | 9 | not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception | used unfair methods |
rising | 7 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
online | 6 | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system | - |
random | 9 | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance | a random choice |
tennis | 6 | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | - |
racing | 9 | the sport of engaging in contests of speed | - |
manner | 8 | a way of acting or behaving | - |
marine | 8 | a member of the United States Marine Corps | - |
denied | 8 | - | - |
sunset | 6 | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | - |
needle | 7 | the leaf of a conifer | - |
finest | 9 | - | - |
banana | 8 | any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits | - |
throne | 9 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
fixing | 17 | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | - |
cotton | 8 | erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers | - |
avenue | 9 | a wide street or thoroughfare | - |
autumn | 8 | the season when the leaves fall from the trees | - |
connor | 8 | - | - |
ronnie | 6 | - | - |
shrink | 13 | become smaller or draw together | - |
tender | 7 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
injury | 16 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
learnt | 6 | - | - |
nelson | 6 | English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) | - |
native | 9 | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | native Americans |
heroin | 9 | a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush | - |
candle | 9 | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin | - |
depend | 10 | have faith or confidence in | - |
ensure | 6 | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | - |
picnic | 12 | a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | - |
kidnap | 13 | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | The industrialist's son was kidnapped |
laying | 10 | the production of eggs (especially in birds) | - |
marina | 8 | a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers | - |
orphan | 11 | a child who has lost both parents | - |
income | 10 | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time | - |
carbon | 10 | a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper | - |
sharon | 9 | - | - |
vagina | 10 | the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus | the vagina receives the penis during coitus |
condom | 11 | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | - |
turner | 6 | United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) | - |
dining | 8 | the act of eating dinner | - |
ginger | 8 | pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery | - |
narrow | 9 | become tight or as if tight | - |
anyhow | 15 | in any way whatsoever | they came anyhow they could |
pencil | 10 | a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face | an eyebrow pencil |
waking | 14 | marked by full consciousness or alertness | worked every moment of my waking hours |
minded | 10 | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | I am not minded to answer any questions |
caring | 9 | a loving feeling | - |
salmon | 8 | a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho | - |
wooden | 10 | lacking ease or grace | the actor's performance was wooden |
mainly | 11 | for the most part | he is mainly interested in butterflies |
organs | 7 | edible viscera of a butchered animal | - |
bounce | 10 | move up and down repeatedly | - |
agenda | 8 | a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) | - |
norman | 8 | United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) | - |
kidney | 14 | either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine | urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder |
length | 10 | continuance in time | he complained about the length of time required |
finals | 9 | - | - |
francs | 11 | - | - |
peanut | 8 | widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground | - |
warden | 10 | the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
manual | 8 | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle | - |
column | 10 | an article giving opinions or perspectives | - |
knives | 13 | - | - |
maniac | 10 | an insane person | - |
cannon | 8 | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | - |
chains | 11 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
kindly | 14 | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | kindly criticism |
origin | 7 | the descendants of one individual | - |
colony | 11 | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | - |
proven | 11 | established beyond doubt | a proven liar |
wander | 10 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | the wandering Jew |
annual | 6 | a reference book that is published regularly once every year | - |
brandy | 12 | distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice | - |
connie | 8 | - | - |
ransom | 8 | exchange or buy back for money; under threat | - |
runner | 6 | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play | - |
spying | 12 | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | - |
junkie | 17 | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | a news junkie |
linked | 11 | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | - |
diving | 11 | a headlong plunge into water | - |
endure | 7 | persist for a specified period of time | - |
romans | 8 | a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 | - |
stoned | 7 | under the influence of narcotics | - |
franco | 11 | Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) | - |
spends | 9 | - | - |
invest | 9 | provide with power and authority | - |
liking | 11 | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | I've always had a liking for reading |
obtain | 8 | be valid, applicable, or true | - |
extend | 14 | extend in scope or range or area | The law was extended to all citizens |
vanish | 12 | cease to exist | An entire civilization vanished |
notion | 6 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | - |
rodney | 10 | - | - |
maiden | 9 | serving to set in motion | his first (or maiden) speech in Congress |
ninety | 9 | being ten more than eighty | - |
batman | 10 | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer | - |
bitten | 8 | - | - |
intact | 8 | (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken | she was intact, virginal |
define | 10 | show the form or outline of | The tree was clearly defined by the light |
engage | 8 | consume all of one's attention or time | - |
queens | 15 | a borough of New York City | - |
resign | 7 | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily | The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds |
pigeon | 9 | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | - |
violin | 9 | bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | - |
warren | 9 | United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) | - |
madman | 11 | an insane person | - |
offend | 13 | hurt the feelings of | - |
noodle | 7 | informal terms for a human head | - |
bonnie | 8 | very pleasing to the eye | - |
biting | 9 | causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold | a biting wind |
invent | 9 | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | - |
onions | 6 | - | - |
donate | 7 | give to a charity or good cause | I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake |
dozens | 16 | a large number or amount | - |
banned | 9 | forbidden by law | - |
loosen | 6 | make loose or looser | loosen the tension on a rope |
fiance | 11 | a man who is engaged to be married | - |
absent | 8 | go away or leave | He absented himself |
santos | 6 | a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo | - |
skiing | 11 | a sport in which participants must travel on skis | - |
lounge | 7 | an upholstered seat for more than one person | - |
vienna | 9 | the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss | - |
novels | 9 | - | - |
extent | 13 | the distance or area or volume over which something extends | the vast extent of the desert |
avenge | 10 | take revenge for a perceived wrong | He wants to avenge the murder of his brother |
canyon | 11 | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | - |
banker | 12 | a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank | - |
ranger | 7 | an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest | - |
waving | 13 | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | - |
anchor | 11 | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving | - |
sniper | 8 | a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place | - |
hiring | 10 | - | - |
ruling | 7 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
senate | 6 | the upper house of the United States Congress | - |
intent | 6 | giving or marked by complete attention to | so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred |
dental | 7 | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge | - |
glance | 9 | throw a glance at; take a brief look at | She only glanced at the paper |
barney | 11 | - | - |
wanker | 13 | terms of abuse for a masturbator | - |
kitten | 10 | young domestic cat | - |
guinea | 7 | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world | - |
yankee | 13 | an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) | - |
regina | 7 | the provincial capital of Saskatchewan | - |
unlock | 12 | become unlocked | The door unlocked from the inside |
insect | 8 | a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | - |
ironic | 8 | characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is | madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker |
expand | 16 | exaggerate or make bigger | - |
daring | 8 | radically new or original | - |
amazon | 17 | a large strong and aggressive woman | - |
snatch | 11 | a small fragment | overheard snatches of their conversation |
reborn | 8 | spiritually reborn or converted | - |
daphne | 12 | any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers | - |
bounty | 11 | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | - |
adding | 9 | - | - |
runway | 12 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | - |
tellin | 6 | - | - |
strain | 6 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
mixing | 16 | the act of mixing together | the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio |
rental | 6 | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) | - |
sewing | 10 | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread | she put her sewing back in the basket |
joanna | 13 | - | - |
cement | 10 | a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth | - |
shrine | 9 | enclose in a shrine | the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral |
notify | 12 | inform (somebody) of something | - |
bunker | 12 | a hazard on a golf course | - |
invade | 10 | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate | This new colleague invades my territory |
lionel | 6 | - | - |
nickel | 12 | a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite | - |
faking | 14 | - | - |
bandit | 9 | an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | - |
sultan | 6 | the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) | - |
newton | 9 | a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes | - |
alison | 6 | - | - |
patron | 8 | a regular customer | - |
stinky | 13 | having an unpleasant smell | - |
voting | 10 | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | - |
warner | 9 | United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958) | - |
jingle | 14 | make a sound typical of metallic objects | - |
denial | 7 | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | - |
hating | 10 | - | - |
raging | 8 | characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense | a raging battle |
sinner | 6 | a person who sins (without repenting) | - |
unload | 7 | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave | unload the cargo |
nicest | 8 | - | - |
openly | 11 | in an open way | he openly flaunted his affection for his sister |
immune | 10 | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) | - |
ribbon | 10 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
sponge | 9 | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
danish | 10 | light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese | - |
potion | 8 | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage | - |
repent | 8 | turn away from sin or do penitence | - |
stench | 11 | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | - |
bundle | 9 | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | she made a bundle selling real estate |
shaken | 13 | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock | the accident left her badly shaken |
lining | 7 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
hunted | 10 | reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted | the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face |
domino | 9 | United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) | - |
falcon | 11 | diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight | - |
bourne | 8 | an archaic term for a goal or destination | - |
sneaky | 13 | marked by deception | - |
snitch | 11 | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | - |
tenant | 6 | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent |
tiring | 7 | producing exhaustion | - |
mentor | 8 | a wise and trusted guide and advisor | - |
hiking | 14 | a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | - |
beacon | 10 | a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes | - |
bender | 9 | revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party | - |
summon | 10 | make ready for action or use | - |
vacant | 11 | void of intelligence or thought | a vacant mind |
banner | 8 | any distinctive flag | - |
regain | 7 | get or find back; recover the use of | She regained control of herself |
typing | 12 | writing done with a typewriter | - |
undone | 7 | doomed to extinction | - |
vanity | 12 | feelings of excessive pride | - |
magnet | 9 | a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | - |
mining | 9 | laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | - |
infant | 9 | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | - |
bikini | 12 | a woman's very brief bathing suit | - |
senile | 6 | mentally or physically infirm with age | - |
trench | 11 | impinge or infringe upon | This matter entrenches on other domains |
muffin | 14 | a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | - |
fading | 11 | weakening in force or intensity | - |
canvas | 11 | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | - |
poking | 13 | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | - |
stance | 8 | a rationalized mental attitude | - |
inhale | 9 | draw in (air) | inhale the fresh mountain air |
canned | 9 | recorded for broadcast | canned laughter |
convoy | 14 | a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships | - |
tavern | 9 | a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks | - |
stingy | 10 | deficient in amount or quality or extent | - |
tyrant | 9 | a cruel and oppressive dictator | - |
unreal | 6 | lacking material form or substance; unreal | - |
nipple | 10 | the small projection of a mammary gland | - |
gender | 8 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
consul | 8 | a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country | - |
angles | 7 | - | - |
sensed | 7 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms |
sermon | 8 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
tarzan | 15 | a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs | - |
thingy | 13 | - | - |
inmate | 8 | a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
errand | 7 | a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission | - |
awaken | 13 | stop sleeping | - |
bronze | 17 | of the color of bronze | - |
honors | 9 | - | - |
filing | 10 | a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file | - |
shanti | 9 | - | - |
uneasy | 9 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | she fell into an uneasy sleep |
felony | 12 | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) | - |
fusion | 9 | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | - |
gringo | 8 | a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) | - |
baking | 13 | as hot as if in an oven | - |
shaman | 11 | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination | - |
panama | 10 | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | - |
tensed | 7 | having inflections to indicate tense | - |
intern | 6 | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) | - |
lotion | 6 | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | a lotion for dry skin |
mutant | 8 | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | - |
domain | 9 | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | - |
gibson | 9 | United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003) | - |
geneva | 10 | a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations | - |
dalton | 7 | English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) | - |
convey | 14 | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | - |
ridden | 8 | - | - |
spinal | 8 | anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord | - |
insert | 6 | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film | - |
legion | 7 | archaic terms for army | - |
crunch | 13 | chew noisily | The children crunched the celery sticks |
anthem | 11 | a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) | - |
cognac | 11 | high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France | - |
tinker | 10 | small mackerel found nearly worldwide | - |