6-letter words ending with N
Dive into the specific realm of 6-letter words that conclude with the letter N. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with N, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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listen | 6 | pay close attention to; give heed to | - |
person | 8 | a human being | there was too much for one person to do |
happen | 13 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here |
reason | 6 | present reasons and arguments | - |
return | 6 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | the average return was about 5% |
broken | 12 | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | a broken washing machine |
prison | 8 | a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | - |
within | 12 | on the inside | - |
heaven | 12 | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | - |
action | 8 | a military engagement | he saw action in Korea |
cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
weapon | 11 | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | he was licensed to carry a weapon |
common | 12 | a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | - |
german | 9 | the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic | - |
remain | 8 | stay the same; remain in a certain state | The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it |
gotten | 7 | - | - |
martin | 8 | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) | - |
pardon | 9 | accept an excuse for | - |
stolen | 6 | - | - |
garden | 8 | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated | - |
lesson | 6 | punishment intended as a warning to others | - |
sudden | 8 | happening without warning or in a short space of time | a sudden storm |
dragon | 8 | a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | - |
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 | - |
nation | 6 | a politically organized body of people under a single government | African nations |
hidden | 11 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
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 |
golden | 8 | presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome | - |
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 | - |
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 | - |
vision | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
thrown | 12 | twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread | thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn |
beaten | 8 | much trodden and worn smooth or bare | did not stray from the beaten path |
berlin | 8 | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany | - |
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 |
rotten | 6 | damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless | rotten floor boards |
carmen | 10 | - | - |
eleven | 9 | a team that plays football | - |
jordan | 14 | a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan | - |
steven | 9 | - | - |
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 | - |
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 | - |
burden | 9 | weight down with a load | - |
driven | 10 | urged or forced to action through moral pressure | - |
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 |
coffin | 14 | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | - |
cotton | 8 | erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers | - |
autumn | 8 | the season when the leaves fall from the trees | - |
nelson | 6 | English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) | - |
heroin | 9 | a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush | - |
orphan | 11 | a child who has lost both parents | - |
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 | - | - |
salmon | 8 | a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho | - |
wooden | 10 | lacking ease or grace | the actor's performance was wooden |
norman | 8 | United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) | - |
warden | 10 | the chief official in charge of a prison | - |
column | 10 | an article giving opinions or perspectives | - |
cannon | 8 | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | - |
origin | 7 | the descendants of one individual | - |
proven | 11 | established beyond doubt | a proven liar |
obtain | 8 | be valid, applicable, or true | - |
notion | 6 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | - |
maiden | 9 | serving to set in motion | his first (or maiden) speech in Congress |
batman | 10 | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer | - |
bitten | 8 | - | - |
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 | - |
loosen | 6 | make loose or looser | loosen the tension on a rope |
canyon | 11 | a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | - |
kitten | 10 | young domestic cat | - |
amazon | 17 | a large strong and aggressive woman | - |
reborn | 8 | spiritually reborn or converted | - |
tellin | 6 | - | - |
strain | 6 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
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 | - |
ribbon | 10 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
potion | 8 | a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage | - |
shaken | 13 | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock | the accident left her badly shaken |
falcon | 11 | diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight | - |
beacon | 10 | a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes | - |
summon | 10 | make ready for action or use | - |
regain | 7 | get or find back; recover the use of | She regained control of herself |
muffin | 14 | a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan | - |
tavern | 9 | a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks | - |
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 | - |
awaken | 13 | stop sleeping | - |
fusion | 9 | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | - |
shaman | 11 | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination | - |
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 |
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) | - |
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) | - |
ridden | 8 | - | - |
legion | 7 | archaic terms for army | - |
fasten | 9 | make tight or tighter | - |
goblin | 9 | (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | - |
burton | 8 | English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) | - |
molten | 8 | reduced to liquid form by heating | a mass of molten rock |
slogan | 7 | a favorite saying of a sect or political group | - |
holden | 10 | - | - |
kelvin | 13 | British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) | - |
napkin | 12 | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | - |
barren | 8 | providing no shelter or sustenance | barren lands |
retain | 6 | secure and keep for possible future use or application | The landlord retained the security deposit |
margin | 9 | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | - |
bowman | 13 | a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow | - |
ration | 6 | distribute in rations, as in the army | Cigarettes are rationed |
solemn | 8 | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | a film with a solemn social message |
deacon | 9 | a Protestant layman who assists the minister | - |
govern | 10 | exercise authority over; as of nations | Who is governing the country now? |
attain | 6 | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | - |
unseen | 6 | not anticipated | unseen problems |
merlin | 8 | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry | - |
assign | 7 | decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class |
iceman | 10 | a professional killer | - |
uptown | 11 | a residential part of town away from the central commercial district | - |
vermin | 11 | an irritating or obnoxious person | - |
spleen | 8 | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | - |
unborn | 8 | not yet brought into existence | unborn generations |
lagoon | 7 | a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral | - |
mutton | 8 | meat from a mature domestic sheep | - |
soften | 9 | lessen in force or effect | soften a shock |
marlin | 8 | large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | - |
coupon | 10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
gallon | 7 | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters | - |
reopen | 8 | open again or anew | They reopened the theater |
python | 14 | a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit | - |
outrun | 6 | run faster than | - |
shogun | 10 | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | - |
detain | 7 | cause to be slowed down or delayed | - |
gunman | 9 | a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | - |
barton | 8 | - | - |
pollan | 8 | - | - |
hitman | 11 | a professional killer who uses a gun | - |
carton | 8 | the quantity contained in a carton | - |
saloon | 6 | a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors | - |
carlin | 8 | - | - |
trojan | 13 | a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful | the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm |
pollen | 8 | the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant | - |
raisin | 6 | dried grape | - |
cretin | 8 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
turban | 8 | a small round woman's hat | - |
weaken | 13 | lessen in force or effect | - |
baboon | 10 | large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles | - |
moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
cocoon | 10 | retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment | Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings |
afghan | 13 | tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East | - |
tycoon | 11 | a very wealthy or powerful businessman | - |
vulcan | 11 | (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus | - |
barman | 10 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
tampon | 10 | plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | - |
matron | 8 | a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified | - |
pickin | 14 | - | - |
madden | 10 | cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind | - |
parson | 8 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | - |
daemon | 9 | a person who is part mortal and part god | - |
piston | 8 | United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) | - |
unison | 6 | corresponding exactly | marching in unison |
sprain | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell |
cayman | 13 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
darken | 11 | become dark or darker | The sky darkened |
chopin | 13 | French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) | - |
benign | 9 | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence | a benign smile |
pippin | 12 | any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red | - |
sunken | 10 | having a sunken area | hunger gave their faces a sunken look |
uneven | 9 | lacking consistency | - |
godson | 8 | a male godchild | - |
cordon | 9 | adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord | - |
hasten | 9 | speed up the progress of; facilitate | - |
cavern | 11 | hollow out as if making a cavern | - |
seaman | 8 | muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) | - |
wanton | 9 | spend wastefully | wanton one's money away |
durian | 7 | tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind | - |
minion | 8 | a servile or fawning dependant | - |
brazen | 17 | unrestrained by convention or propriety | brazen arrogance |
rejoin | 13 | answer back | - |
lawman | 11 | an officer of the law | - |
craven | 11 | an abject coward | - |
breton | 8 | a Celtic language of Brittany | - |
suntan | 6 | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun | - |
urchin | 11 | poor and often mischievous city child | - |
mignon | 9 | - | - |
mullen | 8 | - | - |
renown | 9 | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | - |
shaven | 12 | having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | - |
canton | 8 | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port | - |
banyan | 11 | a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India | - |
linden | 7 | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | - |
tiffin | 12 | a midday meal | - |
layman | 11 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | - |
lessen | 6 | decrease in size, extent, or range | - |
harden | 10 | harden by reheating and cooling in oil | - |
maroon | 8 | of dark brownish to purplish red | - |
ensign | 7 | an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality | - |
aldrin | 7 | - | - |
worsen | 9 | grow worse | Conditions in the slum worsened |
arisen | 6 | - | - |
triton | 6 | small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia | - |
jargon | 14 | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | - |
tendon | 7 | a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment | - |
bergen | 9 | a port city in southwestern Norway | - |
typhon | 14 | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx | - |
sullen | 6 | darkened by clouds | - |
proton | 8 | a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron | - |
astern | 6 | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about |
parkin | 12 | - | - |
strewn | 9 | - | - |
dobson | 9 | large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait | - |
fatten | 9 | make fat or plump | - |
gorgon | 8 | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone | - |
harken | 13 | listen; used mostly in the imperative | - |
bedpan | 11 | a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination | - |
disown | 10 | cast off | - |
silken | 10 | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | silken eyelashes |
parton | 8 | - | - |
photon | 11 | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle | - |
awoken | 13 | - | - |
siphon | 11 | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | - |
kraken | 14 | - | - |
lesion | 6 | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | - |
melton | 8 | - | - |
wonton | 9 | a soup with won ton dumplings | - |
herein | 9 | - | - |
lichen | 11 | any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks | - |
deepen | 9 | become more intense | His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan |
sexton | 13 | an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | - |
mitten | 8 | glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together | - |
noggin | 8 | informal terms for a human head | - |
simian | 8 | an ape or monkey | - |
daimon | 9 | an evil supernatural being | - |
sicken | 12 | cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | The pornographic pictures sickened us |
taxman | 15 | someone who collects taxes for the government | - |
jasmin | 15 | - | - |
crayon | 11 | writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing | - |
bunion | 8 | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe | - |
brogan | 9 | a thick and heavy shoe | - |
pigpen | 11 | a pen for swine | - |
woolen | 9 | a fabric made from the hair of sheep | - |
gibbon | 11 | English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) | - |
gluten | 7 | a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough | - |
gratin | 7 | - | - |
teflon | 9 | a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided | - |
wangan | 10 | - | - |
median | 9 | dividing an animal into right and left halves | - |
florin | 9 | the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | - |
jerkin | 17 | a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times | - |
baleen | 8 | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets | - |
lallan | 6 | - | - |
longan | 7 | tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium | - |
malign | 9 | speak unfavorably about | - |
bunsen | 8 | a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air | - |
batten | 8 | furnish with battens | batten ships |
tureen | 6 | large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews | - |
yeoman | 11 | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | - |
mouton | 8 | meat from a mature domestic sheep | - |
hyphen | 17 | divide or connect with a hyphen | hyphenate these words and names |
dobbin | 11 | a quiet plodding workhorse | - |
cancan | 10 | a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line | - |
beckon | 14 | signal with the hands or nod | - |
merman | 10 | United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) | - |
muslin | 8 | plain-woven cotton fabric | - |
morgen | 9 | a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres | - |
natron | 6 | - | - |
whiten | 12 | turn white | This detergent will whiten your laundry |
demean | 9 | reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | - |
dampen | 11 | make moist | - |
bagman | 11 | a salesman who travels to call on customers | - |
rattan | 6 | climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | - |
robbin | 10 | - | - |
tartan | 6 | a cloth having a crisscross design | - |
klaxon | 17 | a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles | - |
niacin | 8 | a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract | - |
bonbon | 10 | a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate | - |
citron | 8 | thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind | - |
taipan | 8 | large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia | - |
micron | 10 | a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter | - |
caiman | 10 | a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | - |
puffin | 14 | any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | - |
racoon | 8 | an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America | - |
sampan | 10 | an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars | - |
sylvan | 12 | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions | a shady sylvan glade |
gascon | 9 | - | - |
marten | 8 | agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels | - |
gammon | 11 | meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) | - |
airman | 8 | someone who operates an aircraft | - |
silvan | 9 | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions | - |
wiccan | 13 | a believer in Wicca | - |
titian | 6 | old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) | - |
leaden | 7 | darkened with overcast | the sky was leaden and thick |
lenten | 6 | of or relating to or suitable for Lent | lenten food |
lumpen | 10 | mentally sluggish | - |
flaxen | 16 | of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | flaxen locks |
boudin | 9 | - | - |
poplin | 10 | a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery | - |
pidgin | 10 | an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages | - |
waggon | 11 | any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor | - |
toucan | 8 | brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak | - |
mammon | 12 | (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit | - |
merkin | 12 | - | - |
outran | 6 | - | - |
enjoin | 13 | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | - |
croton | 8 | tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil | - |
cochin | 13 | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs | - |
sodden | 8 | wet through and through; thoroughly wet | the speaker's sodden collar |
mizzen | 26 | third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | - |
neuron | 6 | a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses | - |
dioxin | 14 | any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides | - |
godown | 11 | (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse | - |
danton | 7 | French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794) | - |
apeman | 10 | - | - |
caplin | 10 | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | - |
cloven | 11 | (used of hooves) split, divided | - |
popgun | 11 | plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound | - |
redden | 8 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | - |
zircon | 17 | a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent | - |
inborn | 8 | normally existing at birth | - |
ashman | 11 | - | - |
coltan | 8 | a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips | - |
adjoin | 14 | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | Canada adjoins the U.S. |
pinion | 8 | bind the arms of | - |
sadden | 8 | come to feel sad | - |
patten | 8 | footwear usually with wooden soles | - |
toyman | 11 | - | - |
ordain | 7 | order by virtue of superior authority; decree | The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews |
deafen | 10 | make or render deaf | a deafening noise |
garcon | 9 | - | - |
graven | 10 | cut into a desired shape | graven images |
caftan | 11 | a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant | - |
cocain | 10 | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive | - |
bhajan | 18 | - | - |
acumen | 10 | shrewdness shown by keen insight | - |
sateen | 6 | a cotton fabric with a satiny finish | - |
peahen | 11 | female peafowl | - |
perron | 8 | - | - |
midden | 10 | a heap of dung or refuse | - |
oilman | 8 | a person who owns or operates oil wells | - |
impugn | 11 | attack as false or wrong | - |
hereon | 9 | - | - |
hadron | 10 | any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles | - |
daikon | 11 | radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked | - |
bobbin | 12 | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | - |
cardon | 9 | - | - |
blazon | 17 | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | - |
bhavan | 14 | - | - |
pluton | 8 | large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth | - |
radian | 7 | the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) | - |
ryokan | 13 | - | - |
tannin | 6 | any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine | - |
washin | 12 | - | - |
laggin | 8 | - | - |
deaden | 8 | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | deaden a sound |
fibrin | 11 | a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets | - |
flagon | 10 | a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) | - |
flavin | 12 | a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin | - |
germen | 9 | - | - |
cosign | 9 | sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan | - |
damson | 9 | dark purple plum of the damson tree | - |
cummin | 12 | - | - |
boffin | 14 | (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research | - |
cation | 8 | a positively charged ion | - |
billon | 8 | - | - |
pompon | 12 | decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat | - |
ragman | 9 | - | - |
perkin | 12 | - | - |
stamen | 8 | the male reproductive organ of a flower | - |
kelson | 10 | - | - |
kurgan | 11 | - | - |
minyan | 11 | the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age) | - |
neocon | 8 | a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism | - |
neaten | 6 | put (things or places) in order | - |
outgun | 7 | - | - |
hoggin | 11 | - | - |
dogman | 10 | - | - |
gasman | 9 | someone employed by a gas company | - |
hatpin | 11 | a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair | - |
cowman | 13 | a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | - |
attorn | 6 | acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord | he was attorned by the tenants |
busman | 10 | someone who drives a bus | - |
casein | 8 | a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk | - |
barmen | 10 | - | - |
airgun | 7 | a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air | - |
pipkin | 14 | - | - |
pitman | 10 | English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) | - |
sequin | 15 | adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | - |
pectin | 10 | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams | - |
talion | 6 | - | - |
statin | 6 | a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | - |
unopen | 8 | not open | - |
trogon | 7 | forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails | - |
kaftan | 13 | a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant | - |
gabion | 9 | - | - |
globin | 9 | a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells | - |
hempen | 13 | having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute | - |
dacron | 9 | a kind of polyester fabric | - |
ballon | 8 | - | - |
camion | 10 | a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage | - |
cabman | 12 | someone who drives a taxi for a living | - |
chazan | 20 | - | - |
careen | 8 | move sideways or in an unsteady way | The ship careened out of control |
catkin | 12 | a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence | - |
bidden | 10 | - | - |
conmen | 10 | - | - |
conman | 10 | - | - |
chyron | 14 | - | - |
cahoun | 11 | - | - |
catcon | 10 | - | - |
drusen | 7 | (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina | - |
ashpan | 11 | - | - |
aircon | 8 | - | - |
anagen | 7 | - | - |
bokken | 16 | - | - |
leguan | 7 | - | - |
leucon | 8 | - | - |
orexin | 13 | - | - |
pandan | 9 | - | - |
pigman | 11 | a herder or swine | - |
pigmen | 11 | - | - |
nuthin | 9 | - | - |
oilpan | 8 | - | - |
nonkin | 10 | - | - |
nonrun | 6 | - | - |
gadmen | 10 | - | - |
gadman | 10 | - | - |
ficain | 11 | - | - |
keiren | 10 | - | - |
keirin | 10 | - | - |
hetmen | 11 | - | - |
idolon | 7 | - | - |
tignon | 7 | - | - |
touton | 6 | - | - |
reskin | 10 | - | - |
saxman | 15 | - | - |
saxmen | 15 | - | - |
poleyn | 11 | - | - |
poitin | 8 | - | - |
pinyin | 11 | - | - |
pinyon | 11 | any of several low-growing pines of western North America | - |
pinken | 12 | - | - |
pindan | 9 | - | - |
platan | 8 | any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits | - |
platen | 8 | the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type | - |
pitten | 8 | - | - |
pitmen | 10 | - | - |
premen | 10 | - | - |
preman | 10 | - | - |
prewyn | 14 | - | - |
poyson | 11 | - | - |
proign | 9 | - | - |
prolan | 8 | - | - |
progun | 9 | - | - |
poprin | 10 | - | - |
ponton | 8 | - | - |
postin | 8 | - | - |
potman | 10 | a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores | - |
potmen | 10 | - | - |
potgun | 9 | - | - |
poteen | 8 | unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey | - |
pycnon | 13 | - | - |
putten | 8 | - | - |
quinin | 15 | - | - |
pudden | 10 | - | - |
pterin | 8 | - | - |
ptisan | 8 | - | - |
punkin | 12 | - | - |
purlin | 8 | - | - |
pultan | 8 | - | - |
pulton | 8 | - | - |
pultun | 8 | - | - |
ratlin | 6 | (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft | - |
ratoon | 6 | - | - |
ratten | 6 | - | - |
rateen | 6 | - | - |
ratton | 6 | - | - |
rappen | 10 | - | - |
reagin | 7 | an immunoglobulin E that is formed as an antibody against allergens (such as pollen); attaches to cell membranes causing the release of histamine and other substances responsible for the local inflammation characteristic of an allergy | - |
raglan | 7 | a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves | - |
ragmen | 9 | - | - |
rabbin | 10 | - | - |
randan | 7 | - | - |
ramson | 8 | - | - |
randon | 7 | - | - |