8-letter words ending with N
Dive into the specific realm of 8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| children | 14 | - | - |
| question | 17 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | there is no question about the validity of the enterprise |
| position | 10 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
| decision | 11 | the act of making up your mind about something | the burden of decision was his |
| mountain | 10 | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | - |
| vacation | 13 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | we get two weeks of vacation every summer |
| solution | 8 | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | they were trying to find a peaceful solution |
| location | 10 | a determination of the place where something is | - |
| champion | 17 | someone who has won first place in a competition | - |
| religion | 9 | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | - |
| complain | 14 | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | My mother complains all day |
| campaign | 15 | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) | - |
| reaction | 10 | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water |
| chairman | 15 | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | - |
| stubborn | 12 | not responding to treatment | a stubborn infection |
| downtown | 15 | the central area or commercial center of a town or city | the heart of Birmingham's downtown |
| maintain | 10 | maintain by writing regular records | maintain a record |
| division | 12 | a group of ships of similar type | - |
| mistaken | 14 | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | a mistaken belief |
| grandson | 10 | a male grandchild | - |
| occasion | 12 | an event that occurs at a critical time | it was needed only on special occasions |
| audition | 9 | perform in order to get a role | She auditioned for a role on Broadway |
| election | 10 | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office | the results of the election will be announced tonight |
| superman | 12 | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | - |
| function | 13 | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | the function of a teacher |
| southern | 11 | from the south; used especially of wind | southern breezes |
| creation | 10 | the human act of creating | - |
| einstein | 8 | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | - |
| northern | 11 | situated in or oriented toward the north | the northern suburbs |
| illusion | 8 | an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | - |
| threaten | 11 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | - |
| guardian | 10 | a person who cares for persons or property | - |
| abortion | 10 | failure of a plan | - |
| musician | 12 | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) | - |
| addition | 10 | something added to what you already have | he was a new addition to the staff |
| relation | 8 | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time | his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed |
| forgiven | 15 | - | - |
| benjamin | 19 | gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | - |
| franklin | 15 | printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | - |
| egyptian | 14 | a native or inhabitant of Egypt | - |
| invasion | 11 | any entry into an area not previously occupied | an invasion of tourists |
| thirteen | 11 | being one more than twelve | - |
| salesman | 10 | a man salesperson | - |
| magician | 13 | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | - |
| civilian | 13 | a nonmilitary citizen | - |
| eighteen | 12 | being one more than seventeen | - |
| pentagon | 11 | a five-sided polygon | - |
| ambition | 12 | a cherished desire | his ambition is to own his own business |
| hometown | 16 | the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence | he never went back to his hometown again |
| fourteen | 11 | being one more than thirteen | - |
| frighten | 15 | cause fear in | The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me |
| fountain | 11 | an artificially produced flow of water | - |
| skeleton | 12 | a scandal that is kept secret | there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet |
| napoleon | 10 | a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes | - |
| freshman | 16 | a first-year undergraduate | - |
| comedian | 13 | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | - |
| donation | 9 | act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity | - |
| adoption | 11 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | - |
| equation | 17 | the act of regarding as equal | - |
| devotion | 12 | religious zeal; the willingness to serve God | - |
| marathon | 13 | any long and arduous undertaking | - |
| petition | 10 | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | - |
| nineteen | 8 | being one more than eighteen | - |
| squadron | 18 | a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms | - |
| michigan | 16 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
| ignition | 9 | the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine | - |
| specimen | 14 | a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes | they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis |
| erection | 10 | the act of building or putting up | - |
| hydrogen | 16 | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe | - |
| trillion | 8 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros | in England they call a quintillion a trillion |
| scorpion | 12 | the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 | - |
| watchman | 18 | a guard who keeps watch | - |
| mandarin | 11 | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | - |
| brethren | 13 | (plural) the lay members of a male religious order | - |
| bulletin | 10 | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) | - |
| stallion | 8 | uncastrated adult male horse | - |
| rotation | 8 | the act of rotating as if on an axis | the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music |
| garrison | 9 | United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) | - |
| cinnamon | 12 | tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon | - |
| junction | 17 | the state of being joined together | - |
| fraction | 13 | perform a division | - |
| eruption | 10 | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | - |
| forsaken | 15 | - | - |
| restrain | 8 | prevent the action or expression of | she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays |
| oblivion | 13 | the state of being disregarded or forgotten | - |
| delusion | 9 | (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | - |
| suburban | 12 | relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | suburban population |
| horseman | 13 | a man skilled in equitation | - |
| talisman | 10 | a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease | - |
| uncommon | 14 | marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind | an uncommon sense of humor |
| pavilion | 13 | large and often sumptuous tent | - |
| duration | 9 | the property of enduring or continuing in time | - |
| lockdown | 18 | the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) | - |
| plankton | 14 | the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water | - |
| bohemian | 15 | a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) | - |
| friction | 13 | a state of conflict between persons | - |
| vocation | 13 | a body of people doing the same kind of work | - |
| mutation | 10 | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism | - |
| hooligan | 12 | a cruel and brutal fellow | - |
| nitrogen | 9 | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues | - |
| zeppelin | 21 | German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) | - |
| handyman | 17 | a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks | - |
| stricken | 14 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | - |
| aviation | 11 | travel via aircraft | - |
| brighten | 14 | become clear | - |
| eviction | 13 | action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved | - |
| electron | 10 | an elementary particle with negative charge | - |
| nobleman | 12 | a titled peer of the realm | - |
| incision | 10 | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | - |
| chinaman | 15 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent | - |
| dutchman | 16 | a native or inhabitant of Holland | - |
| showdown | 18 | a hostile disagreement face-to-face | - |
| venetian | 11 | a resident of Venice | - |
| imprison | 12 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | The suspects were imprisoned without trial |
| madwoman | 16 | a woman lunatic | - |
| meltdown | 14 | severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping | - |
| luncheon | 13 | a midday meal | - |
| revision | 11 | the act of rewriting something | - |
| dominion | 11 | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | - |
| shutdown | 15 | termination of operations | - |
| chaplain | 15 | a clergyman ministering to some institution | - |
| unspoken | 14 | not made explicit | some kind of unspoken agreement |
| traction | 10 | the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) | - |
| foreskin | 15 | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis | - |
| henchman | 18 | someone who assists in a plot | - |
| foreseen | 11 | - | - |
| sanction | 10 | official permission or approval | - |
| fixation | 18 | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | - |
| marksman | 16 | someone skilled in shooting | - |
| mulligan | 11 | Irish version of burgoo | - |
| bogeyman | 16 | an imaginary monster used to frighten children | - |
| aversion | 11 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| partisan | 10 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| lifespan | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| cauldron | 11 | a very large pot that is used for boiling | - |
| fraulein | 11 | a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman | - |
| obsidian | 11 | acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | - |
| meridian | 11 | being at the best stage of development | - |
| begotten | 11 | (of offspring) generated by procreation | naturally begotten child |
| takedown | 16 | a crushing remark | - |
| envision | 11 | picture to oneself; imagine possible | I cannot envision him as President |
| overturn | 11 | the act of upsetting something | - |
| lengthen | 12 | become long or longer | In Spring, the days lengthen |
| ejection | 17 | the act of forcing out someone or something | the ejection of troublemakers by the police |
| estrogen | 9 | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | - |
| marzipan | 21 | almond paste and egg whites | - |
| citation | 10 | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | the student's essay failed to list several important citations |
| unbutton | 10 | undo the buttons of | unbutton the shirt |
| unbroken | 14 | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded | unbroken promises |
| pathogen | 14 | any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) | - |
| taxation | 15 | government income due to taxation | - |
| infusion | 11 | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | - |
| christen | 13 | administer baptism to | - |
| parmesan | 12 | hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated | - |
| waterman | 13 | someone who drives or rides in a boat | - |
| teaspoon | 10 | as much as a teaspoon will hold | - |
| spaceman | 14 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | - |
| alderman | 11 | a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council) | - |
| plantain | 10 | a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics | - |
| collagen | 11 | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling | - |
| sedation | 9 | the administration of a sedative agent or drug | - |
| redesign | 10 | design anew, make a new design for | - |
| coachman | 17 | a man who drives a coach (or carriage) | - |
| cardigan | 12 | slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail | - |
| prussian | 10 | a German inhabitant of Prussia | - |
| pantheon | 13 | all the gods of a religion | - |
| emission | 10 | the act of emitting; causing to flow forth | - |
| lovelorn | 11 | unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love | - |
| mandolin | 11 | a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum | - |
| corpsman | 14 | - | - |
| volition | 11 | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention | the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt |
| fruition | 11 | something that is made real or concrete | - |
| outgrown | 12 | - | - |
| coercion | 12 | using force to cause something to occur | they didn't have to use coercion |
| bullhorn | 13 | a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier | - |
| houseman | 13 | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) | - |
| bondsman | 13 | someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else | - |
| sedition | 9 | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government | - |
| saucepan | 12 | a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
| rifleman | 13 | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle | - |
| demotion | 11 | act of lowering in rank or position | - |
| wingspan | 14 | linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | - |
| shrunken | 15 | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | a shrunken old man |
| befallen | 13 | - | - |
| bouillon | 10 | a clear seasoned broth | - |
| huntsman | 13 | someone who hunts game | - |
| cohesion | 13 | the state of cohering or sticking together | - |
| quatrain | 17 | a stanza of four lines | - |
| beholden | 14 | under a moral obligation to someone | - |
| facedown | 17 | - | - |
| herdsman | 14 | someone who drives a herd | - |
| heighten | 15 | make (one's senses) more acute | - |
| holstein | 11 | a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland | - |
| chaperon | 15 | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | - |
| paraffin | 16 | (British usage) kerosine | - |
| omission | 10 | any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | - |
| ferryman | 16 | a man who operates a ferry | - |
| onscreen | 10 | - | - |
| valerian | 11 | a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers | - |
| woodsman | 14 | makes things out of wood | - |
| sturgeon | 9 | large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone | - |
| tefillin | 11 | (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer | - |
| thespian | 13 | a theatrical performer | - |
| soundman | 11 | a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast) | - |
| oxymoron | 20 | conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | - |
| exertion | 15 | use of physical or mental energy; hard work | they managed only with great exertion |
| freeborn | 13 | born free of free parents | - |
| cesarean | 10 | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) | - |
| dilation | 9 | the act of expanding an aperture | the dilation of the pupil of the eye |
| ablution | 10 | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels | - |
| unshaven | 14 | not shaved | - |
| unburden | 11 | take the burden off; remove the burden from | unburden the donkey |
| unbeaten | 10 | not conquered | - |
| allusion | 8 | passing reference or indirect mention | - |
| everyman | 16 | the ordinary person | - |
| formalin | 13 | a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | - |
| harridan | 12 | a scolding (even vicious) old woman | - |
| jettison | 15 | throw as from an airplane | - |
| negation | 9 | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement | - |
| slowdown | 15 | the act of slowing down or falling behind | - |
| autobahn | 13 | an expressway in a German-speaking country | - |
| gumption | 13 | fortitude and determination | - |
| optician | 12 | a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision | - |
| stillson | 8 | - | - |
| unproven | 13 | not proved | - |
| spearman | 12 | - | - |
| derision | 9 | the act of deriding or treating with contempt | - |
| bearskin | 14 | tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | - |
| gridiron | 10 | a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat | - |
| notation | 8 | a technical system of symbols used to represent special things | - |
| abrasion | 10 | erosion by friction | - |
| tarragon | 9 | fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | - |
| reassign | 9 | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work | - |
| helmsman | 15 | the person who steers a ship | - |
| homespun | 15 | characteristic of country life | the air of homespun country boys |
| munition | 10 | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | - |
| subhuman | 15 | less than human or not worthy of a human being | treated natives as subhuman |
| boardman | 13 | - | - |
| estragon | 9 | fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | - |
| downturn | 12 | a worsening of business or economic activity | the market took a downturn |
| spittoon | 10 | a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) | - |
| pavillon | 13 | - | - |
| plebeian | 12 | of or associated with the great masses of people | his square plebeian nose |
| pressman | 12 | someone whose occupation is printing | - |
| agrarian | 9 | relating to farming or agriculture | an agrarian (or agricultural) society |
| emulsion | 10 | a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin | - |
| honeybun | 16 | - | - |
| longhorn | 12 | long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States | - |
| magdalen | 12 | a reformed prostitute | - |
| linesman | 10 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
| ablation | 10 | surgical removal of a body part or tissue | - |
| taciturn | 10 | habitually reserved and uncommunicative | - |
| roentgen | 9 | a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air | - |
| scullion | 10 | a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) | - |
| biathlon | 13 | - | - |
| fedayeen | 15 | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel | - |
| landsman | 11 | an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | - |
| comedown | 16 | decline to a lower status or level | - |
| coonskin | 14 | a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back | - |
| deletion | 9 | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors |
| toboggan | 12 | move along on a luge or toboggan | - |
| trainman | 10 | an employee of a railroad | - |
| unfrozen | 20 | not frozen | unfrozen ground |
| unfasten | 11 | become undone or untied | The shoelaces unfastened |
| partizan | 19 | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | - |
| papillon | 12 | small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat | - |
| positron | 10 | an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | - |
| reawaken | 15 | awaken once again | - |
| overseen | 11 | - | - |
| freedman | 14 | a person who has been freed from slavery | - |
| glycerin | 14 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| mastodon | 11 | extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth | - |
| nonhuman | 13 | not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings | nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees |
| whoreson | 14 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| verboten | 13 | excluded from use or mention | - |
| telethon | 11 | - | - |
| publican | 14 | the keeper of a public house | - |
| radioman | 11 | - | - |
| oxytocin | 20 | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | - |
| bludgeon | 12 | strike with a club or a bludgeon | - |
| hawthorn | 17 | a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus | - |
| inaction | 10 | the state of being inactive | - |
| linchpin | 15 | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | - |
| cerulean | 10 | a light shade of blue | - |
| capuchin | 17 | monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | - |
| wheelman | 16 | - | - |
| stockman | 16 | farmer who breed or raises livestock | - |
| tailspin | 10 | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral | - |
| shoehorn | 14 | a device used for easing the foot into a shoe | - |
| partaken | 14 | - | - |
| oblation | 10 | the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist | - |
| legation | 9 | the post or office of legate | - |
| vexation | 18 | anger produced by some annoying irritation | - |
| slattern | 8 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| smoothen | 13 | make (a surface) shine | - |
| ganglion | 10 | an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons | - |
| doubloon | 11 | a former Spanish gold coin | - |
| highborn | 17 | belonging to the peerage | - |
| coxswain | 20 | the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew | - |
| diocesan | 11 | a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese | - |
| calfskin | 17 | fine leather from the skin of a calf | - |
| townsman | 13 | a resident of a town or city | - |
| tungsten | 9 | a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite | - |
| shamisen | 13 | a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum | - |
| aquarian | 17 | - | - |
| adhesion | 12 | the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion |
| adaption | 11 | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | - |
| exaction | 17 | act of demanding or levying by force or authority | exaction of tribute |
| excision | 17 | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause |
| forenoon | 11 | the time period between dawn and noon | - |
| jerrycan | 20 | - | - |
| moneyman | 15 | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions | - |
| libation | 10 | a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity | - |
| carillon | 10 | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower | - |
| swordman | 14 | - | - |
| turndown | 12 | the act of refusing an offer | the turndown was polite but very firm |
| rifampin | 15 | an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis | - |
| pitchman | 17 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| androgen | 10 | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | - |
| boomtown | 15 | - | - |
| embolden | 13 | give encouragement to | - |
| forsworn | 14 | - | - |
| funnyman | 16 | - | - |
| lambskin | 16 | skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on | - |
| goatskin | 13 | the hide of a goat | - |
| glassman | 11 | - | - |
| cetacean | 12 | of or relating to whales and dolphins etc | - |
| dilution | 9 | a diluted solution | - |
| sideburn | 11 | facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | - |
| unreason | 8 | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | - |
| wineskin | 15 | an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine | - |
| underpin | 11 | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | - |
| arcadian | 11 | (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic | a country life of arcadian contentment |
| aurelian | 8 | - | - |
| barbican | 14 | a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) | - |
| boatsman | 12 | - | - |
| effusion | 14 | an unrestrained expression of emotion | - |
| empyrean | 15 | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | - |
| faustian | 11 | pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values | - |
| falchion | 16 | a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | - |
| glycogen | 15 | one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body | - |
| macaroon | 12 | chewy cookie usually containing almond paste | - |
| motorman | 12 | the operator of streetcar | - |
| nonunion | 8 | not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union | nonunion carpenters |
| ligation | 9 | (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) | - |
| vacherin | 16 | - | - |
| warfarin | 14 | an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus | - |
| teardown | 12 | - | - |
| tarlatan | 8 | - | - |
| timeworn | 13 | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | parroting some timeworn axiom |
| unbidden | 12 | - | - |
| stickpin | 16 | a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie | - |
| simoleon | 10 | - | - |
| puncheon | 15 | - | - |
| artesian | 8 | (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure | an artesian well |
| brainpan | 12 | the part of the skull that encloses the brain | - |
| emersion | 10 | the act of emerging | - |
| emoticon | 12 | a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email | :-( and :-) are emoticons |
| gyration | 12 | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | - |
| ideation | 9 | the process of forming and relating ideas | - |
| gaussian | 9 | of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability | - |
| globulin | 11 | a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
| lynchpin | 18 | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | - |
| markdown | 18 | - | - |
| neomycin | 15 | an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery | - |
| myrmidon | 16 | a follower who carries out orders without question | - |
| naproxen | 17 | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain | - |
| lecithin | 13 | a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier | - |
| locution | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
| chessman | 15 | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | - |
| clansman | 12 | a member of a clan | - |
| dairyman | 14 | the owner or manager of a dairy | - |
| deerskin | 13 | leather from the hide of a deer | - |
| devonian | 12 | from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites | - |
| unsolemn | 10 | - | - |
| unsodden | 10 | - | - |
| unwashen | 14 | - | - |
| unweapon | 13 | - | - |
| unridden | 10 | - | - |
| unpoison | 10 | - | - |
| unprison | 10 | - | - |
| unshaken | 15 | unshaken in purpose | - |
| unshapen | 13 | incompletely or imperfectly shaped | - |
| unrotten | 8 | - | - |
| unseason | 8 | - | - |
| urobilin | 10 | brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine | - |
| urodelan | 9 | - | - |
| upbroken | 16 | - | - |
| upspoken | 16 | - | - |
| upthrown | 16 | - | - |
| uphudden | 15 | - | - |
| watchmen | 18 | - | - |
| watermen | 13 | - | - |
| waterhen | 14 | - | - |
| weighman | 17 | - | - |
| weighmen | 17 | - | - |
| wealsman | 13 | - | - |
| wealsmen | 13 | - | - |
| wannigan | 12 | - | - |
| wardcorn | 14 | - | - |
| waldhorn | 15 | - | - |
| warrison | 11 | - | - |
| whipsawn | 19 | - | - |
| winchman | 18 | - | - |
| winchmen | 18 | - | - |
| widowmen | 17 | - | - |
| widowman | 17 | a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried | - |
| whaleman | 16 | - | - |
| whalemen | 16 | - | - |
| wellborn | 13 | of good or upper-class lineage | a rich and wellborn husband |
| wheelmen | 16 | - | - |
| woolskin | 15 | - | - |
| woodskin | 16 | - | - |
| woodsmen | 14 | - | - |
| wreathen | 14 | - | - |
| windburn | 14 | redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind | - |
| wolfskin | 18 | - | - |
| zootoxin | 24 | a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals | - |
| zonation | 17 | - | - |
| xyloidin | 19 | - | - |
| yachtman | 18 | - | - |
| yachtmen | 18 | - | - |
| xanthein | 18 | - | - |
| yestreen | 11 | - | - |
| yarraman | 13 | - | - |
| yarramen | 13 | - | - |
| yataghan | 15 | a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge | - |
| ybounden | 14 | - | - |
| veratrin | 11 | - | - |
| venerean | 11 | - | - |
| vesuvian | 14 | a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone | - |
| verseman | 13 | - | - |
| versemen | 13 | - | - |
| vanillin | 11 | a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings | - |
| velskoen | 15 | - | - |
| venation | 11 | (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal | - |
| volution | 11 | a rolling or revolving motion | - |
| vocalion | 13 | - | - |
| vigneron | 12 | - | - |
| vitellin | 11 | - | - |
| viomycin | 18 | a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis | - |
| viridian | 12 | - | - |
| stridden | 10 | - | - |
| stuntman | 10 | - | - |
| stuntmen | 10 | - | - |
| strucken | 14 | - | - |
| stroupan | 10 | - | - |
| strooken | 12 | - | - |
| stockmen | 16 | - | - |
| stowdown | 15 | - | - |
| straiten | 8 | bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship | - |
| storeman | 10 | - | - |
| storemen | 10 | - | - |
| subtaxon | 17 | - | - |
| subtilin | 10 | a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium | - |
| sudation | 9 | the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | - |
| subbasin | 12 | - | - |
| subocean | 12 | formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed | suboceanic oil resources |
| swagsman | 14 | - | - |
| swagsmen | 14 | - | - |
| swanskin | 15 | - | - |
| swaption | 13 | - | - |
| suzerain | 17 | a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs | - |
| sutorian | 8 | - | - |
| sweetman | 13 | - | - |
| sweetmen | 13 | - | - |
| superfan | 13 | - | - |
| supergun | 11 | - | - |
| sumpitan | 12 | - | - |
| supermen | 12 | - | - |
| tacksman | 16 | - | - |
| tacksmen | 16 | - | - |
| tagareen | 9 | - | - |
| tabourin | 10 | - | - |
| taboggan | 12 | - | - |
| talesman | 10 | - | - |
| talesmen | 10 | - | - |
| tallyman | 13 | one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received | - |
| tallymen | 13 | - | - |
| taileron | 8 | - | - |
| talapoin | 10 | smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests | - |
| swordmen | 14 | - | - |
| swingman | 14 | - | - |
| swingmen | 14 | - | - |
| syrphian | 16 | - | - |
| sysadmin | 14 | - | - |
| syntonin | 11 | - | - |
| syndeton | 12 | - | - |
| teguexin | 16 | - | - |
| teletron | 8 | - | - |
| tamburin | 12 | - | - |
| tastevin | 11 | - | - |
| tarletan | 8 | - | - |
| thindown | 15 | - | - |
| thermion | 13 | an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature | - |
| theremin | 13 | an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing | - |
| threaden | 12 | - | - |
| thrombin | 15 | an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot | - |
| thiophen | 16 | - | - |
| tholepin | 13 | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | - |
