5-Letter Words with N: page 2

All 1,964 five-letter words with N: page 2 of 5

D

• dinky13adj. Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
• dinos6n. An Ancient Greek mixing-bowl or cauldron, without handles or feet.
• dione6n. Diketone.
• divan9n. A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman...
• djent13n. A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and...
• doina6n. A kind of Romanian folk song, often of lament, which has also been...
• doing7n. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
• doink10v. To have sex with.
• dolon6n. A specialized elongated hollow structure that forms part of the...
• donat6n. A rank in some knightly orders.
• donax13n. A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing...
• donee6n. Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
• doner6n. Doner kebab.
• doney9n. Girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman.
• donga7n. A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain.
• donna6n. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
• donny9n. Don; bloke; dude; any man.
• donor6n. One who makes a donation.
• doona6n. A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
• downy12adj. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or...
• doyen9n. The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
• dozen15n. A set of twelve.
• drain6n. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume...
• drank10n. Dextromethorphan.
• drawn9adj. Depleted.
• dring7v. To press; squeeze; crowd; push.
• drink10v. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
• drone6n. A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary...
• drown9v. To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
• drunk10adj. Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by...
• duang7n. A kind of Asian horoscope.
• dunam8n. An Ottoman Turkish unit of surface area nominally equal to 1,600 square...
• dunce8n. An unintelligent person.
• dunch11v. To knock against; to hit, punch.
• dungy10adj. Resembling or characteristic of dung.
• dunks10n. Ziziphus mauritiana, a tropical fruit tree.
• dunky13adj. Suitable for dunking; dunkable.
• dunna6v. Do not.
• dunno6n. An utterance of the word dunno.
• dunny9adj. Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.
• dunzo15adj. Done, finished.
• dying10adj. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
• dynam11n. A foot-pound.

E

• eaten5adj. Having been consumed by eating.
• ebene7n. A psychoactive material, variously described as obtained from plants of...
• ebony10n. A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical...
• eking10n. The act or process of adding.
• elain5n. Eleoptene.
• eland6n. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for...
• elden6v. To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
• elfen8adj. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
• elfin8n. An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
• ellen5n. Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
• elong6v. To lengthen out; to prolong.
• elsen5n. An awl, a pointed tool.
• elvan8adj. Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock...
• elven8n. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
• emend8v. To correct and revise (text or a document).
• enact7v. To make (a bill) into law.
• encik11n. Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore...
• ended7adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
• ender6n. Something which ends another thing.
• endif9n. A directive, in several programming languages, that marks the end of an...
• endow9v. To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a...
• endue6v. Of a person or thing: to take on (a different form); to adopt, to...
• enema7n. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum...
• enemy10n. Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests...
• engie6n. An engineer.
• enjoy15v. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
• ennui5n. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
• enoch10n. An iron sledgehammer.
• enoki9n. An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes).
• enone5n. Any ketone having a neighbouring double bond.
• enrol5v. UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada standard spelling of...
• ensue5v. To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
• enter5v. To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
• entry8n. The act of entering.
• enure5v. To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant...
• envie8n. A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.
• envoi8n. A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or...
• envoy11n. A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an...
• eosin5n. A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
• ergon6n. Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is...
• errno5n. A value or variable that identifies the kind of error (or lack thereof)...
• ettin5n. A giant with two heads.
• evens8n. Odds of 1:1; even money.
• event8n. An occurrence; something that happens.
• ezrin14n. Synonym of EZR gene Ellipsis of ezrin gene (“a human gene that encodes...

F

• facon10n. Vegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu...
• faena8n. A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword...
• faint8adj. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness.
• fancy13n. The imagination.
• fango9n. Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat...
• fanny11n. The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
• fanon8n. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
• fauna8n. Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular...
• feign9v. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
• feint8n. A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
• felon8adj. Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel...
• fenby13n. A feminine non-binary person.
• fence10n. A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a...
• fenny11adj. Characteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline...
• fenty11n. Fentanyl.
• ferny11adj. Of or pertaining to ferns.
• fiend9n. A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
• filin8n. A genre that emerged in late 1940s in Havana, influenced by the melodic...
• final8n. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term...
• finca10n. A country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.
• finch13n. Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla...
• finer8n. One who fines or purifies.
• fines8n. Fine particles, whether or not airborne.
• finis8n. Of a book or other work: the end.
• finna8v. A modal used to express a desire or future action.
• finny11adj. Having one or more fins.
• finos8n. Second-best wool from Merino sheep.
• finta8n. A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities).
• fitna8n. Temptation.
• fking13adj. Censored spelling of fucking.
• flank12v. To attack the flank(s) of.
• fling9n. An act of throwing, often violently.
• flint8n. A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates...
• flown11adj. Suspended in the flies.
• flunk12v. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
• fnord9n. A metasyntactic variable, similar to foo and bar.
• foehn11n. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in...
• fonda9n. An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
• fonds9n. The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator...
• fondu9n. The graded shift from one color into another.
• found9n. Food and lodging; board.
• fount8n. That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
• foxen15adj. Of or pertaining to foxes.
• frain8v. To ask, inquire.
• franc10n. Any of several units of currency.
• frank12adj. Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not...
• freon8n. Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated...
• frond9n. The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
• frons8n. In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the...
• front8n. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it...
• frown11n. A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together...
• frunk12n. A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than...
• funch13n. A sexual encounter at lunchtime.
• funct10adj. In use.
• funda9n. Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.
• fundi9n. A master of a particular skill; an expert.
• funds9n. Financial resources.
• fungi9n. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
• fungo9n. A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be...
• funky15adj. Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
• funny11adj. Amusing; humorous; comical.
• furan8n. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of...
• furin8n. A protease found in certain animal cells.
• futon8n. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor...

G

• gains6n. Increase in muscle mass.
• gamin8n. A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky...
• gandu7n. A work agreement usually involving a married man and his adult sons who...
• ganga7n. The sandgrouse.
• gange7v. To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook...
• ganja13n. Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or...
• ganna6n. A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making...
• ganta6n. A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
• gaunt6adj. Angular, bony, and lean.
• gayne9v. To gain; to avail.
• genal6adj. Of or relating to the cheeks.
• genco8n. A power generation company.
• genet6n. Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus...
• genic8adj. Of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene.
• genie6n. A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the...
• genii6n. Guardian spirits.
• genin6n. The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides.
• genio6n. Somebody having a particular way of thinking.
• genki10n. A playful, hyperactive girl.
• genny9n. A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.
• genoa6n. A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
• genre6n. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other...
• genro6n. A body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors...
• genta6n. Gentamicin.
• gents6n. A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
• genus6n. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family...
• ghana9n. A style of Maltese folk singing.
• ghani9n. A powered mortar and pestle used to extract oil.
• giant6n. A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
• ginny9adj. Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
• given9prep. Considering; taking into account.
• gland7n. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in...
• glans6n. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
• glean6v. To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard...
• gleen6v. To glisten; to gleam.
• glint6n. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
• gluon6n. A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons...
• gmina8n. Commune; municipality; township; the smallest administrative...
• gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• gnash9v. To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• gnoll6n. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms...
• gnome8n. An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical...
• gnudi7n. A kind of pasta similar to gnocchi, but made with ricotta instead of...
• gogan7n. Saurauia napaulensis, a type of flowering plant found in the Himalayas.
• going7v. Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or...
• gomen8n. Government.
• gonad7n. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
• gonal6adj. Relating to a gonion.
• goner6n. Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who...
• gonja13n. The plantain, especially when served fried.
• gonna6v. A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or...
• gonzo15adj. Using an unconventional, exaggerated, and highly subjective style...
• goona6n. Faeces, excrement, stool.
• goony9adj. Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
• gorno6n. A film which uses gratuitous, intentionally over-the-top violence in...
• gound7n. Mucus produced by the eyes during sleep.
• gowan9n. A common daisy (Bellis perennis).
• grain6n. The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat...
• grand7adj. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional.
• grano6n. A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
• grant6v. To give (permission or wish).
• green6n. The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between...
• grind7v. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• groan6n. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
• groin6n. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk...
• gronk10v. Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.
• grown9adj. Covered by growth; overgrown.
• grunt6n. A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply...
• guana6n. An iguana.
• guano6n. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
• gundy10n. A front claw of a crab.
• gunge7n. A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague...
• gunky13adj. Greasy, messy or dirty.
• gunny9n. A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp.
• guqin15n. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally...
• gyani9n. A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint.
• gynae9adj. (abbreviation, informal) gynaecological.

H

• haint8n. A ghost; a supernatural being; Alternative form of haunt.
• halon8n. A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more...
• hamon10n. A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened...
• hanai8n. The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another...
• hance10n. A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
• handi9n. A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and...
• handy12adj. Easy to use, useful.
• hanfu11n. Traditional Han Chinese clothing.
• hangi9n. A traditional Māori pit oven, in which (suitably wrapped) raw food is...
• hanif11n. Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan...
• hanja15n. The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in...
• hanko12n. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of...
• hanok12n. A type of traditional Korean house first designed and built in the 14th...
• hanse8n. The guildhall of a Hanse.
• hanza17n. Boscia senegalensis, a perennial woody plant species of the genus...
• haunt8v. To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to...
• havan11n. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc....
• haven11n. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
• heben10n. Ebony.
• hedon9n. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
• helen8n. Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
• hemin10n. A reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the...
• hence10adv. In the future from now.
• hench13n. The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.
• henge9n. A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined...
• henlo8interj. DoggoLingo form of hello.
• henna8n. A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.
• henny11n. Synonym of hinny (cross between a stallion and a she-ass).
• henry11n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical...
• heron8n. Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
• hinge9n. A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
• hinky15adj. Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having...
• hinny11n. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female...
• hnnng9interj. A moan indicating sexual arousal and/or (sexual) frustration.
• hogan9n. A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge...
• holin8n. Any of a diverse group of small proteins produced by dsDNA...
• holon8n. One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and...
• honda9n. A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which...
• honed9adj. Made sharp.
• honer8n. One who hones.
• honey11n. A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by...
• hongi9n. The Maori greeting of touching noses.
• honky15n. A white (Caucasian) person.
• honor8n. Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone...
• hosen8n. Coverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
• hound9n. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for...
• hoven11adj. Affected with the disease called hoove.
• hozen17n. Stockings; hose.
• hsien8n. An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county....
• human10adj. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
• humin10n. The part of the organic matter in soil that does not dissolve in dilute...
• hunch13n. A hump; a protuberance.
• hundi9n. Synonym of hawala (“informal system of money transfer from India and...
• hundo9n. A hundred.
• hundy12n. Hundred, especially 100 dollars.
• hunks12n. A crotchety or surly person.
• hunky15adj. Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
• hunty11n. An irreverent or sarcastic term of endearment.
• hyena11n. Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family...
• hymen13n. A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening...
• hyson11n. A Chinese green tea.
• hyung12n. An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older...

I

• icing8n. A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often...
• ident6adj. Diligent; persistent.
• iduna6n. Any warbler of the genus Iduna.
• ihsan8n. The practice of showing one's faith in deed and action, as though...
• imani7n. Faith (in the context of African-American culture).
• imine7n. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula...
• imino7n. The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.
• inane5adj. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
• inapt7adj. Not apt.
• inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
• inbox14n. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
• incap9n. Any incapacitant.
• incar7n. A car completely inside of a garage, or the portion of a car that is...
• incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
• inchi10n. The takay nut tree (Caryodendron orinocense).
• incog8adj. Incognito.
• incur7v. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something...
• incus7n. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
• indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
• index13n. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
• indic8adj. Of or relating to indium.
• indie6adj. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
• indin6n. A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo...
• indio6n. A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific...
• indri6n. One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
• inept7adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
• inert5adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
• infer8v. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by...
• infix15v. To instill.
• influ8n. Influenza.
• infra8adv. Discussed later.
• ingle6n. A catamite; a male lover.
• ingot6n. A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily...
• inion5n. A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull...
• inked10adj. Having a tattoo or tattoos.
• inker9n. A person or device that applies ink.
• inkle9n. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces.
• inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
• inlay8v. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form...
• inlet5n. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
• inner5adj. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located...
• innie5n. A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one...
• inode6n. A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory...
• input7n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• insee5v. To see into; to observe acutely.
• inset5v. To set in; infix or implant.
• intel5n. Intelligence (secret information).
• inter5v. To bury in a grave.
• intro5n. An introduction.
• inula5n. Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
• inure5v. To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires...
• invar8n. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low...
• ionic7adj. Of, relating to, or containing ions.
• ippon9n. The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent...
• irene5n. The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
• irian5adj. Of or relating to the iris.
• irons5n. Shackles.
• irony8n. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually...
• ishan8n. Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.
• iunno5interj. I don't know.
• ixnay15interj. No.

J

• jamon14n. Spanish dry-cured ham.
• jamun14n. Synonym of jambul.
• janky19adj. Of poor quality.
• japan14n. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
• jaunt12n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short...
• jawan15n. An infantryman; a soldier.
• jeans12n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
• jenny15n. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also...
• jeton12n. A counter or token.
• jingo13n. One who supports policy favouring war.
• jings13interj. An exclamation of surprise.
• jinja19n. A Shinto place of worship.
• jinks16interj. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
• jinky19adj. Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
• jnana12n. The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is...
• joint12adj. United, combined.
• jones12n. An addiction or intense craving.
• jotun12n. A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the...
• junco14n. Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North...
• junky19adj. Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low...
• junta12n. The committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
• junto12n. A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.

K

• kadin10n. A woman of a sultan's harem.
• kalan9n. The sea otter.
• kalon9n. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as...
• kamon11n. A Japanese family crest.
• kanae9n. A grey mullet.
• kanal9n. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan...
• kanat9n. A canvas screen or partition forming the wall or division of a tent or...
• kanga10n. A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
• kango10n. A Sino-Japanese word, a Japanese word of Chinese origin or a Japanese...
• kanji16n. The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.
• kanna9n. Channa (Mesembryanthemum tortuosum, syn. Sceletium tortuosum), a...
• kanon9n. Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music).
• kanun9n. A set of traditional Albanian laws.
• kanzo18n. A voodoo initiation ceremony.
• katun9n. A medieval self-governing community in the Balkans, associated with...
• kazan18n. A cauldron or cooking pot used in Central Asian cuisine.
• kenaf12n. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found...
• kench14n. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.
• kendi10n. A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold...
• kendo10n. A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
• kendu10n. Coromandel ebony (Diospyros malanoxylon).
• kenpo11n. Any of various Japanese martial arts.
• kente9n. A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
• kexin16n. A yeast serine peptidase.
• khana12n. Food, a meal.
• kiang10n. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.

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