5-Letter Words with N: page 3

All 1,964 five-letter words with N: page 3 of 5

K

• kinda10adv. Kind of; somewhat.
• kings10n. A pair of kings (playing cards).
• kingy13n. The kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.
• kinin9n. Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid...
• kinky16adj. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
• kirin9n. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.
• klang10n. Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and...
• knack15n. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
• knape11n. A lad.
• knave12n. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
• knead10v. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to...
• kneed10adj. Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or...
• kneel9v. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a...
• knell9v. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• knife12n. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of...
• knish12n. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a...
• knits9n. Small particles of ore.
• knock15n. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against...
• knoll9n. A small mound or rounded hill.
• knout9n. A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as...
• knowe12n. A small hill; a knoll.
• known12adj. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
• knuck15n. A knuckle duster.
• knurl9n. A contorted knot in wood.
• koban11n. An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan.
• koine9n. A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact...
• koken13n. A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set...
• konak13n. A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman...
• korin9n. A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
• krang10n. The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed...
• krona9n. The official currency of Sweden.
• krone9n. The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe...
• kroon9n. The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
• kudan10n. A yokai with the head of a human and the body of a bovine.
• kunai9n. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel...
• kunga10n. A kind of equid in ancient Mesopotamia (probably a donkey-onager cross).
• kunik13n. Synonym of Eskimo kiss.
• kween12n. A queen.

L

• laden6adj. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
• lagan6n. Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a...
• lagna6n. In Vedic astrology, the degree of the sign that is rising on the...
• laine5n. An area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
• lakin9n. A toy.
• lamin7n. Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate...
• lanai5n. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lance7n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade...
• lande6n. An uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in...
• laned6adj. Divided into lanes, as with a road.
• laner5n. In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a player who focuses...
• lanes5n. Bowling alley.
• lapin7n. Rabbit fur.
• larin5n. Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins...
• laten5v. To grow late; become later.
• lauan5n. Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various...
• laund6n. A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
• layan8v. To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
• leans5n. A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes...
• learn5v. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do...
• leban7n. Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.
• leman7n. One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret...
• lemon7n. A yellowish citrus fruit.
• lenga6n. A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name...
• lenis5adj. Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced...
• lente5n. An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente.
• lento5adj. Slow (45–60 bpm).
• leone5n. A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
• levan8n. A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.
• levin8n. Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
• liana5n. A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
• liang6n. Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a...
• ligne6n. Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).
• liken9v. Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or...
• likin9n. A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or...
• lilin5n. A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in...
• liman7n. A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers...
• limen7n. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological...
• linac7n. A linear particle accelerator.
• linch10n. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
• lindy9n. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
• linea5n. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
• lined6adj. Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
• linen5n. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
• liner5n. Someone who fits a lining to something.
• lines5n. Words spoken by the actors.
• liney8adj. Resembling or characterised by lines.
• linge6v. To work hard.
• lingo6n. Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or...
• linin5n. The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the...
• links9n. A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
• linne5n. Flax.
• linty8adj. Covered with lint.
• linux12n. Any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
• lipin7n. Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.
• liven8v. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
• livin8n. A particular protein that inhibits apoptosis.
• liwan8n. A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes...
• llano5n. A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
• loden6n. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
• logan6n. A rocking or balanced stone.
• login6n. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password...
• logon6n. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password...
• loins5n. The pubic region.
• loner5n. One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
• longa6prep. Belonging to; of, in, at, to.
• longe6v. To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
• longs6n. Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
• longy9n. A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx...
• loong6n. A Chinese dragon.
• loons5n. Synonym of loon pants.
• lopen7n. A teacher or master.
• lowan8n. Synonym of mallee fowl.
• lowen8v. To make or become low.
• lumen7n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous...
• lunar5adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's...
• lunch10n. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal...
• lunel5n. A type of sweet muscat wine.
• lunge6n. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
• lungi6n. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India...
• lungo6n. An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than...
• lupin7n. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• luxon12n. Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero...
• lycan10n. A werewolf.
• lying9n. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
• lynch13v. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure...
• lysin8n. Any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of...

M

• maaan7interj. Elongated form of man.
• maban9n. A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the...
• macon9n. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at...
• mains7n. The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a...
• makan11v. To eat.
• manal7adj. Of, like or pertaining to the hand.
• manas7n. The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
• manat7n. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into...
• manca9n. A mancus (old coin).
• mandi8n. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using...
• mando8n. A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be...
• mandu8n. A dumpling in Korean cuisine.
• mandy11n. The drug MDMA.
• maneb9n. A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with...
• maned8adj. Having a (specified form of) mane.
• maneh10n. An obsolete unit of Hebrew currency, larger than a shekel.
• manes7n. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the...
• manet7v. Used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare...
• manga8n. A comic originating in Japan.
• mange8n. A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes...
• mango8n. Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
• mangu8n. Mashed plantain.
• mangy11adj. Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
• mania7n. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
• manic9adj. Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• manip9n. Manipulation.
• manis7n. The pangolin.
• manja14n. String coated with crushed glass and attached to a kite, used to cut...
• manji14n. A captain or skipper of a boat.
• manju14n. A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from...
• manky14adj. Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
• manly10adj. Having the characteristics of a man.
• manna7n. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book...
• manny10n. A male nanny (for children).
• manor7n. A landed estate.
• mansa7n. A king of ancient Mali.
• manse7v. To excommunicate; curse.
• manta7n. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern...
• manti7n. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian...
• manty10n. Synonym of mantou (Chinese dumpling bun).
• manus7n. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or...
• maron7n. An alpine guide.
• mason7n. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
• matin7adj. Of or relating to matins.
• maund8n. A wicker basket.
• maven10n. An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and...
• mbuna9n. One of a group of haplochromine cichlids from Lake Malawi.
• means7n. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
• melon7n. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like...
• menat7n. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a...
• mends8n. Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from...
• menil7adj. Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
• menma9n. A Japanese condiment made from fermented bamboo shoots.
• mensa7n. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
• mense7n. Property, owndom; possessions.
• mento7n. A folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and...
• meron7n. Either of the pair of entities that together make up an instanton.
• mesen7pron. Myself.
• mesna7n. An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving...
• mesne7adj. Intermediate.
• meson7n. The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
• miang8n. Fermented tea leaves, often chewed after meals in Thailand.
• mikan11n. An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan...
• minar7n. A minaret.
• mince9n. Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
• minch12n. A nun.
• mincy12adj. Mincing; affectedly dainty.
• mindy11n. Knife.
• mined8adj. That has been mined (in various senses).
• miner7n. A person who works in a mine.
• minge8n. The pubic hair and vulva.
• mingi8adj. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
• mingy11adj. Mean, miserly, stingy.
• minie7n. A Minié ball.
• minim9n. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
• minky14adj. Of or pertaining to minks.
• minny10n. A minnow.
• minor7adj. Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or...
• minty10adj. Having a flavor or essence of mint.
• minum9n. A minim.
• minus7prep. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or...
• mirin7n. A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in...
• mirna7n. MicroRNA.
• mixin14n. An uninstantiable class that provides functionality to be inherited by...
• moany10adj. Tending to complain.
• monad8n. One thing, one being, one item.
• monal7n. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
• monde8n. A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the...
• mondo8n. A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive...
• moner7n. Any member of the former kingdom Monera.
• money10n. A generally accepted means of exchange.
• mongo8n. Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage.
• monic9adj. Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
• monte7n. A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet...
• month10n. A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases...
• monzo16n. In microtonal music, a vector that represents the prime factorization...
• moony10adj. Resembling the Moon.
• moran7n. An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
• morin7n. A yellow flavonoid, extracted from fustic, once used to dye wool.
• morna7n. A genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.
• morne7n. The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
• moron7n. A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of...
• moton7n. A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and...
• mound8n. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment...
• mount7n. A hill or mountain.
• mourn7v. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
• moyen10n. Intercession; intervention.
• mucin9n. Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus.
• munch12v. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
• mundu8n. A garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the...
• munga8n. Food.
• munge8v. To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example...
• mungo8n. A material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by deviling...
• munia7n. Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most...
• munny10n. A measure of land used in the neighbourhood of Madras.
• munya10adj. Good.
• mycin12n. Any -mycin compound.
• myeon10n. An administrative unit in South Korea, corresponding to a small rural...
• myron10n. Chrism; myrrh.
• mysen10pron. Myself.

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• nabal7n. A long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music...
• nabby12n. A skiff used for fishing.
• nabla7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
• nabob9n. An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
• nacho10n. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nacre7n. A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and...
• nadir6n. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith...
• naggy10adj. Prone to nag, irritable.
• nahal8n. Synonym of wadi.
• nahor8n. Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
• naiad6n. A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring...
• naias5n. Synonym of naiad (“female water deity”).
• nails5n. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on...
• naira5n. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira...
• naive8adj. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
• najis12adj. Ritually unclean, such that contact with it puts a Muslim in a state of...
• nakba11n. In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
• naken9v. To make naked; nake.
• nakey12adj. Naked.
• naled6n. A particular organophosphate insecticide.
• nalla5n. Useless person, slacker.
• namaz16n. Synonym of salat (“Islamic prayer”).
• namba9n. A penis sheath worn by tribesmen in parts of the Pacific.
• named8adj. Having a name.
• namee7n. That which is given a name.
• namer7n. One who names, or calls by name.
• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nance7v. To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
• nandu6n. Rhea (large, flightless birds).
• nanga6n. A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.
• nanna5n. Grandmother.
• nanny8n. A child's nurse.
• nanti5det. No; not any.
• nanto5n. A horse.
• naped8adj. Having a nape (of the neck) of a specified kind.
• nappe9n. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a...
• nappy12n. An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have...
• naqib16n. One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared...
• naras5n. A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the...
• narco7n. Narcotics.
• naris5n. A nostril.
• narks9n. Nitrogen narcosis.
• narky12adj. Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
• narra5n. Any of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus of trees in the family...
• nasal5adj. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• nasib7n. An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory...
• nasri5n. A coin formerly used as a currency unit in Tunisia from medieval to...
• nasse5n. Synonym of cyrtos.
• nasty8adj. Dirty, filthy.
• nasus5n. A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the...
• natak9n. A play or dramatic production.
• natal5adj. Of or relating to birth.
• natch10adv. Naturally; of course.
• nates5n. The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain...
• natto5n. A traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans.
• natty8adj. Smart and fashionable.
• natya8n. The classical Indian forms of dance, singing, and dramatics.
• nause5n. An annoying person, especially one who intentionally annoys others.
• naval8adj. Of or relating to a navy.
• navar8n. A kind of Zoroastrian priest.
• naved9adj. Having a (specified kind or number of) nave.
• navel8n. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals...
• navvy14n. A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
• nawab10n. A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler...
• nazar14n. An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in...
• nduja13n. A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
• neath8prep. Beneath.
• neato5interj. Neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).
• nebby12adj. Overly inquiring; nosey.
• nebel7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
• neddy10n. A donkey or ass.
• needs6adv. Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary...
• needy9adj. In need; poor.
• neeld6n. A needle.
• neele5n. A needle.
• neeps7n. Mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with...
• neera5n. A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of...
• negro6adj. Relating to a black ethnicity.
• negus6n. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or...
• neigh9n. The cry of a horse.
• nelly8n. A person's life.
• nemes7n. A headcloth worn by pharaohs.
• neral5n. Citral.
• nerka9n. A sockeye salmon.
• neros5n. A period of 600 years.
• nerve8n. A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels...
• nervy11adj. Having nerve; bold; brazen.
• nesty8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a nest.
• netty8adj. Netted: made of or employing a net.
• neven8v. To utter; mention the name of.
• never8adv. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
• nevus8n. Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or...
• newco10n. A new company, especially one spun-off from or replacing an existing...
• newel8n. A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are...
• newly11adv. Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
• newsy11adj. Containing lots of news; informative.
• nexus12n. A form or state of connection.
• ngaio6n. An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
• ngoma8n. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.
• ngoni6n. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar.
• nibba9n. Nigger or nigga.
• nicad8n. Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery.
• niche10n. A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall...
• nicor7n. A sea monster.
• nidal6adj. Of or pertaining to a nidus.
• nidus6n. An aggregate of neurons.
• niece7n. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either...
• nifty11adj. Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
• niger6n. An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible...
• night9n. The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
• nihil8n. A nihil dicit.
• nikah12n. A Muslim wedding.
• nikka13n. A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
• nimbo9n. The neem tree.
• nimby12adj. Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near...
• niner5n. Something nine inches long, or holding nine gallons, etc.
• nines5n. A pair of nines.
• ninja12n. One trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage...
• ninny8n. A silly or foolish person.
• ninon5n. A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight...
• ninth8adj. The ordinal form of the number nine.
• nippy12adj. Fast; speedy.
• niqab16n. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim...
• nisei5n. One whose parents were Japanese immigrants, especially to North or...
• nishi8n. The left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking...
• nisin5n. A polycyclic peptide produced by fermentation with the bacterium...
• nisus5n. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
• nitch10n. A notch or small incision.
• niter5n. A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making...
• niton5n. Former name of radon.
• nitre5n. UK standard spelling of niter.
• nitro5n. The univalent NO₂ functional group.
• nitta5n. A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds...
• nitty8adj. Foolish, inane.
• nival8adj. Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference...
• nixes12n. Nothing.
• nixie12n. A female nix, a water-spirit.
• nizam16n. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.
• nobby12adj. Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person...
• noble7n. An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
• nobly10adv. In a noble manner.
• nocks11n. Binoculars.
• nodal6adj. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
• noddy10n. In full knave noddy: the jack or knave playing card.
• nodus6n. A difficulty.
• noema7n. The perceived as perceived.
• noise5n. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
• noisy8adj. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound.
• nomad8n. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture...
• noman7pron. Nobody.
• nomen7n. The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
• nomer7n. A denomination.
• nomia7n. Any of various ground-nesting halictid bees of the genus Nomia, native...
• nomic9adj. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in...
• nomos7n. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.

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