6-letter words containing n, i, s
- invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- ionics — the study of the behaviour of ions
- ionise — to separate or change into ions.
- isaian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- isatin — a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- isling — a small island.
- ismene — a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- isogon — a polygon having all angles equal.
- isonzo — a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.
- istana — (in Malaysia) a royal palace
- itunes — a computer application enabling users to download music from the internet, create and order playlists, etc
- jasmin — a female given name.
- jhansi — a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in central India.
- jimson — Jimsonweed.
- jinxes — Plural form of jinx.
- joints — Plural form of joint.
- joskin — a bumpkin.
- jospin — Lionel (Robert) born 1937, French politician; prime minister (1997–2002)
- junius — the pen name of the unknown author of a series of letters published in a London newspaper (1769–72), attacking the British king and his ministers' abuse of royal prerogative in denying John Wilkes his seat in Parliament.
- justin — a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “just.”.
- kamsin — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kiangs — Plural form of kiang.
- kinase — a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- kindes — Plural form of kinde.
- kinins — Plural form of kinin.
- kinsey — Alfred Charles, 1894–1956, U.S. zoologist; directed studies of human sexual behavior.
- kipnis — Alexander [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr/ (Show IPA), 1891–1978, Russian singer in the U.S.
- kistna — former name of Krishna (def 2).
- knicks — (British, colloquial) Knickers.
- knifes — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- knives — plural of knife.
- koines — Plural form of koine.
- lanais — Plural form of lanai.
- landis — Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- lasing — the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lesion — an injury; hurt; wound.
- levins — Plural form of levin.
- lianas — Plural form of liana.
- lianes — any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liason — Misspelling of liaison.
- ligans — lagan.
- likens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liken.
- límnos — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- linacs — Plural form of linac.
- linens — Plural form of linen.
- liners — Plural form of liner.
- lingos — Plural form of lingo.
- linins — Plural form of linin.
- linish — to polish and smooth the surface of a material by grinding or sanding