6-letter words containing n, i, s
- nosing — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- notist — (obsolete) An annotator.
- nowise — noway.
- nudies — a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudism — the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- nudist — the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- nursie — (childish, mainly as a term of address) nurse.
- obsign — to certify by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification
- onesie — (US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.
- onions — a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onside — (of a player, especially in soccer or hockey) occupying a position on the field where playing the ball or puck is allowed; not offside.
- onsite — accomplished or located at the site of a particular activity or concern: on-site medical treatment for accident victims.
- onyxis — an ingrowing of a fingernail or toenail.
- opines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opine.
- orison — a prayer.
- orsini — an Italian aristocratic family that was prominent in Rome from the 12th to the 18th century
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- ossein — the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- ossian — a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- outsin — to sin more than
- paisan — compatriot.
- panisc — a faun; an attendant of Pan
- pansil — Pancha Sila.
- parnis — Mollie (Mollie Parnis Livingston) 1905–1992, U.S. fashion designer.
- pascin — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- penhsi — Benxi.
- pennis — an aluminum coin of Finland until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a markka.
- pensil — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- pepsin — an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- pignus — property held as security for a debt.
- pigsny — a term of affection, esp for a girl or young woman
- pilons — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilsen — German name of Plzeň.
- pincus — Gregory Goodwin. 1903–67, US physiologist, whose work on steroid hormones led to the development of the first contraceptive pill
- pindus — a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- piniós — river in Thessaly, E Greece, flowing eastward to the Gulf of Salonika: 125 mi (201 km)
- pisano — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- plains — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- points — the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- poison — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- posing — to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others: He likes to pose as an authority on literature.
- prison — a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ptisan — a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- puisne — Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- quines — Plural form of quine.
- quinsy — a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
- quints — a quintuplet.
- quoins — an external solid angle of a wall or the like.