6-letter words containing na
- molnar — Ferenc [fe-rents] /ˈfɛ rɛnts/ (Show IPA), 1878–1952, Hungarian playwright, novelist, and short-story writer.
- monaco — a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- monact — the spicule of a sponge that has a single-spiked structure
- monads — Plural form of monad.
- monals — Plural form of monal.
- monash — Sir John. 1865–1931, Australian military commander. Leader of Australian forces in World War I
- morena — (South Africa) Someone in authority, a master or leader, especially among Sotho-speakers. (Chiefly as a form of address.) (from 19th c.).
- mornay — Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- mutina — a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: ruled by the Este family (18th–19th century); university (1678). Pop: 175 502 (2001)
- mynahs — Plural form of mynah.
- nabbed — to arrest or capture.
- nabber — to arrest or capture.
- nablus — a town of ancient Palestine, near the city of Samaria; occupied by Israel 1967–96; since 1996 under Palestinian self-rule: first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- nabobs — Plural form of nabob.
- naboth — the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- nachas — a feeling of satisfaction or pleasure
- naches — Pride or gratification, especially at the achievements of one’s children.
- nachos — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacked — Simple past tense and past participle of nack.
- nacket — a light lunch or snack
- nacods — National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies, and Shotfirers
- nacred — lined with or resembling nacre.
- nadger — (jargon) /nad'jr/ [Great Britain] To modify software or hardware in a hidden manner, generally so that it conforms better to some format. For instance, an assembly code string printing subroutine that takes its string argument from the instruction stream would be called like this: jsr print:"Hello world" The print routine would use the saved instruction pointer (its return address) to find its argument and would have to "nadger" it so that the processor returns to the instruction after the string.
- nadine — a female given name.
- nadirs — Plural form of nadir.
- nadors — a thirst brought on by excessive consumption of alcohol
- naevus — (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.
- naffly — in a naff or inferior manner
- nagana — a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.
- nagano — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- nagari — a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- nagged — Simple past tense and past participle of nag.
- nagger — nag1 (def 5).
- naggin — A small measure of spirits.
- nagoya — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- nagpur — a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- nagual — a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- naguib — Mohammed, 1901–1984, Egyptian general and political leader: premier 1952–54; president 1953–54.
- naiads — Plural form of naiad.
- naiant — (of a fish in heraldry) swimming horizontally
- nailed — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nailer — a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- naiver — Comparative form of naive.
- nakfas — Plural form of nakfa.
- nakuru — a town in W Kenya, on Lake Nakuru: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 264 000 (2005 est)
- nam co — a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft). Area: about 1800 sq km (700 sq miles)
- namely — that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit: an item of legislation, namely, the housing bill.
- namers — Plural form of namer.
- namhoi — Nanhai.
- namibe — a port in SW Angola: fishing industry. Pop: 132 900 (2004 est)