Words ending
in N.

One; used instead of a before a vowel sound, as in an apple.

Origin: Old English ān (one)

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Inside or within, as in in the box.

Origin: Old English in

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Touching the top of or resting on, as in on the table.

Origin: Old English on

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A small, round bread roll, often sweet.

Origin: Middle English bunne

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To be able to; also, a metal container.

Origin: Old English can (know how to)

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The home of a wild animal, such as a fox; also, a cozy room in a house.

Origin: Old English denn

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A device for moving air to cool you down; also, a keen supporter.

Origin: Latin vannus (a basket for sifting grain); the supporter sense is short for fanatic

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A thin, flat part on a fish's body that helps it swim and steer.

Origin: Old English finn

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A female chicken or other bird.

Origin: Old English henn

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A small hotel, often in the countryside.

Origin: Old English inn

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A tool for writing with ink; also, a small fenced area for animals.

Origin: Latin penna (feather) for the writing tool; Old English penn for the enclosure

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The star that gives the earth light and heat.

Origin: Old English sunne

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The number 10.

Origin: Old English tēn

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A vehicle with a box-shaped body for carrying goods or people.

Origin: Short for caravan

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To come first in a game or contest.

Origin: Old English winnan (to struggle)

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A farm building for storing hay or keeping animals.

Origin: Old English bereærn (barley house)

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A flat, round piece of metal used as money.

Origin: Latin cuneus (wedge)

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A tall plant with ears of yellow seeds; also, the seeds, eaten as food.

Origin: Old English corn (grain)

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A green plant with feathery leaves and no flowers.

Origin: Old English fearn

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A long dress, or a loose robe worn for special occasions.

Origin: Late Latin gunna

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A hard, pointed growth on the head of some animals; also, a brass instrument.

Origin: Old English horn

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A strong, hard metal; also, a heated tool for pressing clothes.

Origin: Old English īsern

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A large wild cat of Africa and India; the male has a mane.

Origin: Greek leōn

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The natural body that circles the earth and shines at night.

Origin: Old English mōna

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An enclosed space, as in a cooker, used for baking or roasting.

Origin: Old English ofen

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Water falling in drops from clouds.

Origin: Old English regn

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The outer covering of a body.

Origin: Old Norse skinn

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A large white water bird with a long, curved neck.

Origin: Old English swan

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A place where people live that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city.

Origin: Old English tūn (enclosure)

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One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.

Origin: Old English twinn (twofold)

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Long strands of wool or cotton used for knitting or weaving; also, a story.

Origin: Old English gearn

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The nut of an oak tree.

Origin: Old English æcern

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A piece of clothing worn over the front to keep clothes clean.

Origin: Middle English napron (a napron became an apron)

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A bowl for holding water, especially for washing.

Origin: Old French bacin

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To start.

Origin: Old English beginnan

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A large, shaggy wild ox with a hump, found in North America and Europe.

Origin: Latin bison

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The organ in the head that controls thought, feeling and movement.

Origin: Old English brægen

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A small, simple house, often made of wood; also, a room on a ship or the area for passengers on a plane.

Origin: Late Latin capanna (hut)

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A row of metal rings joined together.

Origin: Latin catena

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A performer who wears funny clothes and makeup and makes people laugh.

Origin: Probably from Low German

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A ring of gold or jewels worn on the head by a king or queen.

Origin: Latin corona (wreath)

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A group of twelve.

Origin: Old French dozaine, from douze (twelve)

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Already agreed or decided; also, a fact taken as true.

Origin: Past participle of give, from Old English giefan

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The color of grass and leaves.

Origin: Old English grēne

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A person; also, to do with people.

Origin: Latin humanus

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A sour yellow fruit.

Origin: Arabic laymūn

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A strong cloth made from flax; also, sheets and tablecloths.

Origin: Old English līnen

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A large, sweet, juicy fruit with a hard rind.

Origin: Greek mēlopepōn

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The very large body of salt water that covers most of the earth, or one of its parts.

Origin: Greek Ōkeanos

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A vegetable with a strong smell and taste, made of layers.

Origin: Latin unio

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A part of the body with a special job, such as the heart; also, a musical instrument with pipes and keyboards.

Origin: Greek organon (tool)

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A woman who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Origin: Old English cwēn

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A small bird with a red or orange breast.

Origin: French Robin, a pet form of the name Robert

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A smooth, shiny cloth.

Origin: Anglo-French satin, probably from Arabic zaytūnī (from Zaitun, a Chinese port)

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The number 7.

Origin: Old English seofon

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A device that makes a loud warning sound.

Origin: Greek Seirēn, a sea creature in myths whose singing lured sailors

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A tool with a small bowl and a handle, for eating, stirring and serving.

Origin: Old English spōn (chip of wood)

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A sign or symbol; also, a disc used instead of money.

Origin: Old English tācen

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A line of railroad cars pulled by an engine.

Origin: Old French trainer (to drag)

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A four-wheeled vehicle for carrying loads, pulled by animals or a tractor.

Origin: Dutch wagen

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An adult female person.

Origin: Old English wīfman

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The season between summer and winter, also called fall.

Origin: Latin autumnus

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A small disc sewn on clothes to fasten them; also, a small part you press to work a machine.

Origin: Old French boton

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A tall pillar; also, a line of figures or words running down a page.

Origin: Latin columna

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Soft white fibres from a plant, made into thread and cloth.

Origin: Arabic quṭn

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A child of your aunt or uncle.

Origin: Latin consobrinus

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An imaginary monster like a huge lizard with wings that breathes fire.

Origin: Greek drakōn (serpent)

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A piece of ground where flowers, fruit or vegetables are grown.

Origin: Old North French gardin

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A young cat.

Origin: Middle English kitoun

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A period of time in which something is taught; also, something learned.

Origin: Old French leçon, from Latin lectio (reading)

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A glove with one part for the thumb and one for the four fingers.

Origin: French mitaine

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A human being.

Origin: Latin persona

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A bird with a plump body and short legs, common in towns.

Origin: Old French pijon

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A large fish that swims up rivers from the sea to lay its eggs.

Origin: Latin salmo

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One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Origin: Old French seson

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Happening quickly and without warning.

Origin: Anglo-French sodein

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A bag filled with air or gas, used as a toy or decoration or to carry people.

Origin: French ballon, from Italian dialect ballone (large ball)

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The person in charge of a ship, plane or team.

Origin: Late Latin capitaneus (chief), from caput (head)

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A funny drawing, or an animated film.

Origin: Italian cartone (pasteboard)

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A common farm bird kept for its eggs and meat; also, its meat.

Origin: Old English cicen

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A piece of cloth hung to cover a window or stage.

Origin: Old French cortine

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A smart sea mammal with a beak-like snout.

Origin: Greek delphis

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A room where food is cooked.

Origin: Old English cycene, from Latin coquina

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A very high hill.

Origin: Old French montaigne

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A black-and-white seabird that cannot fly but swims well, found mainly in the far south.

Origin: Origin uncertain, perhaps Welsh

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A large, round orange fruit that grows on a vine.

Origin: Earlier pumpion, from French pompon, from Greek pepōn (melon)

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The frame of bones that supports a body.

Origin: Greek skeleton (dried-up body)

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The number 13.

Origin: Old English thrēotīene

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