Words starting with N — 423 entries

The 423 dictionary words that begin with the letter N, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• n5 sensesThe fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
• N2 sensesThe fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
• N.1 senseplaceholder for a particular name to be specified
• na5 sensesNo.
• Na1 senseA language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of the Sino-Tibetan languages.
• na-na1 senseThe vulva.
• nab6 sensesTo seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
• nacho1 senseA single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nachos1 senseA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
• nada1 senseNothing.
• Nadia2 sensesA female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
• Nadine1 senseA female given name from French, a French diminutive form of Nadia.
• nag9 sensesA small horse; a pony.
• nagging3 sensesPersistently annoying or painful.
• nah2 sensesNo.
• nai2 sensesbarber.
• nail18 sensesThe horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
• Nail1 senseA surname transferred from the nickname.
• nailed1 senseHaving nails (of a specified kind).
• nails1 senseThe four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.
• Nails1 senseA surname.
• Naina1 senseA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• naive5 sensesLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
• Nakamura1 senseA surname from Japanese.
• naked18 sensesBare, not covered by clothing.
• Nam1 senseThe Vietnam War.
• namaste5 sensesA greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.
• name16 sensesAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
• named2 sensesHaving a name.
• nameless6 sensesNot having a name.
• namely3 sensesSpecifically; that is to say.
• naming3 sensesThe process of giving names to things.
• nan4 sensesSynonym of nursemaid.
• Nan4 sensesradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.
• NAN1 senseNMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.
• nana4 sensesA banana.
• Nana4 sensesA governess.
• nancy1 senseAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
• Nancy2 sensesA female given name.
• nandu1 senserhea (large, flightless birds)
• nanny7 sensesA child's nurse.
• Nanny1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Ann or Anne.
• Naomi10 sensesThe mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
• nap12 sensesTo have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• napkin3 sensesA serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
• Naples14 sensesA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
• napoleon4 sensesA person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well…
• Napoleon13 sensesNapoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
• narcotics1 sensePertaining to illicit drugs, especially psychoactive ones.
• narrating1 senseAn act of narration.
• narrative7 sensesTelling a story.
• narrator3 sensesOne who narrates or tells stories.
• narrow15 sensesHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
• narrows1 senseA narrow part of a navigable waterway.
• Narrows6 sensesA community in Leeds and the Thousand Islands township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
• naruto1 senseA type of kamaboko.
• Naruto2 sensesA city in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan.
• Nasa1 senseSynonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).
• nasal7 sensesOf or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• Nasal1 senseAn Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
• Nash15 sensesA placename A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”). A village and civil parish in…
• Nashville15 sensesA number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.
• nasty11 sensesDirty, filthy.
• Nasty1 senseA hamlet in Great Munden parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3524).
• nat3 sensesA spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
• Nat8 sensesA unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Nathanael, Nathaniel, Nathan.
• NAT1 senseNegative automatic thoughts.
• Natalia1 senseA female given name from Latin, today more common in the French style form Natalie.
• Natalie1 senseA female given name from Latin.
• Natasha1 senseA female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya.
• Nate2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
• Nathalie1 senseA female given name from Latin, of rather rare usage, variant of Natalie.
• Nathan7 sensesAn Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
• Nathaniel1 senseA male given name from Hebrew.
• nation9 sensesA historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological…
• Nation1 senseA surname.
• national7 sensesPertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.
• National1 senseA member of the National Party
• nationality5 sensesLegal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
• nationwide2 sensesExtending throughout an entire nation.
• native14 sensesBelonging to one by birth or ancestry.
• Native8 sensesAboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
• nato2 sensesA tree of the genus Mora
• Nato2 sensesUK standard spelling of NATO.
• natural32 sensesExisting in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
• naturally3 sensesIn a natural manner.
• nature11 sensesThe way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual…
• Nature1 senseThe sum of natural forces reified and considered as a sentient being, will, or principle.
• naught2 sensesNothing.
• naughty5 sensesMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
• nausea3 sensesA feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
• nauseous3 sensesCausing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
• nav2 sensesNavigation. Often used attributively, as in nav beacon.
• naval2 sensesOf or relating to a navy.
• Naval2 sensesA surname
• Navid1 senseA transliteration of the Persian male given name نوید (navid, novid).
• navigate5 sensesTo plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
• navigation5 sensesThe theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
• navigator5 sensesA person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
• navy6 sensesA country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
• naw1 senseNo.
• nay9 sensesA vote against.
• Nay1 senseA surname.
• Nazi9 sensesOne who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi.
• ne3 sensesNot.
• neal2 sensesTo temper by heat.
• Neal9 sensesA surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
• Neanderthal7 sensesOf or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
• near20 sensesPhysically close.
• Near1 senseA surname.
• nearby3 sensesAdjacent, near, close by.
• nearer2 sensesLess distant; comparative form of near: more near.
• nearest1 senseClosest to.
• Nearing1 senseA surname from German.
• nearly5 sensesIn close approximation; almost, virtually.
• neat13 sensesClean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
• Neat1 senseA surname from Middle English.
• neatly1 senseIn a neat manner.
• Nebraska6 sensesA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
• nebula3 sensesA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
• necessarily1 senseInevitably; of necessity.
• necessary5 sensesRequired, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
• Necessary1 senseA surname.
• necessity7 sensesThe quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
• neck21 sensesThe part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
• necklace4 sensesAn article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes…
• nectar4 sensesThe drink of the gods.
• ned1 senseA person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or…
• Ned1 senseA medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward.
• need8 sensesA requirement for something; something needed.
• needed1 senseNecessary; being required.
• needing1 senseA need.
• needle13 sensesA long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc;…
• Needle1 senseA surname.
• Needles4 sensesA set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.
• needless2 sensesNot needed; unnecessary.
• needs1 senseEither directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
• Needs1 senseA surname.
• needy3 sensesIn need; poor.
• negative28 sensesNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
• neglect7 sensesTo fail to care for or attend to something.
• neglected1 senseSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.
• negligence3 sensesThe state of being negligent.
• negotiate6 sensesTo confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
• negotiation1 senseThe process of achieving agreement through discussion.
• negotiator2 sensesOne who negotiates.
• negro4 sensesRelating to a black ethnicity.
• Negro2 sensesPertaining to the panethnic or ethnolinguistic groups associated with the proposed Negro-African superphylum.
• Neha1 senseA female given name from Hindi, of mainly Indian usage.
• Neighbor1 senseA surname from Middle English.
• neighborhood15 sensesThe residential area near one's home.
• neighboring1 senseSituated or living nearby or adjacent to.
• Neighbors1 senseA surname.
• neighbour7 sensesA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an…
• neighbourhood1 senseBritish standard spelling of neighborhood.
• neighing1 senseThe sound made by a horse: an act or instance of the verb neigh.
• Neil2 sensesA male given name from Irish.
• neither5 sensesNot one of two; not either; not one or the other.
• Nell1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen
• Nellie3 sensesA diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
• nelly5 sensesA person's life.
• Nelly2 sensesOne of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed.
• nelson2 sensesA score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
• Nelson30 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• nemesis6 sensesAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
• Nemesis3 sensesThe goddess of divine retribution.
• Nemo4 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• neon6 sensesThe chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
• nephew4 sensesA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
• Nephew1 senseA surname.
• Neptune6 sensesThe eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
• nerd4 sensesA person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
• NERDS1 senseA stack of technologies used to develop web applications.
• Nero5 sensesRoman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
• nerve15 sensesA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
• nervous8 sensesOf nerves. Supplied with nerves; innervated.
• nervously1 senseIn a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
• ness1 senseA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
• Ness5 sensesAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the…
• nest20 sensesA structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
• Nest1 senseA surname from German or Welsh.
• nestor1 senseAny parrot of the genus Nestor.
• Nestor4 sensesAn old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
• net27 sensesA mesh of string, cord or rope.
• Net1 senseA nickname for someone named Jeannette (or any of its alternative forms).
• netherlands2 sensesHindquarters, butt.
• Netherlands3 sensesThe Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and…
• nets1 senseA training session before playing a cricket match for both bowlers and batsmen or even backups.
• network9 sensesAny interconnected group or system.
• neural2 sensesOf, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
• neurological1 senseOf or pertaining to neurology.
• neurotic5 sensesAffected with a neurosis.
• neutral17 sensesNot taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
• neutralize4 sensesTo make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
• neutron1 senseA subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
• Nevada11 sensesA state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
• never5 sensesAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
• never-ending1 senseHaving no end or being endless.
• nevermind4 sensesAttention, heed.
• nevertheless1 senseIn spite of what preceded; yet.