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.

• Neville7 sensesA surname from Old French.
• new19 sensesRecently made, or created.
• New1 senseA surname transferred from the nickname.
• Newark19 sensesAny of several places: A civil parish and town with a town council in Nottinghamshire, England.
• newbie3 sensesA newcomer, someone new to something.
• newborn3 sensesRecently born.
• Newborn1 senseA surname.
• Newcastle33 sensesOne of several large cities: A large city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in northeastern England.
• newcomer2 sensesOne who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
• Newcomer1 senseA surname.
• newly1 senseVery recently/lately; in the immediate past.
• newlyweds1 senseA recently married couple.
• Newman11 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname.
• Newport65 sensesA placename A locale in the United Kingdom: A locale in England: A suburb of Launceston, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3385).
• news4 sensesNew information of interest.
• newscaster1 senseOne who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
• newspaper6 sensesA publication, usually published daily or weekly, containing news and other articles. Traditionally a print publication typically printed on cheap,…
• newt3 sensesA small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
• newton2 sensesIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per…
• Newton47 sensesThe name of many English-speaking places, including: Several places in England: A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district,…
• next12 sensesNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
• Ng2 sensesA surname from Chinese. A surname from Hokkien
• NG1 senseNot OK. Initialism of no good.
• Ni1 senseA surname from Chinese.
• NI1 senseLower Saxony, a federal state of Germany.
• nia1 senseOnly, merely, that's all; used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small or undemanding.
• Nia1 senseA female given name.
• Niagara11 sensesA river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada…
• nibble25 sensesTo take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
• nice18 sensesPleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
• Nice3 sensesA coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.
• nicely3 sensesPrecisely; with fine discernment or judgement.
• Nicely1 senseA surname.
• Nicholas4 sensesA male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
• Nichols7 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• Nicholson11 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• nick19 sensesSenses connoting something small. A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
• Nick1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
• nicked3 sensesHaving one or more nicks; notched.
• nickel12 sensesA silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
• Nickel1 senseA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Nickels1 senseA surname originating as a patronymic.
• Nicki2 sensesA diminutive of the female given names Nicola or Nicole.
• nickname3 sensesA familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
• Nicky2 sensesA diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, Nicole, or Nichole.
• Nico3 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Nicolas, Nicola, Nikos, etc.
• Nicola1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Nicolas1 senseA male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.
• Nicole1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• nicotine2 sensesAn alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
• niece2 sensesA daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal…
• Niece1 senseA surname.
• Nigel4 sensesA male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
• nigga5 sensesA close and loyal friend.
• nigger19 sensesA black person; a person of black African descent.
• Nigger2 sensesNiger (nation).
• nigh5 sensesNot remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
• Nigh2 sensesA surname. A surname from Middle English
• night10 sensesThe time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
• Night2 sensesThe 92nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• nightcap6 sensesA warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
• Nightcap1 senseA locality in the Byron council area and the Lismore council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• nightclub3 sensesA public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.
• nightfall2 sensesThe close of the day; the coming of night.
• nightgown2 sensesA long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
• nightingale2 sensesA Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
• Nightingale3 sensesA surname.
• nightly5 sensesHappening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
• nightmare7 sensesA very unpleasant or frightening dream.
• nights1 senseAt night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
• nighttime3 sensesThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
• Niki4 sensesA unisex given name A female given name. A transliteration of the Greek female given name Νίκη (Níki).
• Nikita5 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Nikki1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Nicole, Nichole, Nicola, or Nichola, variant of Nicky.
• Niko1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Nikola, Nikolas, or Nikolaos, from Greek.
• Nikolai2 sensesA city in Alaska.
• nil3 sensesNothing; zero.
• Nile3 sensesA large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the…
• Niles11 sensesA surname.
• nina1 senseA hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword.
• Nina2 sensesA female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
• NINA1 senseA NINA loan.
• nine7 sensesA numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
• Nine1 senseA surname.
• nineteen1 senseThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the…
• ninety1 senseThe cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
• Ning1 senseA surname.
• ninja13 sensesOne who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
• Ninja1 senseAn anti-government Bakongo rebel, active in Pool Department, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
• ninth6 sensesThe ordinal form of the number nine.
• nip25 sensesTo catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
• Nip2 sensesA Japanese person.
• nipple12 sensesThe projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
• nirvana2 sensesComplete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
• Nisha1 senseA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• nitrogen3 sensesThe chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
• Nixon5 sensesAn English surname transferred from the given name.
• no19 sensesNot any.
• No2 sensesA lake in South Sudan.
• no-good2 sensesHaving no value, use or merit.
• no-no2 sensesSomething that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.
• Noah5 sensesA figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
• Nobel2 sensesA surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.
• nobility2 sensesA noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
• noble8 sensesAn aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
• Noble9 sensesA surname.
• nobleman1 senseA peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
• Nobles2 sensesA surname.
• nobody3 sensesNot any person; the logical negation of somebody.
• nod14 sensesTo incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
• noel2 sensesA kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
• Noel6 sensesA male given name from French.
• noir3 sensesOf or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
• noise13 sensesVarious sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
• noisy4 sensesMaking a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
• Nolan4 sensesA surname from Irish.
• nominate10 sensesTo name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
• nominated1 senseHaving received a nomination.
• nomination3 sensesAn act or instance of nominating.
• nominee3 sensesA person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to…
• non3 sensesUsed to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.
• none9 sensesNot any of a given number or group.
• nonetheless1 senseNevertheless.
• nonsense12 sensesLetters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
• nonstop6 sensesWithout stopping; without interruption or break.
• noodle23 sensesA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a…
• noodles1 senseRedstone circuitry.
• noon7 sensesThe time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
• Noon3 sensesA surname.
• nooo1 senseElongated form of no.
• noose2 sensesAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
• nope6 sensesNo.
• Nope1 senseMartha's Vineyard
• nor5 sensesAnd... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
• NOR1 senseA binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.
• Nora2 sensesA female given name.
• Norfolk12 sensesA maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
• norm10 sensesThat which is normal or typical.
• Norm1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Norman.
• norma3 sensesA norm.
• Norma2 sensesA female given name originating as a coinage.
• normal27 sensesAccording to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
• normally4 sensesUnder normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
• norman2 sensesA wooden bar, or iron pin.
• Norman22 sensesA native or inhabitant of Normandy, France.
• Normandy8 sensesAn administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel. The modern region was created in…
• Norris7 sensesA surname from Old French.
• north12 sensesThe direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards…
• North11 sensesAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The northern states of the United States.
• northeast5 sensesThe intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
• Northeast8 sensesAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. The northeastern region of the contiguous United States…
• northern6 sensesOf, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
• Northern7 sensesCharacteristic of the North of England (the North) (usually capitalised).
• northwest5 sensesThe intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
• Northwest2 sensesAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
• Norton35 sensesAny of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure. A number of places in England and Wales: A suburb of Runcorn, Halton borough, Cheshire…
• Norway14 sensesA country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
• Norwegian6 sensesThe language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.
• nose23 sensesA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
• nostalgia2 sensesA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
• nostalgic2 sensesOf, having, or relating to nostalgia.
• nosy5 sensesPrying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
• not8 sensesNegates the meaning of the modified verb.
• NOT1 senseA unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.
• notary3 sensesA lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but…
• notch15 sensesA V-shaped cut.
• note31 sensesA symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic…
• Note1 senseThe St. Louis Blues hockey team.
• notebook2 sensesA book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.
• noted1 senseWell known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
• nothing9 sensesNot any thing; no thing.
• notice12 sensesThe act of observing; perception.
• noticing1 senseThe act by which something is noticed.
• notify3 sensesTo give (someone) notice (of some event).
• notion7 sensesMental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
• notorious6 sensesSenses with an unfavourable connotation. Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
• Nottingham10 sensesA city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire, England.
• nova1 senseAny sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
• Nova2 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• Novak2 sensesA surname.
• novel6 sensesNewly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
• novelist2 sensesAn author of novels.
• novelty6 sensesThe state of being new or novel; newness.
• Novelty1 senseA village in Missouri.
• November2 sensesThe eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.
• novice3 sensesA beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
• now16 sensesPresent; current.
• nowadays1 senseAt the present time; in the current era.
• nowhere4 sensesIn no place.
• nu5 sensesThe letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
• Nu2 sensesThe god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
• nuclear10 sensesPertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
• nucleus7 sensesThe core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
• nude6 sensesWithout clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
• nudge7 sensesA gentle push.
• nudity2 sensesThe state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
• nugget12 sensesA small, compact chunk or clump.
• nuggets2 sensesMoney.
• nuisance3 sensesA minor annoyance or inconvenience.
• nuke15 sensesA nuclear weapon.