English words: neatsfoot to necrolysis

300 English words, part 15 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words neatsfoot to necrolysis

neatsfoot noun: A yellow oil rendered and purified from the shinbones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle, and used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent...
neatwork noun: Work constructed to a neatline.
Neave proper noun /niːv/: A surname.
neb noun /nɛb/: A bird's beak.
neb-neb noun: Synonym of bablah.
neb-nose noun: The kind of person who is always poking into people's affairs.
nebacumab noun: A human monoclonal antibody developed for the treatment of sepsis but later withdrawn.
nebaliacean noun: Any crustacean of the order Nebaliacea.
nebalian noun: Any crustacean of the genus Nebalia.
nebaliid noun: Any member of the family Nebaliidae of small crustaceans.
nebari noun: The surface roots that flare out from the base of a bonsai tree
nebber adverb: Pronunciation spelling of never, imitating an African-American accent.
nebbich noun /ˈnɛ.bɪx/: Alternative form of nebbish.
nebbie adjective: Alternative spelling of nebby.
nebbing noun: The act of a pair of birds of touching or rubbing each other's bills.
nebbiolo noun /ˌnɛbɪˈəʊləʊ/: Alternative letter-case form of Nebbiolo.
nebbish noun /ˈnɛ.bɪʃ/: One who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking...
nebbish-like adjective: Alternative spelling of nebbishlike.
nebbishe noun: Alternative form of nebbish.
nebbisher noun: Synonym of nebbish.
nebbishlike adjective: Resembling, or characteristic of, a nebbish
nebbishy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nebbish.
nebbuck noun: Alternative form of nebek.
nebbuk noun: Alternative form of nebek.
nebby adjective: Overly inquiring; nosey.
NEbE noun: Abbreviation of northeast by east.
nebech noun: Alternative form of nebbish.
nebek noun: Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia.
Nebeker proper noun: A surname.
nebel noun: A Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
Nebelung noun: A domestic cat of a particular breed with long bodies, wide-set green eyes, and long dense silky blue-gray fur.
nebenion noun /ˈneɪbənˌaɪɒn/: Any ion near another one that is involved in transport through a membrane, and that is influencing its transport properties (especially one that assists,...
nebenkern noun: A mass or shred of chromatin-staining material outside of the nucleus in the cytoplasm.
nebentan noun /nəˈbɛntæn/: A potent endothelin receptor A antagonist.
nebentypus noun: The character χ, as applied to a modular form.
nebesh noun: Alternative form of nebbish.
nebish noun: Alternative form of nebbish.
nebishy adjective: Alternative form of nebbishy.
nebivolol noun: A β1 receptor blocker with nitric oxide-potentiating vasodilatory effect, used to treat hypertension.
nebka noun: Alternative form of nabkha.
nebkha noun: Alternative form of nabkha.
Neblett proper noun: A surname.
NEbN noun: Abbreviation of northeast by north.
nebovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Nebovirus
nebracetam noun /nəˈbɹæsɪtæm/: A nootropic racetam drug used as an antidepressant.
nebramycin noun: An aminoglycosidic antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces tenebrarius bacteria.
Nebraska proper noun /nəˈbɹæs.kə/: A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
Nebraska Ice noun: Two dimensional bilayer ice I, a phase of water ice that is two-dimensional and can shrink when frozen.
Nebraskan adjective, noun: Of, or pertaining to, Nebraska or its culture
nebraskanic adjective: Only used in nebraskanic acid
nebraskanic acid noun: A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
nebraskensis noun: A subspecies of Clavibacter michiganensis that causes wilt and leaf blight in maize.
nebrian noun: Any nebriin and ground beetle in the genus Nebria.
nebris noun /ˈnɛbɹɪs/: The skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece....
Nebty name noun: Synonym of Two Ladies name.
Nebuchadnezzar noun /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/: A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.
nebula noun /ˈnɛb.jə.lə/: A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
nebulalike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nebula.
nebular adjective: Of or pertaining to a nebula.
nebularine noun: An antibiotic found in Clitocybe nebularis.
nebularization noun: The process of nebularizing.
nebularize verb: To form into a nebula.
nebulated adjective: Clouded with indistinct colour markings.
nebulation noun: The condition of being nebulated.
nebule adjective, noun /ˈnɛbjuːl/: A decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.
nebulette noun: An isoform of the protein nebulin, expressed in cardiac muscle.
nebulin noun: An actin-binding protein localized to the I-band of the sarcomeres in skeletal muscle.
nebulisation noun: Alternative spelling of nebulization.
nebulise verb: Alternative spelling of nebulize.
nebuliser noun: Alternative spelling of nebulizer.
nebulite noun: A chorismite in which one of the textural elements occurs in lenticular masses that have indistinct boundaries.
nebulitic adjective: Relating to, or containing, the mineral nebulite.
nebulium noun: A supposed chemical element proposed as a result of spectral analysis of light from a nebula; the emission lines concerned are now known to be due to...
nebulization noun: The process of forming nebulae.
nebulize verb: To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
nebulized adjective, verb: Produced by nebulization; turned from liquid to a spray or mist.
nebulizer noun /ˈnɛ.bju.laɪ.zə/: A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.
nebulose adjective, noun /ˈnɛbjʊləʊz/: nebulous; cloudy
nebulosity noun: The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
nebulosus noun: a cloud species which consists of a veil of cloud, showing no distinct details. Associated with cirrostratus, and stratus genera.
nebulous adjective /ˈnɛbjʊləs/: In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
nebulously adverb /ˈnɛb.jʊ.ləs.li/: In a manner like that of a cloud or haze.
nebulousness noun: The characteristic of being nebulous.
nebuly adjective /ˈnɛbjʊli/: Edged in a deeply wavy line, intended to represent clouds.
NEC adjective, noun, phrase: Initialism of not elsewhere classified, used in classification codes such as Standard Industrial Classification, International Standard Classification of...
nec fasc noun /nɛk fæʃ/: Necrotizing fasciitis.
NECA noun: Initialism of nitrogen oxide emission control area.
necatoriasis noun: Infection by hookworms of the genus Necator.
neccanee noun: A kind of cloth from India.
Necedah proper noun: A town and village therein, in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.
necessaire noun /nɛsɪˈsɛə/: Alternative spelling of necessaire.
necessar adjective /ˈnɛsəsə(ɹ)/: Necessary.
necessarian noun /ˌnɛsəˈsɛəɹi.ən/: An adherent of necessarianism; an advocate of the doctrine of necessity.
necessarianism noun: An extreme form of determinism that holds that all phenomena, including the will, are subject to immutable rules of cause and effect; necessitarianism.
necessaries noun: Necessary or indispensable items.
necessarily adverb /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/: Inevitably; of necessity.
necessariness noun: The state or characteristic of being necessary.
necessarium noun /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/: Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
necessars noun: Necessaries.
necessary adjective, noun /ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi/: Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
necessary condition noun: A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q.
necessary evil noun: An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.
necessary house noun: An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
necessary place noun: A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
necessary room noun: A toilet, a lavatory (the room, not the fixture).
necessary stool noun: A stool or seat used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: a chamber pot or toilet.
necessary vault noun: An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
necessary woman noun: A housekeeper or personal maid
necessitarian adjective, noun /nɪˌsɛsəˈtɛəɹi.ən/: necessarian
necessitarianism noun: necessarianism
necessitate verb /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/: To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
necessitatedly adverb: By necessity; necessarily.
necessitatingly adverb: So as to necessitate.
necessitation noun: Necessity, understood as a logical or other philosophical principle, or as a law or force of nature.
necessitative adjective, noun: Being or relating to a grammatical form that indicates necessity.
necessitator noun: That which necessitates; one who makes something necessary.
necessitied adjective: In a state of want; necessitous.
necessitous adjective /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/: Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.
necessitously adverb: In a necessitous way.
necessitousness noun: The state or condition of impoverishment; material need, especially of an urgent nature.
necessitude noun /nəˈsɛsɪt(j)uːd/: The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness.
necessitudinous adjective: Characterized by or a result of necessity.
necessity noun /nɪˈsɛsəti/: The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
necessity is the mother of innovation proverb: Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention.
necessity is the mother of invention proverb: The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.
necessity knows no law proverb: A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.
necessity money noun: A type of temporary coinage, issued in places where regular coinage is unavailable, sometimes consisting of leather or wood.
Nechaev proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).
Nechako proper noun /nəˈt͡ʃækoʊ/: A river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort...
Nechayev proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).
Nechells proper noun: An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SP0989).
Neches proper noun: A river in Texas, United States.
necitumumab noun: A monoclonal antibody and antineoplastic that binds to EGFR, under investigation for the treatment of cancer.
neck noun, verb /ˈnɛk/: The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
neck and crop adverb: Bodily (and with force); completely, altogether.
neck and heels adverb: Synonym of neck and crop.
neck and neck phrase: Very close in progress, as in a race or a contest.
neck badge noun: An identification card, official emblem, or name tag worn on a cord, chain, or strap around the neck.
neck bearing noun: The part of a shaft that rotates in the bearing proper; a journal.
neck brace noun: Alternative form of neckbrace.
neck-cloth noun: Alternative form of neckcloth.
neck corset noun: A kind of collar worn as fetishwear or alternative fashion.
neck day noun: A day dedicated to neck exercises.
neck deep adjective: Alternative spelling of neckdeep.
neck down verb: To alter (a cartridge) by forcing it into a smaller calibre and size.
neck eel noun: Synonym of longneck eel.
neck-gable noun /ˈnɛkˌɡeɪ.bəl/: a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of...
neck gaiter noun: A type of neckwarmer that can easily be pulled over the mouth and nose to offer a degree of masking for warmth and (to a limited extent) respiratory droplet...
neck guard noun: Alternative form of neck guard.
neck in neck phrase: Eggcorn of neck and neck.
neck joint noun: Τhe junction where the neck (fretted or unfretted) meets the body of a stringed instrument.
neck kerchief noun: Alternative form of neckerchief.
neck knife noun: A knife carried by wearing it on a cord around one's neck.
neck of the woods noun: A local neighbourhood or region.
neck oil noun: Beer or other alcoholic drink.
neck or nothing adjective, adverb: at all costs.
neck pad noun: Synonym of barbell pad.
neck pillow noun: Any pillow shaped to support the sleeper's neck, especially those used alone or outside of a bed.
neck plate noun: Alternative form of neckplate (“gorget, neck armor; guitar part; tracheostomy device part”).
neck pubes noun: Stray, coarse, or curly hairs that grow low on the back or sides of the neck, resembling pubic hair due to their texture and unkempt appearance.
neck ring noun: A metal ring worn around one's neck, used as jewelry.
neck rule noun: Ellipsis of above the neck rule.
neck sweetbread noun: Synonym of sweetbread (“of the thymus gland”).
neck tie noun: Alternative form of necktie.
neck-turner noun: Something that draws attention; a head-turner
neck up verb: to increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.
neck verse noun: The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty-first Psalm, "Miserere mei," etc.
neck yoke noun: A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from the collars of the harnesses.
neckache noun: A pain in the area of the neck.
Neckar proper noun: A river in Germany, a major tributary of the Rhine, mostly flowing through Baden-Württemberg
neckar tree noun: Alternative form of nicker tree
neckatee noun: A gorget; a handkerchief worn around a woman's neck.
neckband noun, verb: A band worn around the neck.
neckbeard noun: A style of facial hair wherein the beard is allowed to grow down the chin and is trimmed to an even length over the entirety of the face.
neckbearded adjective: Having a neckbeard.
neckbeef noun: Meat from the neck of cattle.
neckbiter noun: A vampire.
neckbone noun /ˈnɛkˌbəʊn/: Any bone in the neck; often of poultry, in cooking.
neckbrace noun: An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.
neckbreaker noun: Any throw or slam that focuses its attack on the opponent's neck.
neckcloth noun: An ornamental cravat, usually white.
neckclothed adjective: Wearing a neckcloth.
neckdeep adjective: Reaching up to the neck.
neckdown noun: An angled narrowing of the roadway and widening of the pavement, used as a traffic calming measure.
necked adjective, verb /nɛkt/: Having some specific type of neck or neckline.
neckedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of neck.
necker noun: Someone who kisses primarily in the neck; a neck kisser.
Necker cube noun: An optical illusion consisting of a wireframe drawing of a cube, where a given face may be perceived as being either on the front or the back of the cube.
necker knob noun: Alternative form of necker's knob.
necker's knob noun: Synonym of Brodie knob.
neckeraceous adjective: Belonging to the Neckeraceae, a family of mosses.
neckercher noun: A neckerchief.
neckerchief noun /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/: A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
neckerchiefed adjective: Wearing a neckerchief.
neckerchieved adjective: Alternative form of neckerchiefed.
Neckerian adjective: Of or relating to Jacques Necker (1732–1804), Minister of Finance under Louis XVI.
neckful noun: As much as fills a neck.
neckgear noun: neckwear
neckguard noun: Alternative form of neck guard.
neckhold noun: A chokehold.
neckholder noun: Synonym of halterneck.
neckhole noun: The part of a shirt or other garment through which the wearer's neck is extended.
necking noun, verb: A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons.
neckinger noun: A neckerchief.
neckkerchief noun: Alternative form of neckerchief.
necklace noun, verb /ˈnɛkləs/: An 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 having a...
necklace poplar noun: Synonym of eastern cottonwood.
necklace tree noun: Any of various trees of the genus Ormosia.
necklaced adjective, verb: Wearing a necklace.
necklacelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a necklace.
necklacer noun: One who carries out execution by necklacing.
necklaceweed noun: Synonym of baneberry.
necklacing noun, verb: A method of informal execution using a burning necklace (petrol filled tyre); in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest...
neckland noun: A neck (strip) of land.
neckless adjective /ˈnɛklɪs/: Without a neck.
necklessness noun: The absence of a neck.
necklet noun: A necklace.
necklift noun: Plastic surgery to the neck to remove wrinkles, fat or other signs of aging.
necklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a neck.
neckline noun /ˈnɛkˌlaɪn/: The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.
necklined adjective: Having a specified kind of neckline.
necklock noun: A wrestling move in which the opponent's neck is held immobile.
neckmold noun: Alternative form of neckmould.
neckmould noun: A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
neckpiece noun: A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
neckplate noun: A piece of armour worn around the throat or neck; a gorget.
neckring noun: Alternative form of neck ring.
neckroll noun: A cylindrical pillow to support the neck.
neckshot noun: A gunshot to the neck.
neckspace noun: The space in a neck of a bottle of beer.
neckspring noun, verb: A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing...
neckstrap noun: A strap worn around the neck for carrying something.
necktie noun /ˈnɛk.taɪ/: A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
necktie party noun: An execution by hanging, especially a lynching.
necktie sociable noun: Synonym of necktie party.
necktie social noun: Synonym of necktie party.
necktied adjective: Wearing a necktie.
necktieless adjective: Without a necktie.
necktooth noun: Any of a series of small jagged protrusions on the head of some waterfleas
neckverse noun: Alternative form of neck verse.
neckward adverb: Towards the neck.
neckwarmer noun: A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm.
neckwear noun /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/: Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.
neckweed noun: An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
neckyoke noun: A yoke which touches or surrounds the carrier's neck, rather than just resting on the shoulders.
necoloidine noun: A solution of pyroxylin in ether used in the preparation of microscopic slides
necopidem noun: An imidazopyridine drug with sedative and anxiolytic effects.
necr- prefix: Alternative form of necro- (“dead tissue, death”).
necral adjective: Composed of dead cells
necrectomy noun /nəˈkɹɛktəmi/: The removal of necrosed tissue.
necridia noun: Dead cells in cyanobacteria filaments.
necridic adjective: That undergoes necrosis
necriscence noun: serotiny as a result of the death of a plant
necriscent adjective: Relating to necriscence
necro noun, prefix, verb /ˈnɛk.ɹəʊ/: Death or dead tissue.
necro bump noun, verb /ˈnɛkɹəʊˌbʌmp/: To add a new message to a long-dormant thread. Usually has a negative connotation.
necroapoptosis noun: programmed necrosis
necroapoptotic adjective: Relating to necroapoptosis
necrobacillary adjective: Relating to necrobacillosis.
necrobacillosis noun: infection with necrotic bacilli
necrobestiality noun: Sexual activity involving a dead animal.
necrobiome noun: All the organisms on a decaying corpse
necrobiosis noun: The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.
necrobiosis lipoidica noun: A necrotizing skin condition mainly associated with diabetes.
necrobiotic adjective: Relating to necrobiosis.
necrobump noun, verb: Alternative form of necro-bump.
necrochemical adjective: Relating to necrochemistry.
necrochemistry noun: The investigation of the chemical structures, reactions, processes and parameters of a dead organism.
necrocide noun: The mutilation or desecration of a corpse.
necrocracy noun /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/: A form of government imposed by those who have since died.
necrocratic adjective: Of or pertaining to necrocracy or to a necrocrat.
necrocyte noun: A single dead cell, either part of a protective dead cell layer, or a component of an unwanted condition.
necrocytosis noun: cell death
necrodonor noun: A person who specifies that their body or an organ may be given to someone after their death
necroenzyme noun: An enzyme associated with necrosis
necrofauna noun: An animal species that was extinct, but has been revived by genetic technology.
necrofetishism noun: A paraphilia in which sexual gratification is derived from corpses or parts of corpses.
necrogamy noun: Posthumous marriage, a legal state where a deceased person is retroactively considered to have been married for legal purposes, such as inheritance.
necrogenic adjective: Causing necrosis.
necrogenous adjective: necrogenic
necrogranuloma noun: A granuloma that has central necrosis
necrographer noun: An obituary writer.
necrohemorrhagic adjective: necrotic and hemorrhagic
necrohippoflagellation noun: The act or practice of beating a dead horse, i.e. persisting beyond a reasonable point.
necrohipposadism noun: The act or practice of beating a dead horse, i.e. persisting beyond a reasonable point.
necrohormonal adjective: Relating to necrohormones.
necrohormone noun: Any of a class of hormones, present in plant and animal tissue, that promote healing after injury
necroinflammation noun: necrosis and inflammation, especially in the liver
necroinflammatory adjective: Relating to, or producing necroinflammation
necrolater noun: One who worships or reveres the dead.
necrolatrous adjective: dead-worshipping
necrolatry noun: The practice of worshipping or revering the dead.
necrolite noun: Synonym of necronite.
necrologic adjective: Alternative form of necrological.
necrological adjective: Of or pertaining to a necrology.
necrological service noun: memorial service (an obituary or pre-burial event consisting of eulogies and songs, especially over a deceased celebrity or public figure)
necrologically adverb: In terms of necrology.
necrologist noun: A person who compiles a necrology.
necrology noun /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/: A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
necrolysis noun /nɛˈkɹɔlɪsɪs/: The disintegration and exfoliation of necrotic tissue.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under N: 29,582 words, in 99 parts.