English words: Naevian to Nailsworth
300 English words, part 2 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.
English words Naevian to Nailsworth
- Naevian adjective /ˈniːvɪən/: Of or relating to the Latin poet Gnaeus Naevius.
- naevogenesis noun: The generation and development of naevi
- naevoid adjective: Resembling a naevus.
- naevomelanocyte noun: Alternative form of nevomelanocyte.
- naevomelanocytic adjective: Alternative form of nevomelanocytic.
- naevose adjective: Having naevi.
- naevous adjective: Alternative form of naevose.
- naevoxanthoendothelioma noun: Alternative form of nevoxanthoendothelioma.
- naevus noun: Alternative spelling of nevus.
- naevus flammeus noun: A vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration...
- naf noun: Alternative spelling of naff.
- nafagrel noun: An antiplatelet drug.
- NAFAIK adverb: Initialism of not as far as I know.
- NAFAL adjective: Initialism of nearly as fast as light.
- nafamostat noun: An anticoagulant.
- nafarelin noun /ˌnæf.əˈɹɛl.ɪn/: An agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
- nafazatrom noun: A thrombolytic drug.
- nafcillin noun /næfˈsɪl.ɪn/: A semisynthetic penicillin that is resistant to beta-lactamase and is used especially in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₂₁H₂₁N₂NaO₅S·H₂O as an...
- nafen noun: An aerogel made from near-parallel strands of aluminium oxide
- nafenodone noun: An antidepressant drug.
- nafenopin noun: A hypolipidemic agent.
- nafertisite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
- naff adjective /næf/: Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.
- naff all pronoun: Nothing (variant of fuck all).
- naff off verb: A mild version of fuck off
- naffed off adjective, verb: annoyed; irritated
- naffing adjective: An intensifier.
- naffly adverb: In a way that is naff.
- naffness noun: The quality of being naff.
- nafimidone noun: An anticonvulsant drug of the imidazole class.
- NAFLD noun: Initialism of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a spectrum of disorders characterized by predominantly macrovesicular hepatic steatosis occurring in...
- NAFOD phrase: Acronym of no apparent fear of death, a disqualifying condition for hazardous or combat duty.
- nafoid noun: A member of NAFO, a social media movement focused on countering Russian propaganda.
- nafoxadol noun: An analgesic drug.
- nafoxidine noun: A nonsteroidal antiestrogenic drug that has been investigated to treat advanced breast cancer.
- Nafplio proper noun: A large town in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.
- nafronyl noun: naftidrofuryl
- nafs noun: The self; the psyche, ego, or soul.
- naftidrofuryl noun: A drug used in the management of peripheral and cerebral vascular disorders.
- naftifine noun: An allylamine antifungal drug.
- naftopidil noun: An antihypertensive drug.
- naftypramide noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
- Nafziger proper noun: A surname from German.
- nag noun, verb /ˈnæɡ/: A small horse; a pony.
- nag champa noun: A sandalwood-heavy perfume oil originating in India, or incense thus perfumed
- nag screen noun: A message displayed by a nagware program to encourage the user to purchase the full version.
- naga noun /ˈnɑːɡə/: A loincloth.
- nagada noun /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/: Alternative form of naqareh (“type of drum”).
- Nagai proper noun: A surname.
- nagaika noun: A short, thick braided whip with a round cross-section, used by the Cossacks.
- nagaimo noun: Dioscorea opposita, a variety of yam.
- nagajka noun: Alternative form of nagaika.
- nagak noun: A seashell horn used in the music of Korea.
- Nagaland proper noun /ˈnɑːɡə.lænd/: A state in northeastern India. Capital: Kohima.
- Nagalander noun: A person from Nagaland.
- nagalase noun: The enzyme N-acetylgalactosaminidase
- nagamaki noun: A type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable...
- Nagambie proper noun: A town in the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
- Nagami kumquat noun: Citrus japonica 'Margarita', a type of kumquat.
- Nagamine proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- nagana noun: A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.
- nagana pest noun: Animal trypanosomiasis.
- Nagano proper noun: The capital city of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
- Nagao proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- Nagaoka proper noun: A city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
- Nagaon proper noun: A town in Assam, India.
- Nagapattinam proper noun: A town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.
- nagapie noun: mohol bushbaby
- Nagar proper noun: A surname of Indian usage.
- nagar panchayat noun: An urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
- nagara noun: A drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.
- Nagarajan proper noun: A surname from Tamil.
- Nagaraju proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
- nagari noun: A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.
- Nagarjuna proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit.
- Nagarkot proper noun: A fort near the town of Kangra, India.
- nagarse noun: A particular bacterial protease.
- Nagasaki proper noun /ˌnɑːɡəˈsɑːki/: A port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan, famous as the country's early modern entrepot and for its...
- Nagasawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- nagashimalite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish black mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, titanium, and vanadium.
- nagaswaram noun: Alternative form of nadaswaram.
- Nagata proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- nagatelite noun: A phosphatian allanite mineral.
- Nagaur proper noun: A district of Rajasthan, India.
- nagauta noun: A form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.
- nagavator noun: A person inside a vehicle who gives unwanted directions to the driver.
- Nagda proper noun: A town in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- nage-waza noun: Any of the 12 throwing techniques.
- nageant adjective: Synonym of naiant (“swimming”).
- nageire noun: A Japanese style of flower arrangement, characterised by informality and spontaneity.
- Nagel proper noun: A surname
- Nagel point noun: A triangle center defined as the point of concurrency of all three of the triangle's splitters.
- Nagelian adjective: Relating to Thomas Nagel (born 1937), American philosopher.
- nagelschmidtite noun: A hexagonal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, phosphorus, and silicon.
- Nager acrofacial dysostosis noun: A craniofacial genetic disorder whose typical characterics include an underdeveloped cheek and jaw, downward sloping of the opening of the eyes, reduced or...
- Nager syndrome noun: Nager acrofacial dysostosis
- Nagercoil proper noun: A city in Tamil Nadu, India.
- nagewaza noun: throwing technique in judo
- naggable adjective: susceptible to nagging
- naggee noun: One who is nagged.
- nagger noun /ˈnæɡɚ/: One who nags.
- naggin noun: A small measure of spirits; alternative form of noggin.
- nagging adjective, noun, verb: Persistently annoying or painful.
- naggingly adverb: In a nagging manner.
- naggingness noun: The quality of being nagging.
- naggish adjective: Synonym of naggy (“prone to nag”).
- naggle noun, verb /ˈnæɡ.əl/: To toss the head or cause to toss the head.
- naggy adjective /ˈnæɡiː/: Prone to nag, irritable.
- Nagi proper noun: A surname.
- nagid noun: A Hebrew prince or leader, especially the religious leader in Sephardic communities of the Middle Ages.
- nagilactone noun: Any of a group of diterpenoid lactones that have antifungal activity
- naginata noun: A traditional Japanese halberd: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry.
- naginatajutsu noun: The Japanese martial art of wielding the naginata.
- Nagios proper noun: An open-source software application for monitoring computer systems and networks.
- nagkassar noun: Alternative form of nagkesar.
- nagkesar noun: Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
- Nagle proper noun /ˈneɪɡəl/: A surname.
- Nagler proper noun: A surname from German.
- nagless adjective /ˈnæɡləs/: That does not nag.
- Nagling noun: The use of Nagle's algorithm.
- Nagmaal noun: Alternative form of Nachtmaal.
- nagnail noun: A hangnail.
- Nago noun /ˈnɑːɡəʊ/: A member of a Yoruba people living in coastal regions of modern-day Benin and Nigeria, especially one taken to the Caribbean or South America as a slave.
- nagoonberry noun: Synonym of arctic raspberry.
- nagor noun /ˈneɪɡɔɹ/: The bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca.
- Nagoya proper noun: The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.
- Nagpal proper noun: A surname from Punjabi.
- Nagpur proper noun: A large city, the winter capital of Maharashtra, India.
- Nagpuri noun: A member of an ethnic group native to Chota Nagpur, Jharkhand and surrounding areas of India.
- Nagra proper noun: A surname.
- Nagraj proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit.
- nagsara noun: Alternative form of nagkesar.
- nagsome adjective: Characterised or marked by nagging
- nagster noun: One who nags.
- nagual noun /nəˈɡwɑːl/: Alternative form of nahual.
- nagualism noun: Alternative form of nahualism.
- nagualist noun: A believer in nahualism.
- Nagurski proper noun: A surname.
- nagware noun: Software that displays a message requesting that the user register it.
- Nagy proper noun /ˈnæɡi/: A Hungarian ethnic surname from Hungarian, equivalent to English Grand.
- nagyagite noun: A dark grey to black sulfide, formula (Pb₅Au(Te,Sb)₄S₅₋₈).
- nagyka noun: A whip used by the Cossacks
- nah interjection, phrase [næː]: No.
- nah ah mean interjection: Pronunciation spelling of nah mean?
- nah mean interjection [nɘːɘˈmĩ]: Contraction of do you know what I mean?.
- Naha proper noun: The capital city of Okinawa, Japan.
- nahal noun: Synonym of wadi.
- Nahanarvali noun: A Germanic tribe mentioned by the Roman scholar Tacitus.
- Nahane noun: Alternative form of Nahani.
- Nahani noun /nəˈhɑni/: Any of numerous native groups located in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory between the upper Liard River and the 64th...
- Nahanni noun: Alternative form of Nahani.
- Nahant proper noun: A town on a peninsula in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
- Nahar proper noun: A surname.
- Naharvali noun: Alternative form of Nahanarvali (“Germanic tribe”).
- nahcolite noun: An evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.
- Nahi proper noun: A gewog of Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan.
- nahiya noun: Alternative form of nahiyah.
- nahiyah noun: A local administrative division consisting of a number of small towns or villages in some Muslim countries, including (historical) parts of Europe under the...
- nahiye noun: Alternative form of nahiyah.
- Nahla proper noun: A female given name.
- nahnmwarki noun: A Pohnpeian chief.
- nahoda noun: Alternative form of nakhoda.
- nahoor noun: Alternative form of nayaur.
- nahor noun: Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
- nahpoite noun: A monoclinic white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
- Nahshon proper noun: The father of Salmon and the son of Amminadab (biblical figure).
- Nahua adjective, noun: A member of the Nahuatl-speaking indigenous peoples of Mexico and El Salvador.
- nahual noun /nəˈwɑːl/: An animal form which a person may take.
- nahualism noun: The Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals.
- Nahuan adjective, noun: Synonym of Aztecan.
- Nahuatl noun /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/: A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
- Nahuatlaca noun: The Nahua people.
- Nahuatlan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Nahuatl people.
- nahuatlato noun: A person who is proficient in the Nahuatl language
- Nahuatlism noun: A word or phrase borrowed from the Nahuatl language.
- nahuatlismo noun: Synonym of Nahuatlism.
- Nahuatlist noun: A student of Nahuatl.
- Nahuel proper noun: A male given name from Mapudungun.
- nahuelito noun: A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Nahuel Huapi Lake, Argentina.
- Nahum proper noun /ˈneɪəm/: A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible.
- Nahyssan noun: A confederation of Virginia Siouan tribes.
- nai noun: A barber.
- Nai Talim noun: A principle of basic education for all, with an appreciation for handicrafts and communal self-reliance, promoted by Mahatma Gandhi.
- naiad noun /ˈneɪæd/: A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- naiadaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Naiadaceae.
- Naiadian adjective /neɪˈædiən/: Of or relating to the Naiads in Greek mythology.
- naiant adjective: Depicted swimming horizontally.
- naias noun: Synonym of naiad (“female water deity”)
- naib noun: A deputy.
- Naic proper noun: A group of Sino-Tibetan languages that include Naxi, Na, Shixing, and Namuyi.
- naice adjective: Pronunciation spelling of nice.
- NAID noun: nonanemic iron deficiency
- naidid noun: Any worm of the family Naididae.
- Naidu proper noun: A surname.
- naif adjective, noun /nɑːˈiːf/: Alternative spelling of naïf.
- naifly adverb: In a naif way; naïvely.
- naifness noun: Dated form of naiveness.
- Naija adjective, noun: Of or from Nigeria.
- naik noun /ˈnɑː.ɪk/: A lord or governor in South Asia.
- Naikpod noun: A member of a certain indigenous tribe of Telangana.
- nail noun, verb /neɪl/: The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
- nail ball noun: A round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.
- nail bar noun: A beauty salon dedicated to nail care e.g. manicures and pedicures.
- nail bat noun: A weapon made by hammering nails into a wooden baseball bat, used for offense or defense.
- nail bed noun: Alternative spelling of nailbed.
- nail biter noun: One who habitually bites or chews their fingernails.
- nail biting adjective, noun: That causes nervous anticipation or suspense.
- nail-bitingly adverb: In a nail-biting manner.
- nail bomb noun: A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers.
- nail bomber noun: One who detonates a nail bomb.
- nail clipper noun: Alternative form of nail clippers.
- nail clippers noun: A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.
- nail clipping noun: A small piece of a toenail or fingernail that was clipped off.
- nail cutter noun: Synonym of nail clippers.
- nail down verb: to attach with nails
- nail enamel noun: Synonym of nail polish.
- nail file noun /ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/: A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.
- nail fungus noun: Synonym of onychomycosis.
- nail gun noun: A power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge;...
- nail-headed adjective: Having a head like that of a nail.
- nail header noun: A convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.
- nail house noun: A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or...
- nail in one's coffin phrase: An alcoholic drink.
- nail it verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nail, it.
- nail Jell-O to a tree verb: To do something that is impossible or very difficult, with connotations of pointlessness.
- nail Jell-O to a wall verb: Alternative form of nail Jell-O to a tree.
- nail jelly to a wall verb: Alternative form of nail Jell-O to a tree.
- nail keg noun: Alternative spelling of nailkeg.
- nail knot noun: A type of bend knot used to join two fine lines, commonly used with fishing lines.
- nail lacquer noun: Synonym of nail polish.
- nail-making noun: The manufacture of nails.
- nail one's colors to the mast verb: Alternative spelling of nail one's colours to the mast.
- nail one's colours to the mast verb: To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.
- nail-patella syndrome noun: A genetic disorder that results in small, poorly developed nails, kneecaps, and other body parts.
- nail plate noun: The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
- nail polish noun /neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/: A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
- nail polish remover noun: A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.
- nail-polished adjective: Wearing nail polish.
- nail puller noun: A tool used for gripping and removing a nail that was stuck beneath a surface.
- nail punch noun: a carpenter's tool used to hammer nail heads in to just below the surface of the wood, something that cannot be achieved with a hammer alone.
- nail rod noun: A strip of metal cut to be made into nails.
- nail salon noun: A beauty salon dedicated to nailcare such as manicures and pedicures.
- nail scissors noun: Small, usually curved scissors for cutting the fingernails and toenails.
- nail set noun: A punch that drives in a nail so that its head is level with or below the surface.
- nail sick adjective: Of a house, a roof, or a ship, exhibiting degraded or corroded nails, or otherwise unsound fastenings.
- nail sickness noun: The degradation of the roofing nails of a house or the nails of a boat, necessitating repair.
- nail someone to the wall verb: to punish or discipline extremely harshly.
- nail-tail wallaby noun: Synonym of nailtail wallaby.
- nail-tailed wallaby noun: Synonym of nailtail wallaby.
- nail tech noun: A nail technician
- nail technician noun: A person who applies and maintains nail products on natural fingernails and toenails, to enhance their look.
- nail to the counter verb: To expose publicly as false.
- nail trimmer noun: Synonym of nail clippers.
- nail varnish noun: A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.
- nail violin noun: A musical instrument consisting of a wooden soundboard with metal nails attached, tuned to produce notes when played with a bow.
- nailability noun: The quality of being nailable.
- nailable adjective: Capable of taking nails.
- nailbat noun: A baseball bat with a nail or nails in it, as a weapon.
- nailbed noun: The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.
- nailbiter noun: Alternative spelling of nail biter.
- nailbiting adjective, noun: Alternative form of nail-biting.
- nailbomb noun: Alternative form of nail bomb.
- nailbomber noun: Alternative form of nail bomber.
- nailbourne noun: A chalk stream that only flows intermittently.
- nailbrush noun, verb /ˈneɪl.bɹʌʃ/: A small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands.
- nailcare noun: The care and maintenance of the fingernails and toenails.
- nailclipper noun: Alternative form of nail clippers.
- nailclippers noun: Alternative form of nail clippers.
- nailclipping noun: Alternative form of nail clipping.
- nailcutter noun: Alternative form of nail cutter.
- nailed adjective, verb /neɪld/: Having nails (of a specified kind).
- nailer noun /ˈneɪlɚ/: One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
- naileress noun: A woman who makes nails.
- nailery noun: A manufactory of nails.
- nailfast adjective: Permanently attached.
- nailfile noun: Alternative form of nail file.
- nailfold noun: The skin that overlaps the edge of a fingernail or toenail.
- nailful noun: Enough to be stored under or on one's fingernail.
- nailgun noun: Alternative spelling of nail gun.
- nailhead noun: The head of a nail.
- nailing noun, verb: A mechanical fastening by means of nails.
- nailist noun: Someone whose occupation is to trim and beautify the fingernail or toenails; a manicurist, in Japan and parts of Southeast Asia.
- nailkeg noun: A keg designed to store nails.
- nailless adjective: Without a nail or nails.
- naillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nail (in various senses).
- nailmaker noun: Someone who makes nails (tools)
- nailmaking noun: Alternative form of nail-making.
- nailpolish noun: Alternative form of nail polish.
- nailpolished adjective: Alternative form of nail-polished.
- nailprint noun: A mark imprinted by a nail, specifically one of the nail wounds of Jesus Christ after crucifixion.
- nailproof adjective: Resistant to being punctured or damaged by nails.
- nailrod noun: Any of various plants of the genus Typha.
- nails adjective, noun, verb /neɪlz/: plural of nail
- nails on a chalkboard noun: Something that sounds very unpleasant.
- Nailsea proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4770).
- nailset noun: A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.
- nailshop noun: A workshop where nails are manufactured.
- nailsick adjective: Alternative form of nail sick.
- nailsmith noun: A metalworker who makes nails.
- Nailsworth proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8499).
Part 1 · Part 3 · English words: N
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.