English words: Nigerian scam to nigraniline

300 English words, part 36 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words Nigerian scam to nigraniline

Nigerian scam noun: An attempt to defraud by sending out large numbers of emails, each stating that the recipient is entitled to receive a large amount of money, but will need...
Nigerianization noun: The process in which someone or something becomes Nigerian.
Nigerianize verb: To become Nigerian.
Nigerianness noun: The quality of being Nigerian.
nigericin noun: An antibiotic, similar to monensin, obtained from Streptomyces hygroscopicus
Nigerien adjective, noun /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/: A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
nigerite noun: Synonym of ferronigerite.
nigero-oligosaccharide noun: Alternative form of nigerooligosaccharide.
Nigerois adjective, noun /niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/: A Nigerien; a person from Niger.
nigerone noun: Any of a class of naphthopyrones obtained from Aspergillus niger or its close relatives.
nigerooligosaccharide noun: An oligomer of nigerose.
nigerose noun: An unfermentable sugar obtained by partial hydrolysis of nigeran.
Nigg proper noun /nɪɡ/: A surname.
niggard adjective, noun, verb [ˈnɪɡɚd]: Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
niggardise noun: Niggardliness.
niggardish adjective: Somewhat niggardly.
niggardlily adverb: In a niggardly manner.
niggardliness noun: The state of being niggardly; parsimony.
niggardly adjective, adverb /ˈnɪɡədli/: Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
niggardness noun: Niggardliness.
niggardous adjective: Niggardly.
niggardry noun: Niggardliness.
niggardship noun: Niggardliness; stinginess.
niggardy noun: Niggardliness.
nigged adjective, verb: Roughly shaped with a stonecutter's hammer; hammer-dressed.
nigget noun /ˈnɪ.d͡ʒət/: A small insect, especially one used by a witch as her familiar.
niggish adjective: niggardly; stingy
niggle noun, verb /ˈnɪɡəl/: A minor complaint or problem.
niggler noun: One who niggles; a constant critic.
nigglesome adjective: Characterised or marked by niggling
niggliite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing platinum and tin.
niggliness noun: The quality of being niggly.
niggling adjective, noun, verb: Petty
nigglingly adverb: In a way that is niggling.
niggly adjective /ˈnɪɡ(ə)li/: Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.
niggun noun: Alternative form of nigun.
nigh adjective, adverb, preposition, verb /naɪ/: Near, close by.
nigh-hand adjective: Nearby; nearhand.
nigh on phrase: Almost, nearly; approaching; not quite.
nighabout adverb: Almost, nearly
nighabouts adverb: Almost, nearly
nighantu noun: A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.
nighen verb: To come near; approach.
nigher verb: Alternative form of nicker (“to neigh”).
nighly adverb: Nearly; nigh.
nighness noun /ˈnaɪnəs/: The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
nighsome adjective: Favourable; gracious.
night interjection, noun, verb /ˈnaɪ̯t/: The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
night adder noun: An African viper of the genus Causus.
night after night adverb: Every night or evening for a long period of time.
night air noun: A miasma, or noxious atmosphere.
night and day adjective, adverb, noun: Alternative form of day and night.
night-ape noun: Synonym of night monkey.
night auditor noun: An employee who works the night shift at a hotel reception, performing accounting checks in addition to the usual work of a receptionist.
night-bat noun: A (night-flying) bat.
night bird noun: A bird that is active in the night; a nocturnal bird.
night biter noun /naɪt ˈbaɪtə/: An animal, especially an insect such as a mosquito, that bites during the night.
night blind adjective: Alternative spelling of night-blind.
night blindness noun: The optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
night-blooming cereus noun: moonlight cacti (Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.)), esp.
night-blooming jasmine noun: A shrub or small tree whose intensely fragrant blossoms open at dusk and fade by morning (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)
night blue noun: A dark blue colour like the sky at night.
night-bright adjective: bright at night
night cap noun: Alternative form of nightcap.
night cart noun: A cart used to remove the contents of privies by night.
night-cellar noun: A cellar open to the public at night for the purchase of food, drink, and entertainment, primarily in London, England in the 18th century.
night chair noun: A nightstool.
night class noun: A lesson taught in the evening; an evening class.
night club noun: Alternative form of nightclub.
night court noun: A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.
night crawler noun: Alternative form of nightcrawler.
night crawling noun: Synonym of yobai.
night cream noun: A moisturizing cream to be applied before going to bed and left on the skin overnight.
night diaper noun: Synonym of nighttime diaper.
night eating syndrome noun: An eating disorder characterized by persistent late-night binge eating.
night emission noun: An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.
night eye noun: Synonym of chestnut (“irregular growth on a horse's leg”).
night fear noun: The fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
night fighter noun: A fighter plane designed for use at night.
night flit noun: Synonym of moonlight flit.
night-flowering jasmine noun: Synonym of night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)
night fly noun: A moth that flies at night.
night food noun: The vagina (in regards to performing cunnilingus)
night fowl noun: Alternative form of nightfowl.
night frog noun: Any frog of the genus Nyctibatrachus.
night game noun: The practice of going out in nighttime hours to cold approach strangers and attempt to seduce them.
night glass noun: A spyglass or binoculars with large diameter lenses, used to see objects better in the dark.
night green noun: The dyestuff iodine green.
night hag noun /naɪt hæɡ/: a demon that gives rise to sleep paralysis
night hand noun: A laborer who works the overnight shift.
night hawk noun: Alternative spelling of nighthawk.
night heron noun: Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.
night house noun: A tavern, music-hall, or other public house which is open during the night.
night hunter noun: Synonym of poacher (“one who trespasses to take game illegally”).
night hunting noun: A traditional Bhutanese courtship custom in which a young man creeps through a girl's window at night to engage in sexual activity.
night in, night out adverb: During every night; continuously.
night-jar noun: Alternative spelling of nightjar.
night jasmine noun: Any plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
night job noun: A side job worked at night.
night letter noun: A telegram sent overnight at a reduced rate for delivery on the morning of the following day, typically with a minimum charge for 25 words or less.
night-lifer noun: Someone who goes out at night to enjoy the nightlife.
night light noun: Alternative form of nightlight.
night lizard noun: Any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.
night man noun: Man who collects night soil.
night market noun: A market that only operates at night.
night meal noun: A meal eaten at night; a late supper.
night mode noun: A colour scheme with light text and other elements on a dark background.
night monkey noun: douroucouli (Aotus spp.)
night moth noun: Any noctuid moth (Noctuidae).
night nappy noun: Synonym of nighttime diaper.
night night interjection /naɪt.naɪt/: Goodnight.
night of long knives noun: Synonym of night of the long knives.
night of the long knives noun: A purge, in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed.
night out noun: Going away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.
night owl noun /ˈnaɪt aʊl/: An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal.
night-owlism noun: The habit of staying awake late into the night; the quality of being a night owl.
night palsy noun: sleep paralysis
night parrot noun: Pezoporus occidentalis, a small parrot endemic to Australia.
night person noun: A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of...
night piece noun: Alternative form of nightpiece.
night-rail noun: A loose robe worn as a nightgown.
night-raven noun: A bird active at night, sometimes identified with a specific species such as a night owl or nightjar, and sometimes seen as a separate animal in its own right.
night rider noun: Alternative form of nightrider.
night-riding adjective: That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence.
night-robe noun: Alternative form of nightrobe.
night safe noun: A safe with access, typically in the outside wall of a bank, through which people may deposit money when the bank is closed
night-scented adjective: Of a plant, having strongly prefumed flowers that open at night.
night-scented jasmine noun: The plant, Cestrum nocturnum, family Solanaceae, with flowers that open at night.
night school noun: A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day...
night shelter noun: Shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night.
night shift noun: A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
night shining cloud noun: Alternative form of night-shining cloud.
night sky noun: The sky as it is seen at night.
night snake noun: The North American snake Hypsiglena torquata
night soil noun: Human faeces; especially, such waste as has recently been added to an outhouse or dry closet and will need removal.
night soil man noun: A man whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th...
night-song noun: The vocalisations of birds, sounds of insects, etc., given at night.
night spot noun: Alternative spelling of nightspot.
night-stalker noun: A monster or other malevolent figure that moves about at night; a shadow-stalker.
night stand noun: Alternative form of nightstand
night start noun: A hypnic jerk.
night stick noun: Alternative form of nightstick.
night sweats noun: The repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep.
night table noun: Synonym of nightstand.
night terror noun: A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming.
night time noun: Alternative form of nighttime.
night tremor noun: A night terror.
night-tripping adjective, noun: That trips or moves lightly about at night.
night vision noun: Such vision provided naturally by the biological systems of an eye.
night watch noun: A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
night watcher noun: Alternative form of nightwatcher
night-watching noun: The act or practice of keeping watch at night; night vigil.
night watchman noun: Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.
night watchman state noun: Government that is limited to a bare minimum of functions, usually just military, police, and courts.
night wind noun: A wind that blows at night.
night work noun: Alternative form of nightwork.
night writing noun: A system of code using symbols of twelve dots arranged as two columns of six dots embossed on a square of paperboard, designed to allow military...
nightbird noun: A bird of the clade Strisores.
nightblind adjective: Alternative form of night-blind.
nightblindness noun: Alternative form of night blindness.
nightbreak noun: Nightfall, the point at which night begins.
nightbreeze noun: Breeze during the night.
nightcap noun, verb /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/: A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
nightcap oak noun: A proteaceous tree (not related to the true oaks), endemic to the Nightcap Range in New South Wales.
nightcapped adjective, verb: Wearing a nightcap.
nightcare noun: Daycare occurring at night.
nightcart noun: Alternative form of night cart.
nightchurr noun: Alternative form of nightjar.
nightclass noun: Alternative form of night class.
Nightcliff gardener's disease noun: melioidosis
nightcloth noun: A cloth placed over a birdcage, used to simulate the darkness of night and settle the bird(s) into sleep.
nightclothed adjective: Dressed in nightclothes.
nightclothes noun /ˈnaɪt.kləʊ(ð)z/: Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
nightclub noun, verb /ˈnʌɪtklʌb/: A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.
nightclub-goer noun: One who patronizes a nightclub.
nightclubber noun: One who visits a nightclub
nightclubby adjective: Resembling or suggesting a nightclub.
nightclublike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nightclub.
nightcore noun: A plunderphonic style of music based on taking an original track and speeding it up, increasing its pitch. Usually associated with visuals of anime-style...
nightcrawler noun: An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightdream noun /ˈnaɪtdɹiːm/: A dream that is experienced while sleeping at night, as distinguished from a daydream.
nightdreaming noun: Dreaming that takes place at night, during sleep, as opposed to daydreaming.
nightdress noun /ˈnaɪt.dɹes/: A nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
nightdressed adjective: Wearing a nightdress.
nighted adjective, verb: Dark; clouded.
nighten verb: To become night or grow dark, as night.
nighter noun: Someone or something who does something for a certain number of nights
nightertale noun: The period of night; nighttime.
nightery noun: A night club, disco or similar establishment open at night
nightfall noun /ˈnaɪt.fɔl/: The close of the day; the coming of night.
nightfaring adjective: Making one's way during the night; travelling at night.
nightfear noun: Alternative form of night fear.
nightfire noun: A fire that is lit outdoors at night.
nightfish noun: The fish Bostockia porosa.
nightfowl noun /ˈnaɪt.faʊl/: Any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.
nightfright noun: Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia
nightful adjective, noun: All that occurs or is done during a single night.
nightfulness noun: The state of being nightful.
nightgame noun: Alternative form of night game.
nightgear noun: Nightclothes.
nightglass noun: Alternative form of night glass.
nightgloom noun /ˈnaɪtˌɡluːm/: Darkness of the night; night gloom.
nightglow noun: An airglow at night.
nightgown noun /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/: A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
nightgowned adjective: Dressed in a nightgown.
nightguard noun: A guard worn on the teeth to prevent damage from bruxism during sleep.
nighthawk noun /ˈnʌɪthɔːk/: A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
nighthawker noun: A metal detectorist who works illegally at night to remove artefacts from archaeological sites.
nighthawking noun /ˈnʌɪthɔːkɪŋ/: The practice of being out late at night, for work or pleasure.
nightie noun, phrase /ˈnaɪti/: A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.
nightingale noun /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/: A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
Nightingale court noun: A temporary court in England and Wales established to deal with the backlog of legal cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.
nightingale floor noun: Synonym of uguisubari.
nightingale-thrush noun: Any of various birds in Catharus.
Nightingale ward noun: A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.
nightingale-wren noun: Either of two wrens, Microcerculus philomela and Microcerculus marginatus of Central America and northern South America, correspondingly.
nightish adjective: Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.
nightjar noun /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/: Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large...
nightlamp noun: A lamp providing illumination at night.
nightless adjective /ˈnʌɪtləs/: Without night.
nightlessness noun: Absence of night.
nightlife noun /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/: Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.
nightlifer noun: A person who engages in social activities at night.
nightlight noun /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/: A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight.
nightlighting noun: lighting by means of nightlights
nightlike adjective: Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
nightline noun: An overnight telephone counselling service, typically for students.
nightlong adjective, adverb /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/: Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.
nightly adjective, adverb, noun /ˈnaɪtli/: Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
nightman noun: A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.
nightmarcher noun: In Hawaiian folklore, a ghost of an ancient Hawaiian warrior who marches together with other such ghosts on certain sacred nights from their burial sites or...
nightmare noun, verb /ˈnaɪt.mɛə/: A very unpleasant or frightening dream.
nightmare disorder noun: A sleep disorder characterized by repeated episodes of intense, disturbing dreams that cause awakenings and significant distress.
nightmare fuel noun: Something that is capable of inducing nightmares, often by being highly disturbing.
nightmareless adjective: Without nightmares.
nightmarelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a nightmare; nightmarish.
nightmarey adjective: Alternative spelling of nightmary.
nightmarious adjective /ˌnaɪtˈmɛəɹi.əs/: Having the qualities of a nightmare.
nightmarish adjective: Resembling a nightmare.
nightmarishly adverb: In a nightmarish manner.
nightmarishness noun: The state or condition of being nightmarish.
nightmary adjective: Characterized by, beset by, or resembling, nightmares.
nightpiece noun: A picture or literary description of a night-time scene.
nightrider noun: A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
nightrobe noun /ˈnaɪt.ɹəʊb/: A robe to be worn at night; a nightgown.
nights adverb, noun /naɪts/: At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
nightscape noun /ˈnaɪtskeɪp/: The nighttime landscape, or a depiction thereof.
nightschool noun: Alternative form of night school.
nightscope noun: An optical instrument that provides night vision.
nightshade noun /ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/: Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
nightshift noun: Alternative spelling of night shift.
nightshifter noun: Somebody who regularly works night shifts.
nightshining adjective: Shining or glowing at night; noctilucent.
nightshirt noun: A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed.
nightshirted adjective: Dressed in a nightshirt.
nightside noun: The side of a planet or other body that faces away from the sun or star around which it orbits.
nightsky noun: Alternative form of night sky.
nightsnake noun: Alternative form of night snake.
nightsoil noun: Alternative spelling of night soil.
nightsoiler noun: One who removes nightsoil.
nightspot noun: An establishment that is open late at night, especially one that provides entertainment, such as a nightclub.
nightstalker noun: Alternative form of night-stalker.
nightstand noun: A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.
nightstick noun /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/: A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstick fracture noun: An isolated fracture of the ulna due to direct trauma to the forearm. The name refers to a situation in which a person raises an arm and exposes the medial...
nightstool noun: A chamber pot built into a chair.
nightsuit noun: Western-style nightclothes
nightswimming noun: Swimming at night.
nighttide noun: nighttime
nighttime adjective, noun /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/: The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
nighttime diaper noun: An extra-bulky and absorbent diaper which is intended to be worn during sleep for prolonged wetting, usually by an infant who is a heavy wetter, or by...
nighttime nappy noun: Synonym of nighttime diaper.
nighttimes adverb, noun: At night; during the night.
nightwalker noun: A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nightwalking noun: The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nightwandering adjective: Wandering at night; noctivagant.
nightward adjective, adverb, noun: Toward night.
nightwards adverb /ˈnaɪtwɚdz/: Toward night.
nightwatch noun: Alternative form of night watch.
nightwatcher noun: A person who watches or guards something at night; a nightwatchman.
nightwatching noun: Alternative form of night-watching
nightwatchman noun: Someone who guards a premises at night.
nightwatchwoman noun: A female nightwatchman.
nightwear noun /ˈnaɪt.wɛə/: Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightwork noun /ˈnʌɪtwəːk/: Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker noun: One who works at night.
nighty noun, phrase: Alternative spelling of nightie.
nighty night phrase: Good night.
nighwhat adverb: Almost; nearly.
Nighy proper noun: A surname.
nigiri noun: Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
nigirizushi noun: nigiri sushi
nignay noun: Something trivial or worthless.
nignog noun: Alternative spelling of nig-nog.
nigon noun: Niggard, miser.
nigori noun: A cloudy variety of saké (rice wine).
nigorobuna noun: A freshwater ray-finned fish (Carassius auratus grandoculis), a wild subspecies of goldfish endemic to Japan, its habitat limited to Lake Biwa and environs.
nigral adjective: Of or pertaining to the substantia nigra
nigranilin noun: Alternative form of nigraniline.
nigraniline noun: A complex, nitrogenous, organic base and black dyestuff

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.