English words: nut lettuce to nyctanthy

300 English words, part 98 of 99 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words nut lettuce to nyctanthy

nut lettuce noun: A plant used in salads, lamb's lettuce or mâche, Valerianella locusta
nut loaf noun: A nut roast in the form of a loaf.
nut milk noun: A milk substitute made with nuts.
nut out verb /ˈnʌt aʊt/: To find a solution (for something), especially in a group discussion; also, to work out the finer details (of something).
nut pine noun: Any of the pine trees that bear pine nuts.
nut quad noun: Synonym of en quad.
nut roast noun: A dish consisting of nuts, grains, vegetable oils, broth or butter, and seasonings, usually formed into a firm loaf shape.
nut roll noun: A pastry of yeast bread with one or more fillings, found in the United States and in Central European cuisines.
NUT space noun: A particular solution of the Einstein field equations associated with massive objects that have a gravitomagnetic charge.
nut straight noun: The best possible straight available (which cannot be beaten by any other straight, though it can still be beaten by a better non-straight hand).
nut tree noun: A tree that bears a crop of edible nuts on a regular basis.
nut up verb /nʌt ʌp/: To show courage and hide one's apprehension.
nut weevil noun: Synonym of acorn weevil (Curculio spp.)
nut wrench noun: An instrument for fixing on nuts or removing them from screws.
Nutan proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
nutant adjective: nodding, drooping
nutarian noun /nʌˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/: One whose diet consists mainly of nuts.
nutarianism noun: The practice of being a nutarian, eating mainly nuts.
nutate verb: To rock or sway involuntarily.
nutation noun: A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.
nutational adjective: Related to nutation
nutator noun: A mechanical or electronic device for gyrating a feedhorn, dipole, or radar about the axis of the reflector without changing its polarization.
nutbag noun /ˈnʌtˌbæɡ/: An odd, eccentric or insane person.
nutball noun: A crazy person.
nutballs adjective, noun: Crazy, insane, unhinged.
nutbar adjective, noun: Crazy, eccentric.
nutbowl noun: a bowl specially used for nuts
nutbreaker noun: The nuthatch.
nutbrown adjective: Alternative form of nut-brown.
nutburger noun: A patty made from or containing nuts; a burger containing such a patty.
Nutbush proper noun /ˈnʌtbʊʃ/: Nutbush, TN: An unincorporated town in Southwest Tennessee, about which Tina Turner wrote the 1973 song Nutbush City Limits.
nutbusting noun: ballbusting (sexual practice)
nutbutter noun: Alternative form of nut butter.
nutcake noun: A cake made with nuts
nutcase noun /ˈnʌtkeɪs/: An eccentric or odd person.
nutcrack verb: To crack nuts for food.
nutcracker noun /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/: An implement for cracking nuts.
nutcracker doll noun: A decorative wooden figurine, traditionally German, shaped like a soldier, king, or other figure, known for its large jaw operated by a lever to crack nuts;...
nutcracker phenomenon noun: Synonym of nutcracker syndrome.
nutcracker syndrome noun: A disorder involving the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery (or various similar conditions).
nutdriver noun: A hand tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a screwdriver but with a different tip, usually a hexagonal socket (recess) for driving fasteners with...
Nute proper noun: A surname.
Nutella proper noun /nuːˈtɛlə/: A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.
nutellasagna noun: A dessert dish made with lasagna noodles, Nutella, and marshmallows.
nutfall noun: The falling of nuts from the plant on which they grow.
nutfarm noun: An insane asylum.
Nutfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ3050).
nutgall noun: A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.
nutgraf noun /ˈnʌtˌɡɹɑːf/: The sentence or paragraph that summarizes a story.
nutgrass noun: Any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.
nuth noun: A nose ring worn by Indian women.
nuthacker noun: The nuthatch.
Nuthall proper noun: A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5144).
nuthatch noun /ˈnʌtˌhæt͡ʃ/: Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down...
nuthead noun: A silly or crazy person; kook.
nuthin pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of nothing.
nuthing pronoun: Eye dialect spelling of nothing.
nuthook noun: A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
nutil adjective: Useless.
nutjob noun: Alternative spelling of nut job.
nutjobber noun: A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch.
nutjobbery noun: The behaviour of a nutjob; lunacy or idiocy.
nutless adjective: Without nuts (the fruit).
nutlet noun: A small nut.
Nutley proper noun: A village in Maresfield parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4427).
nutlike adjective: Resembling a nut.
nutling noun: A small or juvenile nut; a nutlet.
nutloaf noun: Alternative form of nut loaf.
nutly adjective, adverb: Of, relating to, or resembling a nut or nuts; nutlike.
nutmeal noun: Meal made by the crushing or grinding of nuts.
nutmeat noun: The edible portion of a nut.
nutmeg noun, verb /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/: An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
nutmeg geranium noun: A type of geranium with a fragrance like nutmeg, belonging to the hybrid species Pelargonium × fragrans.
nutmeg liver noun: A liver that looks speckled (like a grated nutmeg kernel) as a result of congestive hepatopathy.
nutmeg mannikin noun: Scaly-breasted munia
nutmeg pigeon noun: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
nutmeg psychosis noun: A transient mental health disorder caused by the ingestion of a significant quantity of nutmeg, characterized by such psychotic symptoms as disorientation,...
Nutmeg Stater noun: A person from Connecticut; a Nutmegger.
nutmeg yew noun: Certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.
nutmegged adjective, verb: Seasoned with nutmeg.
nutmegger noun: A person from Connecticut.
nutmeggy adjective: Resembling a nutmeg seed in taste or appearance.
nutpecker noun: The nuthatch.
nutpick noun, verb: A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.
nutpicker noun: One who gathers nuts from the plants they grow upon.
nutpicking noun, verb: The gathering of nuts from the plants they grow upon.
nutraceutic adjective: Alternative form of nutraceutical.
nutraceutical noun /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/: A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.
nutraceutically adverb: By means of nutraceuticals
nutraceutics noun: The pseudoscience of nutraceuticals
nutraloaf noun: A bland food made from various ingredients mixed together and baked into a loaf, served to prisoners instead of normal meals as a disciplinary measure.
nutria noun: The coypu, Myocastor coypus.
nutria rat noun: Alternative form of nutria.
nutriate verb: To supply with nutrients.
nutrication noun: feeding or nourishment
nutriceutical adjective, noun: Both nutritionally and pharmaceutically beneficial.
nutricial adjective: Relating to a nurse.
nutricism noun: A form of symbiosis in which a fungus becomes the nurse and feeder of the other symbiont, as in Monotropa.
nutricline noun: A zone within which nutrient levels decline rapidly with depth of water
nutricosmetic adjective, noun: A dietary supplement, food or beverage with additives that are marketed as having medical benefits that enhance appearance, especially skin, nails, and hair.
nutricosmetics noun: The study of nutricosmetics.
nutrider noun: A person whose force of argument derives from the notoriety or skill of some group or person they are associated with.
nutrient adjective, noun /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/: A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
nutrient neutrality noun: The principle of ensuring that new developments or activities do not increase the levels of nutrient pollution, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, in nearby...
nutriepigenomic adjective: Relating to nutriepigenomics
nutriepigenomics noun: The interaction of nutrition and epigenomics
nutrification noun: The supply of nutrients
nutrify verb: To supply nutrients to.
nutrigenetic adjective: Relating to nutrigenetics.
nutrigenetics noun: A branch of nutritional genomics which aims to identify genetic susceptibility to diseases and genetic variation in the effects of nutrient intake on the...
nutrigenome noun: The collection of genes related to nutrition
nutrigenomic adjective: Relating to nutrigenomics.
nutrigenomics noun: The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics and nutrition affects human health, specifically to devise a personalized diet to...
nutrikinetic adjective: Relating to nutrikinetics
nutrikinetics noun: The application of pharmacokinetics to nutrition
nutriment noun /ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/: A source of nourishment; food.
nutrimental adjective: nutritious
nutrimentive adjective: Related to or characteristic of nutrients or nourishment.
nutrimetabolomics noun: The metabolomics of nutrition
nutriocyte noun: Alternative form of neutrocyte.
nutriology noun: The study of nutrients and nutrition
nutriphenomics noun: The study of the interactions between nutrition and a person’s phenome.
nutriregulate verb: To undergo nutriregulation
nutriregulation noun: regulation by nutrients
nutritarian noun: A person whose diet selection is based on the nutrient content or nutrition of food.
nutritarianism noun: The practice of following a nutritarian diet.
nutritial adjective: Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritional.
nutrition noun /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/: The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
nutritional adjective /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ə.nəl/: Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.
nutritional yeast noun: A pale yellow preparation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, often used as a nutritional supplement and flavoring by vegetarians and vegans due to its...
nutritionally adverb: Concerning nutrition.
nutritionism noun: A paradigm that assumes that it is the scientifically identified nutrients in foods that determine their value in the diet.
nutritionist noun /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ənɪst/: An expert or specialist in nutrition.
nutritionless adjective: Devoid of nutrition; that does not nourish.
nutritionwise adverb: In terms of nutrition.
nutritious adjective /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/: Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
nutritiously adverb: In a way that provides nutrition.
nutritiousness noun: nourishment
nutritive adjective, noun /ˈnjuːtɹətɪv/: Of or pertaining to nutrition.
nutritively adverb: Concerning, or in terms of, nutrition.
nutritiveness noun: The quality of being nutritive.
nutritory adjective: Relating to nutrition.
nutriture noun /ˈnjuːtɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/: nutrition; nourishment
nutrix noun: A nurse, primarily a wet nurse or similar hired child carer.
nutrose noun: sodium caseinate
nutrush noun: Any member of the genus Scleria of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.
nuts adjective, interjection, noun, verb /nʌts/: The testicles.
nuts and bolts noun: The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.
nuts to phrase: Used to show disregard or disdain towards the named thing.
nuts to butts adjective, adverb: Closely one behind the other.
nutsack noun /ˈnʌtsæk/: A bag in which nuts are carried or stored.
nutsedge noun: Any of certain species of invasive perennial sedge, of the genus Cyperus, that have edible, nutlike tubers.
nutsetter noun: A tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a nutdriver but without a handle, whereas it is instead in the form of a bit that is chucked into a power tool...
nutshell noun, verb /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/: The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
nutshot noun, verb: To hit in the testicles.
nutsiness noun: nuttiness; craziness
nutso adjective, adverb, noun /ˈnʌ.t͡soʊ/: Crazy, insane.
nutsoid adjective, noun: Alternative form of nutzoid.
nutsy adjective: crazy
Nutt proper noun: A surname.
Nuttall proper noun: A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7915).
Nuttall oak noun: Alternative form of Nuttall's oak (Quercus texana)
Nuttall's oak noun: A large, fast-growing deciduous oak tree (Quercus texana).
nuttalliasis noun: babesiosis
nuttalliellid noun: Any of various ticks of the family Nuttalliellidae.
nutted adjective, verb: Made with nuts.
nutter noun /ˈnʌtə/: A person who gathers nuts.
nuttery noun: An orchard where nuts are grown.
nuttier than squirrel poop phrase: Very nutty; crazy.
nuttily adverb: In a nutty way.
nuttin pronoun /ˈnʌtɪn/: Pronunciation spelling of nothing.
nuttiness noun: The quality or degree of having a nutty flavor or texture.
nutting noun, verb /ˈnʌtɪŋ/: An outing to gather nuts.
nutting truck noun /ˈnʌtɪŋ ˌtɹʌk/: A flat cart with four wheels, one in the center or corner of each side, upon which trays of mail may be stacked for transport.
nuttish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
nutty adjective /ˈnʌti/: Containing nuts.
nutty as a fruit cake adjective: Alternative spelling of nutty as a fruitcake.
nutty as a fruitcake adjective: Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty.
nutty Irishman noun: A drink of coffee made with Irish cream and hazelnut liqueur.
nutty slack noun /ˌnʌti ˈslæk/: A cheap fuel consisting of slack (“coal dust”) and nuts (“small lumps of coal”); unlike other solid fuels it was not rationed during the period after World...
nutukas noun: Traditional beak-nosed fur boot of the Sami people made from the skin from a reindeer's legs or sometimes head.
nutwood noun: The wood of any nut-bearing tree.
nutzo adjective, noun: Alternative form of nutso.
nutzoid adjective, noun: Crazy; insane.
Nuu-chah-nulth noun /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/: A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
Nuuchahnnulth noun: Alternative spelling of Nuu-chah-nulth.
Nuuchahnulth noun: Alternative spelling of Nuu-chah-nulth.
Nuuk proper noun /nuːk/: The capital city of Greenland.
nuummite noun: A rare metamorphic rock that consists of gedrite and anthophyllite.
NUV noun: Initialism of near ultraviolet.
nuvenzepine noun: An antimuscarinic drug.
Nuwa proper noun: a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth
Nuwaubian noun: A member of the Nuwaubian Nation, a black-supremacist religious movement originally based on Islam and later on Ancient Egyptian and extraterrestrial themes.
Nuwaubianism noun: The religious beliefs of the Nuwaubian Nation.
nux vomica noun: A strychnine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica), an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.
Nuxalk noun: An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred in the area in and around Bella Coola.
Nuxalkmc noun: The Nuxálk peoples collectively, composed of four tribes: the Kimsquit, the Tallheo, the Stuic, and the Kwalhna.
nuyorican adjective, noun /ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/: Of or relating to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.
nuze noun: Eye dialect spelling of news.
Nuzhen noun: Synonym of Jurchen.
Nuzhi noun: Synonym of Jurchen.
Nuzi proper noun: An ancient Mesopotamian city southwest of the city of Arrapha (modern Kirkuk), located near the Tigris river.
Nuzian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nuzi.
nuzlocke noun, verb: A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used...
Nuzum proper noun: A surname.
nuzza noun: Alternative form of nuzzer (“present given to a superior”).
nuzzer noun: A present given to a superior.
nuzzerana noun: Alternative form of nazarana.
Nuzzi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
nuzzle noun, verb /ˈnʌzl̩/: To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
nuzzler noun: One who nuzzles.
nuzzling noun, verb: The act of one who nuzzles.
nuzzly adjective: Tending to nuzzle frequently.
Nuzzo proper noun: A surname.
nv adjective, noun: Initialism of nuclear vessel (“nuclear-powered ship”).
NVA adjective: Initialism of no value added.
NVC noun: Initialism of non-verbal communication.
NVD noun: Initialism of Night Vision Device.
NVDA noun: Initialism of nonviolent direct action.
NVE noun: Initialism of new variety of English.
NVG noun: Initialism of night vision goggles.
NVH noun: Initialism of noise, vibration, and harshness.
NVI noun: Initialism of non-virtual interface.
NVLD noun: Initialism of nonverbal learning disorder.
nvm noun, phrase: Alternative letter-case form of NVM.
NVOCC noun: Initialism of non-vessel-operating common carrier.
NVP noun: Initialism of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: morning sickness.
NVQ noun: Initialism of National Vocational Qualification.
nvr adverb, noun: Abbreviation of never.
NVRAM noun: Initialism of non-volatile random access memory.
NVRM interjection: Abbreviation of never mind.
NW adjective, noun, phrase: Initialism of northwest.
Nwachukwu proper noun: A surname.
Nwankwo proper noun: A surname from Igbo.
NWbN noun: Abbreviation of northwest by north.
NWbW noun: Abbreviation of northwest by west.
NWEM noun: Non-Weather Emergency Message, synonym for Civil Emergency Message (CEMs), put out via the NWS dissemination infrastructure to the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
NWFZ noun: Initialism of nuclear-weapon-free zone.
NWIP noun: Initialism of new work in progress (usage from ISO).
NWM noun: Initialism of network marketing.
Nwosu proper noun: A surname from Igbo.
NWOT adjective: Of an item, brand new, but lacking its original tags or retail packaging.
NWR proper noun: NOAA Weather Radio
nws adjective, noun, prepositional phrase: Initialism of not work safe.
nxm noun: Filter-avoidance spelling of man.
nxt adjective: Abbreviation of next.
nya interjection /ˈnjɑː/: The cry of a cat: meow, miaow.
nyaa interjection: The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
nyabinghi noun: A style of music and a rhythm associated with the sect and ceremony, and with reggae music.
Nyack proper noun /ˈnaɪˌæk/: A village in Rockland County, New York, United States.
Nyacker noun: A person from or resident of Nyack, New York.
nyaff noun, verb: A small or contemptible person
NYAG noun: Initialism of New York State attorney general.
nyah interjection /ˈnjæ/: Expressing smug triumph.
nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah interjection [njɑː˦ njɑː˦ njɑː˨ njɑː˥ njɑːː˦ njɑːː˧]: Indicates taunting or mocking.
Nyakyusa noun: a people of Tanzania and Malawi
nyala noun /ˈnjɑːlə/: A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all...
nyam verb: To eat.
nyama choma noun: barbecued beef
nyami noun: Synonym of name (yam)
nyamivirus noun: Any virus of the Nyamiviridae family.
Nyamwezi noun: A people of Tanzania.
nyan interjection /ˈnjɑːn/: The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
nyan-binary adjective /ˌnjɑːnˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/: Non-binary, in contexts relating to cats.
nyanbinary adjective: Alternative form of nyan-binary.
Nyanja proper noun: The Chichewa language.
nyansook noun: Alternative form of nainsook.
nyanza noun: A lake (in Africa).
nyao interjection: The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
nyaope noun: whoonga
Nyarko proper noun: A surname from Akan.
nyas noun /ˈnaɪəs/: an eyas (a fledgling falcon)
nyasa noun: The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.
Nyasaland proper noun /naɪˈæsələnd/: A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa; modern Malawi.
Nyasalander noun: A native or inhabitant of Nyasaland.
nyatiti noun /njɑːˈtiːti/: A traditional type of lyre with eight strings, used by the Luo people of Kenya.
nyatoh noun: The reddish hardwood of trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.
nyatsi noun: The mistress of a married man.
Nyaya proper noun: One of the six orthodox or astika schools of Hindu philosophy – specifically the school of logic.
nyayo noun: A person's precedent or example.
nybøite noun: A double chain inosilicate mineral.
nybble noun: Alternative spelling of nibble (“unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits”).
Nyberg proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
nybl noun: Alternative form of nybble.
Nyborg proper noun: A city and municipality in central Denmark, on the island of Funen (Danish Fyn).
nyc adjective /naɪs/: nice
Nyce proper noun: A surname.
nychthemeral adjective /nɪkˈθɛm.(ə.)ɹəl/: Relating to or lasting a nychthemeron (a period of 24 hours).
nychthemeron noun /nɪkˈθɛm.ə.ɹɒn/: A period of one day and one night, a date: in the West, a period of 24 consecutive hours.
nyckelharpa noun: A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are...
nyct- prefix: Night or darkness.
nyctaginaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.
nyctalgia noun: pain that occurs only at night, especially pain associated with the bones due to syphilis
nyctalope noun: One who has nyctalopia.
nyctalopia noun /ˌnɪk.təˈləʊ.pɪ.ə/: The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
nyctalopic adjective: Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
nyctalopin noun: A proteoglycan, mutations of which are associated with nyctalopia
nyctalops noun: A person who has nyctalopia, night blindness.
nyctanthous adjective: Flowering at night.
nyctanthy noun: The condition of being nyctanthous.

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.