English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 105 of 488
Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
Appearing as if seen from the centre of the planet Neptune; relating or referring to Neptune as a centre.
A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.
An interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing with a statement considered incorrect or irrelevant.
Plastic eyeglasses with thick, horn-rimmed (typically black) frames, characteristically worn by nerds and members of the hipster subculture.
Any tall, thin structure, usually only a few blocks wide, built in a voxel-based video game, especially one constructed by jumping and placing blocks beneath one's avatar.
The phenomenon (associated with the growth of the Internet in the 2000s) of nerds and nerd culture becoming increasingly influential and socially acceptable.
To present someone with a very interesting problem to solve, distracting them from whatever they were doing previously.
The jargon and special vocabulary of computing, information technology and mobile devices; geekspeak
A locus of high-tech industry, particularly a town or suburb where many high-tech workers live.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 105. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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