English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 108 of 488
The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.
An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally
A production which receives generally favorable notice, but is not assured of success.
A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
The set of individual scores between 90 and 99, when a batsman may play badly due to feeling pressure to convert the score into a century.
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
A minor, nonsupporting vein in a leaf of a plant; a branch vein of a nervure (supporting vein) or of another nervule.
The branch of the facial nerve that contains sensory and parasympathetic fibers and that supplies the anterior tongue and parts of the palate and fauces.
National Eagle Scout Association, an organization of men who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
A white-fleshed variety of potato, suitable for table use, which was popular in the 1800s.
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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 108. 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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