English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 112 of 488

Netherlandishname

The Dutch language.

Netherlandophoneadj

Dutch-speaking.

Netherlandsname

The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

netherlingnoun

Articles of clothing worn underneath; nethergarments; stockings.

netherlipnoun

The lower lip.

nethermannoun

An inhabitant of a lowland region; lowlander.

nethermindnoun

The lower or subconscious mind.

nethermoreadj

farther down; lower

nethermostadj

Farthest down; lowest.

nethernessnoun

The state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority.

netherregionnoun

Alternative spelling of nether region.

nethersnoun

The private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.

Nethersaxonadj

Alternative form of Nether-Saxon.

netherstocknoun

A stocking.

netherstockingnoun

Netherstock.

netherthoughtnoun

An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought.

Nethertonname

A surname.

Netherton syndromenoun

A severe form of ichthyosis.

Nethertownname

A coastal village in Lowside Quarter parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9907).

netherversenoun

A lower universe, realm, or region; underworld.

netherwardadj

Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.

netherwardsadv

Synonym of netherward.

netherwearnoun

Clothing worn underneath; underwear; nethergarments.

netherworldnoun

The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.

Nethinimnoun

A servant of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.

Nethy Bridgename

A village in Strathspey, Highland council area, Scotland; historically in Inverness-shire (OS grid ref NJ0020).

netinoun

Nasal irrigation performed using a neti pot as part of Hatha yoga.

neti netiphrase

In Vedic and subsequent Hindu philosophy, the doctrine of "not this, not that", which holds that Brahman (the Supreme Being, God) has absolutely no specific characteristics and cannot be described in positive terms.

neticonazolenoun

An imidazole antifungal for the treatment of fungal skin infections.

netilmicinnoun

An aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections, particularly those resistant to gentamicin.

netiquettenoun

Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others.

Netishynname

A city in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine.

netizennoun

A member of the community of Internet users.

netizenrynoun

A collection of netizens.

netkeepernoun

A goalkeeper.

netKKKopnoun

Synonym of netcop.

netlabelnoun

A record label that distributes most of its music online through digital audio formats.

netlagnoun

The delay arising from communication between networked computers.

netleafadj

Applied to certain plants having reticulated or net-like leaves.

netlessadj

Lacking a net.

netlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.

netlinguisticsnoun

Synonym of cyberlinguistics.

Netlishname

netspeak based on the English language

netlistnoun

A technical description of the connectivity of an electronic design.

netloadnoun

The amount that fills a net.

netlorenoun

A kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.

netmailnoun

A kind of electronic mail used on bulletin board systems.

netmakernoun

One who manufactures nets.

netmakingnoun

The manufacture of nets.

netmannoun

Alternative form of netsman.

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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 112. 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.

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