English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 112 of 488
The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought.
A coastal village in Lowside Quarter parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9907).
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
A servant of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.
A village in Strathspey, Highland council area, Scotland; historically in Inverness-shire (OS grid ref NJ0020).
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.
An aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the treatment of serious infections, particularly those resistant to gentamicin.
Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others.
A kind of folklore comprising humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated over the Internet.
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 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.
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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