English Words: N

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never againadv

At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc., which should not be allowed to reoccur.

never ask the barber if you need a haircutproverb

Do not seek advice from a biased party.

never change a running systemproverb

Do not change something while it is working (because there is a risk of breaking it).

never eat shredded wheatphrase

Used to learn the cardinal points in clockwise order.

never eventnoun

A bad event that should never occur.

never fearphrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see never, fear.

never fight a land war in Asiaphrase

Don't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.

never in a million yearsadv

Absolutely not.

never in a month of Sundaysadv

At no time whatsoever.

never meet your heroesproverb

It is unwise to seek personal acquaintance with people whom one has regarded with high esteem, as they often fail to fulfill one's expectations, resulting in disappointment.

never mindverb

It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.

never put off until tomorrow what you can do todayproverb

Do not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow.

never sick at seaphrase

Having all the qualifications and abilities one could possibly ask for (or almost, anyway)

never smokernoun

Nonstandard spelling of never-smoker.

never the twain shall meetphrase

Used to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.

Never Trumpernoun

A conservative, especially a Republican, who opposes Donald Trump.

never trust mephrase

Used in oaths, suggesting that one should never be trusted again if what one says now is not true.

never'vecontraction

never have

never-do-wellnoun

Alternative form of ne'er-do-well.

never-dyingadj

everlasting, unceasing

never-endingadj

Having no end or being endless.

never-ending Septembername

Synonym of Eternal September.

never-endinglyadv

In a never-ending manner; endlessly.

never-marriednoun

Someone who has never been married.

never-nevernoun

The hire purchase system, or credit purchases.

never-never landname

Alternative form of neverland.

never-nudenoun

Someone who wears clothes all the time, even e.g. when showering.

never-say-dieadj

That does not give up in despair; indomitable.

never-sweatnoun

An idle or lazy person.

never-wasnoun

One who has never achieved success or popularity.

never-wasernoun

Alternative form of never-wozzer.

never-would-benoun

One who will never achieve a great amount of success.

never-wozzernoun

An individual who has never achieved anything (in a particular field); one who has had an unsuccessful career.

neverendernoun

Something which never ends.

neverendingadj

Alternative form of never-ending.

Neverending Septembername

Alternative form of never-ending September.

neverendinglyadv

Alternative form of never-endingly.

neverendumnoun

A series of referendums on the same issue held in an attempt to achieve an unpopular result.

neverfadeadj

Never fading; permanent.

neverlandnoun

An ideal, fantastical, imaginary, or dreamlike place.

nevermindnoun

Attention, heed.

nevermindingverb

present participle and gerund of nevermind

nevermindsnoun

plural of nevermind

nevermonoun

A never-Mormon.

nevermoreadv

Never again; at no time in the future.

nevernessnoun

The quality of being never, of not ever being extant or present.

neverpassernoun

A transgender person who is extremely clockable, and seen as incapable of passing.

Neversname

A placename

neversmokernoun

Alternative form of never-smoker.

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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 139. 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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