English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 154 of 488

Nguyenname

A Vietnamese surname.

ngweenoun

A currency of Zambia, one hundredth of a kwacha.

Ngã Bảyname

A city in Hậu Giang Province, Vietnam.

Ngô Quyềnname

An urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.

Ngātinoun

local or tribal group.

Nha Trangname

A city in Vietnam.

Nhamname

A surname from Vietnamese.

Nhamatandaname

A town and district in Sofala Province, Mozambique.

Nhb.name

Abbreviation of Northumberland.

NHCname

Initialism of National Hurricane Center.

Nheengatuname

A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

NHIphrase

Acronym of no human involved (“describing a crime committed against a person deemed societally undesirable”).

NHKname

Initialism of Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (“a Japanese public broadcaster”).

NHLname

Initialism of National Hockey League.

NHLernoun

Someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.

NHSname

Initialism of National Health Service.

NHTSAname

Acronym of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

ninoun

Initialism of noun inanimate.

ni-Vanuatunoun

Citizen of Vanuatu, regardless of specific ethnic group (but usually referring to native Melanesians)

niaparticle

Only, merely, that's all; used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small or undemanding.

niacinnoun

A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

niacinamidenoun

The amide of niacin.

niacinatenoun

Any salt or ester of niacin (nicotinic acid), especially inositol niacinate which is sometimes prescribed instead of niacin.

Niagaraname

A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.

Niagara Fallsname

A waterfall in Niagara river, Niagara region, on the international border between Canada and United States, in both Ontario and New York state; Massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River.

Niagara grapenoun

A large, juicy, sweet-smelling, green North American grape which has a pleasant, foxy flavour; a variety of Vitis labrusca which is eaten and used in the production of wines, jams, and white grape juice, but which is a poor shipping grape.

Niagara-on-the-Lakename

A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Niagaranadj

Of or relating to Niagara.

niahitenoun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

NIAIDname

Initialism of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Niallname

A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.

Niameyname

The capital city of Niger.

Nianname

A surname from Chinese

Nianticnoun

A member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.

Niaosongname

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Niaosungname

Alternative form of Niaosong.

niaproofnoun

Any of a range of anionic surfactants

Niarbylname

A settlement along the southwest coast of the Isle of Man, bordering the Irish Sea.

niasnoun

A young hawk; an eyas.

Niazmandname

A surname from Persian.

nibnoun

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

nibbanoun

Nigger or nigga.

nibbananoun

Synonym of nirvana.

nibbanicadj

Alternative form of nirvanic.

nibbedadj

Having a nib or point.

nibbernoun

An instrument for cutting the nib of a pen.

nibbleverb

To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).

nibbleableadj

Able or suitable to be nibbled.

nibblernoun

Someone who nibbles (in various senses).

nibblesnoun

Small forms of finger food or snacks such as nuts or potato chips (crisps), often eaten as an accompaniment to drinks.

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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 154. 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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