English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 155 of 488

nibblesomeadj

Characterised or marked by nibbling

nibblethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of nibble

nibblingnoun

The act or sound of one who nibbles.

nibblinglyadv

In a nibbling manner; with small bites.

nibblyadj

Prone to, or suitable for, nibbling.

nibbyadj

Full of nibs.

Nibelungnoun

A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried.

Niblackname

A surname.

niblessadj

Without a nib.

nibletnoun

A kernel of corn, usually from a can.

nibletsnoun

plural of niblet

Nibleyname

A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).

niblicknoun

A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs.

niblick shotnoun

A shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.

niblikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of the nib of a pen.

niblingnoun

Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.

Niblockname

A surname.

nibmeisternoun

A technician who customizes, fine-tunes, or repairs fountain pen nibs.

nibongnoun

The Asian palm tree Oncosperma tigillarium.

niboshinoun

Japanese dried infant sardines, used in snacks and as seasoning for soup stocks and other foods.

Nibralnoun

A metal alloy made of nickel, bronze and aluminium, often used for underwater parts of ships and boats, such as propellors, stabilizers, and foils.

NIBRSname

Initialism of National Incident-Based Reporting System.

nibsnoun

plural of nib

nibsomeadj

gentlemanly

Nibuchuname

Synonym of Nerchinsk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

NICnoun

Acronym of network interface card or network interface controller, used to interface a computer to a network.

Nic.Dam.name

Abbreviation of Nicolaus Damascenus.

Nicaadj

Nicaraguan.

nicadnoun

rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery

Nicaeaname

Former name of Iznik: a town in Bursa Province, Turkey, famed for the 325 CE church council that composed the Nicene Creed.

Nicaeanadj

Of or relating to Nicaea.

Nicandername

A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].

Nicanorname

A surname.

Nicaraguaname

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

Nicaraguanadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Revolutionname

A period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras.

Nicaraguan Sign Languagename

A sign language of Nicaragua.

Nicaraguannessnoun

Quality of being Nicaraguan.

Nicasioname

A surname.

Nicastroname

A surname from Italian.

nicatornoun

Any of several passerine birds in the genus Nicator.

niccolitenoun

Synonym of nickeline.

niceadj

Pleasant, satisfactory.

nice andadv

Pleasingly; adequately; thoroughly.

nice as ninepenceadj

Perfectly all right; fine.

nice creamnoun

Any of various nondairy ice cream substitutes.

nice guynoun

An inoffensive adult male who desires romantic companionship but who is too bland and uninspiring to be attractive.

nice guy syndromenoun

A phenomenon in which a man thinks that he deserves romantic or sexual attention from women by virtue of being nice.

nice guys finish lastproverb

People who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent, friendly, or agreeable.

nice knowing youphrase

A farewell for when the speaker thinks or knows that they will never see the recipient again; goodbye forever.

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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 155. 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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