English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 161 of 488
A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks.
The avian equivalent of the primate prefrontal cortex. A region of a bird's brain, located at the rear, that coordinates cognition in the pallium layer of the brain.
Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling fungi of the family Nidulariaceae (the bird's nest fungi).
An entity that can be called as a function but which is not visible to argument-dependent name lookup.
Of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator.
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
A town in Luxembourg, in the commune of Differdange, in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
Initialism of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (a US research institute).
Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
Any of a group of fatal inherited metabolic disorders associated with sphingomyelin accumulation in the central nervous system.
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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 161. 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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