English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 166 of 488

niggardly; stingy

A minor complaint or problem.

One who niggles; a constant critic.

Characterised or marked by niggling

A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing platinum and tin.

The quality of being niggly.

Petty

In a way that is niggling.

Bad-tempered, especially about trivial details.

Alternative form of niggeress.

Archaic form of negro.

Pronunciation spelling of nigger.

A nigger (black person).

Near, close by.

Almost, nearly; approaching; not quite.

A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.

To come near; approach.

comparative form of nigh: more nigh

superlative form of nigh: most nigh

third-person singular simple present indicative of nigh

Nearly; nigh.

The quality or state of being nigh, or near.

Favourable; gracious.

The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

night after nightadv

Every night or evening for a long period of time.

A miasma, or noxious atmosphere.

A bird that is active in the night; a nocturnal bird.

A cart used to remove the contents of privies by night.

night classnoun

A lesson taught in the evening; an evening class.

Alternative form of nightclub.

night diapernoun

Synonym of nighttime diaper.

Synonym of chestnut (“irregular growth on a horse's leg”).

The fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.

A moth that flies at night.

a demon that gives rise to sleep paralysis

night housenoun

A tavern, music-hall, or other public house which is open during the night.

night jasminenoun

Any plant of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.

A side job worked at night.

night letternoun

A telegram sent overnight at a reduced rate for delivery on the morning of the following day, typically with a minimum charge for 25 words or less.

night lightnoun

Alternative spelling of nightlight.

night lizardnoun

Any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.

Alternative form of nightman.

A meal eaten at night; a late supper.

night nappynoun

Synonym of nighttime diaper.

night nightintj

Goodnight.

Night of Broken Glassname

Synonym of Kristallnacht.

night of long knivesnoun

Synonym of night of the long knives.

Night of Sevensname

Synonym of Qixi.

night of the long knivesnoun

A purge, in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed.

Going away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day.

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 166. 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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