English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 168 of 488

nightdreamnoun

A dream that is experienced while sleeping at night, as distinguished from a daydream.

nightdreamingnoun

Dreaming that takes place at night, during sleep, as opposed to daydreaming.

nightdressnoun

A nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.

nightdressedadj

Wearing a nightdress.

nightedadj

Dark; clouded.

nightenverb

To become night or grow dark, as night.

nighternoun

Someone or something who does something for a certain number of nights

nighteriesnoun

plural of nightery

nightertalenoun

The period of night; nighttime.

nighterynoun

A night club, disco or similar establishment open at night

nightfallnoun

The close of the day; the coming of night.

nightfaringadj

Making one's way during the night; travelling at night.

nightfearnoun

Alternative form of night fear.

nightfirenoun

A fire that is lit outdoors at night.

nightfishnoun

The fish Bostockia porosa.

nightfowlnoun

Any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.

nightfrightnoun

Fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia

nightfulnoun

All that occurs or is done during a single night.

nightfulnessnoun

The state of being nightful.

nightgearnoun

Nightclothes.

nightgloomnoun

Darkness of the night; night gloom.

nightglownoun

An airglow at night.

nightgownnoun

A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

nightgownedadj

Dressed in a nightgown.

nightguardnoun

A guard worn on the teeth to prevent damage from bruxism during sleep.

nighthawknoun

A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).

nighthawkingnoun

The practice of being out late at night, for work or pleasure.

nightienoun

A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.

nightingalenoun

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

Nightingale courtnoun

A temporary court in England and Wales established to deal with the backlog of legal cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.

nightingale floornoun

Synonym of uguisubari.

Nightingale wardnoun

A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.

nightishadj

Of or pertaining to night; nocturnal.

nightjarnoun

Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.

nightlampnoun

A lamp providing illumination at night.

nightlessadj

Without night.

nightlessnessnoun

Absence of night.

nightlifenoun

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nightlifernoun

A person who engages in social activities at night.

nightlifesnoun

plural of nightlife

nightlightnoun

a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight

nightlikeadj

Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.

nightlinenoun

An overnight telephone counselling service, typically for students.

nightlongadj

Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.

nightlyadj

Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.

nightmannoun

A person whose job is cleaning cesspools or sewers, or emptying privies by night.

nightmarchernoun

In Hawaiian folklore, a ghost of an ancient Hawaiian warrior who marches together with other such ghosts on certain sacred nights from their burial sites or the ocean to the sites of ancient battles or sacred places.

nightmarenoun

A very unpleasant or frightening dream.

nightmare fuelnoun

Something that is capable of inducing nightmares, often by being highly disturbing.

nightmarelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a nightmare; nightmarish.

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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 168. 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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