English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 189 of 488

NNUEnoun

A type of neural network able to run on a CPU, trained to evaluate a board game (usually chess or shogi) position.

No 10name

Synonym of 10 Downing Street.

No 11name

Synonym of 11 Downing Street.

no and lowadj

Designating drinks that contain little or no alcohol.

no ballnoun

A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.

no becauseintj

Used at the beginning of a sentence to add emphasis or to express astonishment.

no better than one ought to beadj

Sexually promiscuous.

no big dealphrase

Used to indicate that something is trivial or unimportant.

no big whoopnoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, big whoop.

no biggiephrase

Synonym of no big deal: not important, not something to worry about.

no bigsphrase

Synonym of no big deal.

no bodypron

Obsolete form of nobody.

no body, no crimephrase

If the murdered corpse cannot be found, a person cannot be charged with murder.

no bucks, no Buck Rogersproverb

One must raise money to be able to achieve one's objectives, especially in the exploration of outer space.

no buenoadj

not good; no good; bad

no butsnoun

Alternative form of no ifs, ands, or buts.

no can dointj

I cannot do it.

no capintj

Used to emphasize that one is telling the truth.

no chanceintj

Absolutely not; under no circumstances.

no changernoun

One who does not change, or opposes a change.

no chillnoun

Absence of calm; acting without regard to how others feel or see one.

no clueintj

Response affirming that the speaker does not have knowledge pertaining to an interlocutor's question

no commentphrase

An official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.

no comparisonintj

An assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.

no contestnoun

A plea in a criminal case which means that the defendant admits no guilt but is no longer contesting the charges brought against him/her.

no decisionnoun

A game for which the starting pitcher does not record a win or a loss.

no dicephrase

An unacceptable alternative.

no Diddyadv

Used immediately before or after a statement to indicate that there was no sexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.

no diggityphrase

No doubt.

no doubtadv

without a doubt; surely.

no duffintj

Indicating that this is not a drill or training exercise.

no duhintj

An expression or exclamation that something is exceedingly obvious or apparent, or that one would have to be extremely foolish not to realize something immediately.

no endadv

Exceedingly; endlessly.

no excrement, Sherlockintj

Euphemistic form of no shit, Sherlock.

no eye seephrase

To be unable to bear (the sight of) something anymore; to refuse to be involved further; to be disinclined to continue caring about.

no fairintj

That is not fair; a protest against unjust behaviour.

no fairsiesintj

Synonym of no fair.

no fearprep_phrase

Not a chance, impossible.

no fidelityadj

Extremely low fidelity.

no flies onphrase

No mental weaknesses, character defects, or other significant flaws belonging to.

no free lunch theoremname

A theorem that implies that no single machine learning algorithm is universally the best-performing algorithm for all problems.

no funadj

not enjoyable; not exciting; not fun

no fun at partiesadj

boring or pedantic

No Fun Cityname

Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada.

no gain without painproverb

Alternative form of no pain, no gain.

no glove, no lovephrase

Without a condom, there will be no sex.

no goodadj

worthless or of no merit

no good deed goes unpunishedproverb

Actions of generosity often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.

no great scratchphrase

Not much good; something of little value or importance.

no great shakesnoun

Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

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 189. 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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