English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 190 of 488
(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); there's no bad blood between (us, etc.).
Although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred, there was no actual damage meriting punishment, apology or retribution.
A school policy requiring students to wear a hat in order to be outdoors during recess and lunchtime.
Used immediately before or after a statement to indicate that there was no homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
Describing crimes committed against people deemed undesirable or subhuman, e.g., those with criminal records, sex workers, drug addicts, transients, or people of color.
The government policy of permitting or requiring childcare centres or schools to exclude unvaccinated children.
A form of limited liability that may be used by mining companies, under which the shareholders may pay a company debt by surrendering shares in lieu of money.
The ground between trenches where a soldier from either side would be easily targeted.
One's blood quantum (percentage of person's ancestors who are full-blooded indigenous people) does not negate indigenous identity.
Synonym of no matter how much milk you put in coffee, it's still coffee.
Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.
expressing that an implied individual has ceased being pleasant, and will now resort to unpleasant means to attain their objectives.
Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.
An Internet challenge in which participants abstain from all forms of intentional nutting (ejaculation) for the whole month of November.
One ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort (e.g., hard work, risk, or both) in order to achieve worthwhile goals.
indicates that a document has no place of publication shown on the document and that none has been inferred from other evidence
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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 190. 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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