English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 3 of 488
An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
An isometric-diploidal dark red mineral containing arsenic, barium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.
A synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.
A synthetic cannabinoid analogue of dronabinol, exhibiting antiemetic and analgesic effects.
Either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
A synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist with antiemetic, sedative, anxiolytic and antiglaucoma properties.
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, oxygen, potassium, sulfur, and tellurium.
Reminiscent of the works of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
Of or pertaining to Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) or his writings, characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
An attitude or turn of phrase characteristic of the Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977).
A quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan, originated in Egypt and used in the martial art of tahtib.
An ivory-coloured, almost scentless Castile soap produced in Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine, using virgin olive oil.
A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
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 3. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "N" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.