English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 37 of 488

Nantwichname

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6552).

Nanty Gloname

A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, originally named Glenglade.

Nantyffyllonname

A village and electoral ward in Maesteg community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8592).

Nantygloname

A town in Nantyglo and Blaina community, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1910).

Nantzuname

Alternative form of Nanzih.

nanu-nanuintj

hello

nanuanoun

Synonym of red moki.

nanukayami fevernoun

leptospirosis

Nanumeaname

An inhabited atoll in the island nation of Tuvalu.

Nanumeanadj

Of Nanumea.

Nanyangname

A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

Nanzhangname

A county of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

Nanzhaoname

a kingdom that flourished in present-day Yunnan, China, between 739 and 902 CE.

Nanzhengname

A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.

Nanziname

Alternative form of Nanzih.

Nanzihname

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

naonoun

A Spanish or Portuguese carrack.

Naogaon Districtname

One of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

Naokoname

A female given name from Japanese.

naologynoun

The study of ecclesiastical or sacred buildings.

naometrynoun

prophecy founded on the numerological analysis of Biblical descriptions (typically of the measurements of Solomon's Temple)

Naominame

The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

Naomiename

A female given name from Hebrew.

Naomilyname

The ship of characters Naomi Campbell and Emily Fitch from the British television series Skins.

naophorousadj

carrying a naos

Naoremname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Naoroibamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

naosnoun

The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.

napverb

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

nap handnoun

A sequence of five victories or points in a game or match.

nap itverb

Synonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).

napanoun

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

napa cabbagenoun

A species of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, commonly used as an ingredient in East-Asian cuisines.

napa leathernoun

A type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.

napalmnoun

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.

napalmernoun

One who uses napalm.

napalmlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of napalm.

napenoun

The back part of the neck.

napellinenoun

An alkaloid found in Aconitum napellus.

napellusnoun

The monkshood or wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus).

Napervillename

A city in DuPage County and Will County, Illinois, United States.

naperynoun

Household linen, especially table linen.

napesnoun

plural of nape

napestrapnoun

A strip of leather or material used to hold a hat or helmet to the nape.

Napgatename

A 2010 controversy in which Ken Griffey, Jr., of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, was reported to have been asleep in the clubhouse during a game.

napha waternoun

A perfume distilled from orange blossom.

Naphilnoun

A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel.

Naphtaliname

Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.

Naphtalitenoun

A descendant of Naphtali, sixth son of Jacob.

naphthanoun

Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.

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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 37. 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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