English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 40 of 488

nappuccinonoun

A power nap combined with consuming caffeine as a stimulant.

nappynoun

An absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

nappy areanoun

Synonym of diaper area.

nappy bagnoun

Synonym of diaper bag.

nappy banknoun

Synonym of diaper bank (“a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it”).

nappy binnoun

Synonym of diaper pail.

nappy bucketnoun

Synonym of diaper pail.

nappy changernoun

Synonym of diaper changer (“a changing pad (mat) or changing table”).

nappy checknoun

Synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).

nappy covernoun

Synonym of plastic pants.

nappy fastenernoun

A plastic, slightly elastic, reusable nappy pin.

nappy insertnoun

Synonym of diaper insert.

nappy librarynoun

A service that rents out (and also sells) cloth nappies.

nappy linernoun

Synonym of diaper liner.

nappy organisernoun

Synonym of diaper organizer.

nappy pailnoun

Synonym of diaper pail.

nappy pinnoun

Synonym of diaper pin.

nappy podnoun

Synonym of diaper pod (“a cube-shaped diaper bag, typically waterproof (a wet bag), intended for storing clean cloth diapers and other cloth products, like diaper inserts”).

nappy servicenoun

Synonym of diaper service (“a commercial service that supplies clean cloth diapers to parents and collects soiled ones for laundering (washing) and reuse”).

nappy sprayernoun

Synonym of diaper sprayer (“an adjustable hose sprayer used for washing off solids from a cloth diaper”).

nappy stackernoun

Synonym of diaper stacker.

nappy tablenoun

Synonym of changing table.

nappy wrapnoun

Synonym of plastic pants.

nappyfulnoun

Enough to fill a nappy.

nappyheadnoun

The hair of a person of Negro/African descent.

nappywearnoun

Synonym of diaperwear (“diapers as a category of clothing”).

naprapathynoun

A branch of alternative medicine, a manipulative therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

napronnoun

Obsolete form of apron.

naproxennoun

A certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes and thereby reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and stiffness.

napsnoun

kinky or curly hair

Napsternoun

Any website that facilitates free distribution of data.

Napsterizeverb

To share on or as if on Napster.

napthalenenoun

Misspelling of naphthalene.

naptimenoun

The time when one takes a short sleep.

Naptownname

Nickname for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana

naptumomab estafenatoxnoun

A monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of various cancers.

napturaladj

Left in its natural state, i.e. not chemically altered (relaxed, permed, etc).

napunoun

A greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu).

Napuaname

A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.

napweednoun

Alternative spelling of knapweed

napwornadj

Having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.

naqarehnoun

A Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a head made of hide, usually played in pairs.

naqibnoun

One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.

naqqalinoun

A form of Persian theatre.

Naqshbandiadj

Of or relating to Baha' al-Din Naqshband, founder of one of the largest Sunni Sufi orders.

Naquinname

A surname from French.

Narname

A river in Norfolk, England, tributary to the Great Ouse.

Naraname

A prefecture of Japan.

Narainename

A surname.

Narakaname

The underworld or Hell according to Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, where souls are sent for the expiation of their sins.

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 40. 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.

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