English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 451 of 488

not leastadv

Especially; particularly.

not leave one's thoughtsverb

To remain in one's mind for a long duration.

not likelyadv

Absolutely not; under no circumstances; no way.

not longadv

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, long.

not long foradj

Not destined or planning to remain

not long for this worldadj

Unlikely to endure for much more time.

not much chopadj

Not very good; unimpressive; of poor quality.

not much copadj

Not very good; unimpressive.

not much of anythingphrase

Very little; not a lot.

not my circus, not my monkeysphrase

It is not my problem; it's none of my business; indicates that one is not responsible for controlling or changing a volatile or delicate situation.

not onphrase

Unacceptable or impossible.

not on your lifeadv

Absolutely not; under no circumstances.

not on your nelliephrase

Alternative form of not on your Nellie.

not on your nellyadv

not on your life, an emphatic form of no.

not on your tintypeintj

An answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.

not onedet

None at all.

not one's first rodeophrase

Not the first time one has been in a particular situation; used to indicate past experience.

not pay any mindverb

Alternative form of pay no mind.

not provenadj

Having insufficient evidence to prove guilt or innocence under Scots law.

not Pygmalion likelyintj

not likely; under no circumstances; absolutely not

not quiteadv

almost, very nearly

not reallyadv

To a low degree, not particularly, not especially.

not right in the headadj

crazy, insane

not saying muchphrase

Nothing impressive.

not see for lookingverb

Be unable to identify because one is trying too hard.

not see someone for dustverb

To not see someone at all; implying a hasty departure.

not see straightverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, see, straight.

not so hotadj

Not very good.

not so muchphrase

Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.

not thatconj

Used to indicate that the following clause is not true and that this negatively impacts the importance of the preceding clause.

not the caseadj

Used to show that an anterior explanation does not apply or does not adequately describe the situation.

not the end of the worldphrase

(It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.

not the sharpest knife in the drawernoun

Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

not the sharpest tool in the shedphrase

Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

not to bragphrase

Prepended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.

not to mentionconj

An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.

not to put too fine a point on itphrase

Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.

not to sayconj

Even; perhaps; almost.

not to worryphrase

There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.

not touch with a barge poleverb

To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).

not touch with a ten-foot poleverb

To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.

not want to do thatverb

To be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.

not win for losingverb

To repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.

not worth a brass farthingadj

Worth nothing or next to nothing.

not worth a Continentaladj

worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.

not worth a curseadj

Worthless.

not worth a dimeadj

Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.

not worth a plug nickeladj

Having no or almost no value; worthless.

not worth a plugged nickeladj

Alternative form of not worth a plug nickel.

not worth a whistleadj

Worthless or pointless.

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 451. 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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