English Words: N

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NSFname

Initialism of National Science Foundation.

NSFLadj

Initialism of not safe for life; i.e. containing graphic or repugnant content (e.g. gore or lethal violence) that risks psychological trauma to those viewing it

NSFMadj

Initialism of not suitable for minors.

NSFTadj

Synonym of NSFW.

NSFWadj

Initialism of not safe for work; i.e., containing inappropriate or adult content (e.g. pornography or profanity) that may be unsuitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work.

NSFWernoun

Someone who commonly posts NSFW material on social media.

NSFWishadj

Somewhat NSFW.

nshimanoun

A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.

NSLname

Initialism of National Softball League.

NSLPname

Initialism of National School Lunch Program.

NSMnoun

Initialism of natural semantic metalanguage.

NSOHphrase

Initialism of no sense of humor/humour.

NSPCCname

Initialism of National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

NSQphrase

Initialism of no stupid questions.

NSSInoun

nonsuicidal self-injury

NSTEMInoun

Acronym of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

nsutitenoun

A dull manganese oxide mineral.

NSWname

Initialism of New South Wales: a state of Australia.

nsyilxcənname

Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)

NTname

Initialism of the Northern Territory: a territory of Australia.

NTBnoun

Initialism of non-tariff barrier.

NTBCWphrase

Initialism of not to be confused with.

nthadj

Occurring at position n in a sequence.

NTIDSnoun

Initialism of Nutt time-interval digitizer.

Ntigramnoun

A form of histogram in which each bar represents (approximately) the same number of cases, in contrast to a typical histogram in which the bars (or categories) are all of the same width.

NTLDRname

The boot loader for Windows NT.

NTMnoun

Initialism of nontuberculous mycobacteria.

NTRname

Initialism of National Transcontinental Railway.

NTSBname

Initialism of National Transportation Safety Board.

NTTAWWTphrase

Initialism of not that there's anything wrong with that.

NTUnoun

Initialism of nephelometric turbidity unit.

nunoun

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

nu gazenoun

A form of alternative rock music originating in the 2000s and drawing influence from the shoegazing scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

nu metalnoun

A subgenre of heavy metal music with influences from grunge and hip-hop, often featuring down-tuned guitars, rapped or shouted vocals, DJ effects, and a strong rhythmic focus.

nu skooladj

Designating various style of popular music typically incorporating breakbeats; opposed to old school.

Nu Zillundname

New Zealand.

nu-malenoun

A New Man.

Nualaname

A female given name from Irish.

nuancenoun

A minor distinction.

nuancedadj

Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning.

nuancedlyadv

In a nuanced way.

nuancelessadj

Without nuance.

Nuannuanname

A district of Keelung, Taiwan.

Nuapadaname

A district of Odisha, India.

nubnoun

The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.

nubbedverb

simple past and past participle of nub

nubbernoun

A batted ball that travels slowly and not very far.

nubbinnoun

A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.

nubbinessnoun

The state or condition of being nubby.

nubbing cheatnoun

The gallows.

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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 465. 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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