English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 465 of 488
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
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.
A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.
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.
A form of alternative rock music originating in the 2000s and drawing influence from the shoegazing scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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.
Designating various style of popular music typically incorporating breakbeats; opposed to old school.
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 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.
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.