English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 470 of 488

nuculenoun

A section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.

nuculoidadj

Resembling a nucule.

Nucșoaraname

A village and commune of Argeș County, Romania.

nuda scripturanoun

The evangelical view that scripture is the only rule of faith, to the exclusion of all other sources.

nudationnoun

The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.

nudeadj

Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

nude runnoun

A prank in which one runs through a public place wearing little or no clothing, usually to amuse others.

nude-innoun

A form of peaceful protest involving nudity originating in 1960s counterculture.

nudelyadv

In a nude manner.

nudenessnoun

Synonym of nudity.

nudeyadj

Alternative spelling of nudie (all senses).

nudgenoun

A gentle push.

nudge nudge wink winkintj

A phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.

nudge outverb

To expel, knock out by a small margin.

nudge theorynoun

The idea of using small suggestions to influence behavior and decision making.

nudgeableadj

That which can be nudged

nudgernoun

One who, or that which, nudges.

nudgingnoun

The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.

nudginglyadv

With, or as if with, a nudge.

nudgyadj

of, or related to a nudge

nudinoun

A nudibranch.

nudibranchnoun

A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.

nudienoun

Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.

nudie rudieadv

Alternative spelling of nudy rudy.

nudie-cutienoun

A film in which cute, mischievous young women are portrayed nude, a popular genre of the 1960s.

nudiestadj

superlative form of nudy: most nudy

nudificationnoun

The act of making nude or bare.

nudifidiannoun

One who relies on faith alone without works for salvation.

nudifiernoun

An artificial intelligence program that generates a nude picture of a person, given a clothed picture.

nudifyverb

To make nude or bare.

nudilyadv

In a nudy manner.

nudinessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being nudy.

nudishadj

More or less nude; wearing very few clothes.

nudismnoun

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nudistnoun

A person who practices nudism.

nuditarianadj

Supporting nudity, especially in artistic depictions.

nuditarianismnoun

The support of nudity, especially in artistic depictions.

nuditynoun

The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.

nudiustertianadj

Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

nudiviraladj

Of or pertaining to a nudivirus

nudleverb

To walk quickly with the head bent forward.

nudniknoun

A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.

Nudoname

A surname from Italian.

nudum pactumnoun

In common law, a promise that is not legally enforceable due to lack of consideration.

nudyadj

Alternative spelling of nudie.

nudy rudyadv

Naked.

nudzhnoun

A whiner; a complainer.

Nueces Countyname

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Corpus Christi.

Nueiradj

Alternative form of Nuer.

nueladj

Prone; tending to.

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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 470. 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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