English Words: N

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nundinaladj

Of or pertaining to a nundine

nundinaryadj

nundinal

nundinationnoun

Traffic at fairs; buying and selling.

nundinenoun

A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.

nundinesnoun

plural of nundine

Nuneatonname

A town in Warwickshire, England.

Nuneham Courtenayname

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5599).

Nunezname

Núñez: A surname from Spanish

Nunggubuyuanname

A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family of east Arnhem Land, of which Nunggubuyu is the sole member.

Nunheadname

A suburban area of London in the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3575).

nunhoodnoun

The status or condition of being a nun.

Nunicaname

A town in western Michigan 10 miles east of Muskegon.

nunightphrase

night night; goodnight

Nunkiname

A star, σ Sagittarii.

nunkynoun

Synonym of unky.

nunlessadj

Without a nun or nuns.

nunletnoun

Any of several species of puffbirds in the genus Nonnula.

Nunleyname

A surname from Old English.

nunlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a nun.

nunlyadj

Like a nun; nunlike.

Nunnallyname

A surname from Irish.

Nunnariname

A surname from Italian.

nunnationnoun

Alternative spelling of nunation.

Nunnelleyname

A surname from Irish.

nunnerynoun

Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.

nunnifiedadj

Made into a nun.

nunnishadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun.

nunnishlyadv

In a nunnish manner.

nunnishnessnoun

The quality of being nunnish.

nunnywatchnoun

A fuss; a mess.

nunsnoun

plural of nun

Nuns' Islandname

An island of Hochelaga Archipelago, Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-terminous with the suburb Nuns' Island, located offshore to the south from Verdun borough, Montreal Island.

nunshipnoun

The position or role of a nun.

nunsploitationnoun

A genre of exploitation film focusing on Christian nuns.

Nunthorpename

An outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).

nuntiusnoun

A messenger.

nunuz stonenoun

A type of ancient Sumerian carved oval or ovoid ornamental stone.

nunyacontraction

Contraction of none of your, most commonly used as a replacement for none of in none of your business.

Nunziatoname

A surname from Italian.

Nuonoun

folk ritual practices found in parts in China, revolving around the worship of gods represented by wooden masks and idols.

nuoc mamnoun

A fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.

Nuoroname

A province of Sardinia, Italy.

Nuosuname

A Loloish language, considered the prestige language of the Yi people, primarily spoken in Sichuan, China.

nupparticle

No, nope.

Nupenoun

An ethnic group native to the Middle Belt of Nigeria.

Nupedianame

An expert-written, free-content online encyclopedia operating from 2000 to 2003; parent project of Wikipedia.

nupercainenoun

Cinchocaine.

nuplexnoun

An industrial complex that operates on nuclear power.

Nupoidadj

Belonging to a branch of the Volta-Niger languages spoken in central Nigeria.

Nuprinnoun

Brand name for ibuprofen.

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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 478. 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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