English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 487 of 488

nymphidnoun

Any winged insect of the family Nymphidae, a split-footed lacewing.

nymphineadj

Pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.

nymphiparousadj

Producing nymphs.

nymphishadj

Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.

nymphitisnoun

inflammation of the labia minora

nymphlikeadj

Resembling a nymph.

nymphlyadj

Befitting a nymph.

nymphonoun

A nymphomaniac.

nymphoidadj

Of or pertaining to a nymph.

nympholepsynoun

A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable.

nympholeptnoun

A person in a state of nympholepsy.

nympholepticadj

Of, or relating to, or having characteristics of an instance of nympholepsy.

nymphologistnoun

An expert in nymphology.

nymphologynoun

The study of mythological nymphs.

nymphomanianoun

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

nymphomaniacnoun

A woman who has an excessive libido.

nymphomaniacallyadv

like a nymphomaniac, in a nymphomaniac manner

nymphophilenoun

A hebephile who is attracted to girls.

nymphophilianoun

Hebephilia toward girls.

nymphosisnoun

The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.

nymphotomynoun

incision into the labia minora

nymshiftverb

To change one's pseudonym so as to appear to be posting messages as an unrelated user.

nymshifternoun

One who deceptively posts messages under several different pseudonyms.

nymwarsnoun

Conflicts over policies mandating that users of Internet services identify themselves using their real legal names.

Nynorskname

One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.

Nyonname

A municipality and district (Nyon District) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Nyonyanoun

A female Peranakan

Nyonya changnoun

A variant of bak chang (zongzi) originating in Peranakan cuisine, made with minced pork, candied winter melons and sometimes roasted peanuts and blue pea flower extract for colour.

Nyoongahname

Alternative spelling of Nyunga.

Nyoongarname

Alternative spelling of Nyunga.

nyotaimorinoun

The practice of serving sashimi or sushi on the naked body of a woman.

NYPDname

Initialism of New York Police Department.

Nyquistname

A surname from Swedish.

Nyquist ratenoun

Twice the bandwidth of a bandlimited function or a bandlimited channel.

NYRname

Abbreviation of New York Rangers.

NYSCname

Initialism of National Youth Service Corps.

nyssanoun

A tree of the genus Nyssa.

nyssaceousadj

Of or relating to the Nyssaceae.

nystagmicadj

Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).

nystagmiformadj

Resembling nystagmus.

nystagmographicadj

Relating to nystagmography.

nystagmographynoun

The diagnostic recording of eye movements to identify nystagmus.

nystagmusnoun

rapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral

nystatinnoun

An antifungal drug that is derived from a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces noursei) used especially against Candida.

Nystromname

A surname from Swedish.

NYTname

Initialism of New York Times (a US newspaper)

NYUname

Initialism of New York University.

nyu hafunoun

Alternative form of newhalf.

nyukintj

An exaggerated laugh.

Nyulnyulanname

A family of non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing languages spoken in the north of Western Australia.

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 487. 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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