English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 51 of 488

natanitenoun

An isometric-hexoctahedral greenish brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and tin.

natantadj

Floating or swimming (in water).

natantlyadv

In a floating manner; swimmingly.

Natanzname

A city in Natanz, Isfahan Province, Iran.

Natarajaname

The dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva, who performs his divine dance as a part of his activities of creation and destruction.

Natarajanname

A surname from Tamil.

Natashaname

A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya.

natationnoun

The act or process of swimming

natationaladj

Relating to swimming.

natatornoun

swimmer

natatoriousadj

Adapted for swimming; natatory

natatoriumnoun

A swimming pool, especially an indoor one; a building housing one or more swimming pools.

natatoryadj

of, or relating to, swimming

natchadv

Naturally; of course.

natcherlyadv

Pronunciation spelling of naturally.

Natchitochesname

A city, the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States.

NatConnoun

A national conservative.

Natename

A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.

nateglinidenoun

A meglitinide drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes that lowers blood glucose by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas.

natesnoun

The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.

Nathname

A diminutive of the male given name Nathaniel or Nathan.

Nathalyname

A female given name.

Nathanname

An Old Testament prophet who advised King David.

Nathanaelname

An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.

Nathanielname

A male given name from Hebrew.

Nathename

A surname from German.

nathelessadv

Nevertheless.

natherconj

neither

nathlessadv

Alternative form of natheless.

nathr saumnoun

a votive fast

Nathu Laname

A mountain pass on the border between Yadong, Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China and Sikkim, India.

Nathusius's pipistrellenoun

A species of pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii, widespread across Europe.

naticknoun

An intersection of two obscure crossword puzzle clues.

naticoidadj

Resembling or belonging to the genus Natica of moon snails.

natiformadj

Resembling or having the form of buttocks.

natimortalitynoun

The proportion of births that are stillbirths.

natiolectnoun

A national standard variety of a language spoken in more than one region.

nationnoun

A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

nation of lawsnoun

A nation-state that is subject to the rule of law.

nation wreckernoun

A malicious agent or other influence that destabilizes or destroys a nation or civilization.

nation-buildingnoun

Unifying the people or peoples within a state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run.

nation-statenoun

A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.

nationaladj

Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.

national amnesianoun

A nationwide loss of memories about an event, time or cultural phenomenon.

national anthemnoun

The official song of a nation or sovereign state, generally of a patriotic nature and played at events to celebrate or honor said state.

national averagenoun

The average value for something across a particular nation.

National Bolshevismnoun

A neo-fascist ultranationalist ideology primarily originated from Russia that combines strong elements of classical fascism with economical communism.

National Capital Regionname

The bi-provincial metropolitan region of the capital of Canada, Ottawa.

National Catholicismname

The hegemony of the Catholic Church over all aspects of public and private life, one aspect of Francoism.

national conservatismnoun

A nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.

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 51. 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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