English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 60 of 488
A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.
To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
A data structure used in artificial intelligence applications to aid agents in pathfinding through large spaces. It is a collection of two-dimensional convex polygons.
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
A shower where the flow of water is turned off while the person is lathering, to conserve water and energy.
A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
A woman who is (supposedly unlike most other women) sane and honest, making her a potentially good partner for a long-term relationship.
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 60. 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.