English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 63 of 488

NBC suitnoun

A protective suit used in the military to avoid contact with and contamination by radioactive, biological or chemical substances.

NBDnoun

Initialism of next business day.

NBERname

Initialism of National Bureau of Economic Research.

NBGAFphrase

Initialism of nobody gives a fuck.

NBMprep_phrase

Initialism of never been married.

NBPOCnoun

Initialism of nonblack person of color or nonblack people of color.

NBSKnoun

Initialism of Northern bleached softwood kraft.

nbspnoun

Initialism of non-breaking space.

NCnoun

Abbreviation of nitrocellulose.

NCAname

Initialism of National Cheerleaders Association.

NCAAname

Initialism of National Collegiate Athletic Association.

NCAPname

Initialism of New Car Assessment Program.

NCBname

Initialism of National Central Bank (specific banks).

NCCname

Initialism of National Conservative Convention

NCEPname

Initialism of National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

NCISname

Initialism of Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

NCMECname

Acronym of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a non-profit organization in the United States.

NCNDphrase

Initialism of neither confirm nor deny (“a secret service policy”).

NCNSnoun

Initialism of no-call-no-show.

NCOnoun

Initialism of numerically controlled oscillator.

NCPnoun

Initialism of noncustodial parent.

NCRMDphrase

Initialism of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder.

ncRNAnoun

non-coding RNA (or a segment of it)

NCTname

Initialism of National Capital Territory.

NCTAname

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

NCTzennoun

A fan of the K-pop boy band NCT.

ndconj

Abbreviation of and.

NDAnoun

Initialism of non-disclosure agreement.

NDCnoun

Initialism of negative differential conductance.

NDEnoun

Initialism of near-death experience.

Ndebelenoun

A person from South Africa.

NDEernoun

Someone who has had a near-death experience.

NDErnoun

Alternative form of NDEer.

NDInoun

Initialism of nondestructive inspection.

ndlnoun

Abbreviation of needle.

NDNadj

Native American; Indian.

Ndomname

A language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island, Papua, Indonesia.

NDPname

Initialism of National Democratic Party.

NDPernoun

A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party.

NDRInoun

Initialism of norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibitor.

ndujanoun

A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.

neadv

Not.

ne bis in idemphrase

The concept that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause.

ne exeatnoun

A common law writ prohibiting the departure of a person or of property from the jurisdiction of a court.

ne plus ultranoun

The highest, ultimate point of achievement which can be reached; perfection.

ne'eradv

Contraction of never.

ne'er aadj

Not a single; no; never a.

ne'er cast a clout till May be outproverb

Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

ne'er-do-wellnoun

A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.

ne'erthelessadv

Alternative spelling of nevertheless.

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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 63. 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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