English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 64 of 488

ne'eryadj

Not any at all; absolutely no

Ne'ilanoun

A Jewish prayer service held at the closing of Yom Kippur, when final prayers of repentance are recited.

ne1pron

Abbreviation of anyone.

NEAname

Initialism of New Enterprise Associates.

Nea Smyrniname

A city southwest of Athens in the Attica prefecture Greece

Neadname

A surname from Middle English.

Neadesnoun

gigantic, mythological animal from Samos, inspired by the fossilized remains of extinct proboscideans.

neafnoun

Alternative form of nief (“fist”).

Neaghname

Lough Neagh

Neaglename

A surname.

Neajlovname

A river in Romania.

Nealname

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.

Nealename

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.

nealitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, iron, lead, and oxygen.

nealogicadj

Relating to nealogy.

nealogynoun

The description of the morphological correlations of the early adolescent stages of an animal.

Nealonname

A surname from Irish.

Nealsname

A surname from Irish.

neamnoun

Alternative form of eam (“uncle”).

Neamdalename

Namdalen (a valley and district of Trøndelag, Norway).

neaminenoun

An aminosugar that is a degradation product of neomycin.

Neamțname

A river and county of Romania. Capital: Piatra Neamț.

Neandername

A surname from German.

Neandersovannoun

The postulated common ancestor of both Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Neandertaladj

Alternative spelling of Neanderthal.

Neandertalernoun

Synonym of Neanderthal.

Neanderthaladj

Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

Neanderthaliannoun

Neanderthal (member of Homo neanderthalensis)

Neanderthalicadj

Of, relating to, or showing the characteristics of Neanderthals.

Neanderthaloidadj

Resembling or characteristic of the extinct Neanderthal species.

Neangname

A surname from Khmer.

neanicadj

Relating to youth or the early stages.

neanidnoun

The larva of a grasshopper.

neanimorphicadj

Appearing younger than one's actual age.

neapnoun

The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

neap tidenoun

The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

Neapoliname

Any of several towns or subdivisions of towns in Greece, especially a suburb of Thessaloniki.

Neapolisname

Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.

Neapolitanadj

Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.

Neapolitan wafernoun

A layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream.

Neapolitannessnoun

The quality of being Neapolitan.

neapyadj

Having a very small difference between low tide and high tide.

nearadj

Physically close.

near abroadnoun

The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.

near and dearprep_phrase

Loved or cared about greatly.

near at handphrase

Close or nearby, in terms of distance.

near beernoun

Any of a class of malt liquors that contain so little alcohol (usually less than 0.5%) that they will not induce intoxication.

near byadv

Alternative form of nearby.

near infrarednoun

Infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7–1.4 µm.

near missnoun

A miss which was nearly a hit or collision.

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 64. 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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