English Words: N

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needsadv

Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.

needs mustverb

Alternative form of must needs.

needs must when the devil drivesproverb

There is sometimes no choice but to do some specific thing.

needs-costadv

Of necessity or need; necessarily.

needslyadv

Of necessity; for some pressing reason.

needsomeadj

Marked by need; needy.

needstverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of need

needwaysadv

By or because of necessity; needwise.

needwiseadv

By or because of necessity; according to need; by need.

needworthyadj

Worthy of a particular need.

needyadj

In need; poor.

needyhoodnoun

Alternative form of needihood.

neeknoun

A nerd or geek.

neekyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a neek; nerdy or geeky.

Neeldname

A surname from Irish.

Neeleyname

A surname from Irish.

neemnoun

Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.

neennoun

The eyes.

Neenanname

A surname from Irish.

neenerintj

A hostile taunt, often repeated in a singsong voice.

neenishadj

Only used in neenish tart and a few related, synonymous phrases.

neenish tartnoun

A small tart with a pastry base and gelatine-set cream filling, covered with icing in two colours, half and half.

neepnoun

The swede (rutabaga); turnip.

neep lanternnoun

A lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip, traditionally used as decoration at Halloween.

Neepawaname

A town in central Manitoba, Canada.

neeperynoun

Technological jargon.

neernoun

(anatomy) Kidney.

neeranoun

A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palm and widely consumed in India and other Asian countries, sometimes fermented to produce toddy.

Neesname

A surname from German.

Neesamname

A surname.

neesingnoun

Sneezing.

NEETnoun

A person not in employment, education, or training.

NEETbuxnoun

Money paid to NEETs through welfare schemes.

NEETdomnoun

the state of being a NEET

neetupnoun

Alternative form of netop.

neezeverb

To sneeze.

neezynoun

Nigga.

nefnoun

An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

nefandadj

unspeakable; nefandous

nefandousadj

Unspeakable, appalling.

nefariousadj

Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

nefariouslyadv

In a nefarious manner.

nefariousnessnoun

The state or characteristic of being nefarious.

nefaschnoun

Any fish of the genus Distichodus.

nefastadj

wicked

nefastinoun

In the calendar of Ancient Rome, those days on which business could not be transacted and assemblies and courts could not convene.

nefastousadj

inauspicious, disastrous, ill-omened

nefazodonenoun

A serotoninergic modulating antidepressant that is used in therapy of depression, aggressive behavior and panic disorder.

nefedovitenoun

A triclinic-pedial mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

Nefertemname

An ancient Egyptian god, who represented the first sunlight and the delightful smell of the Egyptian blue lotus flower

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