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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • nacho/ˈnæt͡ʃəʊ/nounB1+A tortilla chip served with cheese and peppers.
  • nadir/ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/nounC2The lowest point in somebody's fortunes.
  • nag/ˈnæɡ/verbB24 meaningsTo keep asking or complaining about the same thing until somebody gives in.
  • nail/neɪl/nounB15 meaningsThe hard flat covering at the end of a finger or toe.
  • nail artnounB2Small painted designs on the nails.
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A small hinged tool for shortening nails.
  • nail file/ˈneɪl ˌfaɪl/nounB1A rough strip used to shape the nails.
  • nail varnishnounB1Coloured lacquer painted onto the nails.
  • naive/naɪˈiːv/adjectiveB2Trusting and innocent from lack of experience.
  • naivety/nɑːˈiːvti/nounC1Innocent lack of experience or suspicion.
  • naked/ˈneɪkɪd/adjectiveA23 meaningsWearing no clothes.
  • name/neɪm/nounA14 meaningsWhat somebody or something is called.
  • namegivingnounC2The occasion of choosing and announcing a child's name.
  • namelessadjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving no name, or not identified.
  • namely/ˈneɪmli/adverbC1That is to say, introducing the specific ones you mean.
  • namesake/ˈneɪmseɪk/nounC1Somebody named after another person.
  • namibianounB2Country of red desert dunes on Africa's southwest coast.
  • naming ceremonynounB2A non-religious occasion for announcing a child's name.
  • nanny/ˈnæni/nounB12 meaningsSomebody paid to look after children in their home.
  • nap/næp/nounB1A short sleep in the middle of the day.
  • nape/neɪp/nounC1The back of the neck, below the hairline.
  • napkin/ˈnæpˌkɪn/nounA2+2 meaningsA square of cloth or paper used at the table to protect your clothes and wipe your mouth.
  • nappy/ˈnæpi/nounA2+The absorbent wrap a baby wears.
  • nappy rashnounB2Sore skin caused by a wet wrap.
  • narc/ˈnɑːk/nounC1An officer who deals with illegal drugs.
  • narcissism/ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/nounB2+Excessive admiration of yourself.
  • narcotic/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/nounC2A drug that relieves pain and dulls the senses.
  • narrate/nəˈɹeɪt/verbB2+To tell a story aloud from beginning to end.
  • narration/nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The telling of a story, especially aloud over pictures.
  • narrative/ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/nounB2+An account of connected events.
  • narrator/nəˈɹeɪ.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe voice or character that tells a story.
  • narrow/ˈnæɹəʊ/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsMeasuring a small distance from one side to the other.
  • narrow gaugenounC1A railway with rails closer together than usual.
  • narrow-minded/ˈnæ.ɹəʊˌmaɪn.dɪd/adjectiveB2Unwilling to consider views unlike your own.
  • narwhalnounC2An Arctic whale with one long straight tusk out of its head.
  • nary/ˈnɛə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Not one.
  • nasal/ˈneɪ.zəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsSounding as if the voice came through the nose.
  • nascent/ˈneɪ.sənt/adjectiveC2Just coming into being.
  • nation/ˈneɪʃən/nounB1A country and the people who belong to it.
  • national/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to one whole country.
  • national debtnounB2Everything a country owes, added up.
  • national parknounB1Protected countryside kept open for everybody.
  • nationalisationnounC1Taking an industry into public ownership.
  • nationalism/ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Strong devotion to the interests of your own country.
  • nationalist/ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/nounC1Somebody devoted to the interests of their own country.
  • nationality/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/nounA2+The legal status of belonging to a particular nation.
  • nationwide/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/adjectiveC1Reaching every part of a country.
  • native/ˈneɪtɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to a place by birth.
  • native speakernounB2Somebody who grew up speaking a language from birth.
  • native speciesnounB2A living thing that belongs naturally to a place.
  • nativity/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC1A birth, especially the birth of Christ.
  • natter/ˈnætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo chat casually and at length.
  • natural/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA12 meaningsMade by the world itself rather than by people.
  • natural disasternounB1A catastrophic event caused by natural forces.
  • natural looknounB2Make-up meant to look as though there is none.
  • naturalnessnounC1The quality of being unforced and unaffected.
  • nature/ˈneɪ̯.tʃə(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsEverything in the world not made by people.
  • nature reservenounB1Land set aside so wildlife can live undisturbed.
  • naught/nɔːt/nounB2+Nothing at all.
  • naughty/ˈnɔːti/adjectiveB12 meaningsBehaving badly in a small, childish way.