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

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  • 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.
  • naive/naɪˈiːv/adjectiveB2Trusting and innocent from lack of experience.
  • naked/ˈneɪkɪd/adjectiveA23 meaningsWearing no clothes.
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What somebody or something is called.
  • 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.
  • nappy rashnounB2Sore skin caused by a wet wrap.
  • 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-minded/ˈnæ.ɹəʊˌmaɪn.dɪd/adjectiveB2Unwilling to consider views unlike your own.
  • nasal/ˈneɪ.zəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsSounding as if the voice came through the nose.
  • national/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to one whole country.
  • national debtnounB2Everything a country owes, added up.
  • 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.
  • natural looknounB2Make-up meant to look as though there is none.
  • nature/ˈneɪ̯.tʃə(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsEverything in the world not made by people.
  • naughty/ˈnɔːti/adjectiveB12 meaningsBehaving badly in a small, childish way.
  • nausea/ˈnɔːzɪə/nounB2The feeling that you are about to be sick.
  • nauseate/ˈnɔziˌeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo make someone feel sick.
  • nauseous/ˈnɔːziːəs/adjectiveB2Feeling as though you are about to be sick.
  • nautical milenounB2The unit of distance used at sea.
  • navigate/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo plan and follow a route.
  • navigation/nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounB2Working out and following a route.
  • navigator/ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/nounB2Somebody who works out the route.
  • navy/ˈneɪvi/nounB23 meaningsThe branch of a country's armed forces that fights at sea.
  • near/nɪə/adjectiveA14 meaningsA short distance away.
  • nearby/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/adverbB22 meaningsA short distance from here, or from the place being talked about.
  • nearly/ˈnɪəli/adverbA22 meaningsVery close to but not completely.
  • neat/ˈniːt/adjectiveB14 meaningsClean and arranged with everything in its proper place.
  • necessary/ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi/adjectiveA22 meaningsNeeded for something to happen or work.
  • necessity/nɪˈsɛsəti/nounB2Something you cannot do without.
  • neck/ˈnɛk/nounA22 meaningsThe part of the body connecting head and shoulders.
  • need/niːd/verbA15 meaningsTo be unable to live, work or continue without something.
  • needle/ˈniː.dəl/nounB16 meaningsA thin pointed steel tool with a hole for thread, used for sewing.
  • needless/ˈniːdləs/adjectiveB2Not necessary at all.
  • needy/ˈniːdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsVery poor.
  • negative/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/nounA14 meaningsA photographic image with light and dark reversed.
  • negotiate/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo discuss something with someone in order to reach an agreement.
  • neighbor/ˈneɪ.bɚ/nounA22 meaningsA person who lives next to you or very near you.
  • neon/ˈni.ɒn/nounB2An inert gas that glows orange-red in a tube.
  • nerve/nɜːv/nounB12 meaningsA fibre carrying signals between body and brain.
  • nervous/ˈnɜːvəs/adjectiveA23 meaningsWorried and unable to relax about something ahead.
  • nest/nɛst/nounB13 meaningsThe structure a bird builds for its eggs.
  • nesting boxnounB2A wooden box put up for birds to breed in.
  • nesting groundnounB2The place where a species lays its eggs.
  • net/nɛt/nounB14 meaningsMaterial made of string or cord knotted into a mesh, or a piece of it made for a purpose such as catching fish.
  • network/ˈnɛt.wɜːk/nounB1+3 meaningsComputers connected so they can share information.
  • networking/ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsBuilding useful professional contacts.
  • neutral/ˈnjuː.tɹəl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot supporting either side in a disagreement or a war.
  • nevertheless/ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/adverbB2In spite of that; all the same.
  • newly/ˈnjuːli/adverbB2Very recently, used before a past participle.
  • newlywedsnounB2A couple who married only recently.
  • newsroom/ˈnjuːzɹuːm/nounB2The room where reporters and editors work.
  • nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verbB25 meaningsTo eat something in small, quick bites.
  • nick/nɪk/verbB2To cut a small notch in something.