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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.
  • naivety/nɑːˈiːvti/nounC1Innocent lack of experience or suspicion.
  • naked/ˈneɪkɪd/adjectiveA23 meaningsWearing no clothes.
  • namelessadjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving no name, or not identified.
  • namely/ˈneɪmli/adverbC1That is to say, introducing the specific ones you mean.
  • namesake/ˈneɪmseɪk/
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Somebody named after another person.
  • 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.
  • narc/ˈnɑːk/nounC1An officer who deals with illegal drugs.
  • narrow gaugenounC1A railway with rails closer together than usual.
  • nationalisationnounC1Taking an industry into public ownership.
  • nationalist/ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/nounC1Somebody devoted to the interests of their own country.
  • nationwide/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/adjectiveC1Reaching every part of a country.
  • nativity/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC1A birth, especially the birth of Christ.
  • natter/ˈnætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo chat casually and at length.
  • naturalnessnounC1The quality of being unforced and unaffected.
  • nautilus/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/nounC1A sea creature living in a spiral shell.
  • naval/ˈneɪvəl/adjectiveC1Having to do with a navy.
  • nave/neɪv/nounC1The long central hall of a church where people sit.
  • nebula/ˈnɛb.jə.lə/nounC1A glowing cloud of gas and dust in space.
  • nebulous/ˈnɛbjʊləs/adjectiveC1Vague and without clear shape or definition.
  • necromancer/ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/nounC1Somebody who works magic involving the dead.
  • necromancy/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/nounC1Magic worked by calling on the dead.
  • need to knowphraseC1Restricted to those whose duties require the information.
  • needle/ˈniː.dəl/nounB16 meaningsA thin pointed steel tool with a hole for thread, used for sewing.
  • nefarious/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wicked, and usually done in secret.
  • negation/nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/nounC1The denial of a statement.
  • negative biasnounC1The habit of noticing bad things more than good.
  • neglect/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verbC13 meaningsTo fail to give a person or thing the care and attention they need.
  • neglectfuladjectiveC1Failing to give the care that is owed.
  • negligent/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC1Failing to take the care your duty requires.
  • negligible/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/adjectiveC1Too small or unimportant to be worth considering.
  • negotiate/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo discuss something with someone in order to reach an agreement.
  • neighbouringadjectiveC1Lying right next to something else.
  • neither here nor therephraseC1Not relevant to the point being discussed.
  • nepotism/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/nounC1Giving jobs to your relatives rather than the best candidate.
  • nether/nɛð.ə/adjectiveC1Lower, or belonging to the world below.
  • neurodiverse/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/adjectiveC1Whose mind works differently from the typical pattern.
  • neurosis/n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/nounC1A lasting anxiety that is out of proportion.
  • neuter/ˈnjuːtə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo operate on an animal so it cannot breed.
  • neutralisationnounC1An acid and a base cancelling each other out.
  • neutrality/njuːˈtɹæləti/nounC1Taking no side in a dispute.
  • never you mindphraseC1A playful refusal to answer a nosy question.
  • newbornnounB1+3 meaningsA baby in its first days or weeks of life.
  • newfangled/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/adjectiveC1New in a way the speaker finds unnecessary or irritating.
  • newsreel/ˈnuzˌɹil/nounC1A short cinema film of current events.
  • next of kinphraseC1A person's closest living relative, recorded for official purposes.
  • nexus/ˈnɛksəs/nounC1The central point where connections meet.
  • nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verbB25 meaningsTo eat something in small, quick bites.
  • niche/niːʃ/nounC15 meaningsA small hollow space set into a wall, used to hold a statue, vase or candle.
  • niger/ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounC1Landlocked Saharan country whose capital is Niamey.
  • niggle/ˈnɪɡəl/verbC1To keep bothering somebody in a small way.
  • nigglingadjectiveC1Small but persistently troubling.
  • night porternounC1The staff member on duty through the small hours.
  • nightshade/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/nounC1A poisonous plant with dark berries.
  • nihilism/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪz.m̩/nounC1The belief that nothing has meaning or value.
  • nimble/ˈnɪmbəl/adjectiveC1Moving quickly and lightly with easy skill.
  • nitwit/ˈnɪtwɪt/nounC1Somebody silly and scatterbrained.
  • no rhyme or reasonphraseC1No sense or pattern to it whatsoever.
  • nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1Active at night and asleep by day.