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

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225 words · showing 121–180

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  • nigerianounB1+The most populous country in Africa.
  • night/ˈnaɪ̯t/nounA12 meaningsThe dark hours between evening and morning.
  • night porternounC1The staff member on duty through the small hours.
  • night shiftnounB1The stretch of work done through the night.
  • nightcap/ˈnaɪtˌkæp/nounB2A last drink taken before bed.
  • nightclub/ˈnʌɪtklʌb/nounB2A place open late for dancing to loud music.
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  • nightgown/ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/nounB2A loose garment worn in bed by a woman.
  • nightingale/ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/nounB2A plain brown bird known for singing at night.
  • nightlife/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/nounB2+The entertainment a town offers after dark.
  • nightmare/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/nounB12 meaningsA frightening dream that wakes you.
  • nightshade/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/nounC1A poisonous plant with dark berries.
  • nightstandnounB1+A small table beside a bed.
  • nihilism/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪz.m̩/nounC1The belief that nothing has meaning or value.
  • nimbus/ˈnɪmbəs/nounC22 meaningsA dark rain cloud.
  • nine/naɪn/nounA12 meaningsThe number 9.
  • nine-to-fivenounB2An ordinary office job with fixed daily hours.
  • nineteen/ˈnaɪntiːn/nounA1The number after eighteen.
  • ninety/ˈnaɪn.ti/nounA1Nine times ten.
  • nirvana/nɪrˈvɑːn(ɑː)/nounB2+A state of perfect peace beyond all suffering.
  • nitrate/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/nounB2+A salt used in fertiliser and in preserving meat.
  • nitrenounC2A white salt used in gunpowder and curing.
  • nitrogen/ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/nounB1+The gas that makes up most of the air.
  • nitwit/ˈnɪtwɪt/nounC1Somebody silly and scatterbrained.
  • no/nəʊ/exclamationA14 meaningsUsed to refuse something, to disagree, or to deny what has been said.
  • no-show/ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/nounB2A guest who books and never arrives.
  • nobility/noʊˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+The class holding hereditary titles, or greatness of character.
  • noble/ˈnəʊbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsMorally high and generous.
  • nobleman/ˈnoʊbl̩mən/nounB2+A man of high hereditary rank.
  • nod/nɒd/verbB24 meaningsTo move your head down and up, to mean yes or to greet someone.
  • noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/nounA23 meaningsLoud or unpleasant sound.
  • nomad/ˈnəʊmæd/nounB2+A person who lives moving from place to place.
  • nomenclature/nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə/nounC1The system of names used in a field.
  • nomination/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The naming of somebody as a candidate.
  • nominee/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/nounC1Somebody put forward for a post or a prize.
  • non sequitur/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/nounC2A conclusion that simply does not follow.
  • nonce/nɒns/nounC2The present occasion, in the phrase for the nonce.
  • nonchalance/ˈnɒnʃələns/nounC1A cool unbothered manner.
  • nonentitynounC2Somebody of no importance whatever.
  • nonfictionnounB1Writing that presents real facts and real events rather than invented ones.
  • nonsense/ˈnɒn.səns/nounB1Words or behaviour with no sense in them.
  • noodles/ˈnuːd(ə)lz/nounA2+Long soft strips of dough eaten in a broth or fried.
  • nook/nʊk/nounB2+A small sheltered corner or recess.
  • noon/nuːn/nounA2Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
  • noose/nuːs/nounB2A loop of rope with a knot that tightens when pulled.
  • norm/nɔːm/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat is usual and expected in a group.
  • normal/ˈnɔː.məl/adjectiveA23 meaningsUsual, typical, or expected.
  • normality/nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The state of things being as they usually are.
  • north/nɔːθ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction a compass needle points.
  • north koreanounB1The closed state ruled from Pyongyang.
  • north macedonianounC1Balkan country whose capital is Skopje, renamed in 2019.
  • northeast/noːˈθɪjst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and east.
  • northwest/nɔɹθˈwɛst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and west.
  • norwaynounA2+A Nordic country.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • nosebleed/ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/nounB1+An escape of blood from the nose.
  • nostalgia/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/nounC2The sweet ache of missing times that are gone.
  • nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/nounB2Either of the two external openings of the nose.
  • notary/ˈnoʊtəɹi/nounB2+An official who witnesses signatures on documents.
  • notation/noʊˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA system of written symbols used in a particular field.
  • notch/nɒtʃ/nounB24 meaningsA small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface.