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

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  • niger/ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounC1Landlocked Saharan country whose capital is Niamey.
  • nigerianounB1+The most populous country in Africa.
  • niggardly/ˈnɪɡədli/adjectiveC2Mean and grudging in what is given.
  • niggle/ˈnɪɡəl/verbC1To keep bothering somebody in a small way.
  • nigglingadjectiveC1Small but persistently troubling.
  • nigh/naɪ/adverbC2Near.
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  • night/ˈnaɪ̯t/nounA12 meaningsThe dark hours between evening and morning.
  • night owl/ˈnaɪt aʊl/phraseB2A person who comes alive after midnight.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • nightly/ˈnaɪtli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHappening every night.
  • 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.
  • nimble/ˈnɪmbəl/adjectiveC1Moving quickly and lightly with easy skill.
  • 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.
  • nip/nɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo pinch or bite sharply.
  • 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 chancephraseB1A firm way of saying it will not happen.
  • no kiddingphraseB2Said in surprise, or in flat disbelief.
  • no offencephraseB2Said before something that might sting.
  • no pain, no gainphraseB2The gym saying: results demand suffering.
  • no rhyme or reasonphraseC1No sense or pattern to it whatsoever.
  • no vacancyphraseB2The lit-up sign meaning the hotel is completely full.
  • no worriesphraseB1A relaxed way of saying that something is fine.
  • 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.
  • nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1Active at night and asleep by day.
  • nod/nɒd/verbB24 meaningsTo move your head down and up, to mean yes or to greet someone.
  • nod offphraseC1To fall asleep without meaning to.
  • noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/nounA23 meaningsLoud or unpleasant sound.
  • noisilyadverbB1+In a way that makes a lot of sound.
  • noisy/ˈnɔɪzi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsMaking a lot of unwanted sound.
  • nomad/ˈnəʊmæd/nounB2+A person who lives moving from place to place.
  • nomadic/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/adjectiveB2+Moving from place to place rather than settling.
  • nomenclature/nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə/nounC1The system of names used in a field.
  • nominate/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo formally put somebody's name forward.
  • 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.
  • non-comedogenicadjectiveC2Made not to block the pores.
  • non-profitadjectiveC1Run for a cause rather than for gain.
  • nonce/nɒns/nounC2The present occasion, in the phrase for the nonce.