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

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  • 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.
  • negative/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/nounA14 meaningsA photographic image with light and dark reversed.
  • nephew/ˈnɛf.ju/nounB1The son of your brother or sister.
  • nerve/nɜːv/nounB12 meaningsA fibre carrying signals between body and brain.
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/ˈnɜːvəs/
adjectiveA23 meanings
Worried and unable to relax about something ahead.
  • nest/nɛst/nounB13 meaningsThe structure a bird builds for 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.
  • never/ˈnɛv.ə/adverbA12 meaningsAt no time; not once.
  • never-endingadjectiveB1Going on and on with no sign of stopping.
  • new zealandphraseB1The far Pacific island country of sheep, rugby, and movie landscapes.
  • newbornnounB1+3 meaningsA baby in its first days or weeks of life.
  • newsletter/ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA short regular publication that an organisation sends to its members, staff or subscribers.
  • newspaper/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/nounA12 meaningsA printed publication of news, issued daily or weekly.
  • next-dooradjectiveB1Living or being in the building immediately beside.
  • nickname/ˈnɪkneɪm/nounB1A short friendly name used instead of somebody's real one.
  • niece/niːs/nounB1The daughter of your brother or sister.
  • night shiftnounB1The stretch of work done through the night.
  • nightly/ˈnaɪtli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHappening every night.
  • nightmare/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/nounB12 meaningsA frightening dream that wakes you.
  • 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 worriesphraseB1A relaxed way of saying that something is fine.
  • noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/nounA23 meaningsLoud or unpleasant sound.
  • nonfictionnounB1Writing that presents real facts and real events rather than invented ones.
  • nonsense/ˈnɒn.səns/nounB1Words or behaviour with no sense in them.
  • nonstop/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsContinuing without a pause or a break.
  • normal/ˈnɔː.məl/adjectiveA23 meaningsUsual, typical, or expected.
  • north koreanounB1The closed state ruled from Pyongyang.
  • northern/ˈnɔː.ðən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the north.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • nosy/ˈnəʊziː/adjectiveB1Too interested in other people's private affairs.
  • not too badphraseB1A modest English way of saying things are actually fine.
  • nothing muchphraseB1Used to say that little of note has happened.
  • noticeboardnounB1A board on a wall where announcements are pinned.
  • novel/ˈnɒvəl/nounB12 meaningsA book-length invented story.
  • nuclear/ˈn(j)u.kli.ɚ/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsUsing energy from the nucleus of atoms.
  • number platenounB1The panel showing a vehicle's registration.
  • nun/nʌn/nounB1A woman who has taken vows and lives in a religious community.
  • nurse/nɜːs/nounA15 meaningsA trained person who cares for sick or injured people.
  • nursery rhymenounB1A short traditional song for small children.
  • oak/əʊk/nounB12 meaningsA large slow-growing tree that produces acorns.
  • obey/əʊˈbeɪ/verbB1To do exactly what a rule or a person tells you.
  • object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA16 meaningsA thing you can see and touch; a material item.
  • oblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/adjectiveB12 meaningsLonger than it is wide, in the shape of a stretched rectangle.
  • observer/əbˈzɝvɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who watches in an official role.
  • obvious/ˈɑb.vi.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsEasy to see or understand, and needing no explanation.
  • obviously/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that anybody can see.
  • occasion/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/nounB12 meaningsA particular time when something happens.
  • occupation/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe control of a country by a foreign army.
  • occur/əˈkɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo happen or take place.
  • odd/ɒd/adjectiveB15 meaningsStrange or unusual in a way that puzzles you.
  • off-balanceadjectiveB12 meaningsUnsteady and in danger of falling.
  • official/əˈfɪʃəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsApproved or announced by those in authority.
  • offline/ɒfˈlaɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNot connected to the internet.
  • often/ˈɒfən/adverbA12 meaningsMany times; on many occasions.
  • oil/ɔɪl/nounA22 meaningsThe liquid fat used in cooking.
  • oil changenounB1Replacing the old oil in an engine.
  • oily skinnounB1Skin that produces a lot of natural grease.