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

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  • namegivingnounC2The occasion of choosing and announcing a child's name.
  • narcotic/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/nounC2A drug that relieves pain and dulls the senses.
  • narwhalnounC2An Arctic whale with one long straight tusk out of its head.
  • naurunounC2The world's smallest island republic, in the Pacific.
  • neophyte/ˈniː.əˌfaɪt/nounC2Somebody new to a subject or a belief.
  • nicety/ˈnaɪsɪti/nounC2A fine point of detail or of manners.
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  • nimbus/ˈnɪmbəs/nounC22 meaningsA dark rain cloud.
  • nitrenounC2A white salt used in gunpowder and curing.
  • non sequitur/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/nounC2A conclusion that simply does not follow.
  • nonce/nɒns/nounC2The present occasion, in the phrase for the nonce.
  • nonentitynounC2Somebody of no importance whatever.
  • nostalgia/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/nounC2The sweet ache of missing times that are gone.
  • notoriety/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Fame for something bad.
  • numismatics/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/nounC2The collecting and study of coins.
  • nymph/ˈnɪmf/nounC12 meaningsA minor female spirit of woods and water.
  • oarlocknounC2The fitting an oar pivots in.
  • obeisance/əˈbiː.səns/nounC2A bow or gesture of deep respect.
  • objectivity/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
  • octave/ˈɒktɪv/nounC2The interval between one musical note and the next of the same name.
  • octogenarian/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/nounC2Somebody between eighty and ninety years old.
  • oddmentsnounC2Small leftover items of various kinds.
  • offing/ˈɒfɪŋ/nounC2The near future, in the phrase in the offing.
  • oldsternounC2A person well on in years, of either sex, spoken of informally but without mockery.
  • opacity/oʊˈpæsɪti/nounC2The quality of letting no light or sense through.
  • opulence/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/nounC2Great wealth shown off in luxury.
  • orbit/ˈɔː.bɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe path one body travels around another in space.
  • orcanounC2The black and white whale that hunts in groups.
  • orders/ˈɔː.dəz/nounB12 meaningsInstructions that must be obeyed.
  • ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/nounC2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
  • oubliette/uːbliˈɛt/nounC2A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
  • overlay/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/nounC2A layer placed on top of something else.
  • paean/ˈpiː.ən/nounC2A song or speech of enthusiastic praise.
  • painter/ˈpeɪntə/nounA2+2 meaningsAn artist who works with brushes and colour.
  • palanquin/ˌpælənˈkin/nounC2A covered seat carried on poles by bearers.
  • palate/ˈpæl.ət/nounC22 meaningsA person's ability to judge flavours.
  • palaunounC2Pacific island nation famous for a lake full of harmless jellyfish.
  • palaver/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/nounC2A tiresome fuss or long-winded business.
  • palfrey/ˈpɔːl.fɹi/nounC2A gentle riding horse for ordinary travel.
  • palisade/ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/nounC2A fence of strong pointed stakes.
  • pallet/ˈpælɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe wooden platform loads are stacked on for forklifts.
  • panning/ˈpænɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsSwinging the camera sideways to follow movement.
  • pantograph/ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/nounC2The arm that takes current from the overhead wire.
  • parable/ˈpaɹəbəl/nounC2A short story told to teach a moral lesson.
  • paradigm/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/nounC12 meaningsThe whole framework of thinking a field shares.
  • parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/nounC14 meaningsA value that is set in advance and that determines how a system, model or process behaves.
  • paramour/ˈpæɹəmʊə/nounC2A lover, especially a secret one.
  • parlance/ˈpɑː.ləns/nounC2The particular way a group uses words.
  • parquet/ˈpɑːkeɪ/nounC2Flooring made of small wooden blocks arranged in a pattern.
  • parsimony/ˈpɑːsɪməni/nounC2Great meanness with money or with words.
  • partiality/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/nounC12 meaningsUnfair favouring of one side.
  • pas de deuxnounC2In ballet, a showpiece danced by a leading man and woman together, borrowed from French.
  • pastiche/pæˈstiːʃ/nounC2A work that deliberately imitates another's style.
  • pate/peɪt/nounC2The top of the head, especially a bald one.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • patriarch/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/nounC12 meaningsThe old man at the head of a family or tribe.
  • paucity/ˈpɒs.ɪ.ti/nounC2A disappointingly small amount of something.
  • pedagogy/ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/nounC2The art and science of teaching itself.
  • pedantry/ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/nounC2Excessive attention to rules and minor detail.
  • pedestal/ˈpɛdɪstəl/nounC2The base a statue stands on, or a place of high honour.
  • pediment/ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/nounC2The triangular piece above the columns of a classical front.