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

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  • narrator/nəˈɹeɪ.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe voice or character that tells a story.
  • narrow gaugenounC1A railway with rails closer together than usual.
  • narwhalnounC2An Arctic whale with one long straight tusk out of its head.
  • nation/ˈneɪʃən/nounB1A country and the people who belong to it.
  • national/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to one whole country.
  • national debtnounB2
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Everything a country owes, added up.
  • national parknounB1Protected countryside kept open for everybody.
  • nationalisationnounC1Taking an industry into public ownership.
  • nationalism/ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Strong devotion to the interests of your own country.
  • nationalist/ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/nounC1Somebody devoted to the interests of their own country.
  • nationality/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/nounA2+The legal status of belonging to a particular nation.
  • native speakernounB2Somebody who grew up speaking a language from birth.
  • native speciesnounB2A living thing that belongs naturally to a place.
  • nativity/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC1A birth, especially the birth of Christ.
  • natter/ˈnætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo chat casually and at length.
  • natural disasternounB1A catastrophic event caused by natural forces.
  • natural looknounB2Make-up meant to look as though there is none.
  • naturalnessnounC1The quality of being unforced and unaffected.
  • nature/ˈneɪ̯.tʃə(ɹ)/nounA22 meaningsEverything in the world not made by people.
  • nature reservenounB1Land set aside so wildlife can live undisturbed.
  • naught/nɔːt/nounB2+Nothing at all.
  • naurunounC2The world's smallest island republic, in the Pacific.
  • nausea/ˈnɔːzɪə/nounB2The feeling that you are about to be sick.
  • nautical milenounB2The unit of distance used at sea.
  • nautilus/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/nounC1A sea creature living in a spiral shell.
  • nave/neɪv/nounC1The long central hall of a church where people sit.
  • navel/ˈneɪvəl/nounB1+The small hollow in the middle of the belly.
  • navigation/nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounB2Working out and following a route.
  • navigator/ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/nounB2Somebody who works out the route.
  • navy/ˈneɪvi/nounB23 meaningsThe branch of a country's armed forces that fights at sea.
  • nebula/ˈnɛb.jə.lə/nounC1A glowing cloud of gas and dust in space.
  • necessity/nɪˈsɛsəti/nounB2Something you cannot do without.
  • neck/ˈnɛk/nounA22 meaningsThe part of the body connecting head and shoulders.
  • necklace/ˈnɛkləs/nounB1A chain or string of beads worn around the neck.
  • necromancer/ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/nounC1Somebody who works magic involving the dead.
  • necromancy/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/nounC1Magic worked by calling on the dead.
  • nectar/ˈnɛk.tə/nounB2+The sweet liquid flowers offer to insects.
  • nectarine/ˈnɛk.tə.ɹiːn/nounB1+A smooth-skinned relative of the peach.
  • 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.
  • negation/nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/nounC1The denial of a statement.
  • negative/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/nounA14 meaningsA photographic image with light and dark reversed.
  • negative biasnounC1The habit of noticing bad things more than good.
  • negativity/ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/nounB2+A habit of seeing the bad side of everything.
  • neglect/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verbC13 meaningsTo fail to give a person or thing the care and attention they need.
  • negligence/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/nounB2+Failing to take the care a reasonable person would.
  • negotiation/nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
  • negotiator/nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/nounB2+Somebody whose job is agreeing terms.
  • neighbor/ˈneɪ.bɚ/nounA22 meaningsA person who lives next to you or very near you.
  • nemesis/ˈnɛməsɪs/nounB2+An enemy or a downfall that cannot be escaped.
  • neon/ˈni.ɒn/nounB2An inert gas that glows orange-red in a tube.
  • neophyte/ˈniː.əˌfaɪt/nounC2Somebody new to a subject or a belief.
  • nepalnounB1+A country in the Himalayas.
  • nephew/ˈnɛf.ju/nounB1The son of your brother or sister.
  • nepotism/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/nounC1Giving jobs to your relatives rather than the best candidate.
  • nerve/nɜːv/nounB12 meaningsA fibre carrying signals between body and brain.
  • nervousnessnounB1+An anxious, unsettled feeling before an event.
  • nest/nɛst/nounB13 meaningsThe structure a bird builds for its eggs.
  • nesting boxnounB2A wooden box put up for birds to breed in.
  • nesting groundnounB2The place where a species lays its eggs.