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

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19,295 words · showing 11,101–11,160

  • nation/ˈneɪʃən/nounB1A country and the people who belong to it.
  • national/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to one whole country.
  • national debtnounB2Everything a country owes, added up.
  • national parknounB1Protected countryside kept open for everybody.
  • nationalisationnounC1Taking an industry into public ownership.
  • nationalism/ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+
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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.
  • nationwide/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/adjectiveC1Reaching every part of a country.
  • native/ˈneɪtɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to a place by birth.
  • 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/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA12 meaningsMade by the world itself rather than by people.
  • 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.
  • naughty/ˈnɔːti/adjectiveB12 meaningsBehaving badly in a small, childish way.
  • naurunounC2The world's smallest island republic, in the Pacific.
  • nausea/ˈnɔːzɪə/nounB2The feeling that you are about to be sick.
  • nauseate/ˈnɔziˌeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo make someone feel sick.
  • nauseous/ˈnɔːziːəs/adjectiveB2Feeling as though you are about to be sick.
  • nautical/ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2+To do with ships and the sea.
  • nautical milenounB2The unit of distance used at sea.
  • nautilus/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/nounC1A sea creature living in a spiral shell.
  • naval/ˈneɪvəl/adjectiveC1Having to do with a navy.
  • nave/neɪv/nounC1The long central hall of a church where people sit.
  • navel/ˈneɪvəl/nounB1+The small hollow in the middle of the belly.
  • navigate/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo plan and follow a route.
  • 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.
  • navy blueadjectiveB1Of a very dark blue colour.
  • near/nɪə/adjectiveA14 meaningsA short distance away.
  • nearby/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/adverbB22 meaningsA short distance from here, or from the place being talked about.
  • nearly/ˈnɪəli/adverbA22 meaningsVery close to but not completely.
  • neat/ˈniːt/adjectiveB14 meaningsClean and arranged with everything in its proper place.
  • nebula/ˈnɛb.jə.lə/nounC1A glowing cloud of gas and dust in space.
  • nebulous/ˈnɛbjʊləs/adjectiveC1Vague and without clear shape or definition.
  • necessarily/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/adverbB1As something that must follow.
  • necessary/ˈnɛs.ə.sɹi/adjectiveA22 meaningsNeeded for something to happen or work.
  • 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.
  • need to knowphraseC1Restricted to those whose duties require the information.
  • needle/ˈniː.dəl/nounB16 meaningsA thin pointed steel tool with a hole for thread, used for sewing.
  • needless/ˈniːdləs/adjectiveB2Not necessary at all.
  • needy/ˈniːdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsVery poor.
  • nefarious/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wicked, and usually done in secret.
  • negation/nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/nounC1The denial of a statement.
  • negative/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/nounA14 meaningsA photographic image with light and dark reversed.