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

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19,295 words · showing 11,221–11,280

  • newlywedsnounB2A couple who married only recently.
  • news/njuːz/nounA12 meaningsFresh information about what is happening.
  • 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.
  • newsreadernounB2+The person who reads the news on television or radio.
  • newsreel/ˈnuzˌɹil/
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nounC1
A short cinema film of current events.
  • newsroom/ˈnjuːzɹuːm/nounB2The room where reporters and editors work.
  • newsstandnounB2+A street stall selling papers and magazines.
  • newsworthyadjectiveB2+Interesting or important enough to report.
  • newt/ˈnjuːt/nounB2+A small amphibian with a long tail.
  • next of kinphraseC1A person's closest living relative, recorded for official purposes.
  • next-dooradjectiveB1Living or being in the building immediately beside.
  • nexus/ˈnɛksəs/nounC1The central point where connections meet.
  • nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verbB25 meaningsTo eat something in small, quick bites.
  • nicaraguanounB2+A country in Central America.
  • nicety/ˈnaɪsɪti/nounC2A fine point of detail or of manners.
  • niche/niːʃ/nounC15 meaningsA small hollow space set into a wall, used to hold a statue, vase or candle.
  • nick/nɪk/verbB2To cut a small notch in something.
  • nickel/ˈnɪk.əl/nounB2A hard silvery metal used in coins and alloys.
  • nickname/ˈnɪkneɪm/nounB1A short friendly name used instead of somebody's real one.
  • nicotine/ˈnɪkətiːn/nounB1+The addictive poison found in tobacco.
  • niece/niːs/nounB1The daughter of your brother or sister.
  • 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.
  • 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.