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

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19,295 words · showing 11,281–11,340

  • no vacancyphraseB2The lit-up sign meaning the hotel is completely full.
  • no worriesphraseB1A relaxed way of saying that something is fine.
  • no-show/ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/nounB2A guest who books and never arrives.
  • nobility/noʊˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+The class holding hereditary titles, or greatness of character.
  • noble/ˈnəʊbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsMorally high and generous.
  • nobleman/ˈnoʊbl̩mən/
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A man of high hereditary rank.
  • nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1Active at night and asleep by day.
  • nod/nɒd/verbB24 meaningsTo move your head down and up, to mean yes or to greet someone.
  • nod offphraseC1To fall asleep without meaning to.
  • noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/nounA23 meaningsLoud or unpleasant sound.
  • noisilyadverbB1+In a way that makes a lot of sound.
  • noisy/ˈnɔɪzi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsMaking a lot of unwanted sound.
  • nomad/ˈnəʊmæd/nounB2+A person who lives moving from place to place.
  • nomadic/nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/adjectiveB2+Moving from place to place rather than settling.
  • nomenclature/nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə/nounC1The system of names used in a field.
  • nominate/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo formally put somebody's name forward.
  • nomination/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The naming of somebody as a candidate.
  • nominee/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/nounC1Somebody put forward for a post or a prize.
  • non sequitur/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/nounC2A conclusion that simply does not follow.
  • non-comedogenicadjectiveC2Made not to block the pores.
  • non-profitadjectiveC1Run for a cause rather than for gain.
  • nonce/nɒns/nounC2The present occasion, in the phrase for the nonce.
  • nonchalance/ˈnɒnʃələns/nounC1A cool unbothered manner.
  • nonchalant/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/adjectiveC2Calm and casual, showing no anxiety or interest.
  • nonchalantlyadverbC2In a casually unconcerned manner.
  • nondescript/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/adjectiveC1So ordinary that there is nothing to describe.
  • none of your businessphraseB2Used to say that something does not concern the person asking.
  • none takenphraseB2A reply meaning you were not upset by the remark.
  • nonentitynounC2Somebody of no importance whatever.
  • nonetheless/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/adverbB2In spite of what has just been said.
  • nonexistentadjectiveB2+Not existing at all.
  • nonfictionnounB1Writing that presents real facts and real events rather than invented ones.
  • nonplussed/nɒnˈplʌst/adjectiveC1So surprised or confused that you do not know how to react.
  • nonprofitadjectiveB2+Run for a cause rather than to make money.
  • nonsense/ˈnɒn.səns/nounB1Words or behaviour with no sense in them.
  • nonstop/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsContinuing without a pause or a break.
  • nonviolentadjectiveB2+Refusing to use force.
  • noodles/ˈnuːd(ə)lz/nounA2+Long soft strips of dough eaten in a broth or fried.
  • nook/nʊk/nounB2+A small sheltered corner or recess.
  • noon/nuːn/nounA2Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
  • noose/nuːs/nounB2A loop of rope with a knot that tightens when pulled.
  • norm/nɔːm/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat is usual and expected in a group.
  • normal/ˈnɔː.məl/adjectiveA23 meaningsUsual, typical, or expected.
  • normality/nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The state of things being as they usually are.
  • north/nɔːθ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction a compass needle points.
  • north koreanounB1The closed state ruled from Pyongyang.
  • north macedonianounC1Balkan country whose capital is Skopje, renamed in 2019.
  • northbound/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the north.
  • northeast/noːˈθɪjst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and east.
  • northern/ˈnɔː.ðən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the north.
  • northward/ˈnɔɹθwɚd/adverbB2+Towards the colder half of the world.
  • northwest/nɔɹθˈwɛst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and west.
  • norwaynounA2+A Nordic country.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • nosebleed/ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/nounB1+An escape of blood from the nose.
  • nostalgia/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/nounC2The sweet ache of missing times that are gone.
  • nostalgicadjectiveC2Sweetly missing the days that are gone.
  • nostalgicallyadverbC2With fond longing for an earlier time.
  • nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/nounB2Either of the two external openings of the nose.
  • nosy/ˈnəʊziː/adjectiveB1Too interested in other people's private affairs.