📖 N — The English dictionary · page 19

nucleus — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) The nucleus is the centre of a cell that holds its DNA and controls it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) The nucleus of an atom is its tiny centre, made of protons and neutrons.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A nucleus is the central or most important part of a group or thing, as in the nucleus of a team.↗ Example: The nucleus controls what the cell does.↗ · Plant and animal cells both have a nucleus.↗ · The nucleus of an atom contains protons and neutrons.↗ · We drew the nucleus in the middle of our cell diagram.↗ · Nuclear power comes from splitting the nucleus of atoms.↗ · These five players are the nucleus of the team.↗ · The latter scholar has proved that there is a nucleus of stories in every European land which is common to all.↗

nudge — Everyday, meaning 1: To nudge someone is to push them gently, usually with your elbow, to get their attention.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To nudge something is to move it a little by pushing gently.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To nudge someone towards something is to gently encourage them to do it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A nudge is a small push or a gentle reminder.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To nudge a number is to come close to it: «Prices are nudging ten pounds».↗ Example: My friend nudged me when my name was called.↗ · She nudged the ball into the goal.↗ · Mum nudged me to say thank you.↗ · Could you nudge the chair a bit closer to the table?↗ · The temperature is nudging 30 degrees.↗ · Give me a nudge if I fall asleep.↗ · The app nudges you to drink water.↗ · They nudged each other, and said, "Quack! that was witty!"↗

nudibranch — Everyday, meaning 1: A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea.↗ Example: Divers love spotting colourful nudibranchs on the reef.↗ · A nudibranch is a sea slug with no shell.↗ · This nudibranch is bright purple with orange tips.↗ · Nudibranchs' bright colours warn fish to stay away.↗ · We saw a photo of a nudibranch in our ocean book.↗ · Some nudibranchs eat jellyfish and keep their stings.↗ · There are thousands of kinds of nudibranch.↗

nugget — Everyday, meaning 1: A nugget is a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A nugget (chicken nugget) is a small piece of food, usually chicken, covered in breadcrumbs and fried or baked.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A nugget of information, wisdom or advice is a small but useful or interesting piece of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (Australia, informal) A nugget can be a short, strong, stocky person or animal.↗ Example: The miner found a gold nugget in the river.↗ · Can I have chicken nuggets and chips?↗ · Our teacher shared a nugget of wisdom: «Read the question twice.»↗ · The museum has the biggest gold nugget ever found in Victoria.↗ · Here's a nugget of information: octopuses have three hearts.↗ · The little puppy is a solid nugget.↗ · We dipped our nuggets in tomato sauce.↗

nuisance — Everyday, meaning 1: A nuisance is a person, animal or thing that annoys you or causes trouble.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Making a nuisance of yourself means bothering people.↗ Example: What a nuisance, I've lost my pencil again!↗ · The flies were a real nuisance at the picnic.↗ · Stop making a nuisance of yourself.↗ · The barking dog is a nuisance to the neighbours.↗ · We get lots of nuisance calls.↗ · Rain is a nuisance on sports day.↗ · What a nuisance that I have to go to school!↗

nuke — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A nuke is a nuclear weapon, a bomb of enormous power.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) To nuke a place is to attack it with nuclear weapons.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (slang) To nuke food is to heat it in a microwave.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (slang) To nuke something can mean to destroy or delete it completely, for example in a game or on a computer.↗ Example: Some countries have nukes.↗ · Nukes were used only twice in war, in 1945.↗ · Just nuke the leftovers for two minutes.↗ · I accidentally nuked all my saved files.↗ · The Cold War was a time of fear about nukes.↗ · In the game, he nuked the whole base.↗

null — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Having no legal force; cancelled, so that it counts for nothing.↗ Example: But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.↗ (Torah NUM.30.15, JPS 1917)↗

numb — Everyday, meaning 1: Numb means a part of your body cannot feel anything, for example from cold or from medicine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Numb means feeling no emotion for a while, after a shock or sad news.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To numb is to make a part of the body lose feeling.↗ Example: My fingers went numb in the snow.↗ · The dentist numbed my tooth before the filling.↗ · My leg is numb because I sat on it.↗ · She felt numb when she heard the sad news.↗ · Put on gloves before your hands go numb.↗ · The cold water made my feet numb.↗ · The cream numbs the skin.↗ · He was numb with shock after the accident.↗ · Her little hands were almost numbed with cold.↗

number — Everyday, meaning 1: A number tells how many or how much, like 3 or 12.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A number is a written sign for an amount: the number 7.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A number is used to name or find something: a phone number, a house number.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «A number of» means some or several: a number of children.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To number is to give numbers to things in order.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A number is also a song or a piece of music in a show.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (casual) «Number one» means yourself (look after number one) or a wee; «number two» is a polite way to say a poo; «do a number on someone» means hurt or trick them; «your number's up» means your luck has run out.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (casual) «Get someone's number» means get their phone number.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: (formal) The exam voice says «quantity», «integer», «numeral», «figure», «cardinality», «magnitude», «value», «sum».↗ Example: We always subtract the smaller number from the bigger one.↗ · Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group.↗ · What number is 4 more than 9?↗ · Write the numbers from 1 to 20.↗ · 7 is an odd number; 8 is an even number.↗ · Do you know your home phone number?↗ · Number the pages of your book.↗ · A number of children were late.↗ · The choir sang three numbers at the concert.↗ · whats ur number, i'll text u when we're there↗ · Mum, I need a number two, where's the toilet?↗ · State the integer which exceeds 9 by 4.↗ · After them hopped in a number of squirrels.↗ · Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel?↗ (Torah NUM.23.10, JPS 1917)↗ · But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.↗ (Torah NUM.1.47, JPS 1917)↗ · As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai.↗ (Torah NUM.1.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Is there any number of His armies?↗ (Writings JOB.25.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Who can number the clouds by wisdom?↗ (Writings JOB.38.37, JPS 1917)↗ · Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?↗ (Writings JOB.39.2, JPS 1917)↗

numberless — Everyday, meaning 1: So many that they cannot be counted; without number.↗ Example: The stars in the sky were numberless.↗ · Numberless birds sang in the trees.↗ · She had numberless wishes.↗

numbness — Everyday, meaning 1: Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Numbness can also mean feeling no emotions for a while, often after shock or sad news.↗ Example: After the dentist's injection, the numbness in my lip lasted two hours.↗ · I felt numbness in my toes after playing in the snow.↗ · Sitting cross-legged too long caused numbness in my leg.↗ · When she heard Grandad had passed away, she felt a strange numbness.↗ · The numbness wore off and then my arm started to tingle.↗ · Doctors ask about numbness to check if nerves are hurt.↗

numeral — Everyday, meaning 1: A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (grammar) A numeral is a word for a number, like «seven» or «seventh».↗ Example: Write the number in numerals, not words.↗ · The clock face has Roman numerals.↗ · XIV is the Roman numeral for fourteen.↗ · Our numerals 0 to 9 came to Europe from India through Arab mathematicians.↗ · The Romans had no numeral for zero.↗ · Henry VIII uses the Roman numeral for eight.↗ · «12» is a numeral, «twelve» is a word.↗ · I have changed the Indian mercantile numerals into those of English "back-slang," which make a very good parallel.↗ · The grouping of the processes of origin into an arrangement, at once alphabetic and numeral, is one only to be found in Semitic authors.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · 32 tMe origin or lettehs and numerals.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

numerate — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To count or number things; in the Latin quotation it is a form meaning "counted.".↗ Example: Pistorius gave " scriptis, numeratis, pronunciatis."↗ Postellus gave " Numerans, numerus, numeratus," thus losing the contrasted meanings ; and so did Rittangelius, who gave " Numero, numerante, numerate."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

numeration — Everyday, meaning 1: (maths) The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Counting or numbering things.↗ Example: Our system of numeration uses ten digits, 0 to 9.↗ · Roman numeration uses letters like I, V, X and L.↗ · The Maya had a numeration system based on twenty.↗ · In numeration we learned to read big numbers like 4,056,000.↗ · Place value is the key idea of numeration.↗ · Babylonian numeration was based on sixty, which is why an hour has sixty minutes.↗ · and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

numerical — Everyday, meaning 1: To do with numbers or shown in numbers.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In order of numbers: «in numerical order» means 1, 2, 3 and so on.↗ Example: Put the cards in numerical order, from smallest to biggest.↗ · The answer must be numerical, not a word.↗ · Height and weight are numerical data, but eye colour is not.↗ · The houses on our street are not in numerical order!↗ · Each letter in the code has a numerical value.↗ · The test had numerical questions and word questions.↗ · Finally Lutonya meets the counterpart of the well-known Irishman who, when counting the party to which he belongs, always forgets to count himself, and so gets into numerical difficulties.↗ · tion of numbers and letters ; every letter suggesting a 'number, and every group of letters having a numerical signification, as vital as its literal meaning.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

numerous — Everyday, meaning 1: Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Made up of many people or things: a numerous family.↗ Example: I have told you numerous times to tidy up.↗ · The library has numerous books about dinosaurs.↗ · There were numerous birds on the lake.↗ · She has won numerous medals for swimming.↗ · Numerous people came to the fair.↗ · The stars are too numerous to count.↗ · We found numerous mistakes in the story.↗ · It was a Friday, so these were more numerous than usual.↗ · He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · In spite of the numerous works written on Hebrew orthography since the beginning of the tenth century, there is not one which may be considered as really based on the Hebrew.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise Thee among a numerous people.↗ (Writings PSA.35.18, JPS 1917)↗

numskull — Everyday, meaning 1: A stupid or foolish person who is slow to understand.↗ Example: Don't be such a numskull!↗ · The giant was a slow numskull.↗ · Only a numskull would forget his own name.↗

nun — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) A nun is a woman who has promised to give her life to God and lives in a religious community called a convent, following rules of prayer and work.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (religion) Buddhist and some other religious traditions also have nuns.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: In the Torah "Nun" is a name, the father of Joshua; in the German text "nun" means "now".↗ Example: The nuns ran a school for girls.↗ · A nun is often called «Sister».↗ · Mother Teresa was a nun who cared for the poor in India.↗ · Some nuns wear a black and white habit.↗ · The nuns pray together many times each day.↗ · My great-aunt became a nun when she was young.↗ · Buddhist nuns shave their heads and wear robes.↗ · On the brow of the mountain yonder is perched, like a swallow's nest, a lonely convent of nuns.↗ · And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.↗ (Torah NUM.13.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.↗ (Torah NUM.13.8, JPS 1917)↗ · save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD.↗ (Torah NUM.32.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Nun his son, Joshua his son.↗ (Writings 1CH.7.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.↗ (Prophets JDG.2.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.↗ (Prophets JOS.24.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.↗ (Torah NUM.13.16, JPS 1917) · In the German translation (p. 188) Wie dies nun die Kuh sah, die einst seine Mutter gewesen war.↗ (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · Dalet-Tet-Lamed-Nun-Taw, with the tip of the tongue, serving with voice.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)