N — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4neglectTo not give enough care or attention to someone or something you should look after.12 sentencesneglectedNeglected means not looked after or cared for: a neglected garden, a neglected dog.10 sentencesnegligenceNot taking proper care, so that something bad may happen.8 sentencesnegligibleSo small or unimportant that it is not worth thinking about: a negligible amount.9 sentencesnegotiateTo talk with others to reach an agreement, often each side giving a little: negotiate a deal.10 sentencesnegotiationNegotiation is talking with others to reach an agreement when you want different things, like deciding bedtime with your parents.12 sentencesnegro«Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it is considered offensive and i…9 sentencesneighverb.11 sentencesneighborA neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you.12 sentencesneighbourA neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you.13 sentencesneighbourhoodA neighbourhood is the area around where you live, with its streets, homes and people.9 sentencesneighbourlyFriendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is.9 sentencesneitherNeither means not this one and not that one, of two. If neither cat is black, both cats are another colour.13 sentencesnelsonA nelson is a hold in wrestling where you put your arm under your opponent's arm and push on the back of their neck; a full nelson uses bo…14 sentencesnemesisA nemesis is the thing that brings a person's downfall or punishment, something they deserve for bad deeds.4 sentencesnenetsThe Nenets are a people of the Arctic in northern Russia who traditionally herd reindeer.8 sentencesneolithicBelonging to the New Stone Age, the last part of the Stone Age, when people began farming, keeping animals, making pottery and polished st…8 sentencesneonA gas found in tiny amounts in the air; it has no colour or smell, but glows bright red-orange when electricity passes through it.10 sentencesneotenyKeeping young or baby-like features after growing up, in animals or people.8 sentencesnepaliThe main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China.9 sentencesnephewYour nephew is the son of your brother or sister.9 sentencesnerdA person who is very interested and clever in one subject, such as computers, science or maths, and knows a lot about it.10 sentencesnerveOne of the long thin fibres in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts, so we can feel and move.13 sentencesnervesNerves are thin fibres in your body that carry messages between your brain and other parts of your body, so you can feel and move.11 sentencesnervousNervous means feeling worried or a little scared about something that is going to happen.10 sentencesnervouslyIn a worried, slightly afraid way.7 sentencesnervousnessNervousness is the feeling of being worried, uneasy or a bit scared about something that is going to happen.9 sentencesnervyNervous, jumpy and easily worried or frightened.11 sentencesnessAs a suffix, «-ness» is added to an adjective to make a noun that names a quality or state: kind → kindness, happy → happiness, dark → dar…13 sentencesnestA nest is a home that birds build to lay their eggs and raise their young.13 sentencesnestledTo nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man.3 sentencesnestlingA baby bird too young to leave the nest.11 sentencesnetA material made of string, thread or wire tied together with holes in between, or a thing made of it, like a fishing net, a butterfly net…14 sentencesnetballNetball is a team game, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, in which two teams of seven try to thr…10 sentencesnettedCaught with a net.12 sentencesnettingNetting is material made of string, rope, wire or plastic threads tied or woven into a mesh with holes.10 sentencesnettleA wild plant with jagged leaves covered in tiny hairs that sting and cause an itchy, burning rash when they touch your skin.11 sentencesnetworkA network is a system of lines, roads, wires or paths that cross or connect with each other.14 sentencesneuterTo neuter a pet animal is to have a vet do an operation so it can't have babies.9 sentencesneuteredA neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small operation by a vet so that it cannot have babies.10 sentencesneutralNot taking any side in an argument, game or war.13 sentencesneutralisationA chemical reaction in which an acid and an alkali (or base) react and cancel each other out, making a salt and water.8 sentencesneutraliseTo make an acid or alkali neutral by mixing them: an antacid neutralises stomach acid.10 sentencesneutralizeTo stop something from having an effect, so it no longer does harm.9 sentencesneutralizedMade a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in the opposite kind.10 sentencesneutronA neutron is one of the tiny particles inside the centre (nucleus) of an atom.8 sentencesneveNévé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice.7 sentencesneverNever means not at any time, not even once.25 sentencesneverthelessIn spite of what has just been said; even so.13 sentencesnewNew means just made, just bought or not used before.23 sentencesnewbieA newbie is someone who is new to something, like a game, club, job or website, and doesn't know much yet.7 sentencesnewbornJust born, only a few hours, days or weeks old: «a newborn baby», «a newborn lamb».8 sentencesnewcomerA person who has just arrived in a place, joined a group, or started something for the first time.8 sentencesnewfoundlandNewfoundland is a large island off the east coast of Canada; with Labrador it forms the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.9 sentencesnewlyRecently; not long ago: «a newly built school».9 sentencesnewnessThe state of being new or fresh.8 sentencesnewsNew information about something that has just happened.13 sentencesnewsagentA small shop selling newspapers, magazines, sweets, drinks and often stamps.8 sentencesnewsletterA short printed sheet or email sent regularly to a group of people, with news about a school, club, company or place.7 sentencesnewspaperLarge folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week.11 sentencesnewsreaderA newsreader is a person who reads the news on television or radio.7 sentencesnewsworthyInteresting or important enough to be reported in the news.7 sentencesnewtA newt is a small amphibian with a long tail, four short legs and damp skin that lives partly in water and partly on land.8 sentencesnewtonIn science, a newton is the unit used to measure force; its symbol is N.9 sentencesnextNext means the one that comes right after this one. Next week is the week after this week.15 sentencesngThe letter pair «ng» that makes one sound, as at the end of sing, ring and long.9 sentencesniNI is short for Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom.10 sentencesnibbleTo eat something by taking very small bites.13 sentencesnicaeaNicaea was an ancient city in what is now Turkey (today the town of İznik).8 sentencesniceNice means pleasant, enjoyable or good: «a nice day».12 sentencesnicelyIn a pleasant, kind or polite way: «ask nicely».8 sentencesniceneNicene describes something connected with Nicaea, an ancient city in what is now Turkey, where Christian leaders met in a great council.8 sentencesnicheA niche is a small hollow or alcove built into a wall, often to hold a statue or ornament.11 sentencesnickA nick is a small cut or notch on a surface or the skin.13 sentencesnickelA nickel is a US (and Canadian) coin worth 5 cents.10 sentencesnicknameA short or friendly name used instead of someone's real name, such as "Liz" for Elizabeth.11 sentencesnicotineA chemical drug found in tobacco plants, cigarettes and vapes; it is poisonous and makes people addicted, so they find it very hard to stop.8 sentencesnieceA daughter of your brother or sister (or of your husband's or wife's brother or sister).9 sentencesnigerianNigerian means from or connected with Nigeria, a large country in West Africa.9 sentencesnigerienFrom or to do with Niger, a country in West Africa.8 sentencesnighNigh means near, either in place or in time: «The end is nigh».12 sentencesnightThe dark time between evening and morning when the sun cannot be seen.13 sentencesnightcapA soft cloth cap people used to wear in bed to keep their heads warm.8 sentencesnightfallThe time in the evening when it becomes dark; dusk.8 sentencesnightieA nightdress: a loose dress worn in bed, mostly by girls and women.8 sentencesnightingaleA nightingale is a small brown bird famous for its beautiful, loud, varied song, which it often sings at night as well as in the day.10 sentencesnightjarA brown, speckled bird that hunts moths at dusk and at night and makes a long, whirring, churring song. It sleeps on the ground or along a…8 sentencesnightlyHappening every night.9 sentencesnightmareA frightening or very upsetting dream.11 sentencesnightshadeA family of plants that includes some very poisonous ones, such as deadly nightshade, which has shiny black berries.8 sentencesnihilismThe belief that nothing really matters or has meaning, and that life has no purpose.8 sentencesnilNil means nothing or zero.8 sentencesnimbleAble to move quickly, easily and lightly.10 sentencesnimblyNimbly means quickly and lightly, with easy, quick movements: the cat ran nimbly up the tree.3 sentencesnineNine is the number 9. It comes after eight and before ten.13 sentencesninepenceAn old British coin worth nine pence, used before our money was changed to decimal coins; an amount of money, not a count of coins.4 sentencesninepinsA game in which a ball is rolled at nine wooden pins set up in a diamond shape, to knock them down.4 sentencesnineteenNineteen is the number 19. It is ten and nine, one less than twenty.12 sentencesnineteenthNineteenth tells the place number 19 in order, like the nineteenth runner to finish.12 sentencesninetyNinety is the number 90. It is nine tens.13 sentences1 2 3 4This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/page/2/