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- na adverb (Scottish and Northern English: na); short form in casual speech; chemical symbol Na; also a fragment of words like «gonna», «wanna»
1) (Scotland, Northern England) «Na» means «no» or «not»: «I'm na going». 2) (slang, informal) «Na» or «nah» is a casual way to say «no»… - nail noun (nail, nails); verb (nail, nails, nailed, nailing)
A nail is a thin, pointed piece of metal you hit with a hammer to join pieces of wood. - naked adjective
1) Without any clothes on. 2) Without the usual cover: a naked flame, a naked light bulb, naked branches. 3) Not hidden; plain and… - nakedness noun
The state of being without clothes; in the Torah, a word for private parts and for forbidden closeness. - name noun (name, names); verb (name, names, named, naming)
A name is the word we call a person, pet, place or thing. - namely adverb (namely)
1) Namely is used to say exactly who or what you mean, often to give a list or a name. - narrative noun (a narrative, narratives); adjective (narrative)
1) A story, or a description of events in order. 2) (adjective) Telling a story (narrative writing, a narrative poem). 3) The way a story… - narrow adjective (narrower, narrowest); verb (narrow, narrows, narrowed, narrowing)
Narrow means not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the other. - narrowly adverb
1) Narrowly means only just, by a small margin: he narrowly missed the bus. 2) Narrowly can mean with close attention: he watched narrowly. - nary noun
A broken-off piece of a longer word, such as "Libyan" or "-nary", left over from the scanned book. It is not a word on its own. - nation noun (a nation, nations)
A country, with its people, land and government. - national adjective; noun (a national, nationals — a citizen)
1) Belonging to, about, or shared by a whole nation or country, not just one part of it: a national holiday, the national anthem, a… - native adjective (native); noun (a native, natives)
Belonging to a place since long ago, naturally — not brought in from somewhere else (native plants, native animals). - nativity noun (the Nativity; a nativity, nativities)
The Nativity is the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, as told in the Gospels; Christians celebrate it at Christmas. - natural adjective (natural, more natural, most natural); noun (a natural — informal)
Natural means made by nature, not by people or machines, like natural rock or natural light. - nature noun (nature; a person's nature, natures)
Nature is everything in the world not made by people: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, the sky and the weather. - naughtiness noun (naughtiness, uncountable)
1) Naughtiness is bad behaviour, especially by children, such as not doing what you are told or being cheeky. - nave noun
The middle part of a wheel, into which the spokes are fixed. - navel noun (a navel, navels)
The small hollow or bump in the middle of your tummy, left where the umbilical cord was joined before you were born; your belly button. - navy noun (a navy, navies; the Navy); adjective (navy, navy blue)
A navy is the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, with ships, sailors and submarines. - nay adverb and interjection (nay — old or formal); noun (a nay, nays)
1) (old-fashioned) Nay means «no». 2) (formal) Nay is used to add a stronger word: «It was hard, nay, impossible», meaning «not only that… - nb abbreviation
The letters "nb" are a fragment of damaged scanned text, and the passage around them is Hebrew letters read wrongly. - nd abbreviation / fragment (-nd, as in 2nd; also ND, n.d.)
-nd: the letters written after a number that ends in 2 (except 12) to make an ordinal number: 2nd = second, 22nd = twenty-second, 102nd. - ne adverb (French «ne», part of «ne … pas» = not); abbreviation (NE = north-east) — not an English word
1) (French) «Ne» is the first half of the French way to say «not»: «je ne sais pas» is «I don't know»; the word goes before the verb and… - near preposition (near); adjective (near, nearer, nearest); adverb (near); verb (near, nears, neared — to come closer)
1) Near means close, not far away. The shop is near my house. 2) Near can mean close in time: «Summer is near.» 3) To near something is to… - nearly adverb
1) Nearly means almost, but not completely. 2) Nearly can mean that something almost happened but did not («I nearly fell»). - nearness noun (nearness — uncountable)
1) Being close in distance. 2) Being close in time, as in "the nearness of the holidays". 3) Being close in a relationship or feeling. - neatly adverb (neatly, more neatly)
Neatly means in a tidy, careful way, with everything in order. - nebuchadnezzar noun
The name of the powerful king of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple in 586 BCE. - nec fragment
The first part of "necessity", broken off at the end of a printed line. It is not a word on its own. - necessarily adverb (necessarily)
1) Used mostly in «not necessarily»: not always, not in every case. 2) In a way that cannot be different; because it must be so. - necessary adjective (necessary; more necessary, most necessary)
1) Needed; something you must have or must do. 2) «If necessary» means «if it is needed». - neck noun (a neck, necks)
The neck is the part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders. - necklace noun (necklace, necklaces)
A necklace is a piece of jewellery you wear around your neck, often a chain or a string of beads. - necromancer noun
A person who tries to speak with the dead to learn secrets or the future. - need verb (need, needs, needed, needing); modal (need not, needn't); noun (a need, needs)
To need something is to have to have it, because you cannot do well without it. - needful adjective (needful — old-fashioned); noun (the needful — informal)
1) (old-fashioned, formal) Needed or necessary. 2) (informal, UK) The needful is what is needed, often money: Dad will provide the… - needy adjective (needy, needier, neediest); noun (the needy)
Needy people are poor and do not have enough money, food or things they need. - negative adjective (negative, more negative); noun (a negative, negatives)
A negative number is less than zero, like -3, written with a minus sign. - negligent noun
Careless, failing to do one's duty with proper care. - negotiate verb (negotiate, negotiates, negotiated, negotiating)
To talk with others to reach an agreement, often each side giving a little: negotiate a deal. - neigh verb (neigh, neighs, neighed, neighing); noun (a neigh, neighs)
1) verb: When a horse neighs, it makes its long, high, loud call. 2) noun: The sound a horse makes. - neighbour noun (neighbour, neighbours); verb (neighbour — rare: to be next to)
A neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you. - neither determiner, pronoun (neither); conjunction (neither ... nor); adverb (neither — also not)
Neither means not this one and not that one, of two. - neo prefix
A prefix from Greek meaning "new", as in "Neo-Pythagoreans", a later school that revived the ideas of Pythagoras. - ness noun (a ness, nesses — rare); suffix (-ness)
1) As a suffix, «-ness» is added to an adjective to make a noun that names a quality or state: kind → kindness, happy → happiness, dark →… - nest noun (a nest, nests); verb (nest, nests, nested, nesting)
A nest is a home that birds build to lay their eggs and raise their young. - nestle noun
A surname. Here it refers to the scholar Nestle, whose works are named in the footnotes. - nestled verb (nestle, nestles, nestled, nestling)
1) To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man. - net noun (a net, nets; "the Net" — the internet); verb (net, nets, netted, netting); adjective (net, as in net weight)
1) A 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… - nether adjective
Lower or under, as in the bottom part of something. "Nether-world" means the world below the earth. - nethermost adjective
Lowest, the deepest of all places. - nettle noun (a nettle, nettles; stinging nettle); verb (nettle — to annoy)
A wild plant with jagged leaves covered in tiny hairs that sting and cause an itchy, burning rash when they touch your skin. - network noun (a network, networks); verb (network, networks, networked, networking)
A network is a system of lines, roads, wires or paths that cross or connect with each other. - never adverb (never)
1) Never means not at any time, not even once. 2) Never can also mean «not» in a strong way: «Never mind» means do not worry about it. 3)… - nevertheless adverb (formal)
1) In spite of what has just been said; even so: It was raining; nevertheless, we went out. 2) (formal) However, all the same. - new adjective (new, newer, newest); adverb (in new-born, new-laid)
New means just made, just bought or not used before. - newly adverb (newly)
1) Recently; not long ago: «a newly built school». 2) In a new or different way (rare). - news noun (news — uncountable)
New information about something that has just happened. - next adjective (next); adverb (next); preposition in «next to»
Next means the one that comes right after this one. - ni fragment or abbreviation (NI, Ni, ni)
NI is short for Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. - nigh adverb (nigh); adjective (nigh, old: nigher, nighest); preposition (nigh)
Nigh means near, either in place or in time: «The end is nigh». - night noun (night, nights)
The dark time between evening and morning when the sun cannot be seen. - nil noun (nil — uncountable); number word
1) Nil means nothing or zero. 2) (UK, sport) Nil is used for zero in match scores: "two–nil". - nine number (nine); noun (a nine, nines)
1) Nine is the number 9. It comes after eight and before ten. 2) A nine is the digit 9, or a playing card or score of nine. 3) «Nine… - nineteen number (nineteen)
1) Nineteen is the number 19. It is ten and nine, one less than twenty. 2) Nineteen can be an age: a person who is nineteen is in their… - nineteenth adjective, number (nineteenth); noun (a nineteenth, nineteenths)
Nineteenth tells the place number 19 in order, like the nineteenth runner to finish. - ninety number (ninety); noun (the nineties)
1) Ninety is the number 90. It is nine tens. 2) «The nineties» are the numbers or ages from 90 to 99, or the years of a century ending in… - ninth adjective, number (ninth); noun (a ninth, ninths)
1) Ninth tells the place number 9 in order. 2) A ninth is also one of nine equal parts of something, 1/9. 3) In music, a ninth is a gap of… - nisan noun
The first month of the Hebrew calendar, in spring, around March and April. - nitre noun
A salty mineral, a kind of soda, that people used for washing and cleaning. - no determiner (no); adverb (no); exclamation (no); noun (a no, noes); abbreviation (No., no. — number)
1) No means not any, or zero. «No apples» means zero apples. 2) No is the answer when something is not true or you do not agree: «Is it… - nob noun
The name of a town near Jerusalem where priests lived, and where David came while he was running from Saul. - noble adjective (noble, nobler, noblest); noun (a noble, nobles)
Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed». - nod verb (nod, nods, nodded, nodding); noun (a nod, nods)
To move your head down and up, usually to say «yes», to agree, or to greet someone. - noise noun (a noise, noises; noise — uncountable)
A noise is a sound, often loud or unpleasant or unexpected. - noisily adverb
1) In a loud way, making a lot of noise. 2) In a way that draws attention, with fuss: protested noisily. - noisome adjective (noisome; more noisome, most noisome — formal, literary)
1) (literary) Having a very nasty smell: «a noisome swamp». 2) (old) Harmful or very unpleasant. - noisy adjective (noisy, noisier, noisiest)
Noisy means making a lot of loud sound, like a noisy class. - nomenclature noun
A system of names used in a subject. - non prefix (non-), used before words; not a word on its own
Non- is put at the start of a word to mean not or without: non-fiction, non-stop, non-smoker. - none pronoun (none); adverb (none — in «none the worse»)
1) None means not one, or not any. If none are left, zero are left. 2) «None of» a group means not a single one of them. 3) «None of your… - nonentity noun
Something that does not exist, or a thing of no importance. - nonetheless adverb (formal)
1) In spite of that; even so; however: The task was hard; nonetheless, we finished it. - noon noun (noon)
Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day. - noonday noun (no plural in common use)
The middle of the day, about twelve o'clock; midday. - noontide noun
Midday, the middle of the day. - noose noun (nooses); verb (nooses, noosed, noosing)
1) A loop of rope or string that tightens when the end is pulled. - normally adverb (normally)
1) Usually; in most cases: «I normally walk to school». 2) In a normal or ordinary way: «Breathe normally». - north noun (the north); adjective (north, northern); adverb (north)
North is one of the four main directions, towards the top of most maps. - northeast noun (the northeast); adjective (northeast, northeastern); adverb (northeast); also «north-east»
Northeast is the direction halfway between north and east on a compass. - northeastern adjective
In or from the northeast. - northern adjective (northern; more northern, most northern)
Northern means in or from the north part of a place. - northward adverb; adjective (also northwards — adverb, UK)
1) (adverb) Towards the north: the geese flew northward. 2) (adjective) Going or facing towards the north: a northward journey. - northwest noun (the northwest); adjective (northwest wind); adverb (go northwest)
1) The direction halfway between north and west. 2) The part of a country or area that lies in that direction, as in "the Northwest of… - northwestern adjective
In or from the northwest. - nose noun (a nose, noses); verb (nose around/about — informal)
The part of your face that sticks out above your mouth, used for smelling and breathing. - nostril noun (a nostril, nostrils)
1) One of the two openings at the end of your nose that air goes in and out through. - not adverb (not; short form n't)
Not makes a sentence say no, or the opposite: It is not cold. - notable adjective (notable; more notable); noun (a notable, notables — formal)
Worth noticing or important enough to be noticed.
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