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- neglect verb (neglect, neglects, neglected, neglecting); noun (neglect, uncountable)
To not give enough care or attention to someone or something you should look after. - neglected adjective (neglected); verb form (neglect, neglects, neglected, neglecting)
Neglected means not looked after or cared for: a neglected garden, a neglected dog. - negligence noun (negligence, uncountable)
Not taking proper care, so that something bad may happen. - negligible adjective
So small or unimportant that it is not worth thinking about: a negligible amount. - negotiate verb (negotiate, negotiates, negotiated, negotiating)
To talk with others to reach an agreement, often each side giving a little: negotiate a deal. - negotiation noun (a negotiation, negotiations; negotiation, uncountable); verb negotiate
Negotiation is talking with others to reach an agreement when you want different things, like deciding bedtime with your parents. - negro noun (Negro, Negroes — outdated and now offensive); adjective (Negro — historical names only); Spanish/Portuguese word (negro — black)
1) (outdated, now offensive) «Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it… - neigh verb (neigh, neighs,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. - neighbor noun (neighbor, neighbors); verb (neighbor, neighbors — rare: to be next to)
A neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you. - neighbour noun (neighbour, neighbours); verb (neighbour — rare: to be next to)
A neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you. - neighbourhood noun (a neighbourhood, neighbourhoods; US spelling neighborhood)
A neighbourhood is the area around where you live, with its streets, homes and people. - neighbourly adjective (US spelling neighborly)
1) Friendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is. 2) (formal) To do with neighbours: neighbourly relations. - neither determiner, pronoun (neither); conjunction (neither ... nor); adverb (neither — also not)
Neither means not this one and not that one, of two. - nelson noun (a nelson, nelsons); proper name (Nelson)
1) A 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… - nemesis noun (nemeses)
A nemesis is the thing that brings a person's downfall or punishment, something they deserve for bad deeds. - nenets noun (the Nenets, a Nenets); adjective (Nenets)
1) The Nenets are a people of the Arctic in northern Russia who traditionally herd reindeer. 2) Nenets is also their language. - neolithic adjective (Neolithic); noun (the Neolithic)
1) Belonging to the New Stone Age, the last part of the Stone Age, when people began farming, keeping animals, making pottery and polished… - neon noun (neon, uncountable); adjective (neon lights, neon colours)
A gas found in tiny amounts in the air; it has no colour or smell, but glows bright red-orange when electricity passes through it. - neoteny noun (neoteny — uncountable)
1) (science) Keeping young or baby-like features after growing up, in animals or people. - nepali noun (Nepali, Nepalis); adjective (Nepali)
The main language of Nepal, a country in the Himalaya mountains between India and China. - nephew noun (a nephew, nephews)
1) Your nephew is the son of your brother or sister. 2) Your nephew can also be the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister. - nerd noun (a nerd, nerds); adjective (nerdy, nerdier, nerdiest)
A person who is very interested and clever in one subject, such as computers, science or maths, and knows a lot about it. - nerve noun (a nerve, nerves)
One of the long thin fibres in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts, so we can feel and move. - nerves noun (nerves — plural of nerve)
Nerves are thin fibres in your body that carry messages between your brain and other parts of your body, so you can feel and move. - nervous adjective (more nervous, most nervous)
Nervous means feeling worried or a little scared about something that is going to happen. - nervously adverb (nervously)
1) In a worried, slightly afraid way. - nervousness noun (nervousness — uncountable)
1) Nervousness is the feeling of being worried, uneasy or a bit scared about something that is going to happen. - nervy adjective (nervy, nervier, nerviest)
Nervous, jumpy and easily worried or frightened. - 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. - 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. - nestling noun (a nestling, nestlings); verb form (present participle of nestle: nestle, nestles, nestled, nestling)
1) (noun) A baby bird too young to leave the nest. 2) (verb) Settling snugly and comfortably, as in "nestling under a blanket". 3) (verb)… - 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… - netball noun (netball — uncountable; a netball — the ball)
1) Netball is a team game, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, in which two teams of seven try to… - netted verb form (past tense and past participle of net: net, nets, netted, netting); adjective (netted)
1) Caught with a net. 2) (sport) Scored, especially a goal in football or hockey. 3) (money) Earned or gained as profit after costs, as in… - netting noun (netting, uncountable); verb form of net (net, nets, netted, netting)
Netting is material made of string, rope, wire or plastic threads tied or woven into a mesh with holes. - 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. - neuter adjective (neuter); verb (neuter, neuters, neutered, neutering)
To neuter a pet animal is to have a vet do an operation so it can't have babies. - neutered adjective (neutered); verb, past form of "neuter" (neuter, neuters, neutered, neutering)
A neutered animal, like a cat or dog, has had a small operation by a vet so that it cannot have babies. - neutral adjective (neutral); noun (neutral)
Not taking any side in an argument, game or war. - neutralisation noun (neutralisation — usually uncountable; a neutralisation)
A chemical reaction in which an acid and an alkali (or base) react and cancel each other out, making a salt and water. - neutralise verb (neutralise, neutralises, neutralised, neutralising; US spelling neutralize)
To make an acid or alkali neutral by mixing them: an antacid neutralises stomach acid. - neutralize verb (neutralize, neutralizes, neutralized, neutralizing); UK also neutralise
To stop something from having an effect, so it no longer does harm. - neutralized verb (past tense and past participle of neutralize: neutralize, neutralizes, neutralized, neutralizing; UK also neutralise, neutralised); adjective (neutralized)
Made a substance neither acid nor alkali, by mixing in the opposite kind. - neutron noun (a neutron, neutrons)
A neutron is one of the tiny particles inside the centre (nucleus) of an atom. - neve noun (névé, névés — usually uncountable); fragment
Névé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice. - 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. - newbie noun (a newbie, newbies)
1) (slang) A newbie is someone who is new to something, like a game, club, job or website, and doesn't know much yet. - newborn adjective (newborn); noun (a newborn, newborns)
1) Just born, only a few hours, days or weeks old: «a newborn baby», «a newborn lamb». 2) (noun) A baby that has just been born. - newcomer noun (a newcomer, newcomers)
1) A person who has just arrived in a place, joined a group, or started something for the first time. - newfoundland noun (Newfoundland, a place; a Newfoundland, Newfoundlands — a dog)
Newfoundland is a large island off the east coast of Canada; with Labrador it forms the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. - newly adverb (newly)
1) Recently; not long ago: «a newly built school». 2) In a new or different way (rare). - newness noun (newness, uncountable)
1) The state of being new or fresh. 2) The feeling that something is unfamiliar. - news noun (news — uncountable)
New information about something that has just happened. - newsagent noun (a newsagent, newsagents; the newsagent's)
A small shop selling newspapers, magazines, sweets, drinks and often stamps. - newsletter noun (a newsletter, newsletters)
1) A short printed sheet or email sent regularly to a group of people, with news about a school, club, company or place. - newspaper noun (a newspaper, newspapers; newspaper — uncountable as material)
Large folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week. - newsreader noun (a newsreader, newsreaders)
1) (UK, Australia) A newsreader is a person who reads the news on television or radio. - newsworthy adjective (more newsworthy, most newsworthy)
1) Interesting or important enough to be reported in the news. - newt noun (a newt, newts)
1) A newt is a small amphibian with a long tail, four short legs and damp skin that lives partly in water and partly on land. - newton noun (a newton, newtons; symbol N); proper noun (Newton — Isaac Newton)
In science, a newton is the unit used to measure force; its symbol is N. - next adjective (next); adverb (next); preposition in «next to»
Next means the one that comes right after this one. - ng fragment (letters, abbreviation)
The letter pair «ng» that makes one sound, as at the end of sing, ring and long. - ni fragment or abbreviation (NI, Ni, ni)
NI is short for Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. - nibble verb (nibble, nibbles, nibbled, nibbling); noun (a nibble; nibbles)
1) To eat something by taking very small bites. 2) Of animals or fish: to bite gently: «A fish nibbled my toe». 3) (noun) A small bite… - nicaea proper noun (Nicaea)
Nicaea was an ancient city in what is now Turkey (today the town of İznik). - nice adjective (nice, nicer, nicest)
Nice means pleasant, enjoyable or good: «a nice day». - nicely adverb (nicely, more nicely)
1) In a pleasant, kind or polite way: «ask nicely». 2) Well, in a good or satisfactory way: «the cake turned out nicely». - nicene adjective (Nicene — a name)
Nicene describes something connected with Nicaea, an ancient city in what is now Turkey, where Christian leaders met in a great council. - niche noun (a niche, niches); adjective (niche — informal)
A niche is a small hollow or alcove built into a wall, often to hold a statue or ornament. - nick verb (nick, nicks, nicked, nicking); noun (a nick, nicks)
A nick is a small cut or notch on a surface or the skin. - nickel noun (nickel, nickels)
A nickel is a US (and Canadian) coin worth 5 cents. - nickname noun (a nickname, nicknames); verb (nickname, nicknames, nicknamed, nicknaming)
A short or friendly name used instead of someone's real name, such as "Liz" for Elizabeth. - nicotine noun (nicotine; uncountable)
A chemical drug found in tobacco plants, cigarettes and vapes; it is poisonous and makes people addicted, so they find it very hard to stop. - niece noun (niece, nieces)
A daughter of your brother or sister (or of your husband's or wife's brother or sister). - nigerian adjective (Nigerian); noun (a Nigerian, Nigerians)
1) Nigerian means from or connected with Nigeria, a large country in West Africa. 2) (noun) A Nigerian is a person from Nigeria. - nigerien adjective (Nigerien); noun (a Nigerien, Nigeriens)
1) From or to do with Niger, a country in West Africa. 2) (noun) A person from Niger. - 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. - nightcap noun (a nightcap, nightcaps)
A soft cloth cap people used to wear in bed to keep their heads warm. - nightfall noun (nightfall — uncountable)
1) The time in the evening when it becomes dark; dusk. - nightie noun (a nightie, nighties)
1) (informal) A nightdress: a loose dress worn in bed, mostly by girls and women. - nightingale noun (a nightingale, nightingales); proper noun (Nightingale — a name)
A 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. - nightjar noun (a nightjar, nightjars)
A brown, speckled bird that hunts moths at dusk and at night and makes a long, whirring, churring song. - nightly adjective (a nightly walk); adverb (it happens nightly)
1) Happening every night. 2) Happening at night. - nightmare noun (a nightmare, nightmares)
1) A frightening or very upsetting dream. 2) A very difficult or unpleasant situation or experience. - nightshade noun (nightshade, nightshades)
A family of plants that includes some very poisonous ones, such as deadly nightshade, which has shiny black berries. - nihilism noun (nihilism, uncountable)
The belief that nothing really matters or has meaning, and that life has no purpose. - 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". - nimble adjective (nimble, nimbler, nimblest)
1) Able to move quickly, easily and lightly. 2) Quick and clever in thinking, as in "a nimble mind". - nimbly adverb
1) Nimbly means quickly and lightly, with easy, quick movements: the cat ran nimbly up the tree. - 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… - ninepence noun (ninepences)
An old British coin worth nine pence, used before our money was changed to decimal coins; an amount of money, not a count of coins. - ninepins noun (ninepins; the game is also called «ninepin»)
A game in which a ball is rolled at nine wooden pins set up in a diamond shape, to knock them down. - 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…
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