N
- npc abbreviation (NPC, NPCs); noun (an NPC)
Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player. - nt abbreviation (NT); fragment (n't)
"n't": the short form of "not" in contractions like "don't", "isn't", "can't", which may appear cut off as "nt". - nu noun (nu — the Greek letter); interjection (nu — Yiddish, informal)
The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν (capital) and ν (small); it sounds like English «n». - nubbly adjective (nubbly, nubblier, nubbliest)
1) Covered with small lumps or bumps; lumpy and knobbly to touch. - nuclear adjective (nuclear power, a nuclear family)
To do with the nucleus, the tiny centre of an atom, and the huge energy stored there. - nucleus noun (a nucleus, nuclei)
The nucleus is the centre of a cell that holds its DNA and controls it. - nudge verb (nudge, nudges, nudged, nudging); noun (a nudge, nudges)
To nudge someone is to push them gently, usually with your elbow, to get their attention. - nudibranch noun (a nudibranch, nudibranchs)
1) A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea. - nugget noun (nugget, nuggets)
A nugget is a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground. - nuisance noun (a nuisance, nuisances)
1) A nuisance is a person, animal or thing that annoys you or causes trouble. 2) Making a nuisance of yourself means bothering people. - nuke noun (a nuke, nukes); verb (nuke, nukes, nuked, nuking)
A nuke is a nuclear weapon, a bomb of enormous power. - numb adjective (numb, number — rare, numbest); verb (numb, numbs, numbed, numbing)
Numb means a part of your body cannot feel anything, for example from cold or from medicine. - number noun (number, numbers; short form No., no., #); verb (number, numbers, numbered, numbering)
A number tells how many or how much, like 3 or 12. - numberless adjective (numberless)
So many that they cannot be counted; without number. - numbness noun (numbness — uncountable)
Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection. - numeral noun (a numeral, numerals)
A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII. - numeration noun (numeration — uncountable; a numeration, numerations)
The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits. - numerical adjective (numerical — no comparative forms); adverb (numerically)
1) To do with numbers or shown in numbers. 2) In order of numbers: «in numerical order» means 1, 2, 3 and so on. - numerous adjective
1) Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes. 2) (formal) Made up of many people or things: a numerous family. - numskull noun (numskulls)
A stupid or foolish person who is slow to understand. - nun noun (a nun, nuns)
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… - nunnery noun (nunneries)
A building where nuns live together, away from the world, to pray and work. - nuptial adjective (nuptial); noun in the plural (nuptials)
1) (formal) Having to do with marriage or a wedding. 2) (old use) A wedding; the nuptial ring is the wedding ring. - nuptials noun (plural only: nuptials)
(formal, old use) A wedding, with its ceremony and feast. - nurse noun (a nurse, nurses); verb (nurse, nurses, nursed, nursing)
A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school. - nursery noun (a nursery, nurseries); adjective-like (nursery rhyme, nursery school)
A nursery is a place where young children are cared for while their parents work, before they start school. - nurture verb (nurture, nurtures, nurtured, nurturing); noun (nurture)
1) To nurture is to care for and feed a young thing so that it grows well. 2) Nurture is the care and training that helps a person grow up. - nut noun (a nut, nuts)
A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut. - nutcase noun (a nutcase, nutcases)
A person who acts in a very silly, wild or crazy way. - nutcracker noun (a nutcracker, nutcrackers; also a pair of nutcrackers)
1) A tool for cracking the hard shells of nuts. 2) A wooden doll shaped like a soldier whose jaw cracks nuts, popular at Christmas. 3)… - nutmeg noun (nutmeg — the spice, uncountable; a nutmeg, nutmegs); verb (nutmeg, nutmegs, nutmegged, nutmegging — football slang)
A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks. - nutrient noun (a nutrient, nutrients)
A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals. - nutrition noun (nutrition; uncountable)
1) The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy. 2) The study of food and how it affects the body. - nutritional adjective (nutritional); adverb (nutritionally)
To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have energy and stay healthy. - nutritionist noun (a nutritionist, nutritionists)
1) A nutritionist is a person who knows a lot about food and how it affects health, and gives advice on healthy eating. - nutritious adjective
1) Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy (vitamins, protein, minerals): a nutritious meal. - nuts noun (plural of nut: a nut, nuts); adjective (nuts, informal)
Nuts are hard-shelled fruits or seeds of some trees and plants, like walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds; many can be eaten. - nutshell noun (a nutshell, nutshells)
1) The hard outer shell of a nut. 2) «In a nutshell» means in very few words, said briefly. - nutty adjective (nutty, nuttier, nuttiest)
Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate bar». - nylon noun (nylon — uncountable; nylons — plural, stockings)
1) Nylon is a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a plastic), used for clothes, ropes, toothbrush bristles, tents and… - nymph noun (a nymph, nymphs)
In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain.
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