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963 Nouns That Start With N

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Word Definitions Synonyms
neckcloth (noun) an ornamental white cravat Synonyms: stock
necker (noun) a lover who necks
neckerchief (noun) a kerchief worn around the neck
necking (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Synonyms: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling
(noun) the molding at the top of a column Synonyms: gorgerin
necklace (noun) jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
necklet (noun) decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament
neckline (noun) the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
neckpiece (noun) an article of apparel worn about the neck
necktie (noun) neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front Synonyms: tie
neckwear (noun) articles of clothing worn about the neck
necrobiosis (noun) (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) Synonyms: cell death
necrolatry (noun) superstitious worship or veneration of the dead.
necrology (noun) a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography Synonyms: obit, obituary
(noun) a list of people who died recently
necrolysis (noun) disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
necromancer (noun) one who practices magic or sorcery Synonyms: magician, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard
(noun) one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
necromancy (noun) conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
(noun) the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world Synonyms: black art, black magic, sorcery
necromania (noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies Synonyms: necrophilia, necrophilism
necrophagia (noun) feeding on corpses or carrion Synonyms: necrophagy
necrophagy (noun) feeding on corpses or carrion Synonyms: necrophagia
necrophilia (noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies Synonyms: necromania, necrophilism
necrophilism (noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies Synonyms: necromania, necrophilia
necropolis (noun) a tract of land used for burials Synonyms: burial ground, burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park
necropsy (noun) an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonyms: autopsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination
necrosis (noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) Synonyms: gangrene, mortification, sphacelus
nectar (noun) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal Synonyms: ambrosia
(noun) fruit juice especially when undiluted
(noun) a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
nectarine (noun) a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
(noun) variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh Synonyms: nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina
nectary (noun) a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar Synonyms: honey gland
need (noun) the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior Synonyms: motivation, motive
(noun) anything that is necessary but lacking Synonyms: want
(noun) a condition requiring relief Synonyms: demand
(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution Synonyms: indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury
needer (noun) a person who wants or needs something Synonyms: wanter
neediness (noun) the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
(noun) a state of extreme poverty Synonyms: deprivation, privation, want
needle (noun) a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
(noun) a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
(noun) a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record Synonyms: phonograph needle
(noun) the leaf of a conifer Synonyms: acerate leaf
needlebush (noun) shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia Synonyms: Hakea lissosperma, needle-bush, needle bush
needlecraft (noun) work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle Synonyms: needlework
(noun) a creation created or assembled by needle and thread Synonyms: needlework
needlefish (noun) fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates Synonyms: pipefish
(noun) elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters Synonyms: billfish, gar
needlepoint (noun) embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry Synonyms: needlepoint embroidery
(noun) lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Synonyms: point lace
needlewoman (noun) a woman who makes or mends dresses Synonyms: modiste, seamstress, sempstress
needlewood (noun) large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia Synonyms: Hakea leucoptera, needle-wood, needle wood
needlework (noun) work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle Synonyms: needlecraft
(noun) a creation created or assembled by needle and thread Synonyms: needlecraft
needleworker (noun) someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle
needy (noun) needy people collectively
neem (noun) large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia Synonyms: arishth, Azadirachta indica, margosa, Melia Azadirachta, neem tree, nim tree
neencephalon (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts Synonyms: neoencephalon
nefariousness (noun) the quality of being wicked Synonyms: ugliness, vileness, wickedness
nefazodone (noun) an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) Synonyms: Serzone
negation (noun) the speech act of negating
(noun) a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
(noun) (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
negative (noun) a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
(noun) a reply of denial
negativeness (noun) characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands Synonyms: negativism, negativity
(noun) an amount less than zero Synonyms: negativity
(noun) the character of the negative electric pole Synonyms: negativity
negativism (noun) characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands Synonyms: negativeness, negativity
negativist (noun) someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions Synonyms: defeatist
(noun) someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked
negativity (noun) characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands Synonyms: negativeness, negativism
(noun) (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond Synonyms: electronegativity
(noun) an amount less than zero Synonyms: negativeness
(noun) the character of the negative electric pole Synonyms: negativeness
negatron (noun) an elementary particle with negative charge Synonyms: electron
neglect (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Synonyms: carelessness, negligence, nonperformance
(noun) willful lack of care and attention Synonyms: disregard
(noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern Synonyms: neglectfulness, negligence
(noun) lack of attention and due care Synonyms: disregard
(noun) the state of something that has been unused and neglected Synonyms: disuse
neglecter (noun) a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
neglectfulness (noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern Synonyms: neglect, negligence
neglige (noun) a loose dressing gown for women Synonyms: housecoat, negligee, peignoir, wrapper
negligee (noun) a loose dressing gown for women Synonyms: housecoat, neglige, peignoir, wrapper
negligence (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Synonyms: carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
(noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern Synonyms: neglect, neglectfulness
negotiant (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) Synonyms: negotiator, treater
negotiation (noun) the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
(noun) a discussion intended to produce an agreement Synonyms: dialogue, talks
negotiator (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) Synonyms: negotiant, treater
negotiatress (noun) a woman negotiator Synonyms: negotiatrix
negotiatrix (noun) a woman negotiator Synonyms: negotiatress
negus (noun) wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
neigh (noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse Synonyms: nicker, whicker, whinny
neighbor (noun) a nearby object of the same kind Synonyms: neighbour
(noun) a person who lives (or is located) near another Synonyms: neighbour
neighborhood (noun) people living near one another Synonyms: neighbourhood
(noun) a surrounding or nearby region Synonyms: locality, neck of the woods, neighbourhood, vicinity
(noun) an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
(noun) the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') Synonyms: region
neighborliness (noun) a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors Synonyms: good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, neighbourliness
neighbour (noun) a nearby object of the same kind Synonyms: neighbor
(noun) a person who lives (or is located) near another Synonyms: neighbor
neighbourhood (noun) people living near one another Synonyms: neighborhood
(noun) a surrounding or nearby region Synonyms: locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, vicinity
neighbourliness (noun) a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors Synonyms: good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, neighborliness
nekton (noun) the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
nelfinavir (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs Synonyms: Viracept
nelson (noun) any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck
nematode (noun) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic Synonyms: nematode worm, roundworm
nemertean (noun) soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract Synonyms: nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm
nemertine (noun) soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract Synonyms: nemertean, proboscis worm, ribbon worm
nemesis (noun) something causing misery or death Synonyms: bane, curse, scourge
nemophila (noun) any plant of the genus Nemophila
neobaroque (noun) art or architecture based on study of 17th century baroque. Synonyms: neo-baroque
neobehaviorism (noun) a school of psychology based on the general principles of behaviorism but broader and more flexible in concept. It stresses experimental research and laboratory analyses in the study of overt behavior and in various subjective phenomena that cannot be directly observed and measured, such as fantasies, love, stress, empathy, trust, and personality.
neoclassicism (noun) revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
neoclassicist (noun) an advocate of neoclassicism
neocolonialism (noun) control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
neocon (noun) a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism Synonyms: neoconservative
neoconservatism (noun) an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s)
neoconservative (noun) a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism Synonyms: neocon
neocortex (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon Synonyms: neopallium
neocriticism (noun) a form of neo-Kantianism developed principally by C. B. Renouvier and his followers rejecting the noumena of Kant and restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories.
neodymium (noun) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium Synonyms: atomic number 60, Nd
neoencephalon (noun) the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts Synonyms: neencephalon
neoevolutionism (noun) school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrelated, widely separated cultures. Synonyms: neo-evolutionism
neoexpressionism (noun) an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings
neoliberal (noun) a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism
neoliberalism (noun) a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth
neolith (noun) a stone tool from the Neolithic Age
neologism (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase Synonyms: coinage, neology
(noun) a newly invented word or phrase Synonyms: coinage, neology
neologist (noun) a lexicographer of new words and expressions
neology (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase Synonyms: coinage, neologism
(noun) a newly invented word or phrase Synonyms: coinage, neologism
neomycin (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery Synonyms: fradicin, Neobiotic
neon (noun) a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts Synonyms: atomic number 10, Ne

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