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1586 Words That Start With N

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narcissist (noun) someone in love with themselves Synonyms: narcist
narcissistic (adjective) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance Synonyms: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving
narcissus (noun) bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
narcist (noun) someone in love with themselves Synonyms: narcissist
narcodollar (noun) money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking. Synonyms: narco-dollar
narcolepsy (noun) a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
narcoleptic (adjective) of or relating to narcolepsy
(noun) a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
(noun) a person who has narcolepsy
narcosis (noun) unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
narcoterrorism (noun) the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
narcotic (adjective) of or relating to or designating narcotics
(adjective) inducing stupor or narcosis Synonyms: narcotising, narcotizing
(adjective) inducing mental lethargy Synonyms: soporiferous, soporific
(noun) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
narcotise (verb) administer narcotics to Synonyms: narcotize
narcotised (adjective) under the influence of narcotics Synonyms: doped, drugged, narcotized
narcotising (adjective) inducing stupor or narcosis Synonyms: narcotic, narcotizing
narcotize (verb) administer narcotics to Synonyms: narcotise
narcotized (adjective) under the influence of narcotics Synonyms: doped, drugged, narcotised
narcotizing (adjective) inducing stupor or narcosis Synonyms: narcotic, narcotising
narcotraffic (noun) traffic in illegal drugs Synonyms: drug traffic, drug trafficking
nard (noun) an aromatic ointment used in antiquity Synonyms: spikenard
nardo (noun) Australian clover fern Synonyms: common nardoo, Marsilea drummondii, nardoo
nardoo (noun) Australian clover fern Synonyms: common nardoo, Marsilea drummondii, nardo
narghile (noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water Synonyms: calean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, water pipe
nargileh (noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water Synonyms: calean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, sheesha, shisha, water pipe
narial (adjective) of or relating to or near the nares
naris (noun) any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
nark (noun) an informer or spy working for the police Synonyms: copper's nark
(noun) a lawman concerned with narcotics violations Synonyms: narc, narcotics agent
(verb) inform or spy (for the police)
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nettle, rag, rile, vex
narrate (verb) narrate or give a detailed account of Synonyms: recite, recount, tell
(verb) provide commentary for a film, for example
narration (noun) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events Synonyms: recital, yarn
(noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program Synonyms: narrative, story, tale
(noun) (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
narrative (adjective) consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
(noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program Synonyms: narration, story, tale
narrator (noun) someone who tells a story Synonyms: storyteller, teller
narrow (adjective) not wide
(adjective) very limited in degree
(adjective) lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view Synonyms: narrow-minded
(adjective) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination Synonyms: minute
(adjective) limited in extent or scope
(noun) a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
(verb) make or become more narrow or restricted Synonyms: contract
(verb) become tight or as if tight Synonyms: constrict, constringe
(verb) become more focused on an area of activity or field of study Synonyms: narrow down, specialise, specialize
(verb) define clearly Synonyms: nail down, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify
narrowboat (noun) a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals Synonyms: canal boat, narrow boat
narrowed (adjective) made narrow; limited in breadth
(adjective) reduced in size as by squeezing together
narrowing (adjective) (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom Synonyms: constricting, constrictive
(adjective) becoming gradually narrower Synonyms: tapered, tapering
(noun) the act of making something narrower
(noun) an instance of becoming narrow
(noun) a decrease in width
narrowly (adverb) in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
narrowness (noun) the property of being narrow; having little width
(noun) a small margin Synonyms: narrow margin, slimness
(noun) an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior Synonyms: narrow-mindedness
(noun) a restriction of range or scope
narthex (noun) a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
(noun) portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
narwal (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwhal, narwhale
narwhal (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhale
narwhale (noun) small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk Synonyms: Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal
nary (adjective) (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
nasal (adjective) of or in or relating to the nose Synonyms: rhinal
(adjective) sounding as if the nose were pinched Synonyms: adenoidal, pinched
(noun) an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose Synonyms: nasal bone, os nasale
(noun) a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed Synonyms: nasal consonant
nasale (verb) speak in a nasal voice
nasalisation (noun) the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators Synonyms: nasalization
nasalise (verb) pronounce with a lowered velum Synonyms: nasalize
(verb) speak nasally or through the nose Synonyms: nasalize
nasality (noun) a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
nasalization (noun) the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators Synonyms: nasalisation
nasalize (verb) pronounce with a lowered velum Synonyms: nasalise
(verb) speak nasally or through the nose Synonyms: nasalise
nasally (adverb) in a nasal manner
nascence (noun) the event of being born Synonyms: birth, nascency, nativity
nascency (noun) the event of being born Synonyms: birth, nascence, nativity
nascent (adjective) being born or beginning
nasion (noun) the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
nasopharyngeal (adjective) of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx
nasopharynx (noun) cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
nastika (noun) Technical term in Hinduism used to classify philosophical schools and persons that do not accept the authority of the Vedas as supreme revealed scriptures.
nastily (adverb) in a nasty ill-tempered manner Synonyms: meanly
nastiness (noun) the quality of being highly unpleasant
(noun) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty Synonyms: bitchiness, cattiness, spite, spitefulness
(noun) a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Synonyms: filth, filthiness, foulness
nasturtium (noun) flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
(noun) any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
nasty (adjective) offensive or even (of persons) malicious Synonyms: awful
(adjective) exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent Synonyms: tight
(adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter Synonyms: filthy, foul
(adjective) characterized by obscenity Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty
natal (adjective) relating to or accompanying birth
(adjective) of or relating to the buttocks
natality (noun) the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year Synonyms: birth rate, birthrate, fertility, fertility rate
natation (noun) the act of someone who floats on the water Synonyms: floating
natator (noun) a person who travels through the water by swimming Synonyms: bather, swimmer
natatorium (noun) pool that provides a facility for swimming Synonyms: swimming bath, swimming pool
nates (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
nation (noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government Synonyms: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica, state
(noun) the people who live in a nation or country Synonyms: country, land
(noun) a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
national (adjective) limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
(adjective) concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
(adjective) of or relating to nationality
(adjective) characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
(adjective) inside the country Synonyms: home, interior, internal
(adjective) owned or maintained for the public by the national government
(noun) a person who owes allegiance to that nation Synonyms: subject
nationalisation (noun) changing something from private to state ownership or control Synonyms: communisation, communization, nationalization
(noun) the action of rendering national in character Synonyms: nationalization
(noun) the action of forming or becoming a nation Synonyms: nationalization
nationalise (verb) put under state control or ownership Synonyms: nationalize
(verb) make national in character or scope Synonyms: nationalize
nationalism (noun) love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it Synonyms: patriotism
(noun) the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
(noun) the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
(noun) the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
nationalist (adjective) devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others Synonyms: nationalistic
(noun) one who loves and defends his or her country Synonyms: patriot
(noun) an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government
nationalistic (adjective) devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others Synonyms: nationalist
(adjective) fanatically patriotic Synonyms: chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic
nationality (noun) people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
(noun) the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
nationalization (noun) changing something from private to state ownership or control Synonyms: communisation, communization, nationalisation
(noun) the action of rendering national in character Synonyms: nationalisation
(noun) the action of forming or becoming a nation Synonyms: nationalisation
nationalize (verb) put under state control or ownership Synonyms: nationalise
(verb) make national in character or scope Synonyms: nationalise
nationally (adverb) extending throughout an entire nation Synonyms: across the country, across the nation, nationwide
(adverb) with regard to a nation taken as a whole
nationhood (noun) the state of being a nation
nationwide (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a country or nation Synonyms: countrywide
(adverb) extending throughout an entire nation Synonyms: across the country, across the nation, nationally
native (adjective) characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
(adjective) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning Synonyms: aboriginal
(adjective) belonging to one by birth
(adjective) as found in nature in the elemental form
(noun) indigenous plants and animals
(noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene
(noun) a person born in a particular place or country
nativeness (noun) the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
nativism (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
(noun) the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
nativist (adjective) of or relating to or advocating nativism Synonyms: nativistic
(adjective) advocating the perpetuation of native societies Synonyms: nativistic
(noun) a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
nativistic (adjective) of or relating to or advocating nativism Synonyms: nativist
(adjective) advocating the perpetuation of native societies Synonyms: nativist
nativity (noun) the event of being born Synonyms: birth, nascence, nascency
natriuresis (noun) the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine
natriuretic (adjective) of or relating to natriuresis
natrolite (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum
natter (verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, shoot the breeze, visit
natterjack (noun) common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops Synonyms: Bufo calamita
nattily (adverb) in a natty manner; with smartness
nattiness (noun) stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance Synonyms: dapperness, jauntiness, rakishness
natty (adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce
natural (adjective) (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related Synonyms: biological
(adjective) in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
(adjective) existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
(adjective) existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
(adjective) (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
(adjective) being talented through inherited qualities Synonyms: born, innate
(adjective) functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
(adjective) unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct Synonyms: instinctive
(adjective) free from artificiality Synonyms: lifelike
(adjective) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes Synonyms: raw, rude
(noun) (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
(noun) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat Synonyms: cancel
(noun) someone regarded as certain to succeed
naturalisation (noun) the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship Synonyms: naturalization
(noun) changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology Synonyms: naturalization
(noun) the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous Synonyms: naturalization
(noun) the quality of being brought into conformity with nature Synonyms: naturalization
naturalise (verb) make into a citizen Synonyms: naturalize
(verb) make more natural or lifelike Synonyms: naturalize
(verb) adopt to another place Synonyms: naturalize
(verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment Synonyms: cultivate, domesticate, naturalize, tame
naturalised (adjective) planted so as to give an effect of wild growth Synonyms: naturalized
naturalism (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
(noun) an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description Synonyms: realism
naturalist (noun) a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) Synonyms: natural scientist
(noun) an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
naturalistic (adjective) representing what is real; not abstract or ideal Synonyms: realistic
naturalization (noun) the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship Synonyms: naturalisation
(noun) changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology Synonyms: naturalisation
(noun) the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous Synonyms: naturalisation
(noun) the quality of being brought into conformity with nature Synonyms: naturalisation

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