| naiad | (noun) (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains | - |
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| (noun) submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water | Synonyms: water nymph |
| naiant | (adjective) applied to a fish depicted horizontally | Synonyms: swimming |
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| naif | (adjective) marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | Synonyms: naive |
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| (noun) a naive or inexperienced person | - |
| nail | (noun) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | - |
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| (noun) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | - |
| (noun) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard | - |
| (verb) complete a pass | Synonyms: complete |
| (verb) attach something somewhere by means of nails | - |
| (verb) take into custody | Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up |
| (verb) hit with great force | Synonyms: blast, boom, smash |
| (verb) locate exactly | Synonyms: pinpoint |
| (verb) succeed at easily | Synonyms: ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through |
| (verb) succeed in obtaining a position | Synonyms: nail down, peg |
| nailbrush | (noun) a brush used to clean a person's fingernails | - |
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| nailer | (noun) a worker who attaches something by nailing it | - |
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| nailfile | (noun) a small flat file for shaping the nails | - |
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| nailhead | (noun) flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point | - |
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| (noun) something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device | - |
| nailrod | (noun) tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia |
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| nainsook | (noun) a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies | - |
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| naira | (noun) the basic unit of money in Nigeria | - |
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| naive | (adjective) marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | Synonyms: naif |
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| (adjective) not initiated; deficient in relevant experience | Synonyms: uninitiate, uninitiated |
| (adjective) inexperienced | - |
| (adjective) lacking information or instruction | Synonyms: unenlightened, uninstructed |
| (adjective) of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style | Synonyms: primitive |
| naively | (adverb) in a naive manner | - |
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| naiveness | (noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: naivete, naivety |
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| naivete | (noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: naiveness, naivety |
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| naivety | (noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: naiveness, naivete |
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