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162 Words That Start With NI

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niacin (noun) a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract Synonyms: nicotinic acid
nib (noun) horny projecting mouth of a bird Synonyms: beak, bill, neb, pecker
(noun) the writing point of a pen Synonyms: pen nib
nibbed (adjective) (used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind
nibble (noun) gentle biting
(noun) a small byte Synonyms: nybble
(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of Synonyms: pick, piece
(verb) bite off very small pieces
(verb) bite gently
nibbler (noun) a biter who takes dainty repeated bites
niblick (noun) an iron with considerable loft Synonyms: nine iron
nicad (noun) a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use Synonyms: nickel-cadmium accumulator
nice (adjective) pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
(adjective) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted Synonyms: dainty, overnice, prissy, squeamish
(adjective) exhibiting courtesy and politeness Synonyms: courteous, gracious
(adjective) socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous Synonyms: decent
(adjective) done with delicacy and skill Synonyms: skillful
nicely (adverb) in a nice way
niceness (noun) the quality of nice
(noun) the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze Synonyms: subtlety
(noun) a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage Synonyms: politeness
nicety (noun) conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety Synonyms: justness, rightness
(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Synonyms: nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety
niche (noun) an enclosure that is set back or indented Synonyms: recess
(noun) a small concavity Synonyms: corner, recess, recession
(noun) a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it
(noun) (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) Synonyms: ecological niche
nick (noun) a small cut Synonyms: notch, snick
(noun) (British slang) a prison
(noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) Synonyms: dent, ding, gouge
(verb) mate successfully; of livestock
(verb) divide or reset the tail muscles of
(verb) cut a nick into Synonyms: chip
(verb) cut slightly, with a razor Synonyms: snick
nickel (noun) a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
(noun) five dollars worth of a drug Synonyms: nickel note
(noun) a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite Synonyms: atomic number 28, Ni
(verb) plate with nickel
nickelodeon (noun) a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin Synonyms: jukebox
nicker (noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse Synonyms: neigh, whicker, whinny
(verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse Synonyms: neigh, whicker, whinny
nicknack (noun) miscellaneous curios Synonyms: bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, whatnot
nickname (noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) Synonyms: byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet
(noun) a descriptive name for a place or thing
(verb) give a nickname to Synonyms: dub
nicotine (noun) an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
nictate (verb) briefly shut the eyes Synonyms: blink, nictitate, wink
nictation (noun) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly Synonyms: blink, blinking, eye blink, nictitation, wink, winking
nictitate (verb) briefly shut the eyes Synonyms: blink, nictate, wink
nictitation (noun) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly Synonyms: blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, wink, winking
nidation (noun) (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals Synonyms: implantation
nidicolous (adjective) (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
nidifugous (adjective) (of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
nidus (noun) a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
(noun) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism Synonyms: focal point, focus
niece (noun) a daughter of your brother or sister
nierembergia (noun) any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers Synonyms: cupflower
nifedipine (noun) calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks Synonyms: Procardia
niff (noun) an unpleasant smell Synonyms: pong
niffy (adjective) (British informal) malodorous
nifty (adjective) excellent Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
nigella (noun) any plant of the genus Nigella
nigga (noun) (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person Synonyms: jigaboo, nigger, nigra
niggard (noun) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend Synonyms: churl, scrooge, skinflint
niggardliness (noun) extreme stinginess Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
niggardly (adjective) petty or reluctant in giving or spending Synonyms: grudging, scrimy
niggardness (noun) extreme stinginess Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
nigger (noun) (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person Synonyms: jigaboo, nigga, nigra
niggle (verb) argue over petty things Synonyms: bicker, brabble, pettifog, quibble, squabble
(verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively Synonyms: fret, fuss
niggler (noun) someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way Synonyms: carper
niggling (adjective) (informal) small and of little importance Synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
nigh (adjective) not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances Synonyms: close, near
(adjective) being on the left side Synonyms: near
(adverb) near in time or place or relationship Synonyms: close, near
(adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but Synonyms: about, almost, most, near, nearly, virtually, well-nigh
nigher (adverb) (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance Synonyms: closer, nearer
nighest (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance Synonyms: closest, nearest
night (noun) darkness
(noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside Synonyms: dark, nighttime
(noun) a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
(noun) the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
(noun) the time between sunset and midnight
(noun) the period spent sleeping
(noun) a shortening of nightfall
nightbird (noun) a person who likes to be active late at night Synonyms: night owl, nighthawk
nightcap (noun) the final game of a double header
(noun) a cloth cap worn in bed
(noun) an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
nightclothes (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed Synonyms: nightwear, sleepwear
nightclub (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink Synonyms: cabaret, club, night club, nightspot
nightcrawler (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
nightdress (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightgown, nightie
nighted (adjective) overtaken by night or darkness Synonyms: benighted
nightfall (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, twilight
nightgown (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie
nighthawk (noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker Synonyms: bullbat, mosquito hawk
(noun) a person who likes to be active late at night Synonyms: night owl, nightbird
nightie (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightgown
nightingale (noun) European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song Synonyms: Luscinia megarhynchos
nightjar (noun) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects Synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker
nightlife (noun) the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) Synonyms: night life
(noun) the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion Synonyms: night life
nightlong (adjective) lasting, open, or operating through the whole night Synonyms: all-night, overnight
nightly (adjective) happening every night
(adverb) at the end of each day Synonyms: every night
nightmare (noun) a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
(noun) a situation resembling a terrifying dream Synonyms: incubus
nightmarish (adjective) extremely alarming Synonyms: bloodcurdling, hair-raising
nightmarishness (noun) The property of being extremely bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying; resembling a nightmare. Synonyms: hellishness
nightrider (noun) member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge Synonyms: night rider
nightshade (noun) any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
nightshirt (noun) nightclothes worn by men
nightspot (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink Synonyms: cabaret, club, night club, nightclub
nightstick (noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen Synonyms: baton, billy, billy club, billystick, truncheon
nighttime (noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside Synonyms: dark, night
nightwalker (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, red worm, wiggler
nightwear (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed Synonyms: nightclothes, sleepwear
nightwork (noun) work to be done at night
nigra (noun) (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person Synonyms: jigaboo, nigga, nigger
nihil (noun) (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
nihilism (noun) a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
(noun) complete denial of all established authority and institutions
(noun) the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal Synonyms: nihilistic delusion
nihilist (noun) an advocate of anarchism Synonyms: anarchist, syndicalist
(noun) someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
nihilistic (adjective) of or relating to nihilism
nihility (noun) the state of nonexistence Synonyms: nothingness, nullity, void
nil (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
nilgai (noun) large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns Synonyms: blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, nylghai, nylghau
nilpotent (adjective) equal to zero when raised to a certain power
nim (noun) game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
nimble (adjective) moving quickly and lightly Synonyms: agile, quick, spry
(adjective) mentally quick Synonyms: agile
nimbleness (noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble Synonyms: agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness
(noun) intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind Synonyms: mental dexterity
nimblewill (noun) slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States Synonyms: Muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble Will
nimbly (adverb) in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease Synonyms: agilely
nimbus (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo
(noun) a dark grey cloud bearing rain Synonyms: nimbus cloud, rain cloud
nimiety (noun) a quantity much larger than is needed Synonyms: excess, surplus, surplusage
nincompoop (noun) a stupid foolish person Synonyms: ninny, poop
nine (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten Synonyms: 9, ix
(noun) one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face Synonyms: nine-spot
(noun) a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together Synonyms: ball club, baseball club, club
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one Synonyms: 9, ennead, IX, Nina from Carolina, niner
ninefold (adjective) having nine units or components Synonyms: nine-fold, nonuple
(adverb) by a factor of nine Synonyms: nine times
ninepence (noun) a coin worth nine pennies
ninepenny (adjective) used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long
ninepin (noun) a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles Synonyms: skittle, skittle pin
ninepins (noun) a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins Synonyms: skittles
niner (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one Synonyms: 9, ennead, IX, Nina from Carolina, nine
nineteen (adjective) being one more than eighteen Synonyms: 19, xix
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one Synonyms: 19, XIX

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