| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nab | noun | The summit of an eminence., The cock of a gunlock., The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot., To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. |
| nad | Alt. of Nadde | |
| nag | noun | A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse., A paramour; — in contempt., To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. |
| nam | Am not., imp. of Nim., of Nim | |
| nan | inerj. | Anan. |
| nap | verb i. | To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze., To be in a careless, secure state., A short sleep; a doze; a siesta., Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; — as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth., The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet., To raise, or put, a nap on. |
| nas | Was not., Has not. | |
| nat | adverb | Not., Not at; nor at. |
| nay | adverb | |
| neb | noun | The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. |
| nee | past participle, fem. | Born; — a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Stael, nee Necker. |
| nef | noun | The nave of a church. |
| nep | noun | Catnip. |
| ner | adverb & adjective | nearer. |
| ney | noun | A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc., Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding., Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net., A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law. |
| net | verb t. | To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk., To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile., To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree., To form network or netting; to knit., Without spot; pure; shining., Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc., Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc., To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation. |
| new | superl. | Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one’s possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; — opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion., Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes., Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction., As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man., Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous., Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed., Fresh from anything; newly come., Newly; recently., To make new; to renew. |
| nib | noun | A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong., The bill or beak of a bird; the neb., The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder., One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon., To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen. |
| nil | verb t. | Will not., Nothing; of no account; worthless; — a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping. |
| nim | verb t. | To take; to steal; to filch. |
| nin | Not in. | |
| nip | noun | A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram., To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon., To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip., Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy., To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt., A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice., A pinch with the nails or teeth., A small cut, or a cutting off the end., A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost., A biting sarcasm; a taunt., A short turn in a rope. |
| nis | Is not. | |
| nit | noun | The egg of a louse or other small insect. |
| nix | fem. | One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. |
| nob | noun | The head., A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. |
| nod | verb i. | To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes., To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one., To be drowsy or dull; to be careless., To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head., To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation., To cause to bend., A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything., A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command. |
| nof | Not of; nor of. | |
| nog | noun | A noggin., A kind of strong ale., A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork., One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine., A treenail to fasten the shores., To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork., To fasten, as shores, with treenails. |
| nom | noun | Name. |
| non | adjective | |
| nor | conj. | A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor. |
| not | Wot not; know not; knows not., Shorn; shaven., A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. | |
| now | adverb | At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now., Very lately; not long ago., At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to., In present circumstances; things being as they are; — hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation., Existing at the present time; present., The present time or moment; the present. |
| noy | verb t. | To annoy; to vex., That which annoys. |
| nub | verb t. | To push; to nudge; also, to beckon., A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. |
| nul | adjective | |
| nun | noun | A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience., A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head., The smew., The European blue titmouse. |
| nup | noun | Same as Nupson. |
| nur | noun | A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey. |
| nut | noun | The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel., A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt., The tumbler of a gunlock., A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place., To gather nuts. |
| nye | adjective & adverb | Nigh., A brood or flock of pheasants. |
| nys | Is not. See Nis. |