| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nobbily | adverb | In a nobby manner. |
| nobbler | noun | A dram of spirits. |
| nobless | noun | Alt. of Noblesse |
| noctuid | noun | Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; — so called because they fly at night., Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuidae. |
| noctule | noun | A large European bat (Vespertilio, / Noctulina, altivolans). |
| nocturn | noun | An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night., One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service. |
| nocuous | adjective | Hurtful; noxious. |
| nodding | present participle & vb. noun | of Nod, Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward. |
| nodated | adjective | Knotted. |
| noddies | plural | of Noddy |
| nodical | adjective | Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon. |
| nodular | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot. |
| noduled | adjective | Having little knots or lumps. |
| noemics | noun | The science of the understanding; intellectual science. |
| noetian | noun | One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. |
| nogging | verb t. | Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building. |
| noiance | noun | Annoyance. |
| noising | p pr. & vb. noun | of Noise |
| noisily | adverb | In a noisy manner. |
| noisome | adjective | Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia., Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid. |
| nomadic | adjective | Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. |
| nomancy | noun | The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names. |
| nomarch | noun | The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy. |
| nombles | noun pl. | The entrails of a deer; the umbles. |
| nombril | noun | A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; — called also navel point. See Escutcheon. |
| nominal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition., Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference., A nominalist., A verb formed from a noun., A name; an appellation. |
| nominee | noun | A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office. |
| nominor | noun | A nominator. |
| nonacid | adjective | Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; — said of certain atoms and radicals. |
| nonaged | adjective | Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. |
| nonagon | noun | A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles. |
| noncon. | noun | See Noncontent. |
| non-ego | noun | The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego. |
| nonetto | noun | A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices. |
| nonplus | noun | A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary., To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. |
| nonsane | adjective | Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory. |
| nonsuch | noun | See Nonesuch. |
| nonsuit | noun | A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge’s expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case., To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up., Nonsuited. |
| nonterm | noun | A vacation between two terms of a court. |
| nonuser | A not using; failure to use., Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right. | |
| nonylic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid. |
| noology | noun | The science of intellectual phenomena. |
| noonday | noun | Midday; twelve o’clock in the day; noon., Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat. |
| nooning | noun | A rest at noon; a repast at noon. |
| noosing | present participle & vb. noun | of Noose |
| nopalry | noun | A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect. |
| norimon | noun | A Japanese covered litter, carried by men. |
| norther | noun | A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| nosebag | noun | A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head. |
| nosegay | noun | A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. |
| nostril | noun | One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares., Perception; insight; acuteness. |
| nostrum | noun | A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine., Any scheme or device proposed by a quack. |
| notable | adjective | Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident., Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person., Well-known; notorious., A person, or thing, of distinction., One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body. |
| notably | adverb | In a notable manner. |
| notaeum | noun | The back or upper surface, as of a bird. |
| notanda | plural | of Notandum |
| notched | imp. & past participle | of Notch |
| noteful | adjective | Useful. |
| notelet | noun | A little or short note; a billet. |
| nothing | noun | Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); — opposed to anything and something., Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness., A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle., A cipher; naught., In no degree; not at all; in no wise. |
| noticed | imp. & past participle | of Notice |
| noticer | noun | One who notices. |
| notself | noun | The negative of self. |
| nounize | verb t. | To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. |
| nourice | noun | A nurse. |
| nourish | verb t. | To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment., To support; to maintain., To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues., To cherish; to comfort., To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments., To promote growth; to furnish nutriment., To gain nourishment., A nurse. |
| noursle | verb t. | To nurse; to rear; to bring up. |
| novator | noun | An innovator. |
| novelry | noun | Novelty; new things. |
| novelty | noun | The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction., Something novel; a new or strange thing. |
| nowhere | adverb | Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found. |
| noxious | adjective | Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples., Guilty; criminal. |
| noyance | noun | Annoyance. |