Words Starting With N

A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

simple past and past participle of nab

present participle and gerund of nab

An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.

The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.

A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

Nothing.

The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.

An intensifier.

A loincloth.

A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.

simple past and past participle of nag

Persistently annoying or painful.

In a nagging manner.

Prone to nag, irritable.

A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.

Alternative spelling of naïf.

The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).

The head of a nail.

present participle and gerund of nail

Initialism of non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment.

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

In a naive manner.

Alternative spelling of naïveté.

Bare, not covered by clothing.

The currency of Eritrea, divided into 100 cents.

A particular organophosphate insecticide.

Alternative form of nameable.

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

Capable of being distinguished and named; able to be called by a specific name.

The public announcement of the name of a person or object, in acknowledgement of a contribution or for publicity purposes.

Specifically; that is to say.

A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.

A tag with one's name inscribed on it.

A kind of nametag that can be sewn onto clothing.

The process of giving names to things.

A banana.

Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”).

A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.

Alternative form of nankeen.

simple past and past participle of nanny

A child's nurse.

present participle and gerund of nanny

A very small autonomous robot, typically the size of a biological cell, designed to work alone or in very large numbers to achieve some task.

One thousand millionth (10⁻⁹) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.

plural of naos

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.

The back part of the neck.

Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.

A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.

Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative).

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.

simple past and past participle of nap

present participle and gerund of nap

A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

Narcotics.

narcosis

Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.