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English Word Dictionary

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neophyte

noun · a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

nepalese

adjective · of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture

Example: Nepalese troops massed at the border

neritic

adjective · relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

Example: neritic fauna

nerve fiber

noun · a threadlike extension of a nerve cell

nervelessly

adverb · in a composed and unconcerned manner

Example: without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher

nervily

adverb · in a brash cheeky manner

Example: brashly, she asked for a rebate

nervously

adverb · in an anxiously nervous manner

Example: we watched the stock market nervously

nervus femoralis

noun · one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh

nervy

adjective · offensively bold

Example: a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club

nestor

noun · a genus of Psittacidae

netmail

verb · communicate electronically on the computer

Example: she e-mailed me the good news

nettlesome

adjective · causing irritation or annoyance

Example: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork

neural

adjective · of or relating to neurons

Example: neural network

neuroanatomical

adjective · of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system

neurofibroma

noun · tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve

neurologic

adjective · of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology

Example: neurological evidence

neurological

adjective · of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology

Example: neurological evidence

neurotically

adverb · in a neurotic manner

Example: they are finely, not to say neurotically adjusted

neutralise

verb · make chemically neutral

Example: She neutralized the solution

neutralize

verb · make chemically neutral

Example: She neutralized the solution

never

adverb · not ever; at no time in the past or future

Example: I have never been to China

never again

adverb · at no time hereafter -E.A.Poe

Example: Quoth the raven, nevermore!

nevermore

adverb · at no time hereafter -E.A.Poe

Example: Quoth the raven, nevermore!

nevertheless

adverb · despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

Example: although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it

new

adjective · unfamiliar

Example: new experiences

new world vulture

noun · large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures

new zealand islands

noun · North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific

newborn

adjective · having just or recently arisen or come into existence

Example: new nations

newcastle

noun · a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)

newfangled

adjective · (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new

Example: newfangled ideas

newfound

adjective · newly discovered

Example: his newfound aggressiveness

newly

adverb · very recently

Example: they are newly married

news media

noun · newspapers and magazines collectively

news organisation

noun · an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically

news program

noun · a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

Example: we watch the 7 o'clock news every night

next

adjective · immediately following in time or order

Example: the following day

next door

adverb · at or in or to the adjacent residence

Example: the criminal had been living next door all this time

niamey

noun · the capital and largest city of Niger

nib

noun · horny projecting mouth of a bird

nicely

adverb · in a nice way

Example: a nicely painted house

nicene

adjective · of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor

nickel note

noun · five dollars worth of a drug

Example: a nickel bag of drugs

nickel-iron accumulator

noun · a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts

nicotiana glauca

noun · evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock

nictate

verb · briefly shut the eyes

Example: The TV announcer never seems to blink

nictitate

verb · briefly shut the eyes

Example: The TV announcer never seems to blink

nidation

noun · (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals

nifty

adjective · very good

Example: he did a bully job

nigerian

adjective · of or relating to the people of Nigeria

Example: a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year

nigerien

adjective · of or relating to the people of Nigeria

Example: a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year

niggardly

adjective · petty or reluctant in giving or spending

Example: a niggardly tip

nigger

noun · (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person

Example: only a Black can call another Black a nigga

niggle

verb · argue over petty things

Example: Let's not quibble over pennies

nigher

adverb · (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

Example: come closer, my dear!

nighest

adverb · (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

Example: that was the time he came nearest to death