English Words Starting With N

• nimwegen

  nounRare
  /ˈnɪm.veɪ.ɡən/A proper noun referring to the name of the Dutch city Nijmegen when used in certain German or archaic Dutch contexts.
• nimzowitsch

  nounRare
  /ˈnɪmzəvɪtʃ/A surname, specifically that of the influential chess grandmaster and theorist Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935).
• nin

  nounExtremely Low / Archaic
  /nɪn/An archaic or dialectal form of 'nine', or a Scottish term for 'none'.
• nina

  nounLow to Moderate (common in family contexts, rare in formal writing).
  /ˈniːnə/A child's term for a female caretaker, often used as a nickname for grandmother, nanny, or aunt.
• nincompoop

  nounLow / Literary/Humorous
  /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/A foolish or stupid person.
• nine

  adjectivedeterminernounA1
  /naɪn/The cardinal number that is one more than eight; 9.
• nine ball

  nounC1
  /ˈnaɪn ˌbɔːl/A version of pool (pocket billiards) where players must hit the balls in numerical order, with the winning shot being the legal pocketing of the nine ball.
• nine days' wonder

  nounC1-C2 / Advanced / Low Frequency Idiom
  /ˌnaɪn ˌdeɪz ˈwʌndə/Something or someone that attracts intense but brief public attention or excitement, quickly fading into obscurity.
• nine plus two array

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnaɪn plʌs ˈtuː əˈreɪ/A specific arrangement, often in technical contexts, referring to a set of nine items with an additional two, typically forming a structured group of eleven.
• nine plus zero array

  nounVery low
  /naɪn plʌs ˈzɪər.əʊ əˈreɪ/A technical term from programming and data structures, specifically a multi-dimensional array where the first dimension has nine elements and the second dimension has zero elements, effectively creating an array of nine empty sub-arrays.
• nine worthies

  plural-nounC2 (Very low frequency; literary/historical)
  /ˌnaɪn ˈwɜː.ðiz/A traditional canonical group of nine historical, scriptural, or legendary figures, drawn from Pagan, Jewish, and Christian history, who were held up as paragons of chivalry and virtue.
• nine-banded armadillo

  nounRare
  /ˌnaɪnˌbændɪd ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/A small, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, characterized by a hard, bony, segmented shell for protection.
• nine-eleven

  nounMedium
  /ˌnʌɪn ɪˈlɛv(ə)n/The date September 11, 2001, particularly referring to the terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred on that day.
• nine-spot

  nounC2
  /ˈnaɪn spɒt/A card, typically a playing card, with the number or symbol representing nine.
• ninebark

  nounLow (Specialist)
  /ˈnaɪn.bɑːk/A deciduous shrub of the genus Physocarpus, native to North America, with peeling bark and clusters of small white or pink flowers.
• ninepence

  nounC1
  /ˈnaɪnpəns/A pre-decimal British coin worth nine old pennies, or the sum of nine pennies.
• ninepins

  nounC2
  /ˈnaɪn.pɪnz/A game played with nine wooden pins set in a square formation, which are bowled at with a ball.
• niner

  nounLow
  /ˈnʌɪnə/The word "niner" is the aviation/military radiotelephony code word for the digit nine.
• nineteen

  adjectivedeterminernounA1
  /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and nine; 19.
• nineteenth

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 19; the position between 18th and 20th.

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