English Words Starting With N

• nineteenth amendment

  nounLow
  /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ əˈmendmənt/The amendment to the United States Constitution that granted women the right to vote.
• nineteenth hole

  nounC1
  /ˌnaɪn.tiːnθ ˈhəʊl/The bar or clubhouse at a golf course, humorously referred to as the hole after the standard 18 holes of a golf round.
• nineteenth man

  nounLow
  /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ ˈmæn/The reserve player in a cricket team who is not part of the final eleven but is available as a substitute.
• ninetieth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/The ordinal number corresponding to ninety; position 90 in a sequence.
• ninette

  nounVery Low
  /nɪˈnɛt/A petite, dainty, or graceful young woman; a diminutive feminine name or term of endearment.
• ninety

  adjectivedeterminernounA1
  /ˈnaɪn.ti/The number equivalent to the product of nine and ten; 90.
• ninety-day wonder

  nounLow
  /ˌnaɪn.ti.deɪ ˈwʌn.dər/A pejorative term for a newly commissioned military officer, especially one trained in an accelerated program.
• ninety-eight

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈeɪt/The cardinal number 98, eight less than one hundred.
• ninety-eighth

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌnaɪn.tiˈeɪtθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 98; coming next after the ninety-seventh.
• ninety-fifth

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈfɪfθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 95; position 95 in a sequence.
• ninety-first

  adjectivenounHigh (within numeric contexts)
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈfɜːst/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 91; coming after the ninetieth in a series.
• ninety-five

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈfaɪv/The cardinal number equal to 95.
• ninety-five theses

  plural-nounC2
  /ˌnaɪn.ti faɪv ˈθiː.siːz/The list of 95 propositions for academic debate, written by Martin Luther in 1517, which challenged practices of the Catholic Church and sparked the Protestant Reformation.
• ninety-four

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈfɔː(r)/The cardinal number equivalent to the product of nine and ten plus four; 94.
• ninety-fourth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌnaɪnti ˈfɔːθ/Number 94 in a sequence; the ordinal number corresponding to ninety-four.
• ninety-nine

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈnaɪn/The natural number following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.
• ninety-ninth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈnaɪnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 99; occupying position 99 in a sequence.
• ninety-one

  adjectivenounA2
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈwʌn/The natural number following ninety and preceding ninety-two; 91.
• ninety-second

  adjectivenounMedium
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈsek.ənd/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 92; the position in a sequence after ninety-first and before ninety-third.
• ninety-seven

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈsev.ən/The cardinal number equivalent to 97; the number after ninety-six and before ninety-eight.

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