English Words Starting With N

• nova scotia duck tolling retriever

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnəʊvə ˌskəʊʃə ˈdʌk ˌtəʊlɪŋ rɪˈtriːvə/A breed of gundog originating in Nova Scotia, Canada, bred to lure ducks within shooting range by playing along the shoreline, then retrieve them.
• nova scotia salmon

  nounLow (specialized term)
  /ˌnəʊvə ˈskəʊʃə ˈsæmən/Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) originating from the waters of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
• novaculite

  nounVery Low
  /nəʊˈvækjʊlaɪt/A very hard, fine-grained, siliceous sedimentary rock used historically for whetstones and sharpening stones.
• novalis

  nounLow
  /nəʊˈvɑːlɪs/A surname, most notably belonging to the German Romantic poet and philosopher Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772–1801), who used Novalis as his pen name.
• novara

  nounC2
  /nəˈvɑːrə/The name of a city in northern Italy, located in the Piedmont region.
• novated lease

  nounC1
  /ˈnəʊ.veɪ.tɪd liːs/A three-party vehicle lease agreement where an employee leases a vehicle through their employer, and the employer takes on the lease obligations, typically deducting payments from the employee's pre-tax salary.
• novation

  nounC2
  /nəʊˈveɪ.ʃən/The substitution of a new contract, debt, or party for an old one, thereby discharging the old obligation.
• novato

  nounLow (in English contexts)
  /nəʊˈvɑːtəʊ/A complete beginner or novice, especially in a job, activity, or field of study.
• novaya zemlya

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɒvəjə ˈzemljə/A large archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, part of Russia, separating the Barents Sea from the Kara Sea.
• novel

  nounB1
  /ˈnɒv(ə)l/A long written story describing imaginary characters and events, typically published as a book.
• novel coronavirus

  nounC1
  /ˌnɒvəl kəˈrəʊnəˌvaɪrəs/A newly discovered strain of coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humans.
• novelese

  nounLow
  /ˌnɒvəˈliːz/A style of writing, often clichéd or formulaic, characteristic of inferior or sensationalist novels.
• novelette

  nounC2
  /ˌnɒvəˈlɛt/A short novel, especially one that is light, romantic, or sentimental in nature.
• novelist

  nounB2
  /ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst/A person who writes novels (long works of fiction).
• novelize

  verbverb-transitiveLow (specialized, literary/publishing term)
  /ˈnɒv.əl.aɪz/To adapt a story (often from another medium like a film, play, or true event) into a novel or novel-length narrative.
• novella

  nounC1
  /nəˈvɛlə/A short novel or a long short story; a work of prose fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel.
• novello

  nounC2
  /nəˈvɛləʊ/A proper noun, most commonly a surname. Its primary linguistic association is as the surname of the British composer Ivor Novello (1893–1951).
• novels

  plural-nounHigh
  /ˈnɒv.əlz/Published works of fiction of substantial length, typically involving a connected sequence of events and character development.
• novelty

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈnɒv.əl.ti/The quality of being new, original, unusual, or unfamiliar.
• novemdecillion

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌnəʊvɛmdɪˈsɪljən/A cardinal number equal to 1 followed by 60 zeros (short scale) or 1 followed by 114 zeros (long scale).

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