English Words Starting With N

• numpty

  nounLow-Moderate
  /ˈnʌm(p)ti/A foolish or stupid person.
• numskull

  nounLow
  /ˈnʌmskʌl/a very stupid or foolish person.
• nun

  nounB2
  /nʌn/A woman who has taken religious vows, typically living a cloistered life in a convent or monastery, dedicated to prayer, service, and obedience within a Christian religious order.
• nun buoy

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈnʌn ˌbɔɪ/A buoy (floating navigation marker) that is conical in shape, especially one with a pointed top, used to mark the starboard (right) side of a channel when entering from seaward.
• nun river

  nounRare / Low
  /ˌnʌn ˈrɪvə/A proper noun referring to a river in Nigeria, a major distributary of the Niger River system.
• nun's cloth

  nounVery Low
  /nʌnz klɒθ/A specific type of opaque, durable cotton fabric, often black or very dark in colour, traditionally used for making nuns' habits.
• nun's fiddle

  nounRare / Obsolete
  /ˈnʌnz ˈfɪd(ə)l/A slang or humorous name for the medieval string instrument, the viola da gamba.
• nun's veiling

  nounLow
  /ˌnʌnz ˈveɪlɪŋ/A lightweight, semi-transparent black fabric, originally used for nuns' veils.
• nunatak

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnʌnətæk/An isolated peak of rock or mountain projecting through and surrounded by glacial ice.
• nunation

  nounC2
  /nʌˈneɪ.ʃən/The addition of the sound /n/ or the letter ⟨n⟩ to the end of a word, especially as a grammatical ending in some languages.
• nunavut

  nounLow
  /ˈnʊnəvʊt/A vast territory in northern Canada, established in 1999, representing the largest and newest political subdivision of the country.
• nunc dimittis

  nounC2
  /ˌnʊŋk dɪˈmɪtɪs/A liturgical canticle beginning with the Latin words 'Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine' (Now you dismiss your servant, O Lord).
• nunchaku

  nounC1/C2
  /nʌnˈtʃæ.kuː/A traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected by a short chain or rope.
• nunciature

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈnʌnsɪətʃə/The office, position, or tenure of a papal nuncio.
• nuncio

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnʌnsɪəʊ/A permanent diplomatic representative of the Pope to a foreign government or court.
• nuncle

  nounExtremely rare
  /ˈnʌŋk(ə)l/Uncle.
• nuncupative will

  nounC2
  /ˈnʌŋkjʊˌpeɪtɪv wɪl/An oral will declared by a person before witnesses, usually in urgent circumstances like impending death.
• nuneaton

  nounVery Low
  /njuːˈniːtən/A town in Warwickshire, England.
• nunivak

  nounC2
  /ˈnuːnɪvæk/A specific, proper noun referring primarily to Nunivak Island, an island in the Bering Sea, Alaska.
• nunn

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-existent
  /nʌn/ (if interpreted as a misspelling of 'none' or 'nun')None: 'nunn' is not a recognized word in standard English dictionaries (e.g., Oxford, Merriam-Webster). It may be a proper noun (e.g., a surname, place name) or an error.

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