English Words Starting With N

• ne'er-do-well

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌneə duː ˈwel/a person who is lazy, irresponsible, and fails to do anything useful or productive.
• ne'erday

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɛədeɪ/New Year's Day; the first day of the year.
• neagh

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /neɪ/ (for "Neagh" alone, typically in "Lough Neagh" /lɒx neɪ/)A place name: the name of a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland, the largest lake in the British Isles by area.
• neal

  nounRare / Technical
  /niːl/To temper or harden (metal or glass) by heating and then cooling slowly.
• neanderthal

  adjectivenounB2
  /niˈændətɑːl/A member of an extinct species of archaic human (Homo neanderthalensis) that lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.
• neanderthal man

  nounB2
  /niˈæn.də.tɑːl mæn/An extinct species of archaic human that lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.
• neanderthaloid

  adjectivenounC2 (Very Low)
  /niˈændətɑːlɔɪd/Resembling or characteristic of a Neanderthal in appearance, especially having robust features, heavy brow ridges, and a stooping posture.
• neap

  adjectivenounC2/Rare
  /niːp/A tide of minimal range, occurring twice a month when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth, resulting in the weakest gravitational pull on the oceans.
• neap tide

  nounLow
  /ˈniːp ˌtaɪd/A tide of minimal range occurring when the sun and moon are at right angles to the Earth, partially cancelling each other's gravitational pull.
• neapolitan

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/Relating to the Italian city of Naples (Napoli) or its surrounding region.
• neapolitan ice cream

  nounLow
  /ˌniː.əˌpɒl.ɪ.tən ˈaɪs kriːm/A type of ice cream composed of three distinct layers or stripes of different flavors, traditionally chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, served together in a single block or slice.
• neapolitan sixth

  nounVery low (Technical jargon)
  /ˌniːəpɒlɪtən ˈsɪksθ/A specific chord used in harmonic analysis, characterized by a major triad in first inversion with a flattened supertonic (the second degree lowered by a half step) in the bass.
• near

  adjectiveadverbnounprepositionverbverb-ambitransitiveA1
  /nɪə/at or to a short distance in space or time; close to
• near beer

  nounC1 (Low frequency, primarily historical/niche)
  /ˌnɪə ˈbɪə/A non-alcoholic or low-alcoholic malt beverage, legally distinct from beer, often produced during Prohibition or for those abstaining from alcohol.
• near east

  nounC1
  /ˌnɪər ˈiːst/A historical and geographical term for the region comprising the lands around the eastern Mediterranean, often including the modern Middle East.
• near field communication

  nounMedium
  /ˌnɪə fiːld kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/A short-range wireless technology that enables data exchange between devices when they are placed close together, typically within a few centimeters.
• near gale

  nounLow
  /ˌnɪə ˈɡeɪl/A specific, strong wind force on the Beaufort wind scale, with wind speeds between 28 and 33 knots (32–38 mph or 51–62 km/h). It is one level below a full gale.
• near islands

  nounC1
  /ˌnɪə ˈaɪ.ləndz/A phrase describing islands that are located in close proximity to a mainland or to each other, often forming an archipelago where the individual landmasses are separated by narrow waterways.
• near miss

  nounC1
  /ˌnɪə ˈmɪs/A situation in which two objects, aircraft, or events almost collide or almost happen, but do not actually make contact or occur.
• near money

  nounC2
  /ˌnɪə ˈmʌni/Financial assets that are highly liquid and easily convertible into cash, but are not themselves cash or directly usable as a medium of exchange.

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