English Words Starting With N

• nailbrush

  nounC1
  /ˈneɪlbrʌʃ/A small brush with firm bristles used for cleaning the fingernails and toenails, and scrubbing dirt from around them.
• nailclipper

  nounMedium
  /ˈneɪlˌklɪp.ər/A small handheld tool for trimming fingernails and toenails.
• nailer

  nounC1
  /ˈneɪlə/A person or machine that drives nails.
• nailer joist

  nounVery Low
  /ˈneɪlə dʒɔɪst/A horizontal wooden or metal beam in a floor or ceiling structure that is specifically designed or positioned to provide a secure nailing surface for attaching other building components, such as subflooring or drywall.
• nailfile

  nounB1
  /ˈneɪl.faɪl/A small, flat implement with a rough surface, used for smoothing and shaping fingernails and toenails.
• nailhead

  nounC1
  /ˈneɪlhɛd/The flat or slightly rounded top of a nail, which is struck by a hammer.
• nailing strip

  nounC1
  /ˈneɪ.lɪŋ ˌstrɪp/A long, thin piece of wood or material with pre-positioned holes or grooves, designed to be attached to a surface to provide a secure base for nailing or attaching other materials.
• naima

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnaɪmə/A proper name, typically a given name of Arabic origin meaning 'happy', 'blessed', or 'delicate'.
• nainsook

  nounObsolete / Historical
  /ˈneɪnsʊk/A fine, soft, lightweight cotton fabric, originally from India.
• naipaul

  nounRare
  /ˈnaɪpɔːl/A surname, most famously of Sir V.S. Naipaul, a Nobel Prize-winning British writer of Trinidadian-Indian descent.
• nair

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈnɑːɪə/A surname of South Indian (specifically Keralan) origin, often associated with the Nair community, a historically martial and land-owning caste in Kerala, India.
• naira

  nounLow
  /ˈnaɪrə/The basic monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to one hundred kobo.
• nairn

  nounVery low (exclusively proper noun)
  /nɛːn/A proper noun referring primarily to a place name: a town and county in the Highlands of Scotland.
• nairnshire

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɛːrnʃ(ɪ)ə/A former county in the northeast of Scotland, historically part of the Scottish Highlands.
• nairobi

  nounC1
  /naɪˈrəʊbi/The capital city of Kenya, located in East Africa.
• nairu

  acronymnounC2
  /ˈnaɪruː/An acronym for 'Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment'; the hypothetical level of unemployment at which inflation remains stable.
• naismith

  nounLow frequency
  /ˈneɪsmɪθ/A proper noun, primarily a surname, most famously belonging to Dr. James Naismith (1861–1939), the Canadian-American physical educator and inventor of the sport of basketball.
• naismith's rule

  nounVery low
  /ˈneɪ.smɪθs ˌruːl/A standard formula for estimating the time required to walk a hiking route, accounting for distance and ascent.
• naissance

  nounRare/Formal
  /ˈneɪs(ə)ns/The act or process of being born; birth, emergence.
• naive

  adjectivenounB2
  /naɪˈiːv/showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment, often through being too trusting or believing things are simpler than they are.

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