English Words Starting With N

• niddering

  adjectivenounObsolete / Very rare
  /ˈnɪdərɪŋ/A cowardly, base, or despicable person.
• niddick

  nounVery low/Obsolete
  /ˈnɪdɪk/An informal, obsolete term from some British regional dialects, referring to the nape or back of the neck.
• niddle-noddle

  adjectiveverbVery Low
  /ˌnɪd.l̩ ˈnɒd.l̩/To nod one's head repeatedly, especially in a drowsy, half-asleep, or vacantly agreeing manner.
• nide

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /nʌɪd/A brood or nest of pheasants.
• nidge

  verb-transitiveVery low / Obscure
  /nɪdʒ/To dress or shape stone by hitting it lightly with a pointed tool.
• nidhogg

  nounvery low
  /ˈnɪd.hɒɡ/A monstrous serpent or dragon from Norse mythology that gnaws at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil.
• nidificate

  verb-intransitiveVery Rare / Obscure
  /ˈnɪdɪfɪkeɪt/To build or occupy a nest.
• nidify

  verbverb-intransitiveExtremely Rare (Specialist)
  /ˈnɪdɪfaɪ/To build a nest (of birds or insects).
• nidus

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈnaɪdəs/A central point, focus, or place of origin, especially for development or growth.
• nidwalden

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnɪdˈvɑːldən/A canton in central Switzerland.
• niebuhr

  nounVery Low
  /ˈniːbʊə/A proper noun, most commonly referring to the surname of influential 20th-century German-American theologian and political commentator Reinhold Niebuhr.
• niece

  nounA2
  /niːs/A daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.
• niederosterreich

  nounC2 (Very low frequency in general English; appears only in specific geographical, historical, or touristic contexts).
  /ˌniːdər ˈɜːstəraɪx/An Austrian state (Bundesland) known in English as 'Lower Austria'; the largest state in Austria, surrounding Vienna to the west, north, and south.
• niederrhein

  nounC2
  /ˈniːdəˌraɪn/A geographical region in Germany along the lower course of the River Rhine.
• niedersachsen

  nounC2
  /ˌniːdəˈzaksən/A federal state (Bundesland) in northwestern Germany.
• niello

  nounverbverb-transitiveRare
  /nɪˈɛləʊ/A black mixture of sulphur, copper, silver, and lead, used as an inlay on incised or engraved metal surfaces, or an object decorated with this substance.
• nielsen

  nounLow frequency as a common noun; medium-high in business/media contexts.
  /ˈniːlsən/A surname of Danish/Norwegian origin, meaning 'son of Niels' (a form of Nicholas).
• nielsen rating

  nounC1
  /ˈniːlsən ˈreɪtɪŋ/A system for measuring television audience size and demographics, specifically referring to the data produced by Nielsen Media Research.
• nieman

  nounVery Low
  /ˈniːmən/A transliteration of a German proper name or a surname, most notably associated with the medieval German poet and composer Oswald von Wolkenstein, who used the pen name 'der Niemand' ('the Nobody') on some manuscripts. In contemporary contexts, it is predominantly a surname of German or Eastern European origin.
• niemann-pick disease

  nounVery low
  /ˌniːmən ˈpɪk dɪˌziːz/A rare, inherited, and fatal metabolic disorder characterized by the harmful accumulation of lipids in various organs.

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