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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Needle-Shapedadjectivenarrow and long and pointedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Needledadjectiveof trees whose leaves are aceratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Needlelikeadjectiveending in a sharp pointcandidateMay 18, 2026
Needlessadjectiveunnecessary and unwarrantedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Needyadjectivedemanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degreecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nefariousadjectiveextremely wickedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Negativeadjectivedesigned or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Negatively ChargedadjectiveMWEhaving a negative chargecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neglectedadjectivelacking a caretakercandidateMay 18, 2026
Neglectfuladjectivenot showing due care or attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Negligentadjectivecharacterized by neglect and undue lack of concerncandidateMay 18, 2026
Negligibleadjectiveso small as to be meaninglesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Negotiableadjectivelegally transferable to the ownership of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Negroadjectiverelating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled haircandidateMay 18, 2026
Negroidadjectivecharacteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro racecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neighboringadjectivehaving a common boundary or edgecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neighborlyadjectiveexhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighborcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neighbourlyadjectiveexhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighborcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neitheradjectivenot eithercandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoadjective(used as a combining form) recent or newcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neo-Darwinianadjectiveof or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neo-Lamarckianadjectiveof or relating to a modern version of LamarckismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoclassicadjectivecharacteristic of a revival of an earlier classical stylecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoclassicaladjectivecharacteristic of a revival of an earlier classical stylecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoclassicistadjectiverelating to or advocating neoclassicismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoclassicisticadjectiverelating to or advocating neoclassicismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neocorticaladjectiveof or relating to the neocortex of the cerebrumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoliberaladjectivehaving or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic valuescandidateMay 18, 2026
Neolithicadjectiveof or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic)candidateMay 18, 2026
Neonataladjectiverelating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neoplasticadjectiveof or related to or having the properties of a neoplasmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neotenicadjectiveof or relating to or characterized by neotenycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neotenousadjectiveof or relating to or characterized by neotenycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nepaleseadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nepaliadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nephriticadjectiveof or relating to the kidneyscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nephrotoxicadjectivetoxic to the kidneycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neriticadjectiveof or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deepcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nerve-Rackingadjectiveextremely irritating to the nervescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nerve-Wrackingadjectiveextremely irritating to the nervescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nervelessadjectivemarked by calm self-control in trying circumstancescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nervousadjectiveunpredictably excitable (especially of horses)candidateMay 18, 2026
Nervyadjectiveshowing or requiring courage and contempt of dangercandidateMay 18, 2026
Nescientadjectiveholding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neshadjectiveparticularly susceptible to cold weathercandidateMay 18, 2026
Nestledadjectivedrawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protectioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nestorianadjectiverelating to Nestorius or NestorianismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Netadjectiveconclusive in a process or progressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Netheradjectivedwelling beneath the surface of the earthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nethermostadjectivefarthest downcandidateMay 18, 2026
Netlikeadjectivehaving open interstices or resembling a webcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nettadjectiveremaining after all deductionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nettedadjectivehaving open interstices or resembling a webcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nettledadjectivearoused to impatience or angercandidateMay 18, 2026
Nettlesomeadjectivecausing irritation or annoyancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Networklikeadjectivehaving a network of veins or ribscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuraladjectiveof or relating to the nervous systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuralgicadjectiveof or relating to or suffering from neuralgiacandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurasthenicadjectiveof or relating to or suffering from neurastheniacandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuroanatomicadjectiveof or relating to neural tissue or the nervous systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuroanatomicaladjectiveof or relating to neural tissue or the nervous systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurobiologicaladjectiveof or relating to the biological study of the nervous systemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuroendocrineadjectiveof or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together)candidateMay 18, 2026
Neurogenicadjectivearising in or stimulated by nerve tissuescandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuroglialadjectiverelating to or consisting of neurogliacandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurologicadjectiveof or relating to or used in or practicing neurologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurologicaladjectiveof or relating to or used in or practicing neurologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuromatousadjectiveof or relating to or caused by neuromascandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuromotoradjectiverelating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectorscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuromuscularadjectiveaffecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuronaladjectiveof or relating to neuronscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuronicadjectiveof or relating to neuronscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurophysiologicaladjectiveof or concerned with neurophysiologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuropsychiatricadjectiveof or relating to neuropsychiatrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuropsychologicaladjectiveof or concerned with neuropsychologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuroticadjectivecharacteristic of or affected by neurosiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurotoxicadjectivepoisonous to nerves or nerve cellscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neurotropicadjective(of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentiallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuteradjectivehaving no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organscandidateMay 18, 2026
Neuteredadjectivehaving testicles or ovaries removedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neutraladjectivenot supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neutral-Coloredadjectivehaving a color that does not attract attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Neutral-Colouredadjectivehaving a color that does not attract attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Neutralisedadjectivemade neutral in some respectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Neutralizedadjectivemade neutral in some respectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Never-Endingadjectiveuninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Never-Say-Dieadjectiveimpossible to subduecandidateMay 18, 2026
Newadjective(of crops) harvested at an early stage of developmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
New CaledonianadjectiveMWEof or relating to New CaledoniacandidateMay 18, 2026
New ZealanderadjectiveMWEof or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
New-Madeadjectivenewly madecandidateMay 18, 2026
New-Mownadjectivenewly mowncandidateMay 18, 2026
New-Sprungadjectivehaving just or recently arisen or come into existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Newbornadjectivehaving just or recently arisen or come into existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Newfangledadjectiveof a new kind or fashion, gratuitously newcandidateMay 18, 2026
Newfoundadjectivenewly discoveredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Newslessadjectivenot having or receiving news or informationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Newsworthyadjectivesufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspapercandidateMay 18, 2026
Newsyadjectiveprone to friendly informal communicationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Newtonianadjectiveof or relating to or inspired by Sir Isaac Newton or his sciencecandidateMay 18, 2026