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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Nextadjective(of elected officers) elected but not yet servingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Next-To-Lastadjectiveused of the third or next to final year in United States high school or collegecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nibbedadjective(used of pens) having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nicaeanadjectiveof or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia MinorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nicaraguanadjectiveof or relating to Nicaragua or is peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Niceadjectivepleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Niceneadjectiveof or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia MinorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nickel-And-Dimeadjectiveof minor importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nidicolousadjective(of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nidifugousadjective(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatchingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Niffyadjective(British informal) malodorouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Niftyadjectivevery goodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nigerianadjectiveof or relating to the people of NigeriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Nigerienadjectiveof or relating to the people of NigeriacandidateMay 18, 2026
Niggardlyadjectivepetty or reluctant in giving or spendingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nigglingadjective(informal) small and of little importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nighadjectivenot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nightedadjectiveovertaken by night or darknesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nightlongadjectivelasting, open, or operating through the whole nightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nightlyadjectivehappening every nightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nightmarishadjectiveextremely alarming, as if in a terrifying dreamcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nihilisticadjectiveof or relating to nihilismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Niloticadjectiveof or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languagescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nilpotentadjectiveequal to zero when raised to a certain powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Nimbleadjectivemoving quickly and lightlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nimble-Fingeredadjectivehaving nimble fingers literally or figurativelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Niminy-Piminyadjectiveaffectedly dainty or refinedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nineadjectivedenoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than tencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nine-Memberedadjectiveof a chemical compound having a ring with nine memberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nine-Sidedadjectivehaving nine sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninefoldadjectivehaving nine units or componentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninepennyadjectiveused of nail sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nineteenadjectivebeing one more than eighteencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nineteenthadjectivecoming next after the eighteenth in positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninetiethadjectivethe ordinal number of ninety in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninetyadjectivebeing ten more than eightycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Eightadjectivebeing eight more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of ninety-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Fiveadjectivebeing five more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Nineadjectivebeing nine more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Oneadjectivebeing one more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Sevenadjectivebeing seven more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Sixadjectivebeing six more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninety-Twoadjectivebeing two more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Ninthadjectivecoming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nip and TuckadjectiveMWEinconclusive as to outcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nippingadjectivepleasantly cold and invigoratingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nipponeseadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nippyadjectivepleasantly cold and invigoratingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nisiadjectivenot final or absolutecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitidadjectivebright with a steady but subdued shiningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitricadjectiveof or containing nitrogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitrogen-Bearingadjectiveof or relating to or containing nitrogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitrogen-Fixingadjectivecontributing to the process of nitrogen fixationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitrogenousadjectiveof or relating to or containing nitrogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitrousadjectiveof or containing nitrogencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nitwittedadjective(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
NoadjectivequantifiercandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Accountadjectivewithout meritcandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Countadjectivewithout meritcandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Frillsadjectivecharacterized by the absence of inessential featurescandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Goadjectivenot functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceedingcandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Goodadjectivereturned for lack of fundscandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Hitadjectiveof a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hitscandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Nonsenseadjectivenot tolerating irrelevanciescandidateMay 18, 2026
No-Winadjectivecertain to end in failure and disappointmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noachianadjectiveof or relating to Noah or his timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nobleadjectiveof or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal timescandidateMay 18, 2026
Noble-Mindedadjectiveof high moral or intellectual valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nocentadjectivehaving a tendency to cause harmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nociceptiveadjectivecaused by or in response to paincandidateMay 18, 2026
Noctilucentadjectiveshining or glowing by nightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nocturnaladjectiveof or relating to or occurring in the nightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noddingadjectivehaving branches or flower heads that bend downwardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nodularadjectivehaving nodules or occurring in the form of nodulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nodulatedadjectivehaving nodules or occurring in the form of nodulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Noduledadjectivehaving nodules or occurring in the form of nodulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Noduloseadjectivehaving minute nodulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Noeticadjectiveof or associated with or requiring the use of the mindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noiselessadjectivemaking no soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noisomeadjectivecausing or able to cause nauseacandidateMay 18, 2026
Noisyadjectivefull of or characterized by loud and nonmusical soundscandidateMay 18, 2026
NomadicadjectivemigratorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nominaladjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nominalisticadjectiveof or relating to nominalismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nominatedadjectiveappointed by nominationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nominativeadjectiveserving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verbcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nomotheticadjectiverelating to or involving the search for abstract universal principlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Non Compos MentisadjectiveMWEnot of sound mind, memory, or understandingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Aromaticadjectivenot aromaticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Automaticadjectiveoperated by handcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Buoyantadjectivetending to sink in a liquid or fall in aircandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Finiteadjectiveof verbscandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Invertibleadjectivenot admitting an additive or multiplicative inversecandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Metricadjectivenot based on the meter as a standard of measurementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Miscibleadjective(chemistry, physics) incapable of mixingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Negotiableadjectivecannot be bought or soldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Payingadjectivepaying nothingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Profit-Makingadjectivenot commercially motivatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Non-Slaveadjectivewhere slavery was prohibitedcandidateMay 18, 2026