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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
North AfricanadjectiveMWEof or relating to northern AfricacandidateMay 18, 2026
North AmericanadjectiveMWEof or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoplescandidateMay 18, 2026
North KoreanadjectiveMWEof or relating to or characteristic of North Korea or its people or their culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
North VietnameseadjectiveMWEof or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
North-Centraladjectivebeing in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and ColoradocandidateMay 18, 2026
North-Polaradjectiveof or relating to the ArcticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northboundadjectivemoving toward the northcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northeastadjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northeastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northeasterlyadjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northeastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northeasternadjectiveof a region of the United States generally including the New England statescandidateMay 18, 2026
Northeastwardadjectivetoward the northeastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northerlyadjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northernadjectivein or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon linecandidateMay 18, 2026
Northernmostadjectivesituated farthest northcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northmostadjectivesituated farthest northcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northwardadjectivemoving toward the northcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northwestadjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northwestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northwesterlyadjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northwestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Northwesternadjectiveof a region of the United States generally including WashingtoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Northwestwardadjectivetoward the northwestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Norwegianadjectiveof or relating to Norway or its people or culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nosedadjectivehaving a nose especially of a specified kindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noselessadjectivehaving no nosecandidateMay 18, 2026
Noseyadjectiveoffensively curious or inquisitivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nosocomialadjectivetaking place or originating in a hospitalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nosohusialadjectivetaking place related or acquired under home healthcarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nostalgicadjectiveunhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or personscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nosyadjectiveoffensively curious or inquisitivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Not BadadjectiveMWEvery goodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Not GuiltyadjectiveMWEdeclared not guilty of a specific offense or crimecandidateMay 18, 2026
Not IntrusiveadjectiveMWEnot interfering or meddlingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Not SurprisedadjectiveMWEnot surprised or expressing surprisecandidateMay 18, 2026
Notableadjectivewidely known and esteemedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Notchedadjectivehaving an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Notedadjectiveworthy of notice or attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Noteworthyadjectiveworthy of noticecandidateMay 18, 2026
Noticeableadjectivecapable or worthy of being perceivedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noticedadjectivebeing perceived or observedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Notifiableadjectiverequiring that official notification be givencandidateMay 18, 2026
Notionaladjectivebeing of the nature of a notion or conceptcandidateMay 18, 2026
Notoriousadjectiveknown widely and usually unfavorablycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nourishedadjectivebeing provided with adequate nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nourishingadjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nouveau-Richeadjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Noveladjectiveoriginal and of a kind not seen beforecandidateMay 18, 2026
Noxiousadjectiveinjurious to physical or mental healthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nthadjectivelast or greatest in an indefinitely large seriescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nubblyadjectiveof textilescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nubbyadjectiveof textilescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nubileadjectiveof girls or women who are eligible to marrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nuclearadjective(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nucleateadjectivehaving a nucleus or occurring in the nucleuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nucleatedadjectivehaving a nucleus or occurring in the nucleuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nudeadjectivecompletely unclothedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nugatoryadjectiveof no real valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nulladjectivelacking any legal or binding forcecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nullifiedadjectivedeprived of legal forcecandidateMay 18, 2026
Numbadjectivenot showing human feeling or sensitivity, when followed by 'to'candidateMay 18, 2026
Numberlessadjectivetoo numerous to be countedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Numbingadjectivecausing numbness or insensitivitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Numerableadjectivethat can be countedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Numeraladjectiveof or relating to or denoting numberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Numerateadjectiveable to understand and use numberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Numericadjectiveof or relating to or denoting numberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Numericaladjectiverelating to or having ability to think in or work with numberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Numerologicaladjectiveof or relating to numerologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Numerousadjectiveamounting to a large indefinite numbercandidateMay 18, 2026
Numidianadjectiveof or relating to ancient Numidia or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Numinousadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of a numencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nuptialadjectiveof or relating to a weddingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nursedadjective(of an infant) breast-fedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nurturaladjectiveresulting from nurturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nurturantadjectiveproviding physical and emotional care and nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nut-Bearingadjective(of shrubs or trees) producing nutscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutbrownadjectiveof the color of nutscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutlikeadjectiveresembling a nut in shape and sizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutmeg-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a nutmegcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutrientadjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutritionaladjectiveof or relating to or providing nutritioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutritionaryadjectiveof or relating to or providing nutritioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutritiousadjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutritiveadjectiveof or providing nourishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nutsadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nuttyadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nymphomaniacadjective(used of women) affected with excessive sexual desirecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nymphomaniacaladjectiveaffected with excessive sexual desirecandidateMay 18, 2026