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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Nosinessnounoffensive inquisitivenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nosologynounthe branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseaseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nostalgianounlonging for something pastverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nostocnounfound in moist places as rounded jellylike coloniesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nostrilnouneither one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the noseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nostrumnounpatent medicine whose efficacy is questionableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nosy-Parkernouna person who meddles in the affairs of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
not be necessarynounMWEThe condition of something not being necessary.candidateMay 9, 2026
not possiblenounMWENot being able to do something.candidateMay 9, 2026
Not-For-Profitnounan organization chartered for other than profit-making activitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nota BenenounMWEa Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notabilitynouna celebrity who is an inspiration to othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notarynounsomeone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notary PublicnounMWEsomeone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notationnounthe activity of representing something by a special system of marks or charactersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notational SystemnounMWEa technical system of symbols used to represent special thingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Note of HandnounMWEa promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Note PayablenounMWEa note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Note ReceivablenounMWEyour right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Note ValuenounMWE(music) the relative duration of a musical noteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notebooknouna book with blank pages for recording notes or memorandaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notebook ComputernounMWEa small compact portable computerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notebook EntrynounMWEan entry in a notebookverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notecasenouna pocket-size case for holding papers and paper moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notepadnouna pad of paper for keeping notesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notepapernounwriting paper intended for writing short notes or lettersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nothingnouna quantity of no importanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nothingnessnounempty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nothosaurnounextinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimmingverifiedMay 18, 2026
noticenounAny documented (in print or electronic format) notice or notification to another person by taking such steps as may be reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person actually comes to know of it.ArtifactMay 12, 2026
Notice BoardnounMWEa board that hangs on a wallverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noticeabilitynounthe property of being easy to see and understandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noticeablenessnounthe property of being easy to see and understandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noticernounsomeone who gives formal noticeverifiedMay 18, 2026
notificationnounThe act of giving notice of or reporting something formally or officially.EventMay 9, 2026
notification procedurenounMWEA plan of action adopted by the organization for how and when the appropriate individuals are notified.RequirementMay 9, 2026
notification requirementnounMWEThe obligation to officially inform a party of something important.RequirementRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Notionnoun(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing itemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notions CounternounMWEcounter where notions are soldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notochordnouna flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebratesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notorietynounthe state of being known for some unfavorable act or qualityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notornisnounflightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinulesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Notturnonouna pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nougatnounnuts or fruit pieces in a sugar pasteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nougat BarnounMWEa bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noughtnouna mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same numberverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noughts and CrossesnounMWEa game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spacesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noumenonnounthe intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perceptionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nounnounthe word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in appositionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noun PhrasenounMWEa phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nourishmentnouna source of materials to nourish the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nousnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nouvelle CuisinenounMWEa school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and creamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novanouna star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the processverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novationnoun(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both partiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novelettenouna short novelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novelisationnounconverting something into the form of a novelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novelistnounone who writes novelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novelizationnounconverting something into the form of a novelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novellanouna short novelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noveltynounoriginality by virtue of being new and surprisingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novelty ShopnounMWEa shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as giftsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novenanouna Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive daysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novicenounsomeone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noviciatenounthe period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Novilladanouna bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years oldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novilleronouna bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of ageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novitiatenounthe period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Novobiocinnounan antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteriaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Novocainenounprocaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nownounthe momentary presentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nowadaysnounthe period of time that is happening nowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nowherenounan insignificant placeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nownessnounthe quality of being the presentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Noxiousnessnounthe quality of being noxiousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nozzlenouna projecting spout from which a fluid is dischargedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nrnanounribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cellverifiedMay 18, 2026
NSA-Approved CryptographynounMWECryptography that consists of: (i) an approved algorithm; (ii) an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information in a particular environment; and (iii) a supporting key management infrastructure.OrganizationMay 9, 2026
Nunounthe 13th letter of the Greek alphabetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuancenouna subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitudeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nubnounthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nubbinnouna small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nubbinessnounlooseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Nubblenouna small lump or protuberanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nucellusnouncentral part of a plant ovuleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuchanounthe back side of the neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear CataractnounMWEa cataract that affects the nucleus of the lensverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear ChemistnounMWEa chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear ChemistrynounMWEthe chemistry of radioactive substancesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear ClubnounMWEthe nations possessing nuclear weaponsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear DeterrencenounMWEthe military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear EnergynounMWEthe energy released by a nuclear reactionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear ExplosionnounMWEthe explosion of an atomic bombverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear FamilynounMWEa family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partnerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear FissionnounMWEa nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear FuelnounMWEfuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear FusionnounMWEa nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear Magnetic ResonancenounMWEresonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic fieldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Nuclear MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cellsverifiedMay 18, 2026