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- narcissistnoun
A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.
- narcoticsnoun
Drugs that induce drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility and relieve pain, especially opioids.
- narratingverb
Present participle of "narrate"; telling a story or giving an account of events.
- narrativenoun
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- narratornoun
A person who narrates or tells a story, especially in a book, film, or play.
- narrowadjective
Of small width in relation to length.
- nastyadjective
Very unpleasant or bad.
- nationnoun
A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular territory.
- nationaladjective
Relating to or characteristic of a nation.
- nationalsnoun
Citizens of a particular country.
- nationsnoun
Plural of nation; countries considered as groups of people with the same language, culture, or history.
- nativeadjective
Associated with the place where a person was born or a thing originated.
- nativesnoun
Plural of native; people born in a particular place.
- naturaladjective
Existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
- naturallyadverb
As is to be expected; of course.
- naturenoun
The physical world and everything in it that is not made by people.
- naughtyadjective
(especially of children) Disobedient; badly behaved.
- nauseanoun
A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
- nauseousadjective
Feeling inclined to vomit; experiencing nausea.
- navaladjective
Relating to a navy or navies.
- navigateverb
To plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport.
- navigationnoun
The process or activity of finding the way to a place or directing the course of a vehicle.
- navynoun
The branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations at sea.
- nawinterjection
An informal or dialectal pronunciation of "no," expressing negation or refusal.
- nayadverb
(archaic or formal) No; a negative response or vote.
- nazinoun
A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler.
- nazisnoun
Plural of "Nazi": members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945.
- nbcabbreviation
National Broadcasting Company: an American commercial broadcast television and radio network, one of the major U.S. networks.
- neabbreviation
Abbreviation for "northeast": the direction between north and east.
- nearpreposition
At or to a short distance from something.
- nearbyadjective
(adjective) Located a short distance away; close by.
- neareradjective
(comparative of near) At a smaller distance; more close.
- nearestadjective
(superlative of near) At the smallest distance; most close.
- nearlyadverb
Very close to; almost.
- neatadjective
Arranged in an orderly, tidy way; free from mess or clutter.
- nebraskanoun
A state in the Great Plains region of the central United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- necessarilyadverb
As a necessary result; inevitably.
- necessaryadjective
Required to be done, achieved, or present; essential.
- necessitynoun
The state or fact of being required or indispensable.
- necknoun
The part of the body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
- necklacenoun
A piece of jewelry worn around the neck, typically consisting of a chain, beads, or precious stones.
- necksnoun
Plural of neck; the parts of bodies connecting the head to the torso.
- nectarnoun
A sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
- needverb
To require something because it is essential or very important.
- neededadjective
Past tense and past participle of "need": required something.
- needingverb
Present participle of need; requiring something as essential.
- needlenoun
A thin, pointed piece of metal used in sewing.
- needlesnoun
Plural of needle; multiple thin, pointed pieces of metal used in sewing.
- needlessadjective
Not necessary or required; avoidable.
- needncontraction
Contraction of "need not": used to express that something is not necessary.