--- title: N — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 18 description: The 369 words of the English dictionary under N, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / N # N — The English dictionary · page 18 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (of food) Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy.[↗](../../nourishing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb form) Giving food or care that helps something grow.[↗](../../nourishing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Good for your mind or feelings (a nourishing book).[↗](../../nourishing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vegetable soup is warm and nourishing.[↗](../../nourishing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum makes nourishing meals for us.[↗](../../nourishing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweets taste nice but are not very nourishing.[↗](../../nourishing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain is nourishing the young plants.[↗](../../nourishing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A nourishing breakfast helps you think at school.[↗](../../nourishing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Milk is nourishing for growing bones.[↗](../../nourishing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Every morning the Princesses went to their mother's grave, and found the little tank filled with the nourishing cream-like cake.[↗](../../nourishing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nourishment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Food and the good things in it that people, animals and plants need to live, grow and stay healthy.[↗](../../nourishment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something that helps your mind or feelings grow (nourishment for the mind).[↗](../../nourishment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plants get nourishment from the soil.[↗](../../nourishment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby gets nourishment from milk.[↗](../../nourishment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lost hikers had no nourishment for two days.[↗](../../nourishment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Good books are nourishment for the mind.[↗](../../nourishment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Roots take in water and nourishment.[↗](../../nourishment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals need nourishment to survive the winter.[↗](../../nourishment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The flower in its color of flame seemed to receive its nourishment from the water, as a lamp is sustained by oil.[↗](../../nourishment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland, Australia, informal) Nous means common sense and practical cleverness: knowing what to do in real life.[↗](../../nous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (philosophy) In old Greek thinking, nous meant the mind or reason.[↗](../../nous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (French) «Nous» is the French word for «we» or «us»; it sounds like «noo» and is not an English word.[↗](../../nous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use a bit of nous and take a coat — it's freezing\![↗](../../nous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had the nous to write the number plate down.[↗](../../nous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That footballer has real football nous.[↗](../../nous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The little lad showed great nous by finding his way home.[↗](../../nous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, «nous sommes amis» means «we are friends».[↗](../../nous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Nous» in French sounds like «noo», with a silent s.[↗](../../nous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Greek thinkers said nous was the part of us that understands.[↗](../../nous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Nous n’irons plus au bois, Les lauriers sont coupés,[↗](../../nous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nov** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Short for November, the eleventh month of the year.[↗](../../nov/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My birthday is on 23 Nov.[↗](../../nov/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bonfire Night is on 5 Nov in the UK.[↗](../../nov/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The calendar says "Nov" at the top.[↗](../../nov/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Remembrance Day is on 11 Nov.[↗](../../nov/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip is booked for Nov 14.[↗](../../nov/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill in the date: Nov 2.[↗](../../nov/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Beal gave the earliest known version from the Chinese translation of the Vinaya Pitaka in the Academy of Nov. 4, 1882.[↗](../../nov/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nova** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (astronomy) A star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a short time and then fades again.[↗](../../nova/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nova: a name, and part of names like Nova Scotia (a province of Canada).[↗](../../nova/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A nova makes a star suddenly much brighter.[↗](../../nova/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The astronomers spotted a nova in the night sky.[↗](../../nova/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A supernova is far bigger than a nova.[↗](../../nova/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt lives in Nova Scotia.[↗](../../nova/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nova is a pretty name for a girl.[↗](../../nova/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Nova» comes from the Latin word for «new», because people thought a new star had appeared.[↗](../../nova/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **novel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A novel is a long story in a book about made-up people and events.[↗](../../novel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Novel (adjective) means new, different and interesting: a novel idea.[↗](../../novel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class is reading a novel about a dragon.[↗](../../novel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The novel has 20 chapters.[↗](../../novel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to write a novel when she grows up.[↗](../../novel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Using a bucket as a drum was a novel idea.[↗](../../novel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A graphic novel tells a story in pictures.[↗](../../novel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The novel was turned into a film.[↗](../../novel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If the novel has 240 pages and I read 30 a day, I finish in 8 days.[↗](../../novel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This is a novel way to teach fractions.[↗](../../novel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The root ספ״ר is also utilized to coin the novel metaphysical term סְפִירוֹת Sefirot, on which see SY 1:2 below.[↗](../../novel/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../novel/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof.[↗](../../novel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../novel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **novelist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who writes novels, which are long made-up stories.[↗](../../novelist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a novelist.[↗](../../novelist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The novelist wrote a story about a brave girl.[↗](../../novelist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many novelists write for children.[↗](../../novelist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **novelty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something new and unusual that people find interesting.[↗](../../novelty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new toy was a novelty for the class.[↗](../../novelty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Novelty was calling to them as usual.[↗](../../novelty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The novelty of the trip wore off after a day.[↗](../../novelty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **november** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* November is the eleventh month of the year.[↗](../../november/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It has 30 days.[↗](../../november/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It comes after October and before December.[↗](../../november/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the north (USA, UK, Canada, Ireland) November is in autumn; in Australia and New Zealand it is in spring.[↗](../../november/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* November has 30 days.[↗](../../november/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She read 2 books a week in November.[↗](../../november/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many days are left in November after the first 12 days?[↗](../../november/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It rained on 9 days in November.[↗](../../november/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In November the leaves fall from the trees in Canada.[↗](../../november/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in November.[↗](../../november/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In New Zealand, November is a warm spring month.[↗](../../november/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We wore poppies for Remembrance Day in November.[↗](../../november/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Late one evening in November two women came riding into the town of Aarhuus.[↗](../../november/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **novice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A novice is a beginner: someone who is new to an activity and has little skill or experience yet.[↗](../../novice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) A novice is a person who has joined a religious community, such as monks or nuns, and is training before making their final promises.[↗](../../novice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In sport and competitions, a novice event or class is for beginners.[↗](../../novice/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I am a complete novice at chess, so please explain the rules.[↗](../../novice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The novice skiers practised on the gentle slope.[↗](../../novice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Even experts were novices once.[↗](../../novice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She entered the novice class at the pony show.[↗](../../novice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The novice nun learned the prayers and daily work of the convent.[↗](../../novice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This coding website has puzzles for novices and for experts.[↗](../../novice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As a novice cook, Dad burnt the toast twice.[↗](../../novice/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One feels quite a novice beside these venerable million-year-old boulders.[↗](../../novice/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **now** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Now means at this time, at the present moment.[↗](../../now/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I am busy now.[↗](../../now/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Now means at once, immediately.[↗](../../now/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Come here now\![↗](../../now/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Now can start a sentence to get attention or move on.[↗](../../now/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Now, let's begin.[↗](../../now/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Now that» means because at this time.[↗](../../now/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Now that it's sunny, let's go out.[↗](../../now/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «For now» means for the time being; «by now» means already, by this time.[↗](../../now/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Right now», «rn» (texts), «just now» (South Africa, UK north: soon or a moment ago), «now then» (UK greeting); «now you're talking» means that's a good idea.[↗](../../now/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (rough) «Now!» shouted alone is a sharp order; «now look what you've done» blames someone.[↗](../../now/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) The exam voice says «at present», «currently», «at this juncture», «presently», «at the conclusion of the transactions», «subsequent to the changes».[↗](../../now/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* How many cards does Ben have now?[↗](../../now/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Now there are 9 birds on the roof.[↗](../../now/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many children are in the bus now?[↗](../../now/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It is raining now.[↗](../../now/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your toys away now, please.[↗](../../now/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Now, open your books at page 10.[↗](../../now/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I see my cousins now and then.[↗](../../now/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · From now on I will brush my teeth twice a day.[↗](../../now/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · at the shops rn, how many eggs we got now?[↗](../../now/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now look what you've done, 3 eggs on the floor\![↗](../../now/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Pizza?[↗](../../now/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Now you're talking.[↗](../../now/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine the number of cards currently in Ben's possession, subsequent to the aforementioned transactions.[↗](../../now/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The candles were now lighted--what brightness\![↗](../../now/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Now these are the generations of Terah.[↗](../../now/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: (Torah GEN.35.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep.[↗](../../now/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria.[↗](../../now/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters.[↗](../../now/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh that my words were now written\![↗](../../now/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../now/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **nowadays** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* At the present time, compared with the past.[↗](../../nowadays/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nowadays most people have a mobile phone.[↗](../../nowadays/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago people wrote letters; nowadays they send messages.[↗](../../nowadays/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Children nowadays learn coding at school.[↗](../../nowadays/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nowadays we can watch films on a tablet.[↗](../../nowadays/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Kids nowadays!"[↗](../../nowadays/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Grandad grumbled with a smile.[↗](../../nowadays/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nowadays the castle is a museum.[↗](../../nowadays/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nowadays fewer children walk to school.[↗](../../nowadays/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell me what goes on nowadays; are the ladies as fond of amusement as ever?[↗](../../nowadays/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nowhere** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not in any place, or not to any place.[↗](../../nowhere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Somewhere with nothing near it, far from towns.[↗](../../nowhere/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My other sock is nowhere to be found.[↗](../../nowhere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car broke down in the middle of nowhere.[↗](../../nowhere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A dog appeared out of nowhere.[↗](../../nowhere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We have nowhere to play when it rains.[↗](../../nowhere/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm getting nowhere with this puzzle.[↗](../../nowhere/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · 50 is nowhere near 500.[↗](../../nowhere/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was nowhere else to hide.[↗](../../nowhere/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat wasn't anywhere — it was nowhere in the house.[↗](../../nowhere/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He was nowhere to be found.[↗](../../nowhere/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **nowruz** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nowruz is the Persian New Year, a spring festival on the spring equinox, around 20–21 March.[↗](../../nowruz/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Azerbaijan, by Kurds and others.[↗](../../nowruz/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nowruz means «new day».[↗](../../nowruz/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We celebrate Nowruz on the first day of spring.[↗](../../nowruz/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At Nowruz, families set a table with seven things beginning with «s».[↗](../../nowruz/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Children get gifts and new clothes at Nowruz.[↗](../../nowruz/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nowruz is over 3,000 years old.[↗](../../nowruz/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's family visits relatives at Nowruz.[↗](../../nowruz/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **noxious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Harmful or poisonous, especially gases, fumes and chemicals.[↗](../../noxious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very unpleasant, as in "a noxious smell".[↗](../../noxious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of plants) Harmful weeds that are a pest to farms, as in "noxious weeds" (Australia, US, Canada).[↗](../../noxious/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The factory let out noxious fumes.[↗](../../noxious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never mix bleach with other cleaners; it makes noxious gases.[↗](../../noxious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A noxious smell came from the drain.[↗](../../noxious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some plants are listed as noxious weeds.[↗](../../noxious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Car exhaust contains noxious gases.[↗](../../noxious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch stirred a noxious green potion.[↗](../../noxious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters wore masks against the noxious smoke.[↗](../../noxious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · By the influence of his warm and gentle rays he disperses the noxious vapours of the night, assists the grain to ripen and the flowers to bloom.[↗](../../noxious/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nozzle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A narrow tube or spout at the end of a hose, pipe or can that controls how a liquid or gas comes out.[↗](../../nozzle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Turn the nozzle to make a fine spray.[↗](../../nozzle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad put the petrol nozzle into the car.[↗](../../nozzle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ketchup nozzle got blocked.[↗](../../nozzle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a star nozzle to pipe the icing.[↗](../../nozzle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Firefighters held the big nozzle of the hose.[↗](../../nozzle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Point the nozzle away from your eyes.[↗](../../nozzle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Squeeze the trigger on the nozzle to water the plants.[↗](../../nozzle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **npc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (games) Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player.[↗](../../npc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, rude) An insult for a person who seems boring, follows the crowd or does not think for themselves.[↗](../../npc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Talk to the NPC in the village to get your next quest.[↗](../../npc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The NPC kept saying the same line over and over.[↗](../../npc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Minecraft, villagers are NPCs.[↗](../../npc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That NPC sells potions and swords.[↗](../../npc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Stop acting like an NPC!" he said, which was mean.[↗](../../npc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (slang)[↗](../../npc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some NPCs in the game help you, others attack you.[↗](../../npc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* "n't": the short form of "not" in contractions like "don't", "isn't", "can't", which may appear cut off as "nt".[↗](../../nt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, Bible) NT is short for the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.[↗](../../nt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Australia) NT is short for the Northern Territory, a part of Australia whose capital is Darwin.[↗](../../nt/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK) The National Trust, a charity that looks after old houses, gardens and countryside.[↗](../../nt/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Don't" is short for "do not"; the "n't" means "not".[↗](../../nt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In RE we read the Gospels in the NT.[↗](../../nt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Uluru is in the NT, in the middle of Australia.[↗](../../nt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to an NT house with a huge garden.[↗](../../nt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The apostrophe in "isn't" replaces the "o" of "not".[↗](../../nt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Darwin is the capital of the NT.[↗](../../nt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But, bless yo' soul, honey, Brer Fox ain't sa'nter fur, 'fo' Jack Sparrer flipp down on a 'simmon-bush by de side er de road, en holler out:[↗](../../nt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν (capital) and ν (small); it sounds like English «n».[↗](../../nu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Yiddish, informal) A word meaning «well?», «so?» or «come on», heard in some Jewish families' English.[↗](../../nu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Sometimes a playful spelling of «new» in brand names («nu-look»).[↗](../../nu/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nu is the Greek letter that comes after mu.[↗](../../nu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The small letter nu looks like a v.[↗](../../nu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In physics, nu can stand for frequency.[↗](../../nu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Nu?[↗](../../nu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") Are you going to eat your soup or not?» asked Bubbe.[↗](../../nu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The alphabet song in Greek goes «…lambda, mu, nu, xi…».[↗](../../nu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sign said «Nu Look Hair» instead of «New Look».[↗](../../nu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nubbly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Covered with small lumps or bumps; lumpy and knobbly to touch.[↗](../../nubbly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old sweater was made of nubbly wool.[↗](../../nubbly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The crocodile's back felt nubbly.[↗](../../nubbly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tree bark is rough and nubbly.[↗](../../nubbly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The toad's skin was dry and nubbly.[↗](../../nubbly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I like the nubbly cover of this notebook.[↗](../../nubbly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rocks on the beach were nubbly with barnacles.[↗](../../nubbly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nuclear** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with the nucleus, the tiny centre of an atom, and the huge energy stored there.[↗](../../nuclear/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Using that energy: nuclear power stations, nuclear weapons.[↗](../../nuclear/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A nuclear family is a mother, father and their children living together.[↗](../../nuclear/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (slang) «Go nuclear» means to get extremely angry or do something extreme.[↗](../../nuclear/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sun shines because of nuclear reactions inside it.[↗](../../nuclear/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some countries make electricity in nuclear power stations.[↗](../../nuclear/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nuclear waste must be stored safely for a very long time.[↗](../../nuclear/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A nuclear family is parents and their children.[↗](../../nuclear/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · When I broke her phone, my sister went nuclear.[↗](../../nuclear/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons ever made.[↗](../../nuclear/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/17/) **18** [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/20/) - ← previous: [page 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