--- title: N — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 20 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/20/) [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 20 [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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quietly in the nunnery.[↗](../../nunnery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A nunnery stood beside the old temple.[↗](../../nunnery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some girls went to the nunnery to learn.[↗](../../nunnery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **nuptial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Having to do with marriage or a wedding.[↗](../../nuptial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A wedding; the nuptial ring is the wedding ring.[↗](../../nuptial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They gave the nuptial ring to the bride.[↗](../../nuptial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nuptial feast lasted all day.[↗](../../nuptial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king planned a grand nuptial.[↗](../../nuptial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **nuptials** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, old use) A wedding, with its ceremony and feast.[↗](../../nuptials/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nuptials will be held this evening.[↗](../../nuptials/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone came to the nuptials.[↗](../../nuptials/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nuptials were a great celebration.[↗](../../nuptials/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **nurse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school.[↗](../../nurse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To nurse someone means to take care of them when they are ill.[↗](../../nurse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To nurse a baby can mean to feed it milk from the breast.[↗](../../nurse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To nurse a feeling means to keep it for a long time: nurse a grudge.[↗](../../nurse/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A nanny or nurse can also be a person, often a woman, who looks after a young child in a family home.[↗](../../nurse/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school nurse put a plaster on my knee.[↗](../../nurse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is a nurse at the hospital.[↗](../../nurse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse checked my temperature.[↗](../../nurse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad nursed me when I had the flu.[↗](../../nurse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They nursed the injured bird back to health.[↗](../../nurse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nurses work day and night shifts.[↗](../../nurse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad lives in a nursing home.[↗](../../nurse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If you feel sick at school, ask to see the nurse.[↗](../../nurse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Were his nurses comely or harsh-looking?[↗](../../nurse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.[↗](../../nurse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.59, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nurse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.[↗](../../nurse/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nurse/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter: 'Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?'[↗](../../nurse/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.2.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nurse/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.[↗](../../nurse/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.4.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nurse/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bed-chamber.[↗](../../nurse/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.22.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nurse/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **nursery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nursery is a place where young children are cared for while their parents work, before they start school.[↗](../../nursery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A nursery is a child's bedroom for a baby.[↗](../../nursery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A nursery is a place where plants and trees are grown and sold.[↗](../../nursery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK) Nursery (class or school) is the first class for children aged about three to four.[↗](../../nursery/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little sister goes to nursery every morning.[↗](../../nursery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They painted the nursery yellow before the baby came.[↗](../../nursery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought apple trees from the nursery.[↗](../../nursery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star» is a nursery rhyme.[↗](../../nursery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nursery has 24 children and 4 staff, so 6 children per adult.[↗](../../nursery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I learned to paint at nursery.[↗](../../nursery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The nursery grows thousands of baby plants.[↗](../../nursery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We now return to the nursery.[↗](../../nursery/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nursling** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A baby or child being looked after and fed.[↗](../../nursling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him, (Writings PRO.8.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nursling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **nurture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To nurture is to care for and feed a young thing so that it grows well.[↗](../../nurture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nurture is the care and training that helps a person grow up.[↗](../../nurture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bird nurtures her chicks in the nest.[↗](../../nurture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They nurtured the little seed until it grew.[↗](../../nurture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The girl was nurtured in a loving home.[↗](../../nurture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **nut** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut.[↗](../../nut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A nut is a small piece of metal with a hole in it that screws onto a bolt to hold things together.[↗](../../nut/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Informal) A nut is a person who is very keen on something, like a football nut, or who acts in a silly, crazy way.[↗](../../nut/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Squirrels bury nuts for the winter.[↗](../../nut/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Crack the shell to get the nut out.[↗](../../nut/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is nut-free because some children have allergies.[↗](../../nut/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister has a nut allergy and carries an EpiPen.[↗](../../nut/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tighten the nut on the bolt with a spanner.[↗](../../nut/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a real football nut.[↗](../../nut/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This puzzle is a hard nut to crack.[↗](../../nut/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In a nutshell, we lost the match.[↗](../../nut/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So Ib held the nut very tight.[↗](../../nut/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "lien Sira wanted to study the Sefer Yetzira, when a heav- enly voice came out and snid: 'Thou canst nut do it aloin-'.[↗](../../nut/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../nut/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **nutcase** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang, unkind) A person who acts in a very silly, wild or crazy way.[↗](../../nutcase/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, can be friendly) A fun, daft person, as in "You're a total nutcase!" among friends.[↗](../../nutcase/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "You're a nutcase!" laughed Tom as his friend jumped in the puddle.[↗](../../nutcase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some nutcase drove the wrong way down the road.[↗](../../nutcase/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a lovable nutcase who dances everywhere.[↗](../../nutcase/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't call people nutcases; it can hurt.[↗](../../nutcase/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog went like a nutcase when it saw the ball.[↗](../../nutcase/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a nutcase would swim in the sea in January\![↗](../../nutcase/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutcracker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tool for cracking the hard shells of nuts.[↗](../../nutcracker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A wooden doll shaped like a soldier whose jaw cracks nuts, popular at Christmas.[↗](../../nutcracker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «The Nutcracker»: a famous Christmas ballet with music by Tchaikovsky.[↗](../../nutcracker/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A bird of the crow family that eats nuts and seeds.[↗](../../nutcracker/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pass me the nutcracker so I can open this walnut.[↗](../../nutcracker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to see «The Nutcracker» ballet at Christmas.[↗](../../nutcracker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A wooden nutcracker soldier stood on the shelf.[↗](../../nutcracker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A nutcracker is a type of lever.[↗](../../nutcracker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy comes from «The Nutcracker».[↗](../../nutcracker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The nutcracker bird hides seeds for winter.[↗](../../nutcracker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutmeg** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks.[↗](../../nutmeg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (football slang, UK) To nutmeg someone is to kick the ball between their legs and run past them; the trick itself is called a nutmeg (or megs).[↗](../../nutmeg/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sprinkle a little nutmeg on the custard.[↗](../../nutmeg/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nutmeg was once so valuable that people fought wars over it.[↗](../../nutmeg/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma grates nutmeg into her rice pudding.[↗](../../nutmeg/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He nutmegged the defender and scored\![↗](../../nutmeg/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd cheered the nutmeg.[↗](../../nutmeg/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much nutmeg can make you ill, so use only a pinch.[↗](../../nutmeg/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutrient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals.[↗](../../nutrient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* For plants, nutrients are substances they take from the soil, like nitrogen.[↗](../../nutrient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vegetables are full of nutrients.[↗](../../nutrient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants take nutrients from the soil through their roots.[↗](../../nutrient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Protein is a nutrient that helps you grow.[↗](../../nutrient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Milk has the nutrient calcium for strong bones.[↗](../../nutrient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Chips have lots of fat but few other nutrients.[↗](../../nutrient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The label shows the nutrients in each serving.[↗](../../nutrient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Compost adds nutrients to the garden.[↗](../../nutrient/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Blood carries nutrients around the body.[↗](../../nutrient/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nutrition** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy.[↗](../../nutrition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The study of food and how it affects the body.[↗](../../nutrition/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Good nutrition helps children grow strong.[↗](../../nutrition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the nutrition label on the cereal box.[↗](../../nutrition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about nutrition in science.[↗](../../nutrition/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fruit and vegetables are important for good nutrition.[↗](../../nutrition/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Poor nutrition can make people ill.[↗](../../nutrition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Athletes think carefully about their nutrition.[↗](../../nutrition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutritional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have energy and stay healthy.[↗](../../nutritional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To do with how much good a food gives the body: its nutritional value.[↗](../../nutritional/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Read the nutritional information on the back of the cereal box.[↗](../../nutritional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fruit and vegetables have high nutritional value.[↗](../../nutritional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies have different nutritional needs from adults.[↗](../../nutritional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nutritional label says there are 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams.[↗](../../nutritional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crisps are tasty but have little nutritional value.[↗](../../nutritional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Athletes plan their meals for nutritional balance.[↗](../../nutritional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutritionist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nutritionist is a person who knows a lot about food and how it affects health, and gives advice on healthy eating.[↗](../../nutritionist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nutritionist said we should eat more vegetables.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our football club has a nutritionist.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A nutritionist helped plan the school menu.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to become a nutritionist.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nutritionist explained why breakfast matters.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask a doctor or nutritionist before changing your diet a lot.[↗](../../nutritionist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutritious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy (vitamins, protein, minerals): a nutritious meal.[↗](../../nutritious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fruit and vegetables are nutritious.[↗](../../nutritious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A nutritious breakfast helps you concentrate at school.[↗](../../nutritious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Beans are cheap and nutritious.[↗](../../nutritious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sweets taste nice but are not very nutritious.[↗](../../nutritious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The school lunch is warm and nutritious.[↗](../../nutritious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Porridge is a nutritious start to the day.[↗](../../nutritious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Eggs are a nutritious food for growing children.[↗](../../nutritious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nuts** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nuts are hard-shelled fruits or seeds of some trees and plants, like walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds; many can be eaten.[↗](../../nuts/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nuts are small metal pieces with a hole in the middle that screw onto bolts to hold things together.[↗](../../nuts/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Nuts (informal) means crazy or silly.[↗](../../nuts/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* That idea is nuts\![↗](../../nuts/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Nuts about something (informal) means liking it very much: nuts about football.[↗](../../nuts/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Squirrels hide nuts for the winter.[↗](../../nuts/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is nut-free because of allergies.[↗](../../nuts/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is allergic to nuts.[↗](../../nuts/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tighten the nuts on the bike wheel.[↗](../../nuts/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Almonds and hazelnuts are nuts.[↗](../../nuts/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He is nuts about dinosaurs.[↗](../../nuts/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd went nuts when we scored.[↗](../../nuts/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Crack the nuts with a nutcracker.[↗](../../nuts/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These wishing nuts, after all, had proved true fortune-tellers.[↗](../../nuts/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.[↗](../../nuts/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.6.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nuts/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **nutshell** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The hard outer shell of a nut.[↗](../../nutshell/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «In a nutshell» means in very few words, said briefly.[↗](../../nutshell/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The squirrel cracked the nutshell.[↗](../../nutshell/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In a nutshell, we lost because we were slow.[↗](../../nutshell/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The walnut's nutshell is hard.[↗](../../nutshell/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In a nutshell, the mean is the total divided by how many numbers there are.[↗](../../nutshell/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Explain your story in a nutshell.[↗](../../nutshell/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The nutshells lay all over the floor.[↗](../../nutshell/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nutty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate bar».[↗](../../nutty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Silly, crazy or strange in a funny way: «a nutty idea».[↗](../../nutty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Very keen on something: «nutty about football».[↗](../../nutty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This bread has a nutty taste.[↗](../../nutty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I love nutty chocolate bars.[↗](../../nutty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend is allergic, so she can't eat nutty cakes.[↗](../../nutty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a nutty idea, but it might work\![↗](../../nutty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nutty professor invented a flying bicycle.[↗](../../nutty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's nutty about dinosaurs.[↗](../../nutty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nylon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nylon is a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a plastic), used for clothes, ropes, toothbrush bristles, tents and fishing line.[↗](../../nylon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned) Nylons are women's thin stockings or tights made of nylon.[↗](../../nylon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My coat is made of nylon.[↗](../../nylon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nylon rope is strong and light.[↗](../../nylon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toothbrush bristles are usually nylon.[↗](../../nylon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nylon is a man-made material, not a natural one.[↗](../../nylon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Parachutes were made of nylon in the war.[↗](../../nylon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nylon dries quickly after rain.[↗](../../nylon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Old nylon fishing nets can trap sea animals.[↗](../../nylon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nymph** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain.[↗](../../nymph/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In science, a nymph is the young form of some insects, like dragonflies and grasshoppers, that look a bit like the adult but have no wings yet.[↗](../../nymph/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A dragonfly nymph lives in the pond.[↗](../../nymph/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Greek myth, Echo was a nymph.[↗](../../nymph/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grasshopper nymphs have no wings yet.[↗](../../nymph/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water nymphs lived in the river.[↗](../../nymph/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nymph sheds its skin as it grows.[↗](../../nymph/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting shows nymphs dancing in a forest.[↗](../../nymph/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The MELIADES were the nymphs who presided over fruit-trees.[↗](../../nymph/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/19/) **20** - ← previous: [page 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/19/) - next →: [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) - ↑ back to [The English 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