--- title: N — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 7 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/7/) [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 7 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/20/) **negative** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A negative number is less than zero, like -3, written with a minus sign.[↗](../../negative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Negative means saying or meaning "no", like a negative answer.[↗](../../negative/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Negative means bad, unhelpful or gloomy: a negative attitude.[↗](../../negative/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A negative test result means the thing tested for was not found.[↗](../../negative/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In science, negative is one end of a battery or a kind of electric charge (-).[↗](../../negative/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A negative is an old film photo where light and dark are swapped.[↗](../../negative/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* Negative can also mean the reverse or opposite side of something.[↗](../../negative/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* -5 is a negative number.[↗](../../negative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature was negative 4 degrees overnight.[↗](../../negative/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her answer was negative: she said no.[↗](../../negative/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try not to be so negative about the test.[↗](../../negative/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The COVID test came back negative, so he could go to school.[↗](../../negative/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Connect the wire to the negative end of the battery.[↗](../../negative/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I don't know nothing" is a double negative.[↗](../../negative/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Any number times a negative number changes its sign.[↗](../../negative/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Below zero on the thermometer, the numbers are negative.[↗](../../negative/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Holy Water which destroys the Fiend is merely a Christian form of the "Water of Death," viewed in its negative aspect.[↗](../../negative/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · There are three of which every one of them stands by itself; one is in the affirmative, the other in the negative and one equalizes them.[↗](../../negative/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../negative/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **neglect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To not give enough care or attention to someone or something you should look after.[↗](../../neglect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To forget or fail to do something: «He neglected to tell us.».[↗](../../neglect/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) The state of not being cared for.[↗](../../neglect/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (law, safety) When parents or carers do not give a child food, safety, warmth or care, this is called neglect, and adults like teachers must help.[↗](../../neglect/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old house had been neglected for years.[↗](../../neglect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't neglect your teeth: brush them twice a day.[↗](../../neglect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog was rescued from neglect.[↗](../../neglect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He neglected to mention he had broken the window.[↗](../../neglect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden fell into neglect.[↗](../../neglect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers must report it if they think a child suffers neglect.[↗](../../neglect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She neglected her homework and got behind.[↗](../../neglect/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The faithful Nurse, meanwhile, did not neglect her duty.[↗](../../neglect/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **neglected** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Neglected means not looked after or cared for: a neglected garden, a neglected dog.[↗](../../neglected/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Neglected is the past form of «neglect»: he neglected his homework means he did not do it or did not give it attention.[↗](../../neglected/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law) A neglected child is one whose parents or carers do not give them the food, care or safety they need.[↗](../../neglected/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The neglected garden was full of weeds.[↗](../../neglected/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rescue centre took in a neglected horse.[↗](../../neglected/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He neglected his piano practice all week.[↗](../../neglected/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle had been neglected for centuries.[↗](../../neglected/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A neglected child may need help from social workers.[↗](../../neglected/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't let your pets feel neglected.[↗](../../neglected/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But during these warlike preparations an attempt at a peaceful solution of the difficulty was not neglected.[↗](../../neglected/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **negligence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not taking proper care, so that something bad may happen.[↗](../../negligence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) Failing to take the care that the law expects, which can lead to paying for harm.[↗](../../negligence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The accident was caused by negligence.[↗](../../negligence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving the gate open was negligence.[↗](../../negligence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (law) The company was found guilty of negligence.[↗](../../negligence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad's negligence wrecked another motor-car.[↗](../../negligence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Medical negligence means a doctor did not take proper care.[↗](../../negligence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Owners must avoid negligence with dangerous dogs.[↗](../../negligence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **negligent** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Careless, failing to do one's duty with proper care.[↗](../../negligent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My sons, be not now negligent; for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before Him, to minister unto Him, and that ye should be His ministers, and offer unto Him.'[↗](../../negligent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.29.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../negligent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **negligible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* So small or unimportant that it is not worth thinking about: a negligible amount.[↗](../../negligible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths, science) Small enough to be ignored in a calculation.[↗](../../negligible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The extra cost was negligible.[↗](../../negligible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Air resistance is negligible for this experiment.[↗](../../negligible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The difference between the two answers is negligible.[↗](../../negligible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The risk of a shark attack at that beach is negligible.[↗](../../negligible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The damage to the car was negligible.[↗](../../negligible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The weight of the paper clip is negligible compared with the box.[↗](../../negligible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rule had a negligible effect on lateness.[↗](../../negligible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **negotiate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To talk with others to reach an agreement, often each side giving a little: negotiate a deal.[↗](../../negotiate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To get something by talking and agreeing: they negotiated a later bedtime.[↗](../../negotiate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To get safely past or through something difficult: negotiate a steep path.[↗](../../negotiate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We negotiated with Mum for an extra half hour of TV.[↗](../../negotiate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two countries negotiated a peace treaty.[↗](../../negotiate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The class negotiated the rules for the game.[↗](../../negotiate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver carefully negotiated the sharp bend.[↗](../../negotiate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She negotiated a lower price at the market.[↗](../../negotiate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Workers negotiated better pay.[↗](../../negotiate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hikers negotiated the rocky path down the mountain.[↗](../../negotiate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When people learned of their existence, they all left the original artisan and went to them, honoring them, and negotiating with them in their building enterprises " (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../negotiate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **negotiation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Negotiation is talking with others to reach an agreement when you want different things, like deciding bedtime with your parents.[↗](../../negotiation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Negotiations are formal talks between countries, companies or groups, for example to end a war or agree a price.[↗](../../negotiation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Negotiation can mean finding a way through or past something difficult.[↗](../../negotiation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After some negotiation, we agreed to share the swing.[↗](../../negotiation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The price is open to negotiation.[↗](../../negotiation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Peace negotiations can take many months.[↗](../../negotiation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Good negotiation means both sides get something.[↗](../../negotiation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My bedtime is not up for negotiation, says Mum.[↗](../../negotiation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teachers' union is in negotiations about pay.[↗](../../negotiation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Negotiation is better than shouting.[↗](../../negotiation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The countries began negotiations to end the war.[↗](../../negotiation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After a brief contest negotiations of a peaceful nature were entered into between Odysseus and his subjects.[↗](../../negotiation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **negro** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (outdated, now offensive) «Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it is considered offensive and is not used to describe people.[↗](../../negro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (historical) It appears in old names and documents, for example the «Negro Leagues» in American baseball, «Negro spirituals», and in speeches by Dr Martin Luther King Jr, who used the word because it was normal in his time.[↗](../../negro/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Spanish, Portuguese) «Negro» means «black» in Spanish and Portuguese; it is in place names such as the Rio Negro («Black River») in South America.[↗](../../negro/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In old American documents the word «Negro» was used for Black people; today we say «Black».[↗](../../negro/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jackie Robinson played in the Negro Leagues before joining Major League Baseball.[↗](../../negro/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Swing Low, Sweet Chariot» is one of the old songs once called Negro spirituals.[↗](../../negro/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Martin Luther King Jr used words of his time in his speeches.[↗](../../negro/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rio Negro is a huge black-water river in the Amazon.[↗](../../negro/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In Spanish, «negro» simply means the colour black.[↗](../../negro/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **neigh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* verb.[↗](../../neigh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* When a horse neighs, it makes its long, high, loud call.[↗](../../neigh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../neigh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The sound a horse makes.[↗](../../neigh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The horse neighed when it saw the farmer with the hay.[↗](../../neigh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a loud neigh from the stable.[↗](../../neigh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pony neighed and tossed its head.[↗](../../neigh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows moo and horses neigh.[↗](../../neigh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The frightened horse gave a high neigh and galloped away.[↗](../../neigh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you neigh like a horse?[↗](../../neigh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Proud, black horses, worth looking at, were neighing in the stable.[↗](../../neigh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses; (Prophets JER.50.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neigh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **neighbor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A neighbor is a person who lives next to you or near you.[↗](../../neighbor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A neighbor is also a person or thing that is next to another one, like the person in the next seat or a country next to another country.[↗](../../neighbor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In maths, a number's neighbors are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbors of 7 are 6 and 8.[↗](../../neighbor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her neighbor gave her 6 eggs.[↗](../../neighbor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He mowed 3 neighbors' lawns.[↗](../../neighbor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The neighbor has 2 more dogs than Tim.[↗](../../neighbor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave each neighbor 4 cookies.[↗](../../neighbor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our next-door neighbor feeds our cat when we go away.[↗](../../neighbor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Canada is a neighbor of the United States.[↗](../../neighbor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Say hello to the new neighbors.[↗](../../neighbor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The neighbors of 20 on the number line are 19 and 21.[↗](../../neighbor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I sat next to my neighbor on the bus.[↗](../../neighbor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **neighbour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A neighbour is a person who lives next to you or near you.[↗](../../neighbour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A neighbour is also a person or thing next to another one, like the pupil at the next desk or a country next to another country.[↗](../../neighbour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In maths, a number's neighbours are the numbers just before and after it: the neighbours of 7 are 6 and 8.[↗](../../neighbour/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her neighbour gave her 6 eggs.[↗](../../neighbour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She baked cakes for 3 neighbours.[↗](../../neighbour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each neighbour got 5 sweets.[↗](../../neighbour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The neighbour's garden has 12 roses.[↗](../../neighbour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our next-door neighbour has a noisy dog.[↗](../../neighbour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ireland's nearest neighbour is Great Britain.[↗](../../neighbour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn to your neighbour and share your answer.[↗](../../neighbour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The neighbours of 50 are 49 and 51.[↗](../../neighbour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We invited the neighbours to the barbecue.[↗](../../neighbour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll go to my rich neighbour.[↗](../../neighbour/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark.[↗](../../neighbour/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.[↗](../../neighbour/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.[↗](../../neighbour/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.[↗](../../neighbour/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.3.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.[↗](../../neighbour/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.29.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another; (Writings PRO.25.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neighbour/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **neighbourhood** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A neighbourhood is the area around where you live, with its streets, homes and people.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The neighbourhood is the people who live in that area.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There is a park in our neighbourhood.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole neighbourhood came to the street party.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked around the neighbourhood to look for the lost cat.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there a library in your neighbourhood?[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's a quiet neighbourhood with lots of trees.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Neighbourhood Watch keeps an eye on the streets.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There he stood and barked and growled at everyone that moved in his neighbourhood.[↗](../../neighbourhood/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **neighbourly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Friendly and helpful in the way a good neighbour is.[↗](../../neighbourly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To do with neighbours: neighbourly relations.[↗](../../neighbourly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was very neighbourly of you to feed our cat.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a neighbourly chat over the fence.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharing tomatoes from the garden is a neighbourly thing to do.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our street has a neighbourly feeling.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They weren't very neighbourly; they never said hello.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Being neighbourly means looking out for each other.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You always were a neighbourly lad, Donald.[↗](../../neighbourly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **neither** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Neither means not this one and not that one, of two.[↗](../../neither/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") If neither cat is black, both cats are another colour.[↗](../../neither/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Neither ... nor» joins two things that are both not true: «neither tea nor milk».[↗](../../neither/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Me neither» or «neither do I» means I also do not.[↗](../../neither/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Used to say "not one nor the other"; also used to start a sentence with "not" and "nor" in the old way.[↗](../../neither/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Neither Tom nor Ann has a red pen.[↗](../../neither/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 pupils like neither tea nor milk.[↗](../../neither/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither box holds more than 10 balls.[↗](../../neither/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many children play neither sport?[↗](../../neither/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither of my brothers likes football.[↗](../../neither/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «I can't swim.»[↗](../../neither/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") «Me neither.»[↗](../../neither/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Venn diagram, write the numbers in neither set outside the circles.[↗](../../neither/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She was neither hungry nor tired.[↗](../../neither/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.[↗](../../neither/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.[↗](../../neither/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Then I said unto you: 'Dread not, neither be afraid of them.[↗](../../neither/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.1.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'[↗](../../neither/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.16.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, He that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep.[↗](../../neither/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.121.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.[↗](../../neither/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../neither/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.[↗](../../neither/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917) · I can neither fly nor swim.”[↗](../../neither/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Peter Pan) · neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.[↗](../../neither/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917) **nelson** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nelson is a hold in wrestling where you put your arm under your opponent's arm and push on the back of their neck; a full nelson uses both arms, a half nelson one.[↗](../../nelson/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Nelson is a man's first name or surname, as in Nelson Mandela, the South African leader.[↗](../../nelson/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Admiral Horatio Nelson was a famous British naval hero; Nelson's Column stands in Trafalgar Square, London.[↗](../../nelson/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Nelson is a city in New Zealand.[↗](../../nelson/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (cricket) A «Nelson» is a score of 111, which some cricket fans think is unlucky.[↗](../../nelson/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid.[↗](../../nelson/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nelson's Column is in Trafalgar Square in London.[↗](../../nelson/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Admiral Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar.[↗](../../nelson/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The wrestler put his opponent in a full nelson.[↗](../../nelson/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A half nelson uses only one arm.[↗](../../nelson/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nelson is a sunny city in New Zealand.[↗](../../nelson/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (cricket) When the score reached 111, the umpire stood on one leg for Nelson.[↗](../../nelson/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin's name is Nelson.[↗](../../nelson/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "They will put up a monument to us," said Harry, "as high as Nelson's\![↗](../../nelson/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) … [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/20/) - ← previous: [page 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/6/) - next →: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/8/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)