--- title: N — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 341 words of the school 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/school/N/page/4/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / N # N — The school dictionary · page 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/page/3/) **4** - [npc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/npc/) — Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player. — 9 sentences - [nt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nt/) — "n't": the short form of "not" in contractions like "don't", "isn't", "can't", which may appear cut off as "nt". — 11 sentences - [nu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nu/) — The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν (capital) and ν (small); it sounds like English «n». — 10 sentences - [nubbly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nubbly/) — Covered with small lumps or bumps; lumpy and knobbly to touch. — 7 sentences - [nuclear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuclear/) — To do with the nucleus, the tiny centre of an atom, and the huge energy stored there. — 10 sentences - [nucleus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nucleus/) — The nucleus is the centre of a cell that holds its DNA and controls it. — 10 sentences - [nudge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nudge/) — To nudge someone is to push them gently, usually with your elbow, to get their attention. — 13 sentences - [nudibranch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nudibranch/) — A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea. — 8 sentences - [nugget](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nugget/) — A nugget is a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground. — 11 sentences - [nuisance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuisance/) — A nuisance is a person, animal or thing that annoys you or causes trouble. — 9 sentences - [nuke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuke/) — A nuke is a nuclear weapon, a bomb of enormous power. — 10 sentences - [numb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numb/) — Numb means a part of your body cannot feel anything, for example from cold or from medicine. — 12 sentences - [number](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/number/) — A number tells how many or how much, like 3 or 12. — 22 sentences - [numberless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numberless/) — So many that they cannot be counted; without number. — 4 sentences - [numbness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numbness/) — Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection. — 8 sentences - [numeral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numeral/) — A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII. — 10 sentences - [numeration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numeration/) — The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits. — 8 sentences - [numerical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerical/) — To do with numbers or shown in numbers. — 9 sentences - [numerous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numerous/) — Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes. — 10 sentences - [numskull](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/numskull/) — A stupid or foolish person who is slow to understand. — 4 sentences - [nun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nun/) — A nun is a woman who has promised to give her life to God and lives in a religious community called a convent, following rules of prayer a… — 10 sentences - [nunnery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nunnery/) — A building where nuns live together, away from the world, to pray and work. — 4 sentences - [nuptial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuptial/) — Having to do with marriage or a wedding. — 5 sentences - [nuptials](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuptials/) — A wedding, with its ceremony and feast. — 4 sentences - [nurse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nurse/) — A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school. — 14 sentences - [nursery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nursery/) — A nursery is a place where young children are cared for while their parents work, before they start school. — 12 sentences - [nurture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nurture/) — To nurture is to care for and feed a young thing so that it grows well. — 5 sentences - [nut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nut/) — A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut. — 12 sentences - [nutcase](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutcase/) — A person who acts in a very silly, wild or crazy way. — 8 sentences - [nutcracker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutcracker/) — A tool for cracking the hard shells of nuts. — 10 sentences - [nutmeg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutmeg/) — A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks. — 8 sentences - [nutrient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutrient/) — A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals. — 10 sentences - [nutrition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutrition/) — The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy. — 8 sentences - [nutritional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/) — To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have energy and stay healthy. — 8 sentences - [nutritionist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritionist/) — A nutritionist is a person who knows a lot about food and how it affects health, and gives advice on healthy eating. — 7 sentences - [nutritious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritious/) — Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy (vitamins, protein, minerals): a nutritious meal. — 8 sentences - [nuts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nuts/) — Nuts are hard-shelled fruits or seeds of some trees and plants, like walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds; many can be eaten. — 14 sentences - [nutshell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutshell/) — The hard outer shell of a nut. — 8 sentences - [nutty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutty/) — Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate bar». — 9 sentences - [nylon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/) — Nylon is a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a plastic), used for clothes, ropes, toothbrush bristles, tents and fishi… — 9 sentences - [nymph](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nymph/) — 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. — 9 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/page/3/) **4**