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# N

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1. [**npc**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/npc.md) abbreviation (NPC, NPCs); noun (an NPC) Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player.
2. [**nt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nt.md) abbreviation (NT); fragment (n't) "n't": the short form of "not" in contractions like "don't", "isn't", "can't", which may appear cut off as "nt".
3. [**nu**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nu.md) noun (nu — the Greek letter); interjection (nu — Yiddish, informal) The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν (capital) and ν (small); it sounds like English «n».
4. [**nubbly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nubbly.md) adjective (nubbly, nubblier, nubbliest) 1) Covered with small lumps or bumps; lumpy and knobbly to touch.
5. [**nuclear**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuclear.md) adjective (nuclear power, a nuclear family) To do with the nucleus, the tiny centre of an atom, and the huge energy stored there.
6. [**nucleus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nucleus.md) noun (a nucleus, nuclei) The nucleus is the centre of a cell that holds its DNA and controls it.
7. [**nudge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nudge.md) verb (nudge, nudges, nudged, nudging); noun (a nudge, nudges) To nudge someone is to push them gently, usually with your elbow, to get their attention.
8. [**nudibranch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nudibranch.md) noun (a nudibranch, nudibranchs) 1) A kind of sea slug, often brightly coloured, with no shell, that lives in the sea.
9. [**nugget**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nugget.md) noun (nugget, nuggets) A nugget is a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground.
10. [**nuisance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuisance.md) noun (a nuisance, nuisances) 1) A nuisance is a person, animal or thing that annoys you or causes trouble. 2) Making a nuisance of yourself means bothering people.
11. [**nuke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuke.md) noun (a nuke, nukes); verb (nuke, nukes, nuked, nuking) A nuke is a nuclear weapon, a bomb of enormous power.
12. [**numb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numb.md) adjective (numb, number — rare, numbest); verb (numb, numbs, numbed, numbing) Numb means a part of your body cannot feel anything, for example from cold or from medicine.
13. [**number**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/number.md) noun (number, numbers; short form No., no., #); verb (number, numbers, numbered, numbering) A number tells how many or how much, like 3 or 12.
14. [**numberless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numberless.md) adjective (numberless) So many that they cannot be counted; without number.
15. [**numbness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numbness.md) noun (numbness — uncountable) Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection.
16. [**numeral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numeral.md) noun (a numeral, numerals) A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII.
17. [**numeration**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numeration.md) noun (numeration — uncountable; a numeration, numerations) The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits.
18. [**numerical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numerical.md) adjective (numerical — no comparative forms); adverb (numerically) 1) To do with numbers or shown in numbers. 2) In order of numbers: «in numerical order» means 1, 2, 3 and so on.
19. [**numerous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numerous.md) adjective 1) Very many; a great number of: numerous mistakes. 2) (formal) Made up of many people or things: a numerous family.
20. [**numskull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/numskull.md) noun (numskulls) A stupid or foolish person who is slow to understand.
21. [**nun**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nun.md) noun (a nun, nuns) 1) (church) 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…
22. [**nunnery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nunnery.md) noun (nunneries) A building where nuns live together, away from the world, to pray and work.
23. [**nuptial**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuptial.md) adjective (nuptial); noun in the plural (nuptials) 1) (formal) Having to do with marriage or a wedding. 2) (old use) A wedding; the nuptial ring is the wedding ring.
24. [**nuptials**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuptials.md) noun (plural only: nuptials) (formal, old use) A wedding, with its ceremony and feast.
25. [**nurse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nurse.md) noun (a nurse, nurses); verb (nurse, nurses, nursed, nursing) A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school.
26. [**nursery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nursery.md) noun (a nursery, nurseries); adjective-like (nursery rhyme, nursery school) A nursery is a place where young children are cared for while their parents work, before they start school.
27. [**nurture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nurture.md) verb (nurture, nurtures, nurtured, nurturing); noun (nurture) 1) To nurture is to care for and feed a young thing so that it grows well. 2) Nurture is the care and training that helps a person grow up.
28. [**nut**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nut.md) noun (a nut, nuts) A nut is a fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside that you can often eat, like a walnut or hazelnut.
29. [**nutcase**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutcase.md) noun (a nutcase, nutcases) A person who acts in a very silly, wild or crazy way.
30. [**nutcracker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutcracker.md) noun (a nutcracker, nutcrackers; also a pair of nutcrackers) 1) A tool for cracking the hard shells of nuts. 2) A wooden doll shaped like a soldier whose jaw cracks nuts, popular at Christmas. 3)…
31. [**nutmeg**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutmeg.md) noun (nutmeg — the spice, uncountable; a nutmeg, nutmegs); verb (nutmeg, nutmegs, nutmegged, nutmegging — football slang) A brown spice made by grating the hard seed of a tropical tree, used in cakes, custard and drinks.
32. [**nutrient**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutrient.md) noun (a nutrient, nutrients) A nutrient is a substance in food that a living thing needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy, like protein, vitamins and minerals.
33. [**nutrition**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutrition.md) noun (nutrition; uncountable) 1) The food that your body needs to grow, stay healthy and have energy. 2) The study of food and how it affects the body.
34. [**nutritional**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutritional.md) adjective (nutritional); adverb (nutritionally) To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have energy and stay healthy.
35. [**nutritionist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutritionist.md) noun (a nutritionist, nutritionists) 1) A nutritionist is a person who knows a lot about food and how it affects health, and gives advice on healthy eating.
36. [**nutritious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutritious.md) adjective 1) Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy (vitamins, protein, minerals): a nutritious meal.
37. [**nuts**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nuts.md) noun (plural of nut: a nut, nuts); adjective (nuts, informal) Nuts are hard-shelled fruits or seeds of some trees and plants, like walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds; many can be eaten.
38. [**nutshell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutshell.md) noun (a nutshell, nutshells) 1) The hard outer shell of a nut. 2) «In a nutshell» means in very few words, said briefly.
39. [**nutty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nutty.md) adjective (nutty, nuttier, nuttiest) Containing nuts or tasting like nuts: «a nutty chocolate bar».
40. [**nylon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nylon.md) noun (nylon — uncountable; nylons — plural, stockings) 1) Nylon is a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a plastic), used for clothes, ropes, toothbrush bristles, tents and…
41. [**nymph**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nymph.md) noun (a nymph, nymphs) 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.

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