| night table |
a small table or stand kept beside one's bed. |
| nighttime |
the time between sunset and dawn. |
| Nike |
the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. |
| Nile |
the longest river in the world. It flows north from Uganda in East Africa through Sudan and Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Nile River |
an African river, generally considered to be the longest in the world, flowing from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| nimble |
quick and light in movement. |
| nine |
the word for the Arabic numeral 9 and by the Roman numeral IX. [3 definitions] |
| nineteen |
the word for the Arabic numeral 19 and by the Roman numeral XIX. [3 definitions] |
| nineteenth |
coming next after the eighteenth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| ninetieth |
coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| ninety |
the number that is equal to nine times ten; 90. [2 definitions] |
| ninja |
a medieval Japanese warrior specially trained as a spy or assassin. |
| ninth |
coming next after the eighth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| nip1 |
to press sharply between two points; bite or pinch. [6 definitions] |
| nip in the bud |
to keep from growing or happening; stop at an early stage. |
| nipple |
the rounded tip at the center of a mammal's breast. [2 definitions] |
| nitrogen |
a gas with no color or smell that is one of the chemical elements. Nitrogen makes up about eighty percent of the earth's atmosphere, and it is also found in all living things. (symbol: N) |
| NJ |
abbreviation of "New Jersey." |
| NM |
abbreviation of "New Mexico." |
| no1 |
used to say that you refuse or that you do not agree with or accept something. [4 definitions] |
| no2 |
not any. [2 definitions] |