| nothing |
When there is nothing, there is not one thing. If your closet has nothing in it, then the closet is empty. If you ate nothing for breakfast, then you had no food in the morning. If your mom bought nothing at the store, then she did not buy anything. |
| notice |
A notice is a sign or something printed in a newspaper or other place to tell you or warn you about something. [2 definitions] |
| noun |
A noun is a kind of word in a language. Words like "dog," "box," "park," "sister," "America," "ice skating," and "Saturday" are nouns. In every language there are many words that are nouns. When a word is a noun, we can use it in certain ways in a sentence. When a word names a thing or person or place, we call that word a noun. |
| Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia is one of the ten provinces of Canada. A province is an area of land that is one part of a country. Each province has its own capital. |
| November |
November is the eleventh month of the year. |
| now |
Now means at this time. [3 definitions] |
| nowadays |
Nowadays means the time period that we are in now. We often use the word nowadays when we are comparing life now with life in the past. |
| nowhere |
If there is nowhere to play ball, it means that there is no place to play ball. If you went nowhere yesterday, then you stayed home. You didn't go to any place. |
| number |
A number is something that you use when you count and when you tell how many things there are. Numbers are written as words or symbols. Four, 4, forty, and 400 are all ways of writing numbers. [4 definitions] |
| numeral |
When we write numbers, we can spell them with letters, like "five" or "sixty-two," but the most common way to write numbers is to use numerals, like 5 or 62. The larger the number is, the more common it is for us to use a numeral instead of spelling out the whole number with words and letters. A numeral uses symbols to stand for numbers instead of words. |
| Nunavut |
Nunavut is a region of Canada. It is a territory in the far north. |
| nurse |
A nurse is a person who takes care of sick and injured people. [2 definitions] |
| nurse's office |
The nurse's office is a place in a school where children go if they feel sick or get hurt during school. The nurse will look at the students and decide what to do to help them. |
| nut |
A nut is a large seed or small, dry fruit that grows inside a hard shell on a tree. Some nuts are eaten only by animals, but many nuts are eaten by people. Acorns, almonds, walnuts, and pecans are some kinds of nuts. People don't eat acorns, but they can eat the others. [2 definitions] |
| oak |
An oak is a kind of tree. It is a strong tree that can grow very big and tall. The wood of an oak is hard, and it is often used to make things like floors and furniture. |
| oar |
An oar is something that people use to make a boat move or turn in the water. It is a long piece of wood or metal that is wide and flat at one end. An oar is often attached to its boat, but it can move too. Boats that use oars usually have two of them. |
| obey |
When you obey someone or something, you do what that person or thing tells you to do. |
| object |
An object is anything that you can see or touch. [2 definitions] |
| oboe |
An oboe is a kind of instrument for making music. Oboes are usually made of wood. An oboe has the shape of a tube, and you blow through it to make a sound. The body of the oboe has holes that the fingers cover or uncover to change the notes. The oboe makes a very special kind of sound because the part of the oboe that goes in your mouth is quite different from what other similar instruments have. |
| occasion |
An occasion is a time of something happening or of someone doing something. If you had an occasion of helping your dad wash the car, it means that you had a time when you did that. If you went to a concert on three occasions, you went to a concert three times. [2 definitions] |
| occur |
When something occurs, it happens. We often use the word occur when we talk about things happening such as earthquakes, floods, accidents, and important events in people's lives. [2 definitions] |