| niece |
If you are a girl and you have an aunt or uncle, then you are their niece. When everybody in your family grows up, maybe your brother or sister will have children. If they have daughters, they will be your nieces. |
| Niger |
Niger is a country in Africa. It lies between the countries of Mali and Chad. Most of the land in Niger is desert. It is very hot and sandy, but there are also plains covered with grass in the south and some hills in the north. The plains of Niger are home to lions, elephants, and buffaloes. |
| Nigeria |
Nigeria is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its neighbors are Benin, Chad, and Cameroon. Nigeria has rainforests, low plains and high flat lands, and also swamps. People in Nigeria speak English, Hausa, and many other languages. |
| Nigerian |
When something is Nigerian, it is from Nigeria, or it has to do with the people or culture of Nigeria. |
| Niger River |
The Niger River is a long and important river in western Africa. It begins in the country of Guinea. Then it flows north and east toward the Sahara Desert before it makes a big turn and goes south and east toward the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger River flows through many countries and is important for farming, for transportation, and for water for people to drink. |
| night |
Night is the time between evening and morning. |
| nightgown |
A nightgown is something girls or women sometimes wear to bed. It is like a long loose dress made of soft material. |
| night table |
A night table is a small piece of furniture that stands next to a bed. Sometimes it is just a little table, but sometimes it has a shelf or drawers. A night table is often used as a place to hold a lamp and things you might need when you are in bed. |
| Nile River |
The Nile River in Africa is one of the world's great rivers. Most scientists say that it is the longest river in the world. The Nile begins in the country of Uganda and flows north through South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt and finally into the Mediterranean Sea. |
| nine |
Nine is the word for the number 9. |
| nineteen |
Nineteen is the word for the number 19. |
| nineteenth |
If eighteen days have passed since school began, tomorrow will be the nineteenth day since the beginning of school. |
| ninetieth |
If eighty-nine people arrive at a concert, the next person that arrives will be the ninetieth person. |
| ninety |
Ninety is the word for the number 90. |
| ninth |
The ninth game of cards you play is the one that comes after the eighth game. [2 definitions] |
| no1 |
When you say no to someone, it means that you don't want something or you don't agree with them. |
| no2 |
If you had no lunch, you will be hungry when it is time for dinner. If you have no paper, then you have nothing to draw a picture on. If you have no brothers or sisters, then you are the only child in your family. |
| nobody |
Nobody means no person. |
| noise |
A noise is any sound. [2 definitions] |
| noisy |
If you are noisy, you are making a lot of noise. Noise is sound that is too loud or that people don't like to hear. |
| none |
None means not one or not any of something. |