| 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. |
| nonsense |
Nonsense is something you say or do that is silly or has no meaning that anyone can understand. A sentence like "A banana ate my brother's pajamas" is nonsense. Sometimes we use nonsense for fun. |
| noodle1 |
A noodle is a kind of food made with flour and water and sometimes eggs. Noodles usually have a long and narrow shape. Some noodles are flat and some are round. When we buy noodles in a store, they are hard and dry. We eat them after they have been cooked in water or added to soup. |
| noon |
When it is noon, it is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day. |
| no one |
No one means nobody. If no one is at home, there is no person at home. |
| nor |
Nor has the same meaning as the word "or," but we use it a little differently in a sentence. We usually use nor in sentences that use the word "neither." If we say that neither Dave nor his brother likes vegetables, it means that not one or the other of the boys likes them. |
| normal |
When something is normal, it is usual, regular, or average. When something is not normal, it is strange or different from what you expect. |