| near |
When something is near something else, it is close to it. If you live near your school, you can probably walk there. If you live near the ocean, you can probably go to the beach often. [2 definitions] |
| neat |
A neat room is clean and in order. A neat person is someone who likes things to be clean and in order. |
| Nebraska |
Nebraska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Nebraska is NE. |
| necessary |
When something is necessary, it means that you must do it or have it. Water is a necessary thing for life. All humans, plants, and, animals need water to live. |
| neck |
Your neck is the part of your body that connects your head with the rest of your body. [2 definitions] |
| necklace |
A necklace is jewelry that you wear around your neck. |
| need |
When you need something, you have to have it. It is something that is very important or necessary for you. Water and food are things that all people need. [3 definitions] |
| needle |
A needle is a very narrow stick of metal that has a hole at one end and a sharp point at the other. A needle is used for sewing. When you sew, thread goes through the hole in the needle, and the needle goes in and out of your cloth pulling the thread. [3 definitions] |
| neighbor |
A neighbor is a person who lives close to you. [2 definitions] |
| neighborhood |
Your neighborhood is the area of your town or city that you live in. Your neighborhood is made up of the buildings, streets, and people that are around you every day. |
| neither |
Let's say someone asks you if you want to drink tea or coffee, and you say "Neither." This means that you don't want to drink tea or coffee. Let's say that neither you nor your brother wants to have a snake for a pet. This means that not you or your brother wants one. |
| Nepal |
Nepal is a country in Asia. It lies between India and China. Some of the earth's highest mountains are in the northern part of Nepal. They are part of the mountain range called the Himalayas. The middle part of Nepal is covered with forests. In the southern part of Nepal, there are low hills and plains where the climate is warm and people do farming. Because Nepal has such different types of land and climate, it has many different types of animals, especially birds. |
| nephew |
If you are a boy and you have an uncle or aunt, then you are their nephew. When everyone in your family grows up, maybe your brother or sister will have children. Those children will be your nephews and nieces. |
| Neptune |
Neptune is a large, round object out in space. Like Earth, it is a planet that goes around the sun. Neptune is very far from the sun, though, and it is very, very cold. It is also a very windy planet and can have big storms that last for years! |
| nervous |
When something makes you feel nervous, it makes you worry a little that something bad could happen. People do different things when they are nervous. Some people walk around a room many times. Some people tap their fingers very fast. Some people get a bad feeling in their stomachs. When you are nervous, you are not calm and relaxed. |
| nest |
A nest is a kind of home that birds make. They use it as a place to lay their eggs and to raise their young. Nests are often built in trees and are made of leaves, grass, sticks, and mud. [2 definitions] |
| net1 |
A net is something that is made of strings, and between the strings are many open spaces. Nets come in different sizes and shapes. There is a net between players or teams in some sports, such as tennis. A net is also attached to a hoop in basketball. Nets are used in many sports, but other things made in this way are also called nets, such as the large nets used by people who do fishing for a living. [2 definitions] |
| Netherlands |
The Netherlands is a country in Europe. It lies along a sea called the North Sea. Its neighbors are Belgium and Germany. People in the Netherlands speak a language called Dutch, and the people are called Dutch too. In the history of the Netherlands, there have been some very big floods when water has come in from the sea and covered much of the land. The Dutch people protect their land from floods by building walls of earth and stone called dikes. |
| Nevada |
Nevada is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Nevada is NV. |
| never |
If you have never climbed a tree, it means that at no time in your life have you climbed a tree. |
| new |
When something is new, it is in the world for the first time. If you have a new baby sister, it means that she was just born. When there is a new movie at the theater, it means that the movie just came out. When there is a new medicine for some disease, it means that the medicine has just been discovered. [2 definitions] |