| 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. |
| north |
North is a direction. If you face the sun as it rises in the morning, north is to your left. If someone is traveling from California to Alaska, the direction they are going in is north. [3 definitions] |
| North America |
North America is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Most people in North America speak English, Spanish, or French. Most of North America is made up of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Greenland, but the countries of Central America and the islands of the Caribbean Sea are considered part of North America too. |
| North Carolina |
North Carolina is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write North Carolina is NC. |
| North Dakota |
North Dakota is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write North Dakota is ND. |
| northern |
When you go in a northern direction, it means that you go toward the north. You have to go in a northern direction to get to Chicago from New Orleans. The northern United States is the part of the United States that is in the north. |
| Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland is one of the countries in Europe that make up a larger nation called the United Kingdom. Besides Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Northern Ireland is separated from the other parts of the United Kingdom because it is located on the island of Ireland. |
| North Korea |
North Korea is a country in Asia. Its neighbors are China and South Korea. North Korea is a country with many mountains. It can be very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. People in North Korea speak the Korean language. |