nudis - n. a person who advocates or practises going unclothed. nudism n....

napoleon - n. 1 hist. a gold twenty-franc piece minted in the...

narcissim - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc....

neuralga - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

NUS - abbr. 1 (in the UK) National Union of Seamen. 2 (in the UK) National Union of Students....

nickname - eke = addition, f. OE eaca (as EKE)]...

niche - n. & v. 1 a shallow recess, esp. in a wall to contain a statue etc. 2 a comfortable...

nor - conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor...

NGO - abbr. non-governmental organization. ...

nutrea - n. the skin or fur of a coypu. [Sp., = otter]...

neuritis - n. inflammation of a nerve or nerves. neuritic adj. [formed as NEURO- + -ITIS]...

nueralgia - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

niple - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

natasion - n. formal or literary the act or art of swimming. [L natatio f. natare swim]...

nymphet - n. 1 a young nymph. 2 colloq. a sexually attractive young woman. ...

natty - adj. (nattier, nattiest) colloq. 1 a smartly or neatly dressed, dapper. b spruce;...

nightcap - n. 1 hist. a cap worn in bed. 2 a hot or alcoholic drink taken at bedtime. ...

nead - v. & n. 1 tr. stand in want of; require (needs a new coat )....

nest - n. & v. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays...

nubile - adj. (of a woman) marriageable or sexually attractive. nubility [L nubilis f....

nipel - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

neural - adj. of or relating to a nerve or the central nervous system. neurally adv. [Gk...

nutrision - n. 1 a the process of providing or receiving nourishing substances. b

NHI - abbr. (in the UK) National Health Insurance. ...

notery - n. (pl. -ies) (in full notary public) a person authorized to perform ...

naphtha - n. an inflammable oil obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such...

neandrethal - adj. of or belonging to the type of human widely ...

neuralgia - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

naphthalene - n. a white crystalline aromatic substance produced by the distillation of coal

need - v. & n. 1 tr. stand in want of; require (needs a new coat )....

Nepali - n. & adj. (pl. same or Nepalis) 1 a a native or national of Nepal in Central Asia....

nobleman - n. (pl. -men) a man of noble rank or birth, a peer. ...

notradamus - n. a person who claims to foretell future events. [Latinized form ...

ni - abbr. 1 (in the UK) National Insurance. 2 Northern Ireland. ...

natatorium - n. US a swimming-pool, esp. indoors. [LL neut. of natatorius (see NATATORIAL ...

nerve - n. & v. 1 a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits...

newfounland - n. (in full Newfoundland dog) 1 a dog of a very large breed with a thick coarse...

nuralgia - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

neaderthal - adj. of or belonging to the type of human widely ...

nick - n. Old Nick the Devil. [prob. f. a pet-form of the name Nicholas]...

nivana - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nostadamus - n. a person who claims to foretell future events. [Latinized form ...

nobility - n. (pl. -ies) 1 nobleness of character, mind , birth,...

narcissis - n. (pl. narcissi or narcissuses) any bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, esp....

neuragia - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

naturalist - n. & adj. 1 an expert in natural history. 2 a person who believes in or practises...

noose - n. & v. 1 a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope ...

nahutl - n. & adj. 1 a member of a group of peoples native...

neralgia - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

noble - adj. & n. (nobler, noblest) 1 belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy....

noun - n. Gram. a word (other than a pronoun) or group of words used to name or identify...

nacent - adj. 1 in the act of being born. 2 just beginning to be; not yet mature. 3 Chem....

network - n. & v. 1 an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines, like the...

nevis - n. (US nevus) (pl. naevi) 1 a birthmark in the form of a raised red patch on the...

neither - assim. to EITHER]...

newfondland - n. (in full Newfoundland dog) 1 a dog of a very large breed with a thick coarse...

neuraliga - n. an intense intermittent pain along the course of...

narcissism - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc....

nacissism - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc....

neckerchief - n. a square of cloth worn round the neck. ...

naturalistic - adj. 1 imitating nature closely; lifelike. 2 of or according to naturalism. 3 of...

nuke - n. & v. colloq. a nuclear weapon. tr. bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons. [abbr.]...

napolen - n. 1 hist. a gold twenty-franc piece minted in the...

nervous - adj. 1 having delicate or disordered nerves. 2 timid or anxious. 3 a excitable;...

nitrgen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nihilism - n. 1 the rejection of all religious and moral principles....

nulear - NMR, nmr . nuclear physics the physics ...

nanna - var. of NAN. ...

napleon - n. 1 hist. a gold twenty-franc piece minted in the...

napthene - n. any of a group of cycloalkanes. [NAPHTHA + -ENE]...