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nail

noun : a pin-shaped piece of metal used to hold things together


name

noun : the word or words by which a person, animal, thing, or place is known


nap

noun : a short sleep


nature

noun : the natural world, including animals, plants, and land


neck

noun : the part of the body that joins the head to the main part of the body


need

noun : something one must have


neighbor

noun : a person who lives near another person


neighbor

noun : a person or thing that is next to or close to another person or thing


nest

noun : a place where birds or other animals lay eggs and/or take care of their young


news

noun : new information, especially about an important event


newspaper

noun : many large, folded sheets of paper printed with news, ads, opinions, and letters to the editor


nickel

noun : a coin used in the United States and Canada that is worth five cents


night

noun : the time between sunset and sunrise, when it is dark outside


nighttime

noun : the time when it is dark outside


nine

noun : the number between eight and ten; 9


nineteen

noun : the number between eighteen and twenty; 19


no

noun : a negative answer


noise

noun : a sound, or sounds, that are loud or unpleasant to hear


noon

noun : twelve o'clock in the day


north

noun : the direction to the left of one facing east; the opposite of south


nose

noun : the part of the body that allows humans and other animals to smell and breathe


note

noun : a short written message, reminder, or comment


note

noun : a symbol for a musical tone


November

noun : the eleventh month of the year


number

noun : a symbol or word used to count or tell how many of something there are


nurse

noun : a person trained to care for sick people


nut

noun : the hard-shelled fruit of some plants that people and other animals often eat

 

nachos

noun : small, crispy pieces of tortillas that are topped with melted cheese and other ingredients


nag

noun : a horse that is old, in poor health, or worn out


nakedness

noun : the state of being without clothing or other body covering


namesake

noun : a person named for another person


napkin

noun : a square or rectangular piece of paper or fabric used to wipe food from the mouth and hands


Naples

noun : a city on the southern coast of Italy


narrator

noun : a person or character who tells a story


narwhal

noun : a type of toothed whale, the male of which has one long, straight tusk


NASCAR

noun : National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing; a racing organization and the events it organizes


nation

noun : a large group of people who live under one government and sometimes share a common language and culture


National Mall

noun : a grassy, public area in Washington, D.C., that includes and is bordered by museums, monuments, and memorials


national treasure

noun : something or someone of great value to a particular country or nation's heritage


nationality

noun : the state of being a citizen of a certain country; an ethnic group that forms a part of a country


Native American

noun : a person whose ancestors lived in the Americas before Europeans arrived


native tongue

noun : the language a person grows up speaking


natural disaster

noun : a sudden event caused by natural forces that causes widespread damage or death


natural gas

noun : an odorless, colorless, clean-burning fossil fuel


naturalist

noun : a person who studies nature and natural history, especially plants and animals


nausea

noun : a sick feeling in one’s stomach


Navidad

noun : the Spanish word for "Christmas"; a winter holiday for people of the Christian faith that celebrates the birth of Jesus


navigation

noun : the act of steering a course toward a destination


navigator

noun : a person who plots a course to arrive at an intended destination


navy

noun : a country's military force that fights at sea


Nebraska

noun : a U.S. state in the central region, just north of Kansas (capital: Lincoln)


necessity

noun : something that one must have or do


necklace

noun : a piece of jewelry or other ornament worn around the neck


nectar

noun : the sweet liquid that flowering plants make


needle

noun : a thin piece of smooth metal with a sharp tip at one end


negative

noun : a photographic image that has dark and light areas reversed


negotiation

noun : an attempt to reach a formal agreement through discussion


neighborhood

noun : a small part of a city or town


Neil Armstrong

noun : first person to walk on the Moon (1930-2012)


neon

noun : a type of gas used in advertising signs and fluorescent lamps


nephew

noun : the son of someone's brother or sister, or brother-in-law or sister-in-law


Neptune

noun : a large blue planet that is eighth from the Sun; a gas giant


nerve

noun : courage when dealing with a challenging situation


nerves

noun : fibers in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body


nerves

noun : feelings of unease, anxiety, or nervousness


nervousness

noun : anxiety or unease about a situation, usually one in the near future or one that has an uncertain outcome


nesting box

noun : a box where a bird nests and lays eggs


net

noun : a group of fibers, often made of string or rope, that are woven together to form loose fabric with large holes


Netherlands

noun : a country in northwestern Europe on the North Sea


network

noun : a group of computers or things that are connected to each other


neutron

noun : a particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge


Nevada

noun : a U.S. state in the western region, just west of Utah (capital: Carson City)


New Brunswick

noun : a province in southeastern Canada on the Gulf of St. Lawrence


New Deal

noun : a group of laws and policies put in place by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help end the Great Depression


New Frontier

noun : a proposal to help solve problems, including a slow economy, poverty, and racial discrimination, in the United States in the 1960s


New Guinea

noun : an island in the South Pacific Ocean just north of Australia


New Hampshire

noun : a U.S. state in the Northeast, just east of Vermont (capital: Concord)


New Jersey

noun : a U.S. state on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, just east of Pennsylvania (capital: Trenton)


New Mexico

noun : a U.S. state in the Southwest between Arizona and Texas (capital: Santa Fe)


new moon

noun : the first phase of the Moon, when its dark side is toward Earth or when it appears as a narrow crescent for a few days afterward


New Orleans

noun : a large city in southeastern Louisiana


New Year

noun : the holiday that marks the beginning of a new calendar year


New York

noun : a U.S. state in the Northeast, just north of Pennsylvania (capital: Albany)


New Zealand

noun : a country in the South Pacific Ocean made up of two large islands and many smaller ones


newcomer

noun : a person who has recently arrived in a place, situation, or group


Newfoundland and Labrador

noun : a Canadian province located at the far eastern edge of the country


newsprint

noun : an inexpensive, absorbent, low-quality paper used for printing newspapers


newt

noun : a small salamander that is semi aquatic


Niagara Falls

noun : a huge waterfall on the Niagara River between Ontario, Canada, and New York State


nicknack

noun : a small decorative object


nickname

noun : a name given to a person or thing in fun or affection, or to shorten a real name


niece

noun : the daughter of someone's sister or brother, or sister-in-law or brother-in-law


Nigeria

noun : a country in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea


nightfall

noun : the end of the day


nightmare

noun : a scary dream


nine o'clock

noun : one hour before ten o'clock


ninety

noun : the number between eighty-nine and ninety-one; 90


Nobel Prize

noun : one of six prizes awarded each year for work in chemistry, economics, literature, medicine, or physics, or for advancing the cause of world peace


noble

noun : a person of the ruling class


node

noun : the place on the stem of a plant from which a leaf or branch grows


nomad

noun : a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home


nominee

noun : a person picked by a political party to run for elected office


non-sporting dog

noun : a member of a group of dogs that don't fit into the other six groups of dogs


nonfiction

noun : writings that are factual rather than imaginary


nonsense

noun : words or ideas that make no sense or have no meaning


nonviolence

noun : the refusal to use physical force or violence as response


noodle

noun : pasta that may be shaped like a strip, tube, or ring


nook

noun : a small corner or part of a room that is used for a specific purpose


Nordic skiing

noun : any type of skiing in which the heels are not attached to the skis


North America

noun : a continent that makes up the northern part of the American landmass


North Carolina

noun : a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic region, just south of Virginia (capital: Raleigh)


North Dakota

noun : a U.S. state in the extreme north-central region, just west of Minnesota (capital: Bismarck)


north pole

noun : the end of a magnet where lines of force flow out


North Pole

noun : the point farthest north on the Earth along its axis


northeast

noun : an intermediate direction or point on the compass midway between north and east


northwest

noun : an intermediate direction or point on the compass midway between north and west


Northwest Passage

noun : an imaginary trade route across North America that went up the Missouri River and down the Columbia River


Northwest Territories

noun : a Canadian territory located between the Yukon and Nunavut


Norway

noun : a northern European country located between Sweden and the North Atlantic Ocean


nostril

noun : one of the two openings of the nose


notation

noun : written symbols used to represent something, such as the length and pitch of musical notes


notch

noun : an indentation or cutout that is often V-shaped


notebook

noun : a book with blank or lined pages on which to write


notepad

noun : a small stack of paper, glued together on one edge, that is used for writing notes


notes

noun : a written record of things that happen or are said


noun

noun : a word that is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea


Nova Scotia

noun : a province in eastern Canada on the Atlantic Ocean


novel

noun : a long piece of writing that is made up


novelty

noun : something new and unusual


nozzle

noun : a part at the end of a hose, pipe, or tube that is used to direct and control a stream of liquid or gas


nucleus

noun : the positively charged central region of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing most of the atom’s mass


nucleus

noun : the center of a comet, made of small particles of ice and frozen gas that can turn to vapor and form a tail as the comet nears a star


nucleus

noun : a cell part that controls a cell's activity


nugget

noun : a small lump of gold or another precious metal


nuisance

noun : an annoying person or thing


number

noun : a numeral on a piece of clothing worn by people who play sports


number line

noun : a line on which numbers are marked at regular spaces


numeral

noun : a symbol or group of symbols that represent a number


numerator

noun : the number above or to the left of the line in a fraction


nun

noun : a female member of a religious community who vows to remain poor and unmarried, and devotes her life to active service or prayer


Nunavut

noun : a north-central territory of Canada that includes many large islands


nursery

noun : a baby's room


nutrients

noun : substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow


nutrition

noun : food part that is needed for life and growth; the study of foods and how the body uses them


nylon

noun : a strong, slippery human-made fabric


nymph

noun : in stories, a spirit in the shape of a young woman who lives in mountains, forests, meadows, or water


nymph

noun : an immature form of certain kinds of insects that does not look very different from its adult form

 

nacre

noun : the material oysters use to make their shells and to make pearls


Nagasaki

noun : a Japanese city that was the second populated place in history to be bombed by a nuclear weapon


Nahuatl

noun : a member of a native people of central Mexico; the language of these people


naked mole rat

noun : a burrowing, almost hairless rodent that is nearly blind and lives in Africa


Napoleonic Wars

noun : a series of wars in the early 1800s in which the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte attempted and failed to take over Europe


narrative

noun : writing that entertains or tells a story


Nasump

noun : thick porridge made from ground corn and cooked with meat, fruit, or vegetables (a traditional Native American food)


national debt

noun : the total amount of money a country owes


nationalism

noun : the belief in the success and independence of one's own nation


native plant

noun : a plant species that has inhabited a region for thousands of years


native societies

noun : the societies and civilizations of the first people to occupy an area


NATO

noun : the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a group of countries in North America and Europe that work together to defend each other


natron

noun : a special salt used to dry mummies, similar to baking soda


natural pollution

noun : pollution from a natural source, such as a volcanic eruption or a forest fire


natural resource

noun : anything found in nature that can be used to produce a product, such as land, water, or coal


natural selection

noun : the process by which living things best suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more


nautical mile

noun : a unit of measure for distances at sea equal to about 6,000 feet


Navajo

noun : a member of a Native American people in the Southwest; the language of these people


navigational satellite

noun : a satellite that helps vehicles know their location


Nazi

noun : a member of the ruling political party in Germany from 1933 to 1945


neap tide

noun : the smallest tide during a month, caused by the Sun and Moon pulling against each other


nebula

noun : a region or cloud of interstellar dust and gas appearing as a bright or dark patch


nerve net

noun : a simple nervous system found in the bodies of cnidarians and echinoderms


nervous system

noun : the body system that gathers information from and responds to the senses, and affects thinking and behavior


neuron

noun : a nerve cell that carries information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body


neutrality

noun : the state of not taking sides in a conflict


neutron star

noun : a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; a compact mass of neutrons


New World

noun : North and South America, especially in relation to early exploration


news story

noun : an article that includes important information about a newsworthy event


niche

noun : the role or position of an organism in its environment


night vision

noun : the ability to see in the dark


night writing

noun : a system of reading and writing using twelve raised dots


nightingale

noun : a small European songbird, the male of which is known for its sweet song, usually at night


Nile River

noun : a river that runs north through eastern Africa and ends at the Mediterranean Sea


nitrates

noun : chemical compounds essential to plant life that are harmful to living things in high quantities


nitrogen

noun : a gas that makes up more than three quarters of Earth's atmosphere


nitrous oxide

noun : a greenhouse gas made of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom


nobility

noun : people who are born into or are appointed to powerful positions


node

noun : a bump or lump on an ant's body, located between the thorax and abdomen


Nomex

noun : a brand-name fire-retardant material


nonrenewable energy

noun : a source of energy that is depleted by use


nonrenewable resource

noun : a supply of something that cannot be replaced after it has been used, such as petroleum and minerals


North Africa

noun : a region in the northern part of Africa made up of seven countries


North Korea

noun : a country in Asia located at the north end of the Korean Peninsula


nuclear energy

noun : energy that is released when the atoms of radioactive materials are split or merged


nuclear fission

noun : a process by which the nuclei of atoms are split apart to create energy


nuclear fusion

noun : a process by which the nuclei of atoms are joined together to create energy


nudibranch

noun : a kind of mollusk without a shell that lives on the ocean floor


Nuremberg Trials

noun : a series of trials in which leaders of Nazi Germany were tried for war crimes


nurse log

noun : a fallen, dead tree that provides a home and food for living things