English dictionary: words starting with n - page 2

Meanings of Naga:

noun

(in indian mythology) a member of a semi-divine race, part human, part cobra in form, associated with water and sometimes with mystical initiation.

Usage examples:

His canvasses have lustrous buddhas, among nagas, dragons, animals and birds.

adjective

Relating to the nagas or their language.

Usage examples:

From the color of their sarongs and the way they wear their machetes in a shoulder scabbard, i know…

Meanings of Nagaika:

noun

A short, thick, plaited leather whip, probably of nogai origin, traditionally used in russia (especially by cossacks).

Meanings of Nagami:

noun

In full "nagami kumquat". the oval or oblong fruit of a cultivated type of kumquat of the species fortunella margarita; the shrub or small tree bearing this fruit.

Meanings of Nagana:

noun

A disease of cattle, antelope, and other livestock in southern africa, characterized by fever, lethargy, and oedema, and caused by trypanosome parasites transmitted by the tsetse fly.

Usage examples:

The tsetse fly carries the trypanosome parasite, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagan…

Meanings of Nagara:

noun

In south asia: a bowl-shaped drum, typically played with a stick, often as one of a pair and frequently in military or ceremonial contexts; a kettledrum.

Meanings of Nagari:

noun

Devanagari.

adjective

Devanagari.

Meanings of Nagasaki:

proper noun

A city and port in south-western japan, on the west coast of kyushu island; population 452,064 (2007). it was the target of the second atom bomb, dropped by the united states on 9 august 1945.

Meanings of Nagged:

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

noun

A person who nags someone.

Usage examples:

We don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.

Past simple and past participle of nag

Meanings of Nagging:

adjective

(of a person) constantly harassing someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I wanted to get away from my nagging parents

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

Meanings of Naggish:

adjective

Of a nagging character or type.

Meanings of Naggle:

noun

Pettiness, nagging.

verb

To gnaw, bite.

Meanings of Nagmaal:

noun

In the dutch reformed church: the sacrament of the eucharist; the communion service; the occasion, usually occurring four times a year, on which this service is held.

Meanings of Nags:

verb

Harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Usage examples:

She constantly nags her daughter about getting married

noun

A person who nags someone.

Usage examples:

We don't want to be perceived as nags or, worse still, incompetent.

Meanings of Nagsman:

noun

A skilled horseman who is employed to train or show horses.

Meanings of Nagual:

noun

Among certain indigenous peoples of mexico and surrounding countries: a guardian spirit in animal form, believed to accompany and guide an individual through life; an animal form believed to be assumed by a human through magical or supernatural means.

Meanings of Nagualism:

noun

Among certain indigenous peoples of mexico and surrounding countries: belief in a personal guardian spirit residing or embodied in a particular animal, etc.

Meanings of Nagyagite:

noun

A monoclinic (pseudotetragonal) telluride, antimonide, and sulphide of lead and gold, occurring as dark grey tabular crystals.

Meanings of Nah:

adverb

Infml no

Usage examples:

Nah, it doesn't work that way.

Meanings of Nahuatl:

noun

A member of a group of peoples native to southern mexico and central america, including the aztecs.

Usage examples:

The virgin appeared to a poor indian and spoke to him in the only language he knew, not the conquer…

adjective

Relating to the nahuatl or their language.

Usage examples:

Nandachare means ‘yellow river’ in the nahuatl language.

Meanings of Nahuatlac:

noun

Nahuatl.

adjective

Nahuatl.

Meanings of Nahuatlan:

noun

The branch of the uto-aztecan language family that includes nahuatl.

adjective

Of or relating to the nahuatl peoples or their language.

Meanings of Nahuatls:

noun

A member of a group of peoples native to southern mexico and central america, including the aztecs.

Usage examples:

The virgin appeared to a poor indian and spoke to him in the only language he knew, not the conquer…

adjective

Relating to the nahuatl or their language.

Usage examples:

Nandachare means ‘yellow river’ in the nahuatl language.

Meanings of Nahum:

proper noun

(in the bible) a hebrew minor prophet.

Meanings of Naiad:

noun

(in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall.

Usage examples:

One day he inadvertently bathed in the spring of the naiad he had spurned.

Meanings of Naiades:

noun

(in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall.

Usage examples:

One day he inadvertently bathed in the spring of the naiad he had spurned.