English dictionary: words starting with n - page 3

Meanings of Naiads:

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 Naiant:

adjective

(of a fish or marine creature) swimming horizontally.

Usage examples:

Badge for the barony of the far west - gules, a dolphin embowed naiant argent through an annulet or.

Meanings of Naib:

noun

In parts of the middle east and india: a deputy governor; a deputy to any other high-ranking local official.

Meanings of Naid:

noun

= "naiad". compare "naïs".

adjective

= naidid .

Meanings of Naif:

adjective

Naive or ingenuous.

Usage examples:

It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing …

noun

A naive or ingenuous person.

Usage examples:

I'd rather hang out with the naifs and unsophisticates, i think, who appreciate the new and unusual…

Meanings of Naifly:

adverb

Naively.

Meanings of Naifs:

noun

A naive or ingenuous person.

Usage examples:

I'd rather hang out with the naifs and unsophisticates, i think, who appreciate the new and unusual…

adjective

Naive or ingenuous.

Usage examples:

It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing …

Meanings of Naik:

noun

In south asia: a lord, prince, or governor; a nobleman.

Meanings of Nail:

noun

A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

Usage examples:

Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

verb

A medieval measure of length for cloth, equal to 2 1/4 inches.

Meanings of Nail down:

phrasal verb

Fasten something securely with nails.

Meanings of Nail-biter:

noun

A situation causing great anxiety or tension.

Usage examples:

A nail-biter of a victory

Meanings of Nail-biting:

adjective

A nail-biting situation is very exciting or worrying because you do not know how it will end

Usage examples:

Germany won the championship after a nail-biting final.

Meanings of Nailbrush:

noun

A small brush designed for cleaning the fingernails and toenails.

Meanings of Nailed:

adjective

Fastened or constructed with nails.

Usage examples:

A nailed coffin

verb

Fasten with a nail or nails.

Usage examples:

The strips are simply nailed to the roof

Meanings of Nailed-on:

adjective

Very certain or definite

Usage examples:

His breaking the goalscoring record for ireland now seems nailed on., south africa were nailed-on f…

Meanings of Nailer:

noun

A maker of nails.

Usage examples:

The village of cloone in 1901 was full of taillers, nailers, dress-makes and part-time farmers whic…

Meanings of Nailers:

noun

A maker of nails.

Usage examples:

The village of cloone in 1901 was full of taillers, nailers, dress-makes and part-time farmers whic…

Meanings of Nailhead:

noun

An ornament like the head of a nail, used chiefly in architecture and on clothing.

Meanings of Nailheads:

noun

An ornament like the head of a nail, used chiefly in architecture and on clothing.

Meanings of Nailing:

verb

Fasten with a nail or nails.

Usage examples:

The strips are simply nailed to the roof

noun

A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

Usage examples:

Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

Meanings of Nailrod:

noun

Coarse dark tobacco sold in thin rolls.

Usage examples:

We still had about a pound of nailrod between us

Meanings of Nails:

noun

A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

Usage examples:

Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

verb

A medieval measure of length for cloth, equal to 2 1/4 inches.

Meanings of Nailset:

noun

A tool hit with a hammer to sink the head of a nail below a surface.

Meanings of Nailsets:

noun

A tool hit with a hammer to sink the head of a nail below a surface.

Meanings of Nailwort:

noun

Any of several plants formerly reputed to be effective in treating whitlows: †(a) wild violet (viola species) (obsolete); †(b) whitlow-grass, erophila verna (obsolete).