English dictionary: words starting with n - page 4

Meanings of Naily:

adjective

Of a boot, shoe, etc.: studded with nails.

Meanings of Nain:

noun

More fully "nain rug". a decorative carpet or rug of a kind made in the iranian town of nain, typically of very finely woven wool with softly coloured, often floral, motifs.

adjective

(one's) own.

Meanings of Nainsook:

noun

A fine, soft cotton fabric, originally from south asia.

Usage examples:

For an undergarment of this style, nainsook, batiste, long-cloth and cambric are the best materials.

Meanings of Nainsooks:

noun

A fine, soft cotton fabric, originally from south asia.

Usage examples:

For an undergarment of this style, nainsook, batiste, long-cloth and cambric are the best materials.

Meanings of Naio:

noun

The evergreen tree myoporum sandwicense (family myoporaceae), which is native to hawaii, bears clusters of pink or white flowers, and has hard, yellow, fragrant wood.

Meanings of Nair:

noun

A member of a traditionally matrilineal hindu ruling caste in kerala, india. formerly also in extended use.

adjective

Of or relating to the nairs.

Meanings of Naira:

noun

The basic monetary unit of nigeria, equal to 100 kobo.

Usage examples:

The dollar mustered a 0.6% gain against the nigerian naira and 0.9% rise versus the uruguay peso, a…

Meanings of Nairobi:

proper noun

The capital of kenya; population 3,010,000 (est. 2007). it is situated on the central kenyan plateau at an altitude of 1,680 m (5,500 ft).

Meanings of Nais:

noun

A barber.

Meanings of Naissance:

noun

A new style or development, especially in architecture or the arts. compare "naissant", "nascence".

Meanings of Naissant:

adjective

(of a charge, especially an animal) issuing from the middle of an ordinary, especially a fess.

Usage examples:

A demi-lion naissant from the partition or with a sword argent in the paw dexter.

Meanings of Naive:

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled

Meanings of Naively:

adverb

In a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

I naively thought having wealth would bring happiness

Meanings of Naiver:

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled

Meanings of Naivest:

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled

Meanings of Naivete:

noun

Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement; naivety.

Usage examples:

His greatest fault was his political naïveté

Meanings of Naivetes:

noun

Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement; naivety.

Usage examples:

His greatest fault was his political naïveté

Meanings of Naiveties:

noun

Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

His appalling naivety in going to the press

Meanings of Naivety:

noun

Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

His appalling naivety in going to the press

Meanings of Naja:

noun

Any of several cobras constituting the genus naja. also (now chiefly): the genus itself.

Meanings of Naked:

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) without clothes.

Usage examples:

He'd never seen a naked woman before

Meanings of Nakedly:

adverb

In a way that is obvious and unpleasant

Usage examples:

A nakedly racist organization

Meanings of Nakedness:

noun

The state or fact of being naked.

Usage examples:

He made no attempt to conceal his nakedness

Meanings of Naker:

noun

A kettledrum.

Usage examples:

Many chronicles attest that the nakers were a standard part of the royal military establishment, bu…

Meanings of Nakhlite:

noun

Any of a class of achondritic stony meteorites which originate from mars and are rich in augite.