English words starting with nu

Meanings of Nu:

noun

The thirteenth letter of the greek alphabet (ν, ν), transliterated as ‘n’.

Usage examples:

Nu draconis

symbol

The thirteenth letter of the greek alphabet ( ν, ν ), transliterated as ‘n’.

combining form

Informal respelling of ‘new’, used especially in names of new or revived genres of popular music.

Usage examples:

Nu-metal bands

abbreviation

Nunavut (in official postal use).

Meanings of Nuance:

noun

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Usage examples:

He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect

verb

Give nuances to.

Usage examples:

The effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners

Meanings of Nuanced:

adjective

Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.

Usage examples:

Lowe's work has gradually grown more nuanced

verb

Give nuances to.

Usage examples:

The effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners

Meanings of Nuances:

noun

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Usage examples:

He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect

verb

Give nuances to.

Usage examples:

The effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners

Meanings of Nuancing:

verb

Give nuances to.

Usage examples:

The effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners

noun

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Usage examples:

He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect

Meanings of Nub:

noun

The crux or central point of a matter.

Usage examples:

The nub of the problem lies elsewhere

Meanings of Nubbin:

noun

A small lump or residual part.

Usage examples:

Nubbins of bone or cartilage

Meanings of Nubbins:

noun

A small lump or residual part.

Usage examples:

Nubbins of bone or cartilage

Meanings of Nubble:

noun

A small knob or lump.

Usage examples:

She had on a kind of dirty-pink - beige maybe, i don't know - bathing suit with a little nubble all…

Meanings of Nubbles:

noun

A small knob or lump.

Usage examples:

She had on a kind of dirty-pink - beige maybe, i don't know - bathing suit with a little nubble all…

Meanings of Nubbly:

adjective

(of fabric) coarse or knobbly in texture.

Usage examples:

Nubby blue cotton

Meanings of Nubby:

adjective

(of fabric) coarse or knobbly in texture.

Usage examples:

Nubby blue cotton

Meanings of Nubecula:

noun

In form nubecula. (the name of) either of the magellanic clouds.

Meanings of Nubeculae:

noun

In form nubecula. (the name of) either of the magellanic clouds.

Meanings of Nubia:

proper noun

An ancient region of southern egypt and northern sudan, including the nile valley between aswan and khartoum and the surrounding area. much of nubia is now drowned by the waters of lake nasser, formed by the building of the two dams at aswan. nubians constitute an ethnic minority group in egypt.

Meanings of Nubian:

adjective

Relating to nubia, its people, or their language.

Usage examples:

For its part the sony gallery is showcasing black and white photographs taken in the early 1960s by…

noun

A native or inhabitant of nubia.

Usage examples:

Cunningham and the group of islanders joined nubians, toda, zulu and sioux and ‘the entirely bogus …

Meanings of Nubilation:

noun

Cloudiness; the state or condition of being cloud-like.

Meanings of Nubilous:

adjective

Clouded in appearance; foggy, misty.

Meanings of Nubs:

noun

The crux or central point of a matter.

Usage examples:

The nub of the problem lies elsewhere

Meanings of Nucamentaceous:

adjective

Of a fruit: resembling a small nut, specifically indehiscent.

Meanings of Nucellar:

adjective

Relating to the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

Nucellar tissue surrounding the embryo sac

Meanings of Nucelli:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucellus:

noun

The central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.

Usage examples:

In addition, the grains were observed to float in water with sacci uppermost, consistent with the s…

Meanings of Nucha:

noun

The nape of the neck. also: the rear part of the head, or part of the body immediately behind the head (in a vertebrate or invertebrate animal).

Meanings of Nuchae:

Plural of nucha specialized