5 Letter Words That Start With N

night

Noun : (countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

Noun : (astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.

Noun : (law, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

naive

Adjective : Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

Adjective : Not having been exposed to something.

Adjective : (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.

niche

Noun : (architecture) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

Noun : Any similar position, literal or figurative.

Noun : Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.

nerve

Noun : A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

Noun : (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.

Noun : (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.

nexus

Noun : A form or state of connection.

Noun : (Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.

Noun : A connected group; a network, a web.

novel

Adjective : Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

Adjective : Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

Noun : A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

notch

Noun : A V-shaped cut.

Noun : Such a cut, used for keeping a record.

Noun : (US slang) Woman.

nitty

Adjective : (archaic, also figuratively) Full of nits.

Adjective : (chiefly Britain, slang) Foolish, inane.

Noun : (African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A dope fiend, a druggie.

nudge

Noun : A gentle push.

Noun : (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.

Noun : The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.

noble

Noun : An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

Noun : (historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.

Adjective : Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

nadir

Noun : The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

Noun : (figuratively) The lowest point; time of greatest depression.

Noun : (astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.

nurse

Noun : (archaic) A wet nurse.

Noun : A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.

Noun : A person trained to provide care for the sick.

noise

Noun : (uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

Noun : Any sound.

Noun : Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

niece

Noun : A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Noun : A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Noun : A surname.

nonce

Noun : The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).

Noun : (lexicography) A nonce word.

Noun : (cryptography) A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.

nasty

Adjective : (now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy.

Adjective : Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).

Adjective : Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.

north

Noun : One of the four principal compass points, specifically 0° (being directed towards the North Pole); conventionally upwards on a map.

Noun : The up or positive direction.

Noun : (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).

naked

Adjective : Bare, not covered by clothing.

Adjective : (obsolete) Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.

Adjective : Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.

never

Verb : At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

Verb : Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

Verb : (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

nifty

Adjective : (colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial.

Adjective : (colloquial, somewhat dated) Stylish.

Noun : (colloquial, dated) A possibly risqué comic story or anecdote.

niger

Noun : A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.

Noun : A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.

Noun : A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna.

ninja

Noun : (martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Noun : (figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.

Noun : (figurative) A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including (historical slang) an amateur private miner in Mongolia.

nymph

Noun : (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

Noun : A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

Noun : (entomology) The larva of certain insects.

nomad

Noun : (anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

Noun : (figuratively) Synonym of wanderer: an itinerant person.

Noun : (figuratively) A person who changes residence frequently.

nieve

Noun : the fist or han

naiad

Noun : (Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.

Noun : (entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.

Noun : Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

negus

Noun : An English surname of unknown derivation.

Noun : A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.

Noun : (historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.

nabob

Noun : (historical) An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.

Noun : (by extension) Someone of great wealth or importance.

Noun : (by extension) A person with a grandiose style or manner.

noose

Noun : An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Verb : (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

nacre

Noun : (obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.

Noun : A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl.

navel

Noun : (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

Noun : The central part or point of anything; the middle.

Noun : A navel orange.

needy

Adjective : In need; poor.

Adjective : Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.

Adjective : (archaic) Needful; necessary.

nidus

Noun : An aggregate of neurons.

Noun : A nest for insects or small animals.

Noun : A place of infection in an organism.

notes

Noun : Acronym of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

ninny

Noun : (informal) A silly or foolish person.

nyala

Noun : A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.

nappy

Noun : (Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand) An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.

Verb : (transitive) To put a nappy on.

Adjective : Having a nap (of cloth etc.); downy; shaggy.

noted

Adjective : Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.

natal

Adjective : Of or relating to birth.

Adjective : Of or relating to the buttocks.

Noun : A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.

nonet

Noun : (music) A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.

Noun : (physics) A group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.

Noun : (computing) A byte of nine bits.

norse

Adjective : Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.

Adjective : Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

Noun : The collective Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.

nosey

Adjective : Alternative spelling of nosy [Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.]

Noun : Alternative spelling of nosy [(UK, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.]

Verb : Alternative spelling of nosy [(informal, with into) To pry into something.]

noisy

Adjective : Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

Adjective : Full of noise.

Adjective : Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention

neigh

Noun : The cry of a horse.

Verb : (of a horse) To make its cry.

Verb : To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.

nanny

Noun : A child's nurse.

Noun : (colloquial) A grandmother.

Noun : (US, colloquial) A godmother.

nasal

Adjective : (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.

Adjective : (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.

Adjective : (phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.

ninon

Noun : A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.

noddy

Noun : A stupid or silly person.

Noun : Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genera Anous and Procelsterna, found in tropical seas.

Noun : (dated) A small two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a single horse.

nacho

Noun : A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

naval

Adjective : (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.

Adjective : (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

Noun : A surname.

negev

Noun : A desert region in southern Israel

needs

Verb : (archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.

Noun : A surname.

nivea

Noun : Nivea B. Hamilton (also known as Nivea H. Nash) (born March 24, 1982), better known by her mononym Nivea, is an American R&B singer whose recordings reached the Billboard charts during the early 2000s.

Noun : (stylized as NIVEA) a German personal care brand that specializes in skin and body-care.

Noun : the debut studio album by American R&B singer Nivea.

neuro

Noun : (countable, informal) Clipping of neurologist. [A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.]

Noun : (uncountable, informal) Clipping of neurology. [The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.]

Noun : (uncountable, music, informal) Clipping of neurofunk. [A subgenre of drum and bass music with various influences including funk.]

neath

Noun : A town in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

Noun : A river in Neath Port Talbot county borough, which flows into Baglan Bay.

natty

Adjective : (informal) Smart and fashionable.

Adjective : (Jamaica, slang) Knotty.

Adjective : (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.

nutri

negro

Adjective : (dated, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity.

Adjective : (dated, now offensive) Black or dark brown in color.

Noun : (dated, now offensive) A person of Black African ancestry.

neice

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Misspelling of niece. [A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").]

noire

ninth

Adjective : The ordinal form of the number nine.

Noun : The person or thing in the ninth position.

Noun : One of nine equal parts of a whole.

nauru

Noun : A country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.

Noun : Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

nitre

Noun : Britain standard spelling of niter.

numen

Noun : A divinity, especially a local or presiding god.

Noun : An influence or phenomenon at once mystical and transcendant.

noone

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Obsolete form of noon. [The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.]

nones

Noun : (historical, often capitalized) The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.

Noun : (historical, sometimes capitalized) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).

Noun : (Christianity) The divine office appointed to the hour.

names

Noun : verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argumen

nimbi

Noun : A circle of light; a halo.

Noun : A gray rain cloud.

nubia

Noun : The region of the valley of the upper Nile, now part of Sudan (Upper Nubia) and far-southern Egypt (Lower Nubia);

Noun : A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.

newel

Noun : (architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.

Noun : (architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.

Noun : (obsolete) A novelty; a new thing.

nervy

Adjective : (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.

Adjective : (Britain) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.

Adjective : (archaic) Strong; sinewy.

nitro

Noun : (uncountable, chemistry) the univalent NO₂ functional group.

Noun : (uncountable, informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication.

Noun : (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.

nigra

Noun : (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.

Noun : (Southern US) Alternative form of Negro

naris

Noun : a nostril

nylon

Noun : Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.

Noun : (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

Noun : (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.

nigga

Noun : (vulgar, slang, often offensive, but also often used affectionately in African-American Vernacular) A close and loyal friend.

Noun : (vulgar, slang, often offensive, but tolerated in African-American Vernacular) A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American.

Noun : (vulgar, slang, often offensive, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Any person, though chiefly male.

navus

named

Adjective : Having a name.

nawab

Noun : (historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.

Noun : Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).

nival

Adjective : Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats).

Adjective : (botany) Found or thriving in snowy conditions.

nerdy

Adjective : (colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd.

Adjective : (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.

nevus

Noun : (anatomy) Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

nares

Noun : a nostril

nepal

Noun : A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu.

nutty

Adjective : Containing nuts.

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of nuts.

Adjective : (slang) Barmy, crazy, mad.

naomi

Noun : (biblical) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

Noun : A female given name from Hebrew.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.

nopal

Noun : A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.

nelly

Noun : (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.

Noun : (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.

Noun : (Britain, slang) A silly person.

nancy

Noun : (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, US, derogatory, slang, offensive) An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

Noun : A female given name.

Noun : A city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France.

niobe

Noun : (Greek mythology) A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children.

Noun : (astronomy) 71 Niobe, a main belt asteroid.

Noun : A female given name

noint

Verb : Obsolete form of anoint. [(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.]

nisan

Noun : (Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.

newly

Verb : Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.

norma

Noun : A female given name originating as a coinage.

Noun : (astronomy) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.

Noun : A norm.

natch

Verb : (colloquial) Naturally; of course.

Noun : The rump of beef, especially the lower and back part of the rump.

Noun : (dialect) A notch.

nahum

Noun : A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible.

Noun : The minor prophet who wrote that book.

Noun : (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

nippy

Adjective : (UK, informal) Fast; speedy.

Adjective : (informal) Of the weather, rather cold.

Adjective : Inclined to nip; bitey.

nomen

Noun : (historical) The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.

Noun : (historical) The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ.

nates

Noun : (anatomy, medicine) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.

Noun : The buttocks.

Noun : (zoology) The umbones of a bivalve shell.

narco

Noun : Narcotics.

Noun : (crime) A South American drug baron.

Noun : (pathology) Someone suffering from narcolepsy

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