N

(43 words)

in the name of sth; in sth’s name

(said or done) in order to help a particular thing succeed:

make a name for yourself

to become famous or respected by a lot of people:

you name it

used to say there are many things to choose from:

narrative

noun [ C or U ] formal

a story or a description of a series of events:

narrator

noun [ C ]

the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film

narrow

LIMITED

adjective

mainly disapproving limited to a small area of interest, activity, or thought:

LESS

verb

[ I ] to become less:

narrow sth down

to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable:

native

adjective

used to refer to plants and animals that grow naturally in a place, and have not been brought there from somewhere else:@

naturally

adverb

having an ability or characteristic from birth:

naval

adjective

belonging to a country’s navy, or relating to military ships:

near

adverb, preposition

almost in a particular state, or condition:

neck

noun [ C ]

the part of a piece of clothing that goes around a person’s neck:

neck and neck

If two competitors are neck and neck, they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning.

needle

noun [ C ]

also hypodermic needle a very thin, hollow, pointed piece of metal that is connected to a syringe and used to take blood from the body or to put drugs or medicine in

needless

adjective

completely unnecessary:

neglect to do sth

to not do something, often because you forget:

negligence

noun [ U ]

the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something:

negligent

adjective

not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility:

negligible

adjective

too slight or small in amount to be of importance:

nerve

noun

BODY

[ C ] a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body:

COURAGE

[ U ] the courage or confidence necessary to do something difficult, unpleasant, or rude:

RUDENESS

[ S or U ] the rudeness to do something that you know will upset other people:

hit/touch a (raw) nerve

to upset someone:

nest

noun [ C ]

a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other animals to give birth or live in:

verb

[ I ] to build a nest, or live in a nest:

nest egg

noun [ C ]

an amount of money that has been saved or kept for a special purpose:

turn over a new leaf

to start behaving in a better way:

be news to sb

informal

to be information that someone did not know before:

break it/the news to sb

to tell someone about something unpleasant that will affect or upset them :

the next thing I knew

informal

used to talk about part of a story that happens in a sudden and surprising way:

none the worse, better, richer, etc.

not any worse, better, richer, etc. than before:

make (a) nonsense of sth

uk

to make something appear stupid or wrong, or to spoil something:

normality/normalcy

noun [ U ]

the state of being normal:

stick your nose into sth; poke your nose into sth

informal

to try to discover things that are not really related to you:

nostalgia

noun [ U ]

a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past:

nostalgic

adjective

feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past:

nostril

noun [ C ]

either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe:

nosy/nosey

adjective disapproving

too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them:

note

noun

SOUND

[ C ] a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound:

IMPORTANCE

[ U ] formal importance, or the fact that something deserves attention:

be nothing if not generous, honest, helpful, etc.

used to emphasize that someone or something is extremely generous, honest, helpful, etc.:

to say nothing of …

and in addition there is:

hand/give in your notice

to tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time:

novelty

noun

[ U ] the quality of being new and unusual:

[ C ] something that has not been experienced before and so is interesting:

go/get/head nowhere

to not have any success or achieve anything:

number

verb

[ L only + noun ] If people or things number a particular amount, there are this many of them:

nurse

verb [ T ]

to care for a person or an animal while they are ill: