| Nicosia |
the capital of Cyprus. |
| nicotine |
a poisonous alkaloid that occurs in tobacco and is used in insecticides. |
| nicotinic acid |
niacin. |
| nictate |
variant of nictitate. |
| nictitate |
to wink. |
| nictitating membrane |
a thin, transparent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds, reptiles, and some mammals, that can be closed to keep the eye clean and moist. |
| niddering |
(archaic) an honorless wretch; coward. |
| niece |
a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. |
| nifty |
(informal) attractive, stylish, admirable, or cleverly contrived. |
| Niger |
a north central African country between Algeria and Nigeria. [2 definitions] |
| Nigeria |
a country in West Africa on the Atlantic coast between Benin and Cameroon. |
| Nigerian |
of or pertaining to Nigeria or its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| niggard |
a very stingy person; miser. [2 definitions] |
| niggardly |
unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly; stingy. [2 definitions] |
| nigger |
(offensive) a black person. [3 definitions] |
| niggerhead |
(outdated; now considered offensive) a mounded clump of vegetation formed by roots and sedges, usually found in swamps and in the tundra; sedge hummock; tussock. |
| niggle |
to give too much attention to petty details and trivialities. [2 definitions] |
| niggling |
of little importance; petty. [2 definitions] |
| nigh |
close in position, time, or relationship; near. [3 definitions] |
| night |
the hours of darkness between sunset and dawn. [5 definitions] |
| night and day |
without rest or interruption; unceasingly or seemingly unceasingly. |