| Nicolaus Copernicus |
a Polish astronomer (b.1473--d.1543). |
| 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] |
| Niger River |
a long river in western Africa that begins in Guinea and flows through Mali and Niger. It then flows along the border between Niger and Benin, through Nigeria, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 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(outdated; offensive) a mounded clump of vegetation formed by roots and sedges, usually found in swamps and in the tundra; sedge hummock; tussock.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] |