| nighttime |
the time between sunset and dawn. |
| night vision |
one's ability to see at night or in low light. |
| night watch |
a watch or guard occurring during the night. [3 definitions] |
| nightwear |
garments worn to bed; nightclothes. |
| nighty |
variant of nightie. |
| nihilism |
a philosophy that holds that there is no objective basis for moral truths and therefore traditional values are meaningless. [3 definitions] |
| nihility |
the state of nonexistence or nothingness. |
| -nik |
(informal) one who supports or is connected or associated with (usu. derogatory). |
| Nike |
in Greek mythology, the goddess of victory; Victoria. |
| Nikita Khrushchev |
Soviet statesman and premier of the U.S.S.R. from 1958 to 1964, who denounced his predecessor, Joseph Stalin (b.1894--d.1971). |
| Nikola Tesla |
a Croatian-born U.S. inventor who developed alternating electric current (b.1856--d.1943). |
| nil |
nothing; zero. |
| Nile |
an African river that flows from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Nile River |
an African river, generally considered to be the longest in the world, flowing from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| nilgai |
a large Indian antelope, the male of which is bluish gray with short horns and a black mane, and the female tawny with no horns. |
| nimble |
quick and agile in movement. [2 definitions] |
| nimbostratus |
a low, extensive, dark-gray cloud that precipitates rain, snow, or sleet. |
| nimbus |
a shining cloud or aura believed to surround a deity that is appearing on earth. [3 definitions] |
| nimrod |
an avid hunter or sportsman. [2 definitions] |
| nincompoop |
a foolish or silly person. |
| nine |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 9 and by the Roman numeral IX. [3 definitions] |