| nincompoop |
a foolish or silly person. |
| nine |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 9 and by the Roman numeral IX. [3 definitions] |
| nine days' wonder |
something that is briefly sensational or fascinating. |
| ninefold |
having nine parts or elements. [3 definitions] |
| ninepins |
(used with a sing. verb) a bowling game similar to tenpins that is played with nine pins. [2 definitions] |
| nineteen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 19 and by the Roman numeral XIX. [3 definitions] |
| nineteenth |
indicating rank or position between eighteenth and twentieth. [3 definitions] |
| ninetieth |
indicating rank or position between eighty-ninth and ninety-first. [3 definitions] |
| ninety |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 90 and by the Roman numeral XC. [5 definitions] |
| Nineveh |
the capital of ancient Assyria. |
| ninja |
a specially trained feudal Japanese warrior used as a spy, assassin, or saboteur. |
| ninny |
a silly or foolish person. |
| Nintendo |
a multinational, consumer electronics and video games company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. |
| ninth |
indicating rank or position between eighth and tenth. [4 definitions] |
| niobium |
a chemical element that has forty-one protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a dense, soft, shiny bluish white solid metal, used esp. in alloys of steel to add strength; columbium. (symbol: Nb) |
| nip1 |
to press sharply between two points or surfaces, as by biting or pinching. [8 definitions] |
| nip2 |
a small sip or drink of liquor. [2 definitions] |
| nip and tuck |
very close; almost even, as in a race. |
| nip in the bud |
to prevent (something) from developing, growing, or being realized. |
| nipper |
something or someone that nips. [2 definitions] |
| nipple |
the projection at the center of a mammal's breast that, in the female, contains the outlets from the milk glands; teat. [3 definitions] |