| notorious |
widely known or spoken of, esp. for something unfavorable or bad. |
| Notre Dame de Paris |
a renowned cathedral in Paris, France, generally known simply as "Notre Dame." Construction of the Gothic-style cathedral began in the twelfth century. |
| no-trump |
of a hand or contract in bridge, to be played without specifying a trump suit. [2 definitions] |
| not to mention |
and also; in addition. |
| notum |
a dorsal plate or part on an insect segment, esp. the thorax. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite. [3 definitions] |
| Nouakchott |
the capital of Mauritania. |
| nougat |
a chewy or brittle candy that contains nuts and sometimes chunks of fruit. |
| nought |
variant of naught. |
| noun |
in grammar, a word that names a person, place, thing, condition, or quality, that usu. has plural and possessive forms, and that functions as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a verb or preposition. [3 definitions] |
| nourish |
to supply with food or other essential nutriments. [3 definitions] |
| nourishment |
that which nourishes; food. [2 definitions] |
| nouveau riche |
(French) a person who has recently acquired great wealth, usu. one who engages in a vulgar display or discussion of that wealth; parvenu. |
| nouvelle cuisine |
(sometimes cap.) contemporary French cooking that emphasizes artfully arranged fresh ingredients and uses low-calorie stock-based sauces. |
| Nov. |
abbreviation of "November," the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| nova |
a star that suddenly becomes many times brighter and then gradually, in several weeks, months, or years, returns to its original magnitude. (Cf. supernova.) |
| Nova Scotia |
a Canadian Maritime Province southeast of New Brunswick. |
| novel1 |
a relatively long work of prose fiction, usu. having a plot and characters. |
| novel2 |
new and unusual. |
| novelette |
a short novel; novella. |
| novelist |
one who writes novels. |