| night owl |
(informal) a person who habitually stays up late at night. |
| nightrider |
a member of a band of mounted, often masked men who committed acts of violence and intimidation, esp. in the southern United States after the Civil War. |
| nights |
during the night on a regular basis. |
| night school |
a school or classes held in the evening, esp. for students who cannot attend during the day. |
| nightshade |
any of several wild plants, often berry-bearing vines, some of whose berries are highly poisonous. |
| nightshirt |
a long loose shirt worn in bed. |
| night soil |
fertilizer composed of human excrement. |
| nightspot |
see "night club." |
| nightstand |
see "night table." |
| nightstick |
a club carried by a police officer; billy. |
| night table |
a small table or stand kept beside one's bed. |
| 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). |