4-letter words starting with n
- newt — any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- nexo — Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- nexø — Martin Andersen (ˈmarten). 1869–1954, Danish novelist. His chief works are the novels Pelle the Conqueror (1906–10), which deals with the labour movement, and Ditte, Daughter of Man (1917–21)
- nfql — ["NFQL: The Natural Forms Query Language", D. Embley, Trans Database Sys 14(2):168-211 (June 1989)].
- nfwi — National Federation of Women's Institutes
- ngai — clan or tribe: used before the names of certain Māori tribes
- nheb — New Hebrew
- nhoh — (chat) Never heard of him/her. Often used in initgame.
- nial — Nested Interactive Array Language. A high-level array-oriented language from Queen's University, Canada, based on Array Theory as developed by Trenchard More Jr.
- niam — Natural Language Information Analysis Method (or Nijssen IAM).
- nias — (obsolete) A young hawk; an eyas.
- nibs — the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- nica — Nicaragua
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- nick — Old Nick.
- nicu — neonatal intensive care unit
- nida — a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide — a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nief — A serf or bondsman born into servitude.
- nier — Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nife — the earth's core, thought to be composed of nickel and iron
- niff — a bad smell
- nift — (obsolete) Niece.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- nihe — National Institute for Higher Education
- nike — the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- nikl — Frame language.
- nile — a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nill — to be unwilling: will he, nill he.
- nils — Plural form of nil.
- nimb — A nimbus or halo.
- nina — girl; child.
- nine — a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nino — boy; child.
- nios — Netware Input/Output Subsystem
- nipa — a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- nipt — (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of nip.
- nirl — a lump or nodule
- nish — a city in SE Serbia: a former capital of Serbia.
- nisi — not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies): a decree nisi.
- niso — National Information Standards Organisation (USA). NISO Standards cover many aspects of library science, publishing, and information services, and address the application of both traditional and new technologies to information services.
- niss — National Information Services and Systems
- nist — National Institute of Standards and Technology
- nite — an informal, simplified spelling of night.
- nits — Plural form of nit.
- niue — an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nixy — Alternative spelling of nixie (female water-elf).
- njcl — Network Job Control Language.