4-letter words starting with n
- nkgb — (formerly) People's Commissariat of State Security: the Soviet secret police from 1943 to 1946
- nkvd — (formerly) People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs: the Soviet police and secret police from 1934 to 1943: the police from 1943 to 1946
- nlrb — National Labor Relations Board: a US government agency which mediates disputes between management and trade unions
- nlri — network layer reachability information
- nlsp — NetWare Link State Protocol
- nmpa — National Master Processing Agreement
- nnls — New North London Synagogue
- nntp — (messaging) Network News Transfer Protocol.
- noaa — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (a U.S. agency incorporating the National Weather Service)
- noah — the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- nobs — a person of wealth or social importance.
- nock — a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- node — a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nodi — a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- nods — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nod.
- noed — (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
- noel — the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes — (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
- nogg — a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- nogs — Plural form of nog.
- noil — a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir — black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nola — A very small bell used in the choir during consecration.Walters, Henry Beauchamp. Church Bells of England, [https://archive.org/stream/churchbellsofeng00waltrich#page/2/mode/2up p. 3].Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Vol. 2, [https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=Yy6jaxVwSg8C&pg=PA452 p. 452].
- nole — (obsolete) The head.
- noll — (now UK regional) The head, especially the top of the head. (from 8th c.).
- nolo — nolo contendere.
- nolt — (obsolete, UK, dialect) neat cattle.
- nom. — nominal
- noma — a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nome — a seaport in W Alaska.
- non- — Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature.
- nona — a disease of the liver that is clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but is caused by a retrovirus or retroviruslike agent.
- none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.
- nong — a foolish, incompetent person.
- noni — The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.
- nono — anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
- nonu — not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain: certain words and phrases that are considered absolutely non-U.
- noob — newbie
- nook — a corner, as in a room.
- noon — midday.
- nooo — (slang) Emphatic version of no.
- noop — the tip or point of the elbow
- nope — no1 (def 1).
- nopo — no person operation; driverless trains suggested as a means of increasing the efficiency of some railway systems
- nops — Plural form of nop.
- nor- — indicating that a chemical compound is derived from a specified compound by removal of a group or groups
- nora — a female given name, form of Honora.
- norc — an apartment building, housing complex, or neighborhood whose population has aged over the years and has a large percentage of older adults for whom support services are provided.
- nord — a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.