7-letter words starting with n
- nicolle — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- nicosia — an island republic in the Mediterranean, S of Turkey: formerly a British colony; independent since 1960. 3572 sq. mi. (9250 sq. km). Capital: Nicosia.
- nicotic — (chemistry) nicotinic.
- nictate — to wink.
- nid-nod — to nod repeatedly
- nidaros — former name of Trondheim.
- niddick — the nape of the neck
- nidhogg — a serpent in Niflheim who gnaws upon the lowermost root of Yggdrasil.
- niebuhr — Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- nielsen — Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- niftily — In a nifty manner; cleverly.
- nigella — any of several annual herbs of the genus Nigella, having dissected leaves and showy blue or white flowers.
- nigeria — a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- niggard — an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- niggers — Plural form of nigger.
- nigging — nidge.
- niggled — Simple past tense and past participle of niggle.
- niggler — to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a situation.
- niggles — Plural form of niggle.
- nigh on — Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age.
- nighest — (archaic) Superlative form of nigh.
- nighted — Dark; clouded.
- nighter — (only in combinations) Someone or something who does something for a certain number of nights.
- nightie — a nightgown.
- nightly — coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.
- nigrify — to blacken.
- nihonga — the traditional Japanese style of painting, using traditional materials and techniques
- niigata — a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- nikopol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- niladic — (programming) A less common synonym for "nullary", presumably following the more common monadic, dyadic, etc. The term was in use as early as 1976, and probably originated in APL.
- nilling — Present participle of nill.
- nilotic — of or relating to the Nile River or the inhabitants of the Nile region.
- nilsson — (Märta) Birgit [mahr-tah bir-git;; English mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt;; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/ (Show IPA), 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.
- nimbler — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- nimeiry — Gaafar Muhammad al- [gah-fahr,, al] /ˈgɑ fɑr,, æl/ (Show IPA), 1930–2009, Sudanese political leader: president 1969–85.
- nimiety — excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.
- nimious — great, extravagant, considerable
- nimrods — Plural form of nimrod.
- ninepin — The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- ninette — a female given name.
- nineveh — an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh.
- ningsia — a former province in NW China, now part of Inner Mongolia.
- ningxia — a former province in NW China, now part of Inner Mongolia.
- ninnies — a fool or simpleton.
- ninurta — a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- niobate — any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- niobite — The mineral columbite.
- niobium — a steel-gray metallic element resembling tantalum in its chemical properties; becomes a superconductor below 9 K; used chiefly in alloy steels. Symbol: Nb; atomic number: 41; atomic weight: 92.906; specific gravity: 8.4 at 20°C.
- niobous — Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- nipigon — Lake, a lake in SW Ontario, in S central Canada. About 1870 sq. mi. (4845 sq. km).