5-Letter Nouns Starting With N
Here's the list of all the 231 5-Letter Nouns Starting With N in the English Language.
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| north | 1. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees 2. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city More Definitions → |
| night | 1. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside 2. a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom More Definitions → |
| names | 1. verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument More Definitions → |
| noise | 1. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 2. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience More Definitions → |
| novel | 1. an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story 2. a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction More Definitions → |
| nurse | 1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) 2. a woman who is the custodian of children More Definitions → |
| noble | 1. a titled peer of the realm More Definitions → |
| nylon | 1. a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers 2. a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides More Definitions → |
| nasty | More Definitions → |
| nerve | 1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body 2. the courage to carry on More Definitions → |
| ninja | 1. a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu 2. a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations More Definitions → |
| ninth | 1. position nine in a countable series of things 2. one part in nine equal parts More Definitions → |
| niche | 1. a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it 2. a small concavity More Definitions → |
| notch | 1. a V-shaped indentation 2. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks More Definitions → |
| nanny | 1. a woman who is the custodian of children 2. female goat More Definitions → |
| nexus | 1. the means of connection between things linked in series 2. a connected series or group More Definitions → |
| nasal | 1. a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed 2. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose More Definitions → |
| nifty | More Definitions → |
| naive | More Definitions → |
| needy | 1. needy people collectively More Definitions → |
| navel | 1. a scar where the umbilical cord was attached 2. the center point or middle of something More Definitions → |
| nomad | 1. a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons More Definitions → |
| niece | 1. a daughter of your brother or sister More Definitions → |
| nudge | 1. a slight push or shake More Definitions → |
| nance | 1. offensive term for a homosexual man More Definitions → |
| nymph | 1. (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden 2. a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) More Definitions → |
| nappy | 1. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement More Definitions → |
| nacho | 1. a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled More Definitions → |
| nonce | 1. the present occasion More Definitions → |
| noose | 1. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose 2. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled More Definitions → |
| nadir | 1. an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything 2. the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected More Definitions → |
| naira | 1. the basic unit of money in Nigeria More Definitions → |
| nicad | 1. a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use More Definitions → |
| neigh | 1. the characteristic sounds made by a horse More Definitions → |
| novae | 1. a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process More Definitions → |
| nihil | 1. (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ) More Definitions → |
| nosey | More Definitions → |
| nates | 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| nanna | 1. the mother of your father or mother More Definitions → |
| nisus | 1. an effortful attempt to attain a goal More Definitions → |
| namer | 1. a person who gives a name or names More Definitions → |