nanothreads
plural of nanothread

nanotubule
A nanosized tubule

nanotubules
plural of nanotubule

nanovalve
A nanoscale valve

nanovalves
plural of nanovalve

nanovessel
A nanoscale vessel

nanovessels
plural of nanovessel

nanoweb
A nanoscale web, especially a molecular filter of this form

nanowebs
plural of nanoweb

nanowire
A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.

nanowires
plural of nanowire

nargeel
Obsolete form of narghile.

nargeela
Alternative form of narghile.

nargeelah
Alternative form of narghile.

nargeelahs
plural of nargeelah

nargeelas
plural of nargeela

narghil
Alternative form of narghile.

narghile
A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water to filter and cool it.

narghileh
Alternative form of narghile.

narghilehs
plural of narghileh

narghiles
plural of narghile

narghilies
plural of narghily

narghillies
plural of narghilly

narghilly
Alternative form of narghile.

narghils
plural of narghil

narghily
Alternative form of narghile.

nargil
Alternative form of narghile.

nargile
Alternative form of narghile.

nargileh
Alternative form of narghile.

nargilehs
plural of nargileh

nargiles
plural of nargile

nargili
Alternative form of narghile.

nargilies
plural of nargily

nargilis
plural of nargili

nargillies
plural of nargilly

nargilly
Alternative form of narghile.

nargils
plural of nargil

nargily
Alternative form of narghile.

narguileh
Alternative form of narghile.

narguilehs
plural of narguileh

narrowboat
A barge used on the narrow canals of England.

nasendoscope
instrument used in nasal endoscopy

nasendoscopes
plural of nasendoscope

nasopharyngolaryngoscope
An endoscope used in nasopharyngolaryngoscopy

nasopharyngolaryngoscopes
plural of nasopharyngolaryngoscope

nasopharyngoscope
An endoscope used in nasopharyngoscopy

nasopharyngoscopes
plural of nasopharyngoscope

naulkee
Alternative form of nalki.

naulkeen
Alternative form of nalki.

naulkeens
plural of naulkeen

naulkees
plural of naulkee

naumkeager
The operator of a naumkeag machine.

naumkeagers
plural of naumkeager

naund
A large earthen vessel, shaped like an inverted beehive.

naunds
plural of naund

nauscopy
The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.

nautilicone
A shell having the form of a coiled spiral (in which the whorls impress each other) like a nautilus.

nautilicones
plural of nautilicone

navaid
Any form of aid to navigation such as a lighthouse or ILS (instrument landing system).

navaids
plural of navaid

navbox
A navigation box; a template placed on a page, outputting a box containing links to other, related articles.

navboxes
plural of navbox

navette
A shuttle bus in France.
A kind of grape that grows in summer.
The informal vans operating in Brussels.

navettes
plural of navette

navigation
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
A canal; a waterway comprising one or more canals and river stretches in communication with one another.
The act of accessing different components of the user interface of software.
The process of finding a way through a difficult situation.

navigations
plural of navigation

navmesh
navigation mesh

neckshot
A gunshot to the neck.

neckshots
plural of neckshot

nectophore
The swimming bell of a siphonophore

nectophores
plural of nectophore

needleful
As much thread as is put into a needle at one time.

needlefuls
plural of needleful

needlet
A wavelet having the form of a needle.

needlets
plural of needlet

nematocalyces
plural of nematocalyx

nematocalyx
A kind of cup or calicle containing nematocysts, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularidae.

nematocyst
A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting

nematocysts
plural of nematocyst

nematocyte
cnidocyte

neocatastrophism
The hypothesis that life-exterminating events such as gamma-ray bursts have acted as a galactic regulation mechanism in the Milky Way upon the emergence of complex life in its habitable zone.

neoperfusion
perfusion of new blood or lymph vessels

neourethra
A surgically constructed urethra.

neourethras
plural of neourethra

neovasculature
New blood vessels; the generation and development of new blood vessels

neovasculatures
plural of neovasculature

neovessel
A new blood vessel (formed by neovascularization).

neovessels
plural of neovessel

neoza
A pine nut.

neozas
plural of neoza

nepenthesin
A protease present in Nepenthes pitcher plants

nepenthesins
plural of nepenthesin

nephrostome
The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

nephrostomes
plural of nephrostome

netburp
A netsplit (type of technical glitch on IRC).

netburps
plural of netburp

netcode
The program code that handles interactions over a network.

neti
Nasal irrigation performed using a neti pot as part of Hatha yoga.

netmask
The routing prefix of a network address.

netmasks
plural of netmask

netplay
Multiplayer gameplay over a network.

netput
net output

netputs
plural of netput

neuristor
An electric transmission line along which a signal will travel without attenuation

neuristors
plural of neuristor

neurocybernetics
The scientific discipline of control in neurological systems.

neuroendoscope
An endoscope used in neuroendoscopy

neuroendoscopes
plural of neuroendoscope

neuromechanism
A neural mechanism

newgrass
A progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.

newsbox
A vending machine selling newspapers.

newsboxes
plural of newsbox

newser
A press conference.

newsers
plural of newser

newsserver
A server for newsgroups.

newsservers
plural of newsserver

ngawha
A boiling spring.

ngawhas
plural of ngawha

nielloware
Articles made from niello.

niellowares
plural of nielloware

niffler
A raddle (instrument used by weavers).

nifflers
plural of niffler

niggerhead
A bollard made from an old cannon.
A geode.
A coneflower.
A coral or stone outcrop that stands above the surface of the water.
A tussock (clump of plant material), found on the tundra.
A strong black variety of chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form.
A stone, piece of gangue, or lump of coal that is of a grade with a certain size.
A term of abuse for a black person.

niggerheads
plural of niggerhead

nighthawker
A metal detectorist who works illegally at night to remove artefacts from archaeological sites.

nighthawkers
plural of nighthawker

nightlamp
A lamp providing illumination at night.

nightlamps
plural of nightlamp

nightscope
An optical instrument that provides night vision.

nightscopes
plural of nightscope

nightstool
A chamber pot built into a chair.

nimbostrati
plural of nimbostratus

nimbostratus
A mid-level cloud, generally formless and dark grey in color, associated with precipitation. Abbreviated Ns.

niveau
level, grade, standard

nodome
A crossing hitch, as used in Japanese rope bondage.

nombril
A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.

nombrils
plural of nombril

nonet
A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
A group of nine nuclear or subatomic particles.
A byte of nine bits.

nonets
plural of nonet

nonette
Alternative form of nonet.

nonettes
plural of nonette

nonetti
plural of nonetto

nonetto
A nonet.

nonettos
plural of nonetto

nonlister
A nonlisting adding machine.

nonlisters
plural of nonlister

nonode
A thermionic valve that has nine internal electrodes (typically including seven grids)

nonodes
plural of nonode

noontime
Noon.
Approximately noon.
The time at which something peaks in some way (e.g., in vitality, in influence, in reknown) (by analogy with the waxing of the sun each day).