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nascency |
Noun
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the event of being born |
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nascence |
Noun
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the event of being born |
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nerve impulse |
Noun
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the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber |
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nervous impulse |
Noun
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the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber |
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neural impulse |
Noun
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the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber |
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nonevent |
Noun
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an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected |
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natural event |
Noun
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an event that happens |
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near miss |
Noun
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an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided |
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neigh |
Noun
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the characteristic sounds made by a horse |
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neigh |
Verb
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make a characteristic sound, of a horse |
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nicker |
Noun
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the characteristic sounds made by a horse |
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nicker |
Verb
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make a characteristic sound, of a horse |
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nuclear explosion |
Noun
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the explosion of an atomic bomb |
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news event |
Noun
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a newsworthy event |
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neap tide |
Noun
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a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
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neap |
Noun
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a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
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nuptials |
Noun
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the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
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nymphomania |
Noun
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abnormally intense sexual desire in women |
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nostalgia |
Noun
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longing for something past |
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nausea |
Noun
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disgust so strong it makes you feel sick |
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nausea |
Noun
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the state that precedes vomiting |
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nosh |
Noun
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from Yiddish, a snack or light meal |
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nosh |
Verb
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to eat a snack |
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nosh-up |
Noun
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a large satisfying meal |
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nutriment |
Noun
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a source of materials to nourish the body |
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nouvelle cuisine |
Noun
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a school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and cream |
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nut bar |
Noun
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paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars |
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nectar |
Noun
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(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods |
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nectar |
Noun
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fruit juice especially when undiluted |
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nectar |
Noun
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a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators |
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New England clam chowder |
Noun
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a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk |
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nougat |
Noun
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nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste |
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nougat bar |
Noun
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a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate |
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Neapolitan ice cream |
Noun
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a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors |
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napoleon |
Noun
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a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream |
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New York strip |
Noun
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steak from upper part of the short loin |
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neck sweetbread |
Noun
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edible thymus gland of an animal |
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nan |
Noun
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leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India |
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nan |
Noun
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the mother of your father or mother |
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nan |
Noun
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your grandmother |
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naan |
Noun
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leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India |
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nut bread |
Noun
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bread containing chopped nuts |
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nacho |
Noun
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a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled |
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navy bean |
Noun
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white-seeded bean |
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nutmeg melon |
Noun
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the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine |
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nutmeg melon |
Noun
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a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh |
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navel orange |
Noun
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seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex |
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nectarine |
Noun
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a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin |
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nectarine |
Noun
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variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh |
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natal plum |
Noun
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edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant |