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proper noun
- A diminutive of Ann or Anne
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noun
- A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wipe, wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eat, eating.
- (context, UK) A diaper.
- A small scarf worn on the head by Christian woman when entering a Roman Catholic church, as a token of modesty.
- A sanitary napkin.
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noun - (context, UK, slang) A police spy or informer.
- 1912, w:George_Bernard_Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion, Act I,
- : It's a"well, it's a copper's , as you might say. What else would you call it? A sort of informer.
verb
- (context, transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate.
- It really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.
- (context, transitive, slang, often imperative) To stop.
- Nark it! I hear someone coming!
- (context, intransitive, slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
- (context, intransitive, slang) To complain.
- He narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.
| | neddy |
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noun (neddies)
- A donkey or ass.
- (Australia, slang) A horse, especially a racehorse.
- An idiot; a stupid or contemptible person.
| | Nelly |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- (given name, female), a diminutive of Eleanor or Helen.
- One of the Frazier Islands where nellys breed.
| | newsagent |
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noun
- A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
- The proprietor of such a business.
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initialism
- National Health Service
- National Historic Site
- National Highway System
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noun (plural )
- (British slang) Pound sterling.
- This coat cost me 50 nicker.
- A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
verb to nicker
- To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
| | Nob |
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proper noun - (Old Testament) a place, north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants were massacred by w:Saul, Saul
| | nobble |
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verb
- (slang) injure or obstruct intently, batter
| | nobility |
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noun (nobilities)
- A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
| | noble |
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noun
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood
adjective
- Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character
- He made a effort.
| | non-U |
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adjective
- (context, mostly, UK) not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.
| | notify |
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verb (notif, i, ed)
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of (something).
| | notoriety |
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noun
- The condition of being infamous or notorious
- "He who pourtrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers on virtue the notoriety and homage that are due to it, and rouses in the spectators, the spirit of salutary emulation." — w:Arthur Mervyn, Arthur Mervyn by w:Charles Brockden Brown, Charles Brockden Brown
| | nowt |
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noun
- (Northern England) naught, nothing.
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adverb
- (Northern England) naught, nothing.
pronoun
- (Northern England) naught, nothing.
| | Nutter |
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proper noun - A family name.
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