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nameknown | adj | being widely or commonly known; famous [neologism, from ‘name’ + ‘known’]
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nay | vb | deny, refuse; [OED]
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nease | vb | to search out , find out by enquiry; [OE neosan]
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neb | n | face/nose; beak [OE. neb(b) - 'neb' is still used in the North West of England as slang for 'nose']
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neigh | vb | humiliate; [OE hnǽgan]
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neighborship | n | community; [‘neighbor’ + ‘ship’]
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neer | vb | to rescue, to save; survive, heal [Early ME ⁊ OE nerian. Proto-West-Germanic *narjan from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną from *nesaną + *-janą, *nesaną meaning "to return, heal, bring back to good health, recover". Cognate with Saterland Frisian neere, German nähren, Swedish nära", Danish nære.]
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ness | n | cape or headland; [CED]
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nestling | n | a young bird which has not yet learned to fly and still lives in the nest built by its parents; [CED]
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netherspeak | vb | to judge dissaprovingly, find fault with; criticize; snape [‘nether’ + ‘speak’]
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neve | n | nephew; [ME neve]
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newsreel | n | a short film that consists of news reports, usually one that was made in the past for showing in a cinema; [CED]
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nicker | n | water spirit, mermaid, siren; sea-demon; [ME niker]
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nift | n | niece; [ME nifte]
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nimby | n | (an acronym for the phrase "Not In My Back Yard"), or Nimby, is a characterization of opposition by residents to a proposed development in their local area.; [neologism]
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nie | vb | bend down; [OE hnígan]
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nim | vb | take; [OE nim, niman]
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nithe | n | envy, hatred; [OE níþ]
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nit | n | the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect, the insect itself when young; a minor shortcoming; [NE < ME nite < OE hnitu]
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nit | vb | to make use of, use, enjoy; to put to good use; [ME nitten]
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nittle | adj | useful, advantageous, beneficial; [OE nyttol]
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norn | vb | lament, grieve; [OE gnornian]
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nornhood | n | depression; [neologism, from OE gnorn "sad", "sorrowful", "depressed" and with the suffix "hood"]
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note | n | benefit, usefulness, profit, advantage; [ME nōte]
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nutlog | n | second *time*; [nut + log ~ see also shortlog 'minute', log 'hour']
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nutshell | vb/n | 1. to summarize 2. in a nutshell: using as few words as possible; [CED]
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