Words that start with N

List of things that start with the letter N.

Nine naughty newts gnaw on Nellie's necklace in New York.

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Photo of nine sunglasses.

(9) Nine

There are nine sunglasses in the picture. The number before nine is eight. The number that comes after nine is ten.

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Photo of some nails

Nail

Nails are small pieces of metal with one sharp end and one end that is flat. You use nails to stick things to other things, like nailing a piece of wood to another piece of wood. You use a hammer to hit the flat end of the nails with to push them through something.

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Photo of a hand with nail varnish.

Nail varnish

Nail varnish, sometimes called nail polish, is a kind of special paint that you put on your fingernails or toenails to make them look pretty.

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Photo of Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. It has a population of around 3.1 million.

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Photo of people with name tags

Name

A name is a word, or group of words, that someone or something is known by. Things that are named include people, pets, streets and cities.

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Photo of the Namibian flag

Namibia

Namibia is a country in southern Africa. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. People in Namibia speak a variety of languages, including English, Afrikaans, and German.

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Photo of a child having a nap

Nap

A nap, sometimes called a kip, snooze or siesta, is a short sleep, usually in the middle of the day after lunch.

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Photo of a narrow street

Narrow

A gap between two things is narrow if the two things are quite close together and there is not a lot of room between them. The street in the picture is very narrow. The opposite of narrow is wide.

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Photo of a bridge in Nashville

Nashville

Nashville is the capital of the state of Tenessee in the United States of America. It has a population of around 1.6 million.

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Photo of Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau

Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. It has a population of around 250,000.

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