Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (116), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (37), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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M is for Mussed

Something is mussed if it is in a messy state.
The person in the picture has their hair mussed.

N is for Napped

Napped is the past tense of nap.

N is for 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.

N is for Neat

Something is neat if it is clean, ordered, and nice to look at.
The opposite of neat is messy.
The woman in the picture has very neat hair.

N is for Nibble

To nibble means to take a small bite or a lot of tiny little bites of something.

The squirrel in the picture is nibbling on a nut.

N is for Nip

A nip is a short, sharp bite or pinch. Working dogs often nip at the legs of animals that they are herding. The dog in the picture is nipping at the man's legs.

N is for Nipped

Nipped is the past tense of nip, for example "her behaviour was nipped in the bud".

N is for No

No is a word with a negative meaning. It might mean you do not want something, or that there is none of something. For example "No, I don't want to wear that dress" or "there are no ducks at the pond today".
The opposite of no is yes.

N is for Noisy

Something is noisy if it makes a lot of loud noise. Things that are noisy include small children and parties.

N is for Normal

Normal means something is average and not unusual. Normal or expected weather in the summer is hot and sunny. A normal machine works without any errors.

N is for Nosy

Someone is nosy if they are excessively interested in your business, especially if you don't want them to be.

N is for Nude

Nude means naked or unclothed, especially when referring to people. The woman in the painting isn't wearing any clothes, so she is nude.

N is for Nuzzle

To nuzzle means to rub your face gently against someone.

People and animals may nuzzle when they greet, comfort, or look for warmth. For example, a cat may nuzzle your hand, or a horse may nuzzle her foal.

O is for Obese

You are obese if you are very fat or overweight. Obese people often have health problems because of their size.

O is for Obey

You obey when you do what you are told to do. The dog in the picture is at obedience classes.
The opposite of obey is disobey.

O is for Obstacle

An obstacle is something that gets in your way when you are trying to do something or go somewhere.

O is for Obstruction

An obstruction is something that blocks something else. It might be something physical like a fallen tree, or a problem like lack of money. In the picture, there is an obstruction on the road stopping the traffic from moving.

O is for Odd

Something is odd if it is different to usual, or is a bit strange. In a group of things, something that is different is called the odd one out. The man in the picture is wearing odd socks.
Mathematically, a number is odd if it is not a multiple of two.

O is for Of

Of is a word that can indicate distance, source or reason. Some examples are:
"I live south of the intersection"
"a slice of cake"
"that dress is made of polyester".

O is for Off

Something is off if it is not powered up and available to be used. The switch in the picture is switched off.
Off also can be used to indicate something no longer attached to something else: "the branch broke off the tree", or for reducing something: "take ten percent off the price".
The opposite of off is on.