Words that start with N

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.

Nickel is a common, reasonably corrosion-resistant metal that is widely used. It is a silver color with a slight hint of gold. Nickel is used to plate other metals, to make coins from, and as part of alloys such as stainless steel.

It is night time when it is dark outside. You usually go to sleep at night. A lot of animals sleep during the day and come out at night, like the owl.
The opposite of night is day.

A nightgown, nightdress or nightie, is something you wear to sleep in. Only girls and women wear nighties.

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

Something is ninth if it is the number nine item in a list. Ninth comes after eighth and before tenth.

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

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.

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

A noodle is a thin strip of dough, either soft or dried, that is cooked and then served in a soup, with a sauce or as a part of many different meals.