This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 40 of 66: from “neoliberalism” to “number two”.
- neoliberalism noun The ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council.
- nep noun One who engages in nepotism, usually to the one who benefits from it.
- nerve center noun A point at which nerves come together for the processing of signals.
- nervy adj Having nerve; bold; brazen.
- nest noun The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself.
- nester noun A person who intends to settle in an area without permanent residents; a settler, as distinct from an explorer or pioneer.
- neutral area noun Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron…
- nevermind noun Attention, heed.
- New Democrat noun A member of the New Democrats centrist faction of the American Democratic Party.
- new math noun A dramatic and short-lived change in the teaching of mathematics in grade schools in the 1960s, focusing on abstract topics such as…
- new normal noun A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.
- New Politics noun The ideology of the U.S. Democratic Party during the 1950s.
- newbuild noun A newly constructed vessel.
- newsy noun Someone selling newspapers; a newsboy.
- nexus noun The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a…
- NF noun Prefix code for NASA research fighter plane designations.
- NH noun prefix code for NASA research helicopter designations.
- Nican Tlaca noun The indigenous peoples of the Americas, including full-bloods and mixed-bloods, regarded as one people or one nation.
- nickel adj Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.
- nickel and dime adj Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.
- nigger noun A steam-capstan on some Mississippi river boats, used to haul the boat over bars and snags by a rope fastened to a tree on the bank.
- nigger heaven noun A place or a circumstance regarded by black people to be pleasant or enjoyable.
- nigger knocker noun A nightstick or a similar weapon.
- nigger knocking noun Ding-dong ditch.
- nigger lottery noun The act, practice or result of a black person seeking damages in response to a crime committed against them.
- niggerball noun The sport of basketball.
- niggerhead noun A tussock (clump of plant material), found on the tundra.
- niggerish noun African-American Vernacular English.
- night court noun A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges.
- nightcap noun The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
- nightcrawler noun More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
- nighthawk noun A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
- nightrider noun A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
- nightstand noun A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.
- nightstick noun A long, narrow, polelike club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
- nighttime diaper noun An extra-bulky and absorbent diaper which is intended to be worn during sleep for prolonged wetting, usually by an infant who is a heavy…
- Nigritian noun African American.
- nimby phrase Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).
- nimrod noun A foolish person; an idiot.
- nine you're fine, ten you're mine proverb A police officer is likely to pull over a motorist who exceeds the speed limit by 10 or more miles per hour, but may overlook lesser…
- nipple noun A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
- niter noun A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
- no big whoop noun Used to minimize the importance of something
- no contest noun A type of plea in a criminal proceeding where the defendant neither admits nor denies guilt but consents to the imposition of punishment as…
- no duh intj An expression or exclamation that something is exceedingly obvious or apparent, or that one would have to be extremely foolish not to…
- no go noun Something which should not or cannot be done.
- no matter intj It doesn't matter, it's unimportant, it doesn't make any difference.
- no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney proverb Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.
- no outlet noun A text displayed on a sign positioned at the entrance to a road, or a network of roads, indicating that no alternative exit routes exist…
- no promo homo adj Describing laws approved by various US states that prohibit or limit the discussion of homosexuality and transgender identity in public…
- no tickee, no washee phrase Something is not to be had without an exchange; there will be no deal without the required consideration or recompense.
- no-knock adj Allowing police to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, as by knocking or ringing a doorbell.
- no-load adj Sold directly to a customer without a sales commission.
- no-no boy noun A Japanese man who refused to renounce the Japanese emperor and to serve in the United States armed forces.
- no-see-um noun Any biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), small flies (1–4 mm long); sometimes the species Leptoconops torrens in particular.
- nobby adj Fashionable or chic.
- noddy noun Synonym of northern fulmar (“an Arctic seabird, Fulmarus glacialis”).
- nominalization noun A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.
- nominalize verb To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
- nominalizer noun Anything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.
- nondemocrat noun One who is not a Democrat.
- none noun A person without religious affiliation.
- nonillion num 10³⁰.
- nonintercourse noun The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).
- nonpareil noun A painted bunting (Passerina ciris), a brightly-coloured finch native to North America.
- nonplussed adj Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
- nonpromotion noun The holding back of a pupil instead of advancing them to the next year of studies.
- nonregent noun Someone who is not a member of the Board of Regents, especially in the Smithsonian Institution
- nonstandard unit noun A force requirement that is identified in a time-phased force and deployment data for which movement characteristics have not yet been…
- nontraditional student noun In a college or university: a student who does not enroll immediately after graduating high school, works full-time or part-time during…
- noodle verb To ponder or think about (something).
- nookie noun A pacifier.
- noonie noun Alternative form of nunnie (“buttocks, ass”).
- nope out verb To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust.
- normalcy noun The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.
- Norse noun A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type.
- North American adj Of or relating to Northern America.
- north of the border noun Canada
- northeastern adj Of or relating to the northeastern region of the contiguous United States.
- northern adj Characteristic of the northern part of the United States (the North) (usually capitalised).
- northwestern adj Of or relating to the northwestern region of the contiguous United States, including the Pacific Northwest.
- nosebleed noun Nerd; geek; dork.
- nosebleed section noun The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other…
- nosh noun A light meal or snack.
- not worth a dime adj Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
- notary noun A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to…
- notch noun A woman.
- notch baby noun A person born between 1917 and 1921 who as a result, as a retiree, received lower cost of living increases in social security than others…
- nother adj Different, other.
- novemdecillion num 10⁶⁰.
- nowhere income noun Income that is generated in the United States by a corporation but that is not taxed by the destination US state (the state in which a…
- nuclear option noun A procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.
- nuisance candidate noun A candidate for election meant to present the election process as a mockery or disrepute or to cause confusion among voters (e.g. via…
- nuke noun A nuclear weapon.
- nullificationist noun One who believes that individual states of the United States should be able to exempt themselves selectively from federal laws.
- nullifier noun A person holding the belief that states could nullify federal laws within their borders.
- number noun A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
- number 2 pencil noun A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray, often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.
- number one adj Black, African-American.
- number two adj White, Caucasian.