135 words
| Word | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nail | nāil | nail | nāil | n. a thin pointed piece of metal used for fastening n. the hard covering at the end of a finger or toe vt. to fasten with a nail |
| naked | nākėd | nak-ed | nāk-ėd | a. not covered by clothes; bare; without protection |
| name | nāme | name | nāme | n. a word by which a person or thing is known; reputation vt. to give a name to; to appoint; to nominate |
| namely | nām𝕖lẏ | name-ly | nām𝕖-lẏ | adv. that is to say; specifically |
| surname | sůrnāme | sur-name | sůr-nāme | n. the family name, distinguishing members of a family from each other's given names |
| nap | nap | nap | nap | n. a short sleep v. take a short sleep |
| napkin | napkin | nap-kin | nap-kin | n. a piece of cloth or paper used at meals to wipe the mouth |
| narrow | narrōw | narr-ow | narr-ōw | a. of small width; not wide v. become or make less wide |
| narration | narrātio̊n | narr-at-ion | narr-āt-io̊n | n. the act or process of telling a story |
| nasty | nàstẏ | nast-y | nàst-ẏ | a. very unpleasant or annoying a. morally bad or offensive |
| nation | nātio̊n | nat-ion | nāt-io̊n | n. a large body of people united by common descent, culture, or language n. a country considered as an organized political community |
| native | nātive | nat-ive | nāt-ive | n. a person born in a particular place or country a. associated with the place of one's birth |
| nature | nātůre | nat-ure | nāt-ůre | n. the natural world and its phenomena n. the inherent qualities of a person or thing; character |
| national | natio̊nål | nat-ion-al | nat-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to a nation; characteristic of a nation n. a citizen of a particular country |
| natural | natůrål | nat-ur-al | nat-ůr-ål | a. existing in or derived from nature; not made by humankind a. having an innate skill or quality |
| nationality | natio̊nalitẏ | nat-ion-al-ity | nat-io̊n-al-itẏ | n. people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation n. the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization |
| naturally | natůrållẏ | nat-ur-al-ly | nat-ůr-ål-lẏ | adv. as might be expected adv. according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help |
| international | inte̊rnatio̊nål | inter-nat-ion-al | inte̊r-nat-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or affecting two or more nations |
| naughty | nãu𝕘𝕙tẏ | naught-y | nãu𝕘𝕙t-ẏ | a. badly behaved; mischievous |
| naval | nāvål | nav-al | nāv-ål | a. relating to a navy or a country's warships |
| navy | nāvẏ | nav-y | nāv-ẏ | n. the branch of a country's military forces that fights at sea n. a dark blue color |
| navigation | navigātio̊n | nav-ig-at-ion | nav-ig-āt-io̊n | n. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| near | nēar | near | nēar | a. at or to a short distance away; close prep. at or to a short distance from |
| nearby | nēarbȳ | near-by | nēar-bȳ | a. close at hand adv. not far away in relative terms |
| nearly | nēarlẏ | near-ly | nēar-lẏ | adv. very close to; almost |
| neat | nēat | neat | nēat | a. clean and tidy a. (of a drink) without ice or water |
| beneath | bėnēath | be-neath | bė-nēath | prep. extending or directly underneath adv. in a lower position |
| neck | neck | neck | neck | n. the part of the body that connects the head to the rest of the body n. a narrow part of something |
| necklace | necklȧce | neck-lace | neck-lȧce | n. a piece of jewelry worn around the neck |
| connect | co̊nnect | con-nect | co̊n-nect | v. join together so as to provide access and communication v. link or be linked |
| connection | co̊nnectio̊n | con-nect-ion | co̊n-nect-io̊n | n. a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else |
| interconnect | inte̊rco̊nnect | inter-con-nect | inte̊r-co̊n-nect | v. to cause to be interconnected |
| need | nēed | need | nēed | n. a requirement; a lack of something necessary vt. to require; to be necessary aux. to be obliged |
| needle | nēedle | need-le | nēed-le | n. a thin, pointed piece of metal used in sewing n. a thin pointer on a measuring instrument vt. to annoy or provoke someone |
| needless | nēedlėss | need-less | nēed-lėss | a. not needed or necessary |
| negative | negåtive | neg-at-ive | neg-åt-ive | a. expressing or meaning no or not a. harmful, unwelcome, or not positive n. a negative word or statement |
| negotiate | nėgōtiāte | neg-o-ti-ate | nėg-ō-ti-āte | v. discuss the terms of an arrangement v. succeed in passing through, around, or over |
| Negro | Nēgrō | Negr-o | Nēgr-ō | |
| neighbour | nèi𝕘𝕙bo̊ur | neigh-bour | nèi𝕘𝕙-bo̊ur | n. a person living next door or near another |
| neighbourhood | nèi𝕘𝕙bo̊urhood | neigh-bour-hood | nèi𝕘𝕙-bo̊ur-hood | n. a surrounding or nearby region n. people living near one another |
| neighbouring | nèi𝕘𝕙bo̊uring | neigh-bour-ing | nèi𝕘𝕙-bo̊ur-ing | a. situated near or next to |
| nephew | nephew̄ | neph-ew | neph-ew̄ | n. a son of one's brother or sister |
| nerve | ne̊rve | nerve | ne̊rve | n. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body n. the courage to carry out something difficult or dangerous n. impudent aggressiveness |
| nervous | ne̊rvo̊us | nerv-ous | ne̊rv-o̊us | a. easily agitated or alarmed a. of or relating to the nervous system |
| nest | nest | nest | nest | n. a structure where birds lay eggs and shelter their young vi. build a nest |
| net | net | net | net | n. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals n. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) a. remaining after all deductions v. catch with a net |
| network | netwo̊rk | net-work | net-wo̊rk | n. a group of interconnected people or things n. a system of computers connected together to share information |
| neutral | neūtrål | neutr-al | neūtr-ål | a. not supporting either side a. having no strong color or characteristics |
| neutron | neūtron | neutr-on | neūtr-on | n. an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton |
| nevertheless | neve̊rṫhe̊less | never-the-less | neve̊r-ṫhe̊-less | adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) |
| new | new̄ | new | new̄ | a. recently made or created; not familiar; not previously known |
| newly | new̄lẏ | new-ly | new̄-lẏ | adv. very recently |
| news | new̄ṡ | new-s | new̄-ṡ | n. newly received or noteworthy information about recent events |
| newspaper | new̄spāpe̊r | new-s-pap-er | new̄-s-pāp-e̊r | n. a publication containing news, articles, and advertisements |
| renew | rėnew̄ | re-new | rė-new̄ | v. to make new or as if new again v. to extend the period of something |
| next | next | next | next | a. immediately following; nearest adv. immediately afterward; in order n. the next person or thing |
| nice | nīce | nice | nīce | a. pleasant and enjoyable a. kind or friendly |
| nickel | nicke̊l | nick-el | nick-e̊l | n. a hard silvery metallic element n. a US coin worth five cents |
| nickname | nicknāme | nick-name | nick-nāme | n. an informal name given to a person v. to give a nickname to someone |
| niece | niēce | niece | niēce | n. a daughter of your brother or sister |
| night | nī𝕘𝕙t | night | nī𝕘𝕙t | n. the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise |
| nightmare | nī𝕘𝕙tmāre | night-mare | nī𝕘𝕙t-māre | n. a frightening or very unpleasant dream or experience |
| fortnight | fortnī𝕘𝕙t | fort-night | fort-nī𝕘𝕙t | n. a period of fourteen consecutive days |
| tonight | to̊nī𝕘𝕙t | to-night | to̊-nī𝕘𝕙t | n. this present night adv. on this present night |
| nine | nīne | nine | nīne | num. the number 9 |
| nineteen | nīn𝕖tēen | nine-teen | nīn𝕖-tēen | num. the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one |
| ninety | nīn𝕖tẏ | nine-ty | nīn𝕖-tẏ | num. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine |
| ninth | nīnth | nin-th | nīn-th | num. constituting number nine in a sequence n. one of nine equal parts |
| nitrogen | nītro̊ge̊n | nitro-gen | nītro̊-ge̊n | n. a colorless, odorless gas that forms about 78 percent of the atmosphere |
| no | nō | no | nō | adv. not at all; not in any degree a. not any; not a n. a negative response |
| never | neve̊r | n-ever | n-eve̊r | adv. not at any time; not ever; certainly not |
| neither | nēiṫhe̊r | n-eith-er | n-ēiṫh-e̊r | a. not the one nor the other of two people or things conj. used to introduce a negative statement that applies to both alternatives |
| noble | nōble | nob-le | nōb-le | a. belonging to the aristocracy a. having high moral qualities; admirable |
| innocent | inno̊ce̊nt | in-noc-ent | in-no̊c-e̊nt | n. a person who lacks knowledge of evil a. free from evil or guilt a. lacking intent or capacity to injure |
| nod | nod | nod | nod | v. lower and raise the head in agreement or greeting n. an act of nodding the head |
| anode | anōde | a-node | a-nōde | n. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device n. the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery supplying current |
| annoy | ånnoẏ | an-noy | ån-noẏ | v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
| noise | noiṡe | noise | noiṡe | n. a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant |
| noisy | noiṡẏ | nois-y | noiṡ-ẏ | a. making much noise; full of loud sounds |
| nominate | nomināte | nomin-ate | nomin-āte | v. to propose someone as a candidate for election or for a job |
| none | nône | none | nône | pron. not any; not one adv. not at all |
| noon | noon | noon | noon | n. twelve o'clock in the middle of the day |
| nor | nor | nor | nor | conj. used to introduce a further negative |
| norm | norm | norm | norm | n. a standard or pattern that is regarded as typical |
| normal | normål | norm-al | norm-ål | a. conforming to a standard; usual or typical n. the usual state or level |
| normalize | normålīze | norm-al-ize | norm-ål-īze | v. become normal or return to its normal state v. make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard |
| normally | normållẏ | norm-al-ly | norm-ål-lẏ | adv. under normal conditions |
| normalization | normålīzātio̊n | norm-al-iz-at-ion | norm-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n the imposition of standards or regulations |
| abnormal | abnormål | ab-norm-al | ab-norm-ål | a. not normal; not typical or usual or regular |
| enormous | ėnormo̊us | e-norm-ous | ė-norm-o̊us | a. very large in size or quantity |
| north | north | north | north | n. the direction in which a compass needle normally points; toward the North Pole a. lying toward or facing the north |
| northeast | northēast | north-east | north-ēast | n. the direction between north and east a. toward or in the northeast |
| northern | norṫhe̊rn | north-ern | norṫh-e̊rn | a. situated in or coming from the north |
| northward | northwård | north-ward | north-wård | a. moving toward the north adv. in a northern direction |
| northwest | northwest | north-west | north-west | n. the direction between north and west a. toward or in the northwest |
| nose | nōṡe | nose | nōṡe | n. the part of the face used for smelling and breathing v. detect something by smell |
| not | not | not | not | adv. used to negate a verb, form a negative statement, or express denial |
| note | nōte | note | nōte | n. a brief record of facts written as an aid to memory n. a single tone of definite pitch made by a musical instrument or voice |
| notable | nōtåble | not-able | nōt-åble | n. a famous or important person a. worthy of notice; remarkable |
| notebook | nōt𝕖book | note-book | nōt𝕖-book | n. a book of blank pages for writing notes |
| noted | nōtėd | not-ed | nōt-ėd | a. well known |
| notice | nōtice | not-ice | nōt-ice | n. attention or observation n. a written or printed announcement vt. to become aware of |
| notify | nōtifȳ | not-ify | nōt-ifȳ | v. to inform someone about something |
| notion | nōtio̊n | not-ion | nōt-io̊n | n. a conception of or belief about something n. an idea or wish |
| noticeable | nōtic𝕖åble | not-ice-able | nōt-ic𝕖-åble | a. readily noticed |
| notorious | nōtorio̊us | not-or-ious | nōt-or-io̊us | a. known widely and usually unfavorably |
| denote | dėnōte | de-note | dė-nōte | v. be a sign or indication of v. have as a meaning |
| enough | ėnôugh | e-nough | ė-nôugh | a. as much or as many as required adv. to the necessary degree or extent |
| nought | nōu𝕘𝕙t | nought | nōu𝕘𝕙t | n a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
| noun | nòun | noun | nòun | n. a word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea |
| announce | ånnòunce | an-nounce | ån-nòunce | vt. to make a public statement about something vi. to declare something publicly |
| announcer | ånnòunce̊r | an-nounc-er | ån-nòunc-e̊r | n. someone who proclaims a message publicly |
| denounce | dėnòunce | de-nounce | dė-nòunce | v. to publicly declare something to be wrong or evil |
| pronoun | prōnòun | pro-noun | prō-nòun | n. a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase |
| pronounce | pro̊nòunce | pro-nounce | pro̊-nòunce | v. to make the sound of a word or letter v. to declare or announce officially |
| pronunciation | pro̊nûnciātio̊n | pro-nunc-i-at-ion | pro̊-nûnc-i-āt-io̊n | n. the manner in which someone utters a word n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
| nourish | nôurish | nour-ish | nôur-ish | v. provide with nourishment |
| nourishment | nôurishme̊nt | nour-ish-ment | nôur-ish-me̊nt | n. food or other substances needed for growth and health |
| novel | nove̊l | nov-el | nov-e̊l | n. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length a. new and original |
| novelty | nove̊ltẏ | nov-el-ty | nov-e̊l-tẏ | n. originality by virtue of being new and surprising |
| innovation | inno̊vātio̊n | in-nov-at-ion | in-no̊v-āt-io̊n | n. a new method, idea, or product n. the act of introducing something new |
| now | nòw | now | nòw | adv. at the present time; at once; under the present circumstances n. the present time |
| nowadays | nòwådāyṡ | now-a-day-s | nòw-å-dāy-ṡ | adv. at the present time; in the current era |
| nuclear | nūclēar | nu-cl-ear | nū-cl-ēar | a. relating to the nucleus of an atom a. relating to weapons that use atomic energy |
| nucleus | nūclėůs | nu-cl-e-us | nū-cl-ė-ůs | n. the central part of something n. the central part of an atom or cell |
| nuisance | nūisånce | nuis-ance | nūis-ånce | n. something or someone that annoys or causes trouble |
| number | nûmbe̊r | numb-er | nûmb-e̊r | n. a numeral; a quantity; an amount vt. to count; to assign a number to |
| numerous | nūme̊ro̊us | num-er-ous | nūm-e̊r-o̊us | a. amounting to a large number |
| numerical | nūmericål | num-er-ic-al | nūm-er-ic-ål | a. relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers |
| innumerable | innūme̊råble | in-num-er-able | in-nūm-e̊r-åble | a. too numerous to be counted |
| nun | nûn | nun | nûn | n. a woman who belongs to a religious community |
| nurse | nůrse | nurse | nůrse | n. a person trained to care for the sick v. care for someone who is ill or injured |
| nursery | nůrse̊rẏ | nurs-er-y | nůrs-e̊r-ẏ | n. a place where young children are cared for n. a place where plants are grown for sale |
| nut | nût | nut | nût | n. a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed n. a small metal block with internal screw thread |
| nylon | nȳlon | ny-lon | nȳ-lon | n. a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers |
