Word Book N-1 (1/2)
name - no →
name [(1) to appoint; (2) to nominate; (3) to give a name to; (4) a word by which a person, animal or thing is known or called]
The Governor named him to be a justice on the state Supreme Court. (1)
She said the President will name her to be an ambassador. (2)
narrow [(1) limited in size or amount; (2) not wide; (3) having a short distance from one side to the other]
The Democrats passed the bill by a narrow majority. (1)
They ran along the narrow path between the two buildings. (2)
nation [a country, together with its social and political systems]
native [someone who was born in a place, not one who moved there]
natural [(1) of or about nature; (2) normal; (3) common to its kind]
I am interested in biology and other natural sciences. (1)
It is natural for a cat to sleep most of the time. (2)
Babies naturally cry a lot. (3) (〜ly adverb)
nature [(1) all the plants, animals and other things on earth not created by humans; (2) events or processes not caused by humans]
She enjoys the beauty of nature. (1)
Modern technology cannot protect us from storms, wildfires and other acts of nature. (2)
navy [the part of a country's military force trained to fight at sea]
near [(1) not far; (2) close to]
necessary [(1) needed to get a result or effect; (2) required]
need [(1) to require; (2) to want; (3) to be necessary to have or to do]
negotiate [to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution]
neither [not one or the other of two]
neutral [not supporting one side or the other in a dispute]
never [(1) at no time; (2) not ever]
new [(1) not existing before; (2) not known before; (3) recently made, built, bought or grown; (4) another; (5) different]
Did you see the new information about the Governor? (2)
John bought a new car today. (3)
news [information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media]
The local news on television last night was full of violence.
next [(1) coming immediately after; (2) nearest]
nice [(1) pleasing; (2) good; (3) kind]
night [the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light]
no [(1) used to reject or to refuse; (2) not any; (3) not at all]
After the windstorm, no fruit was left on the tree. (2)
As soon as the show started we could see that our friend was no actor. (3)
