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- MUSKETEERA foot soldier armed with a musket.
- MUSKETOONA firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.
- MUSKETRYThe technique of using small arms such as muskets.
- MUSLINAny of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
- MUSLINETA sort of coarse or light cotton muslin.
- MUSTANGA small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- MUTATIONAny alteration or change.
- MUTILATIONThe act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
- MUTINEMutiny, rebellion.
- MUTINEERSomeone who participates in mutiny.
- MUTINYAn organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
- MYOGENICForming muscle fibres; pertaining to myogenesis.
- MYOPIESArchaic form of myopia.
- MYTHOLOGIZETo interpret (a story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of.
- NACHOSA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
- NACRITEA basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite
- NADANothing.
- NAGORThe bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca.
- NAIVETYnaïveté
- NANDUrhea (large, flightless birds)
- NAPERYHousehold linen, especially table linen.
- NAPOOFinished, dead, no more, gone; non-existent.
- NAPPYAn absorbent garment worn by a baby or toddler who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- NARCISMAlternative form of narcissism.
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- NATURALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of naturalize.
- NATURALIZETo grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
- NATURISMThe belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.
- NAVETTEA shuttle bus in France.
- NEBULYEdged in a deeply wavy line, intended to represent clouds.
- NEGRITUDEThe fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness.
- NEMATOCYSTA capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting
- NEPHEWA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
- NEROLIMore fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
- NEUTRALISENon-Oxford British English standard form of neutralize.
- NEUTRALIZETo make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
- NICETYA small detail or distinction.
- NIMRODA foolish person; an idiot.
- NITERIEA nightclub or nightspot.
- NITRATEAny salt or ester of nitric acid.
- NITRICOf, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.
- NOBLESSEThe quality of being noble; nobleness.
- NOIROf or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- NOISETTEA small round thick slice of meat (in particular, lamb or veal) that has been deboned.
- NOMADEArchaic form of nomad.
- NOMBRILA point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.
- NOOSEAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
- NOPALESThe leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking.
- NORITEA granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.
- NORMALITYThe state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
- NOSEGAYA small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mas
- NOSTALGIAA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
- NOTCHA V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- NOTIFYTo give (someone) notice (of some event).
- NOUVEAUNew, fashionable.
- NOVITYAn innovation; a novelty.
- NOYADEA murder by drowning, especially one of those carried out during the French Reign of Terror.
- NUDISMThe belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the nor
- NUMERALA symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
- NUMERICOf or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
- NUMISMATICOf or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
- NURAGHEA dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.
- NYMPHETTEAlternative form of nymphet.
- OBOEA soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed
- OBOLEAn obsolete French coin.
- OBSERVANTAlert and paying close attention; watchful.
- OCARINAA woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
- OCHEA line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart.
- OCTAGONA polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
- OCTILLIONA thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10.
- OCTOGENARYOf or related to the number 80, particularly
- OCTUORSynonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”).
- OCULARISTSomeone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness.
- OEILLADEA glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle
- OGEEA double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- OGIVEThe curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- OGRESSA female ogre.
- OILERYThe business of producing oil from plants or animals.
- OLEFIANTThat produces oil
- OLINGOA small procyonid of most species of the genus Bassaricyon, resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.
- ONDATRAThe muskrat.
- ONDOGRAPHAn instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying alternating currents.
- OOSPHEREA large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.
- OPALESCENTExhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
- OPAQUENeither reflecting nor emitting light.
- OPERAA theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; usually, one sung-through, based on classical music and seen as more artistic and formalized than other forms o
- OPERETTAA lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.
- OPSIOMETERAn old type of optometer.
- OPSONICRelating to, produced by, or involving opsonin.
- OPTICIANA person who makes, dispenses or sells lenses, spectacles.
- OPTIMISTA person who expects a favourable outcome.
- ORAGIOUSstormy
- ORANGERYA greenhouse in which orange trees are grown.
- ORCEINa dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring
- ORCINThe organic compound 3,5-dihydroxytoluene, found in many lichens and synthesizable from toluene.
- ORGANDYA fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened.
- ORGANISENon-Oxford British standard spelling of organize.
- ORIENTALISMThe tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East, especially in 19th century Europe.
- ORIENTATIONThe determination of the relative position of something or someone.
- ORMOLUGolden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.