Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z nailset A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface. nailshop A workshop where nails are manufactured. nailsmith A metalworker who makes nails. Nailsworth A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8499). nailwort Whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.). naily full of nails (the fastener) Naim A surname. Naiman A surname from Yiddish. nain A grandmother. Naina A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Naing A surname from Burmese. Nainital A town in Uttarakhand, India. nainsell self nainsook A soft, fine muslin of South Asian origin, sometimes used to make baby clothes. naio Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering plant in the figwort family. Naipaul A surname. Naipaulian Of or relating to V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018), Trinidadian British writer. Naiqama A surname from Fijian. Nair A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala. naira The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira replaced the pound in 1973.) Nairi The Akkadian name for a confederation of tribes in the south of the Armenian Highland. Nairn A town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856). Nairne A surname. Nairnshire A historical county in northeastern Scotland, which was absorbed into Highland Region in 1975. Nairoberry Derogatory name for Nairobi: the capital and largest city of Kenya. Nairobi The capital city of Kenya. Nairobian An inhabitant of Nairobi. nairoviral Relating to nairoviruses. nairovirus Any member of the genus Nairovirus (now Orthonairovirus) of tick-borne bunyaviruses with circular, negative-sense single-stranded RNA. Naisby A surname. Naish A surname. Naismith A surname originating as an occupation. Naissaar Island near Tallinn in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of Gulf of Finland. naissant Having only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.) nait To refuse; deny; disclaim. Naito A surname from Japanese. Naituku A surname from Fijian. Naivasha A large town in Nakuru County, Kenya. naive Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. naively In a naive manner. naivety naïveté naivism A simple, apparently childish style in art. naivist An artist working in the style of naivism. naivistic Of or pertaining to naivism naizuri A sex position or sex act where the penis is stimulated by small breasts. naja A member of the Naja genus of venomous snakes; cobras najaasah ritual impurity Najac A village in Aveyron department, France. najadaceous Of or relating to the Najadaceae. Najaf A city in south-central Iraq. Najafi Of or pertaining to Najaf. Najar A surname. Najarian A surname from Armenian. Najarro A surname from Spanish. Najd The central region of Saudi Arabia. Najdi A person from the Najd region. Najdorf Najdorf Variation. Najera A surname. Naji A surname. Najib A male given name from Arabic. Najibullah A male given name from Arabic, an Islamic name. najis Ritually unclean, such that contact with it puts a Muslim in a state of impurity. Najjar A surname. nak A negative ACK; a response indicating that a message was not fully received, or that there was a problem with the message. naka A place where workers assemble to seek employment. nakabandi A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints. nakadashi An ejaculation in the vagina or anus; a creampie. Nakagawa A surname from Japanese. Nakahara A surname from Japanese. Nakai A surname. Nakajima A surname from Japanese. Nakakawa A surname from Japanese. Nakama A surname from Japanese. nakamal A traditional meeting house or gathering place in Vanuatu, used for community meetings, ceremonies, and the drinking of kava. Nakamaru A surname from Japanese. Nakamine A surname from Japanese. Nakamori A surname from Japanese. Nakamoto Of, or pertaining to, the blockchain technologies promulgated by Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamura A surname from Japanese. Nakano A surname from Japanese. Nakao A surname from Japanese. Nakara A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken at Maningrida on the north coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Nakasawa A surname from Japanese. Nakaseke A district in central Uganda. Nakashima A surname from Japanese. Nakasone A surname from Japanese. Nakasongola A district in central Uganda. Nakata A surname from Japanese. Nakatani A surname from Japanese. nakati Synonym of Ethiopian nightshade (Solanum aethiopicum). nakation A nudist vacation. Nakatsu A city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. nakauriite An orthorhombic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur. Nakayama A surname. Nakazawa A surname from Japanese. nakba In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback. nake To make naked; to bare. naked Bare, not covered by clothing. nakedhood The state of being naked; nakedness. nakedish More or less naked. nakedize To go naked. nakedly In a naked manner; without concealing anything; blatantly or openly. nakedness The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness. nakedweed The plant Chondrilla juncea. nakedwood Any of various plants in the genus Colubrina. naken To make naked; nake. naker A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum. nakey Naked. nakfa The currency of Eritrea, divided into 100 cents. Nakh The speakers of these languages. nakharar A hereditary title of the highest order given to houses of the ancient and medieval Armenian nobility. Nakhi An ethnic group centered in the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. Nakhichevan An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan. Nakhichevani Of or relating to Nakhichevan. nakhlite Any achondrite composed of an aggregate of diopside and olivine; thought to originate from Mars nakhoda A travelling merchant in parts of South-East Asia, in charge of a vessel. Nakhodka A port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Naki Taranaki, a region in the western North Island, New Zealand. nakie A selfie of a nude person; a naked selfie. nakige A Japanese visual novel of a genre characterized by melodramatic plots intended to move the player to tears. nakkaalaaqite An orthorhombic mineral found in Mount Nakkaalaaq, Greenland. Naknek A census-designated place, the borough seat of Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States. nakoda An indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana. nakodo A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage. Nakomgilisala A First Nations people who traditionally inhabited the Cape Scott area of British Columbia. nakong marsh buck Nakota Synonym of Dakota, in particular central Dakota dialects spoken by the Yankton and Yanktonai. nakshatra A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Nakul A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Nakula The fourth of the five Pandava brothers, twin brother of Sahadeva, born to Madri and Pandu. Nakuru A city, the capital of Nakuru County, Kenya. nala The king of Nishada Kingdom, son of Veerasena and husband of Damayanti in Mahabharata. Nalaikh A district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Nalanda A large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. Nalangil A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia Nalani A female given name from Hawaiian. nalayak A worthless person; good-for-nothing. Nalbandian A surname from Armenian. Nalbandyan A surname from Armenian. Nalbari A district of Assam, India. nalbinding A fabric creation technique predating knitting and crochet, involving passing the full length of the working thread through each loop, and with separate lengths pieced together during the process. Nalbo A barangay of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. nalbound Produced by nalbinding. nalbuphine A synthetic opioid antagonist which is very similar to morphine in chemical structure and is given by injection (usually in the form of its hydrochloride) as an analgesic; (−)-(5R,6S,14S)-9a-cyclobutylmethyl-4,5-epoxymorphinan-3,6,14-triol, C₂₁H₂₇NO₄. Nalca A Papuan language of West Papua. Nalchik The capital of Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia. Naldrett A surname from Middle English. naldrettite A mineral with a chemical formula of Pd₂Sb. nale A surname. naled A particular organophosphate insecticide.