She naively accepted the first price he offered.
na•ked / ' neikad / adjective
not wearing any clothes. —SYNONYM nude
name lO / neim/ noun
[ count ] a word or words that you use to call or talk about a person or thing
My name is Chris Eaves. What's your name? Do you know the name of this flower? Word building Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .
A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.
[ singular ] what people think or say about someone or something
That area of town has a really bad name. —SYNONYM reputation
[ count ] a famous person
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood will be at the party.
call someone names
to say bad, unkind words about someone
Joe cried because the other children were calling him
names.
name 2 © / neim / verb ( names , nam • ing , named )
to give a name to someone or something They named their baby Sophie.
They named him Michael after his grandfather (= gave him the same name as his grandfather ) .
to know and say the name of someone or something The professor could name every one of his 60 students.
name • ly / ' neimli / adverb
You use namely when you are going to name a person or
thing that you have just said something about
Only two students were late, namely Steven and Allan.
nan • ny / ' nsni/ noun [ count ] ( plural nan • nies )
a woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family
nap / nsp / noun [ count ]
a short sleep during the day I took a nap after lunch.
nap • kin / ' nжpkэn / noun [ count ]
a piece of cloth or paper that you use when you are eating to clean your mouth and hands and to keep your clothes clean
nar • cot • ic / nar ' katik/ noun [ count ] a strong, illegal drug that affects your brain in a harmful
way
nar • rate / ' nsreit / verb ( nar • rates , nar rat ing , nar • rat • ed )
( formal )
( english language arts ) to tell a story Hoffman narrated the audio version of the book.
nar • ra • tion / ns' reijn / noun [ count, noncount ]
the narration of events
nar • ra • tor / ' nsreitar / noun [ count ]
the person who tells a story or explains what is happening in a play, movie, etc.
nar • ra • tive / ' nsretiv / noun [ count ]
( formal )
( english language arts ) the description of events in a story
a historical narrative
ПЭГ . rOW © / паеroo / adjective
( nar • row • er , nar • row • est )
not far from one side to the other The bridge was very narrow.
a narrow ribbon —ANTONYM broad , wide
by a small amount
We had a narrow escape — the car nearly hit a tree. a narrow defeat
nar • row • ly / ' nsrouli / adverb
only by a small amount
They narrowly escaped injury.
nar • row-mind • ed / |nsrou ' maIndэd /
adjective
not wanting to accept ideas or opinions that are different from your own
The people in this town can be somewhat narrow-minded. —ANTONYM open-minded na • sal / neizl / adjective
( biology ) connected with the nose the nasal passages
nas • ty / ' nssti / adjective ( nas • ti • er , nas ti • est )
bad; not nice
There's a nasty smell in this room. Don't be so nasty!
—SYNONYM horrible
na .tion © / 'neijn/ noun [ count ]
