between the ages of 90 and 99 My grandmother is in her nineties.

nine • ti • eth / ' naintis6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

90th

nip / nip / verb ( nips , nip . ping , nipped )

to give someone a quick, painful bite The dog nipped his leg.

nip ple / ' nipl/ noun [ count ]

one of the two small dark circles on either side of your chest. A baby can get milk from its mother through the nipples .

ni trate / ' naitreit / noun [ count, noncount ]

(CHEMISTRY) a chemical substance that contains nitrogen . Nitrates are often used to improve the quality of soil.

ni tro gen / ' naitrsd3sn / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol N )

( CHEMISTRY ) the gas that forms about 80% of the earth's atmosphere

No. ( also no. ) abbreviation of number

ПО 1 © / nou / exclamation

used for giving a negative reply or statement "Do you want a drink?" "No, thank you." "Can I borrow the car?" "No, you can't."

—ANTONYM yes

something that you say when something bad happens or something surprises or shocks you

Oh no! I broke my watch!

ПО 2 © / nou / adjective, adverb

1 not one; not any

have no money — my purse is empty. No visitors may enter without a ticket. My house is no bigger than yours.

used for saying that something is not allowed The sign said "No Swimming."

no • ble / ' noubl / adjective ( no . bler , no blest )

good, honest, and caring about other people noble thoughts

belonging to the highest social class, in some countries a man of noble birth

no • bod У 1 © / 'noubvdi; 'noubadi / pronoun

no person; not anyone

Nobody in our class speaks Greek.

There was nobody home.

—SYNONYM no one

no bod y2/ ' noub.di ; ' noubadi / noun [count] ( plural no . bod . ies )

a person who is not important or famous

She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.

nod / nad / verb ( nods , nod .ding , nod . ded )

to move your head down and up again quickly as a way of saying "yes" or "hello" to someone

"Do you understand?" asked the teacher, and everyone nodded.

nod off to go to sleep Grandma nodded off in her chair.

nod noun [ count ]

Jim gave me a nod when I came in the room.

noise © / noiz / noun [ count, noncount ]

a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant I heard a noise upstairs. Don't make so much noise !

no is .y © / noizi/ adjective ( nois i . er , nois . i est )

making a lot of noise; full of noise The children are very noisy. The restaurant was too noisy.

—ANTONYM quiet

nois i ly/ ' noizsli / adverb He ate his dinner noisily.

no • mad / ' noumred / noun [ count ]

a member of a group of people that moves with its animals from place to place

no • mad • ic / nou ' mredik / adjective

nomadic tribes

nom • i • nate / ' namsneit / verb ( nom . i nates, nom . i . nat . ing , nom . i . nat . ed )

( POLITICS ) to suggest that someone or something should be given a job, a prize, etc.

I would like to nominate Bill Jones as chairman. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

► nom • i • na • tion / |nama ' neijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

The closing date for nominations is September 8th. Prefix

non-

not

a non smoker (= a person who does not smoke ) non alcoholic drinks (= drinks containing no alcohol ) a non stop flight

non • al • co • hol / |nan®lka ' holik ;

|nan®lka ' halik / adjective

(used about drinks) not containing alcohol

nonalcoholic beer

—ANTONYM alcoholic

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