north • west ( also North - west ) / |nor6 ' west / noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation N.W. ) ( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction between north and west; a place in this direction She's from the Northwest.
—Look at the picture at compass .
north • west adjective, adverb
If you look northwest, you can see the tower.
north • west • ern / |nor6 ' westarn / adjective
northwestern Pennsylvania
nose Ф / nouz / noun [ count ]
the part of your face above your mouth, which you use for breathing and smelling
Blow your nose! (= Clear your nose by blowing through it. ) — Look at the picture at face .
the front part of an airplane
nose • bleed / ' nouzblid / noun [ count ]
( HEALTH ) a flow of blood that comes from your nose I used to get nosebleeds as a child.
nos • tal • gi • a / na' stжldзэ / noun [ noncount ]
a feeling of pleasure, mixed with sadness, when you remember happy times in the past ► nos • tal • gic / na' stsld3ik / adjective
The reunion made Anne feel nostalgic for her college days.
nos • tril / ' nastrel / noun [ count ]
one of the two holes in your nose
nos • y / ' nouzi / adjective ( nos • i er, nos • i est )
too interested in other people's lives and business "Where are you going?" "Don't be so nosy!"
not О / nat / adverb
used for forming negative sentences or phrases I'm not hungry. ♦ They did not arrive. I can come tomorrow, but not on Tuesday. "Are you angry with me?" "No, I'm not." Grammar
We often say and write n't : John isn't (= is not ) here. ♦ I hope she won't (= will not ) be late.
not at all
used as a way of saying "no" or "definitely not" "Are you tired?" "Not at all."
The instructions are not at all clear.
used as a reply when someone has thanked you for something
"Thanks for your help." "Oh, not at all." not only...but also
words you use to show that there is something important to add
Not only was he late, but also he was wearing jeans and a T-shirt!
note 1Ф / nout / noun [ count ]
1 words that you write quickly to help you remember
something
made a note of her address. The teacher told us to take notes .
a short letter
Dave sent me a note to thank me for the present.
a short piece of extra information about something in a book
Look at the note on page 39.
( MUSIC ) one sound in music; the written symbol for one sound
I can play a few notes. What's this note?
note 2 / nout / verb ( notes , not • ing , not • ed )
to notice and remember something Please note that all the stores are closed on Mondays. note something down to write something so that you can remember it
The police officer noted down my name and address. note • book / ' noutbuk/ noun [ count ] 1 a small book that you can write in — Look at the picture at stationery .
2 ( COMPUTERS ) a very small computer that you can carry with you and use anywhere
note • pad / ' noutpsd / noun
[count]
pieces of paper that you can write on, joined together in a block
note • pa • per / ' nout|peIpэr / noun [noncount]
paper that you write letters on
noth . ing © / 'плбщ / pronoun
not anything; no thing
There's nothing in this bottle — it's empty.
I finished all my work and I have nothing to do.
Don't leave the baby there with nothing on (= not wearing
any clothes ) ; he'll get cold.
for nothing
for no money
You can have these books for nothing. I don't want them.
without a good result
I went to the station for nothing — she wasn't on the train. have nothing to do with someone or something
