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I finished writing that letter. Now, what should we have for dinner? Be quiet, now!

noW and then ; noW and again

sometimes, but not often

We go to that restaurant now and then.

noW2 / nau / ( also now that ) conjunction

because something has happened

Now that Mark has arrived we can start dinner.

noW • a • days / ' nauadeiz / adverb

at this time

Most people work with computers nowadays.

no .where Ф / nouwer / adverb

not anywhere; at, in, or to no place There's nowhere to stay in this town.

noWhere near

not at all

Ruth's Spanish is nowhere near as good as yours.

nu • cle .ЯГ Ф / nuklior/ adjective

( PHYSICS )

using the energy that is made when the central part of an atom is broken

nuclear energy nuclear weapons

connected with the center of atoms nuclear physics

nu • cle • us / ' nuklias/ noun [ count ]

( plural nu • cle • i / ' nukliai / ) ( PHYSICS ) the center of a cell or an atom — Look at the picture at atom .

nude / nud / adjective

not wearing any clothes —SYNONYM naked

nu • di • ty / ' nudati / noun [ noncount ]

The movie has scenes of nudity.

nudge / n\d3 / verb

(nudg • es,nudg ing,nudged )

to touch or push someone or something with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends ) Nudge me if I fall asleep in the theater.

nudgenoun [ count ] Liz gave me a nudge.

nug • get / ' nAgat / noun [ count ]

a small lump of a valuable metal, especially gold, that is found in the earth

nui • sance / ' nusns / noun [ count ]

a person or thing that causes you trouble I lost my keys. What a nuisance!

numb / плш / adjective

not able to feel anything My fingers were numb with cold.

num .ber i© / ' плшЬэг /

1 [ count ] ( abbreviation No. or no. ) a word or symbol that represents a quantity, for example "two" or "130" Choose a number between ten and one hundred. What's your phone number ?

live at no. 47.

[ count, noncount ] a group of more than one person or thing

A large number of our students come from large families. There are a number of ways you can cook an egg.

num • ber 2 / ' плшЬэг / verb ( num • bers , num • ber • ing , num • bered )

to give a number to something Number the pages from one to ten.

a word you use to say how many people or things there are

The army numbers over 500,000 men.

nu • mer • al / ' numaral / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) a sign or symbol that represents a quantity Roman numerals (= I, II, III, IV, V, etc. )

nu • mer • a • tor / ' numareitar / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) the number above the line in a fraction , for example the 3 in %

—Look at denominator .

nu • mer • i • cal / nu merikl / adjective

connected with or shown by numbers to put items in numerical order

nu • mer • ous / ' numsrss / adjective ( formal )

many

nun / n\n / noun [ count ]

( RELIGION ) a woman who has given her life to God instead of getting married. Most nuns live together in a special building (called a convent ).

—Look at monk .

nurse 1 О / nsrs / noun [ count ] ( HEALTH ) a person whose job is to take care of people who are sick or hurt

My sister works as a nurse in a hospital.

nurse 2 / nsrs / verb ( nurs es , nurs . ing , nursed )

( HEALTH ) to take care of someone who is sick or hurt I nursed my father when he was sick.

nurs • e • ry / ' nsrssri / noun [ count ] ( plural nurs . e . ries )

a bedroom for a baby

a place where people grow and sell plants

nurs • er • y rhyme / ' nsrssri raim / noun [ count ]