5-letter words containing n, o
- negro — Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- neons — Plural form of neon (the fish, neon tetras).
- nepos — Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nerdo — (slang) An extreme, socially-inept nerd.
- nerol — a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 1 0 H 1 8 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- netop — a friend, used esp by American colonists of American Indians
- neuro — (informal) Neurologist.
- nexor — (company) A technology company that specialises in providing electronic communication software products and services to a worldwide market. It is also the home of CUSI.
- ngaio — An evergreen tree, Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
- ngoma — (in East Africa) a dance; a night of dancing and music.
- ngoni — a member of an Nguni people of Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.
- nicol — device for producing plane-polarized light
- nidor — the strong odour of cooking or burning animal products; thus, any strong unpleasant smell
- nifoc — (chat) Naked in front of computer. Possibly also typing with one hand.
- nihon — a Japanese name of Japan.
- nikko — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan: famous for shrines and temples.
- nikon — 1605–81, patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1652–66.
- ninon — a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- ninos — boy; child.
- ninpo — (martial arts) ninjutsu.
- niobe — the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- niort — a department in W France. 2338 sq. mi. (6055 sq. km). Capital: Niort.
- niosh — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- niton — (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitro — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- nixon — Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- njord — the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir.
- nkomo — Joshua Mquabuko Nyongolo [uh m-kwah-boo-koh nyong-goh-loh] /əm kwɑˈbu koʊ nyɒŋˈgoʊ loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1917–1999, African nationalist and political leader in Zimbabwe.
- nkosi — a term of address to a superior; master; chief
- no go — functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go.
- no-go — inoperative; canceled: The Tuesday space launch is no-go.
- no-no — anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
- no-op — /noh'op/ alt. NOP /nop/ [no operation] 1. A machine instruction that does nothing (sometimes used in assembler-level programming as filler for data or patch areas, or to overwrite code to be removed in binaries). See also JFCL. 2. A person who contributes nothing to a project, or has nothing going on upstairs, or both. As in "He's a no-op." 3. Any operation or sequence of operations with no effect, such as circling the block without finding a parking space, or putting money into a vending machine and having it fall immediately into the coin-return box, or asking someone for help and being told to go away. "Oh, well, that was a no-op." Hot-and-sour soup that is insufficiently either is "no-op soup"; so is wonton soup if everybody else is having hot-and-sour.
- no. 1 — number one.
- nobby — fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.
- nobel — Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- noble — distinguished by rank or title.
- nobly — in a noble manner.
- nocks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nock.
- nodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- noddy — any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- noded — Having or divided into nodes.
- nodes — Plural form of node.
- nodus — a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- noels — Plural form of noel.
- noema — (philosophy) The perceived as perceived.
- noemi — Naomi (def 1).
- nogai — a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- nogay — Nogai.
- noggs — a shave for shaping dowels and handles.