7-letter words starting with na
- nanette — a female given name, form of Ann.
- nanjing — a maritime province in E China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). Capital: Nanjing.
- nankeen — a firm, durable, yellow or buff fabric, formerly made from a natural-colored Chinese cotton.
- nanking — a port in and the capital of Jiangsu province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: a former capital of China.
- nannied — Simple past tense and past participle of nanny.
- nannies — Plural form of nanny.
- nanning — an administrative division in S China. 85,096 sq. mi. (220,399 sq. km). Capital: Nanning.
- nanoamp — One thousand millionth ( 10-9 ) of an ampere. Symbol: nA.
- nanobee — an artificial nanoparticle containing a toxin found in bee stings, used to target and destroy precancerous cells
- nanobot — a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.
- nanodot — a microscopic cluster of several hundred nickel atoms that can be used to store extremely large amounts of data in a computer chip
- nantong — a city in SE Jiangsu province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang.
- napalms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of napalm.
- naphtha — a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc. Compare mineral spirits.
- napkins — Plural form of napkin.
- napless — the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping.
- nappers — Plural form of napper.
- nappier — Comparative form of nappy.
- nappies — Plural form of nappy.
- napping — to sleep for a short time; doze.
- naptime — a time set aside for taking a nap; a period during which one naps.
- narayan — R(asipuram) K(rishnaswamy). 1906–2001, Indian novelist writing in English. His books include Swami and Friends (1938), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and Grandmother's Tale (1993)
- narbada — a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- narcism — inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. Synonyms: self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.
- narcist — inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity. Synonyms: self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.
- narcoma — stupor produced by narcotics.
- narcose — characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nardine — an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nariyal — (India) coconut.
- nark it — stop it!
- narmada — a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- narrate — to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- narrows — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- narthex — an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church.
- nartjie — A South African tangerine. (small orange fruit).
- narvaez — Pánfilo de [pahm-fee-law th e] /ˈpɑm fiˌlɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1478?–1528, Spanish soldier and adventurer in America.
- narwals — Plural form of narwal.
- narwhal — a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
- nas/uwt — National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers
- nasally — in a nasal manner.
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- nashgab — chatter; insolent talk
- nasions — Plural form of nasion.
- naskapi — a member of a North American Indian people of Labrador and Quebec.
- nasmyth — James. 1808–90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)
- nastase — Ilie (ˈiːliː). born 1946, Romanian tennis player: winner of the US Open (1972) and the French Open (1973)
- nastier — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- nasties — Plural form of nasty.
- nastily — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- nastran — NAsa STRess ANalysis program. A program for solving large stress analysis problems.