17-letter words starting with no
- nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
- nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
- normal orthogonal — orthonormal.
- north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
- north-wall hammer — a type of ice axe that has a hammer as part of its head
- northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
- northeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbE.
- northeast passage — a ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.
- northern bobwhite — any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
- northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
- northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
- northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
- northern studfish — See under studfish.
- northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
- northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
- not a happy bunny — deeply dissatisfied or discontented
- not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
- not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- not mince matters — to speak frankly
- not on your nelly — not under any circumstances; certainly not
- not one to do sth — If you say that someone is not one to do something, you think that it is very unlikely that they would do it because it is not their normal behaviour.
- not one's idea of — not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
- not spare oneself — to exert oneself to the full
- not the full quid — mentally subnormal
- not think much of — be unimpressed by
- not to be outdone — You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
- not worth a whoop — worthless
- notebook computer — laptop, portable
- nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
- nothing more than — merely, solely
- noun pre-modifier — a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group.