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napkin (table) | serviette |
naught | nought |
nearsighted | shortsighted |
neat | tidy |
necktie | tie |
news dealer, newsstand | newsagent
(shop selling newspapers and magazines; provides early-morning delivery for a surcharge) |
newscaster | newsreader |
night school (after-work adult education) | evening classes |
night table | bedside table |
nightgown | nightdress, nightie [colloq.] |
nightstand | bedside table |
nightstick | truncheon (policeman's baton) |
no passing (traffic sign) | no overtaking |
no place {colloq.] | nowhere |
normalcy | normality |
nosh | snack |
not-for-profit organization | non-profit organization (or NPO) |
notebook | exercise book |
notions (needlework items) | haberdashery |
number sign (pound sign: #) | hash sign, hash mark |
nut
[colloq.] (as in 'after losing half his customers
he had no hope of meeting his nut') |
the amount of money needed to cover one's costs |