N
N ...
- 1 N
- 2 N
- 3 N
- 4 N
- 5 N added to Greek words ending in a short vowel to lengthen it “by position,” and “l” added to French words beginning with a vowel
- 6 N. H
- 7 nth, or nth plus One
- 8 Nab
- 9 Nab
- 10 Nab-man
- 11 Nabo or Nebo
- 12 Nabob (generally called Nabob)
- 13 Nabonassar or Nebo-adon-Assur
- 14 Naboth’s Vineyard
- 15 Nadab
- 16 Nadir
- 17 Nadir Shah
- 18 Nag
- 19 Nag, Nagging
Nag’s Head Consecration ...
- 1 Nag’s Head Consecration
- 2 Naga
- 3 Naglfar
- 4 Nahushtan
- 5 Naiads
- 6 Nail
- 7 Nail (For want of a)
- 8 Nail-money
- 9 Nail fixed in the Temple (of Jupiter)
- 10 Nail in One’s Coffin
- 11 Nail One’s Colours to the Mast (To)
- 12 Nailed
- 13 Nails driven into Cottage Walls
- 14 Nails of the Cross
- 15 Nain Rouge
- 16 Naivete (pron. nah-eve-ty)
- 17 Naked Lady
- 18 Naked Truth
- 19 Nakeer
- 20 Nala
Nama ...
- 1 Nama
- 2 Namby Pamby Philips
- 3 Name
- 4 Name
- 5 Name-son
- 6 Name the Day
- 7 Names
- 8 Names of the Puritans
- 9 Nancy
- 10 Nancy of the Vale
- 11 Nankeen
- 12 Nanna
- 13 Nannie
- 14 Nantes
- 15 Nap
- 16 Nap (A)
- 17 Naphtha
- 18 Napier’s Bones
- 19 Napoleon III
- 20 Napping
Nappy Ale ...
- 1 Nappy Ale
- 2 Naraka
- 3 Narcissa
- 4 Narcissus (The)
- 5 Nardac
- 6 Narrow House or Home
- 7 Narrowdale Noon (Till)
- 8 Narses
- 9 Narwhal
- 10 Naseby (Northamptonshire)
- 11 Nasi
- 12 Naso
- 13 Nasser
- 14 Nastrond [dead-man’s region]
- 15 Nathaniel (Sir)
- 16 Nation of Gentlemen
- 17 Nation of Shopkeepers
- 18 National Anthem
- 19 National Anthems
- 20 National Colours
National Convention ...
- 1 National Convention
- 2 National Debt
- 3 National Exhibition
- 4 National Workshops
- 5 Native
- 6 Nativity (The)
- 7 Natty
- 8 Natty Bumppo
- 9 Natural (A)
- 10 Nature
- 11 Naught (not “nought”)
- 12 Naught
- 13 Naughty Figs (Jeremiah xxiv. 2)
- 14 Navigation
- 15 Navvy
- 16 Nay-word
- 17 Nayres
- 18 Nazaræans or Nazarenes
- 19 Nazarene
- 20 Nazareth
Nazarite ...
- 1 Nazarite
- 2 Ne plus Ultra (Latin)
- 3 Ne Sutor, etc
- 4 Neæra
- 5 Neapolitan
- 6 Near
- 7 Near Side and Off Side
- 8 Neat as a Bandbox
- 9 Neat as a Pin, or Neat as a New Pin
- 10 Neat as Wax
- 11 Nebo
- 12 Nebraska, U.S
- 13 Nebuchadnezzar
- 14 Nebuchadnezzar
- 15 Necessity
- 16 Neck
- 17 Neck-verse (Psalm li. 1)
- 18 Neck-weed
- 19 Neck and Crop
- 20 Neck and Heels
Neck and Neck ...
- 1 Neck and Neck
- 2 Neck or Nothing
- 3 Necked
- 4 Necklace
- 5 Necromancy
- 6 Nectar
- 7 Neddy (a man’s name)
- 8 Need Makes the old Wife Trot
- 9 Needs must when the Devil Drives
- 10 Needfire
- 11 Needful (The)
- 12 Needham
- 13 Needle
- 14 Negative Pregnant (A)
- 15 Negro
- 16 Negro Offspring
- 17 Negroni
- 18 Negus
- 19 Nehallenia
- 20 Nehushtan (2 Kings xviii. 4)
Neiges dAntan (The) ...
- 1 Neiges dAntan (The)
- 2 Neken
- 3 Neksheb
- 4 Nell’s Point
- 5 Nem. Con
- 6 Nem. Diss
- 7 Nemean Games (The)
- 8 Nemean Lion (The)
- 9 Nemesis
- 10 Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
- 11 Neology
- 12 Neoptolemos or Pyrrhos
- 13 Nepenthe
- 14 Neper’s Bones
- 15 Nephelo-coccygia
- 16 Nephew (French neveu, Latin nepos)
- 17 Nepomuk
- 18 Nepotism
- 19 Neptune
- 20 Neptune’s Horse
Neptunian or Neptunist ...
- 1 Neptunian or Neptunist
- 2 Nereids
- 3 Nereus
- 4 Nerine
- 5 Nerissa
- 6 Nero
- 7 Nero of the North
- 8 Nero’s Friend
- 9 Nesr
- 10 Nesrem
- 11 Nessus
- 12 Nest
- 13 Nest-egg (A)
- 14 Nestor
- 15 Nestorians
- 16 Nethinim
- 17 Nettle
- 18 Nettles
- 19 Nettoyer (French)
- 20 Never
Never Say Die ...
- 1 Never Say Die
- 2 Nevers
- 3 New Brooms sweep Clean
- 4 New Christians
- 5 New Jerusalem
- 6 New Man
- 7 New Style
- 8 New Testament
- 9 New World
- 10 New Year’s Day
- 11 New Year’s Gifts
- 12 News
- 13 Newcastle (Northumberland)
- 14 Newcastle Programme
- 15 Newcome (Colonel)
- 16 Newcomes
- 17 Newgate
- 18 Newgate Fashion
- 19 Newgate Fringe
- 20 Newgate Knocker (A)
Newland ...
- 1 Newland
- 2 Newton (Sir Isaac)
- 3 Newtonian Philosophy
- 4 Next Door to…
- 5 Next to Nothing
- 6 Nibelung
- 7 Nibelungen Hoard
- 8 Nibelungen-Lied
- 9 Nibelungen-Nôt
- 10 Nibelungers
- 11 Nic Frog
- 12 Nice
- 13 Nice as Ninepence
- 14 Nicean Barks or Nycean Barks
- 15 Nicene Creed
- 16 Niche
- 17 Nicholas (St.)
- 18 Nick
- 19 Nicka-Nan Night
- 20 Nickar or Hnickar
Nickel Silver ...
- 1 Nickel Silver
- 2 Nicker
- 3 Nickleby (Mrs.)
- 4 Nickname
- 5 Nicknames
- 6 Nickneven
- 7 Nicodemused into Nothing
- 8 Nicolaitans
- 9 Nicolas
- 10 Nicor (A)
- 11 Nicotine
- 12 Nidhögg
- 13 Niece
- 14 Nifiheim
- 15 Night
- 16 Nightcap (A)
- 17 Nightingale
- 18 Nightmare (A)
- 19 Nihilists
- 20 Nihilo
Nil Admirari ...
- 1 Nil Admirari
- 2 Nil Desperandum
- 3 Nile
- 4 Nilica or Sephalica
- 5 Nimble as a Cat on a hot Bakestone
- 6 Nimble as Ninepence
- 7 Nimbus
- 8 Nimini Pimini
- 9 Nimrod
- 10 Nincompoop
- 11 Nine
- 12 Nine
- 13 Nine
- 14 Nine Crosses
- 15 Nine Crowns
- 16 Nine Days Wonder (A)
- 17 Nine Gods (The)
- 18 Nine Points of the Law
- 19 Nine Spheres (The)
- 20 Nine Worthies
Ninepence ...
- 1 Ninepence
- 2 Ninian (St.)
- 3 Ninon de lEnclos
- 4 Ninus
- 5 Niobe
- 6 Niord
- 7 Nip (A)
- 8 Nip in the Bud
- 9 Nip-cheese or Nip-farthing
- 10 Nipperkin (A)
- 11 Nirvana
- 12 Nishapoor and Tous
- 13 Nisi Prius
- 14 Nisroch
- 15 Nit
- 16 Nitouche (St.)
- 17 Nix (mas.), Nixie (fem.)
- 18 Nixon
- 19 Nizam
- 20 Njörd
No Man is a Hero to his own Valet ...
- 1 No Man is a Hero to his own Valet
- 2 No More Poles
- 3 No-Popery Riots
- 4 Noah’s Ark (Genesis vi. 15)
- 5 Noah’s Ark
- 6 Noah’s Wife [Noraida]
- 7 Noakes (John) or John o Noakes
- 8 Nob (The)
- 9 Nob of the First Water (A)
- 10 Nobs and Snobs
- 11 Noble
- 12 Noble Soul
- 13 Noblesse Oblige (French)
- 14 Noctes Ambrosianæ
- 15 Noctuas Athenas Ferre
- 16 Nod
- 17 Nod (The Land of)
- 18 Noddy
- 19 Nodel
- 20 Noël
Nokomîs ...
- 1 Nokomîs
- 2 Nolens Volens
- 3 Noli me Tangere
- 4 Noll
- 5 Nolle Prosequi [Dont prosecute]
- 6 Nolo Episcopari. [I am unwilling to accept the office of bishop.]
- 7 Nom
- 8 Nomads
- 9 Nominalists
- 10 Non Angli sed Angeli, si forent Christiani
- 11 Non Bis in Idem (Latin)
- 12 Non-Com. (A)
- 13 Non Compos Mentis or Non Com
- 14 Non Con
- 15 Non Est
- 16 Non mi Recordo
- 17 Non Plus (“no more” can be said on the subject)
- 18 Non Pros
- 19 Non Sequitur (A)
- 20 Nonce
Nonconformists ...
- 1 Nonconformists
- 2 Nones
- 3 Nonjurors
- 4 Nonne Prestes Tale
- 5 Nor
- 6 Norfolk
- 7 Norfolk-Howards
- 8 Norfolk Street (Strand)
- 9 Norma
- 10 Normandy
- 11 Norna
- 12 Norna of the Fitful Head
- 13 Nornir or Norns
- 14 Norrisian Professor
- 15 Norroy
- 16 Norte
- 17 North (Christopher)
- 18 North
- 19 North-east Passage (The)
- 20 North Side of the Altar (The)
North Side of a Churchyard ...
- 1 North Side of a Churchyard
- 2 Northamptonshire Poet
- 3 Northern Bear
- 4 Northern Gate of the Sun
- 5 Northern Lights
- 6 Northern Wagoner (The)
- 7 Norval
- 8 Norway (Maid of)
- 9 Nose
- 10 Nose-bag (A)
- 11 Nose Literature
- 12 Nose Tax (The)
- 13 Nose of Wax (A)
- 14 Nose Out of Joint
- 15 Nosey
- 16 Nosnot-Bocai [Bo-ky]
- 17 Nostradamus (Michael)
- 18 Nostrum
- 19 Not
- 20 Not at Home
Not Worth a Rap ...
- 1 Not Worth a Rap
- 2 Not Worth a Rush
- 3 Not Worth a Straw
- 4 Not Worth Your Salt
- 5 Notables (in French history)
- 6 Notarica
- 7 Notary Public
- 8 Notation or Notes
- 9 Notch
- 10 Note of Hand (A)
- 11 Nothing
- 12 Notoriety
- 13 Nottingham (Saxon, Snotingaham, place of caves)
- 14 Nottingham Lambs
- 15 Nourmahal
- 16 Nous
- 17 Nous Avons Changé Tout Cela
- 18 Novatians
- 19 November 17
- 20 Novum Organum
Now-a-days ...
- 1 Now-a-days
- 2 Now-now
- 3 Nowheres
- 4 Noyades
- 5 Nucta
- 6 Nude
- 7 Nugget of Gold
- 8 Nulla Linea
- 9 Nulli Secundus Club
- 10 Numa
- 11 Numancia
- 12 Number Nip
- 13 Number One
- 14 Number of the Beast
- 15 Numbers (from 1 to 13)
- 16 Numbers
- 17 Numbers
- 18 Numbers
- 19 Numbers
- 20 Numerals
Numero ...
- 1 Numero
- 2 Numidicus
- 3 Nunation
- 4 Nunc Dimittis
- 5 Nunc Stans
- 6 Nuncupative Will
- 7 Nunky pay for all
- 8 Nuremberg Eggs
- 9 Nurr and Spell
- 10 Nurse an Omnibus (To)
- 11 Nurseries
- 12 Nursery Tales
- 13 Nut
- 14 Nuts of May
- 15 Nuts
- 16 Nut-brown Maid
- 17 Nutcrack Night
- 18 Nutcrackers
- 19 Nutshell
- 20 Nym (Corporal)
Nyse ...
- 1 Nyse
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