2-Letter Words Starting with N

Resort for one's niece (wordplay)

Resort for one's niece?

Like guys who finish last, they say

P. Bailey's mom (wordplay)

P. Bailey's mom?

Pearl's mother (wordplay)

Suitable place (wordplay)

Just the job for the corner-man!

Statue's place, perhaps

One who says "Uncle" (wordplay)

One who says 'Uncle' (wordplay)

Relative reversal of city (German one)

Sex offender (in prison)

Time being for N, perhaps, not NN

Perhaps N for the present

Five-cent piece in the US

That hasn't been frozen, see (wordplay)

See you don't skate here!

That's unfrozen, see (wordplay)

A perfect beginner (wordplay)

One without experience of sin (wordplay)

Beginner needs to get a grip (wordplay)

Subtle shade (of meaning)

Subtle variation, in meaning say

Shade of difference (wordplay)

Napes Anat.

Napes: Anat.

As Fool called Lear

Old relative - sister? Not quite clear

Enclosed part of a blimp

The car of a balloon

Engine housing, as on the Enterprise

In a stupor.

Describing the result of a shot in the arm

Stuporous

Item worn round collar (mainly US)

Unimaginative gift, maybe

One done up like a kipper (wordplay)

Destroy plant tissue.

Part of body almost swelled getting gangrene

Affect with death to part of the living body

Blink - enact it (anagram)

Wink or blink

Blink on seeing rubbish in French resort

Clue not used by aviator (wordplay)

Clue not suited to bat

Old World bat.

""A species of atom, also NUCLEIDE""

""A narcotic component of opium, also NARCEEN, NARCEIN""

Birth; can scene (anagram)

Event of being born

State of beginning.

Something that may be charmed (wordplay)

String of beads, perhaps

Piece of jewellery

Resembling a neck

Turtle, polo or sweetheart, say

From which the head emerges in a dress

It may have a V shape

Old Harry, perhaps (wordplay)

Davy Jones, maybe (wordplay)

The Say Hey Kid, say

Parliament constituent (wordplay)

Merit inclusion (wordplay)

Once in it (anagram)

Piece of music for the night (wordplay)

The night air (wordplay)

Any of 13 piano pieces by Faure

Something that is not a crime

An unrhythmic dance

Where bread is kept wrapped (wordplay)

Wallet for folding money

See patient's wallet

Any of important enzymes in plants and animals

Form into a central mass

Form around a central area

Having a center, as a cell

Student in new kind of surgery reportedly found body essential for growth

Trouble is found in small change perhaps

Is put in the shade? Bother!

That's water for the sow, perhaps

Induce stupor

Fruit - aren't nice (anagram)

Peach of a fruit (wordplay)

Depilated peach (wordplay)

Ignorance and evil incense the church

16 state spoilt nice scene

Lack of knowledge of Geordie technology

""A mineral of a copperred color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; called also coppernickel, kupfernickel. coppernickel, kupfernickel.""

Wink, in biology

Wink

POLICE to make orderly

Like some online forms

Like some items in downloads

Part of a helmet

It spans the bridge

Plate covering the hooter

Number of teeth (wordplay)

Proprietary name for an anaesthetic

Painkiller during drilling

""Pl -chiae [-kɪˌiː] -chias , -chies (in ancient Rome) 1. (Historical Terms) a mock sea fight performed as an entertainment""

Disregard northern cold in nightie

Laxity of knight caught wearing flimsy garb

Delinquency

A substance or preparation used to kill nematodes.

""A substance that kills nematodes, especially one used in medicine or to kill plant pathogens.""

An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

English word

COLLEGE a school of higher learning

OBSCENE {indecent=adj}

SCIENCE knowledge obtained by observation and experiment

Plain precious stone in striking clasp

Can't be frozen. That's obvious

Plain diamond in striking clasp

Rock used for whetstones.

""A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms.""

""Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.""

DNA building block

Genetic building block

Phosphate and sugar linked in this compound; once dilute (anagram)

The office of a nuncio.

The providing of loving care and attention.

Call for scene-shifting? It's tea break!

Compel break-up of nice estates

Call for one in condition after dodgy scene

Like a certain class of steroids that can alter brain function

""The amide of niacin (nicotinic acid), called also nicotinamide. It was at one time called vitamin B3, and can function to relieve nicotinic acid deficiency. Chemical formula C6H6N2O, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxamide.nicotinamide. It was at one time called vitamin B3, and can function to relieve nicotinic acid deficiency. Chemical formula C6H6N2O, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxamide.""

Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.

CALLABLE able to be called

Air of jaunty unconcern.

Casually calm manner

Casually calm relaxed attitude

COERCIVE serving to coerce

COVERAGE the extent to which something is covered

CREATIVE having the ability to create

Like English, usually

EVIDENCE to make apparent or visible

""An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance. Malfeasance.""

REACTIVE tending to react

RECOURSE to turn to someone for aid

SENTENCE to declare judicially the punishment

Gandhi's policy

Principle of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. byword

A chemical compound or group that is attracted to nuclei and tends to donate or share electrons.

Oral, as a will

Medical knowhow cures niece? No, sadly!

Pavlov and Alzheimer's thing, generally

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the amide of nicotinic acid: a component of the vitamin B complex and essential in the diet for the prevention of pellagra. Formula: C 6 H 6 ON 2 NOCIRECEPTOR (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol a receptor sensitive to pain

System of naming

Neater column (anagram) - terminology

Strange manner to clue terminology

Nonaddict

""CANDIDATE One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors. as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.""

""COGNITIVE Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power. as, cognitive power.""

Noncombat

""CORPORATE Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. as, a corporate town.""

""CORROSIVE Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson. as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive liquors." Grew. "Corrosive famine."Thomson.""

Inflected form of CRUSHABLE Inflected form of CRUSH to press out of shape

""DECEPTIVE Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.""

DEDUCTIVE Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from premises; deducible.

""DIRECTIVE Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.""

Not effective

""EXCLUSIVE Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society. as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.""

(Of directors) only advisory

Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.

INDUCTIVE Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; usually followed by to. to.

INFECTIVE Infectious.

INFLUENCE A flowing in or upon; influx.

""INSURANCE The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6. premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6.""

OBJECTIVE Of or pertaining to an object.

""The state or condition of being nonresident,""

SELECTIVE Selecting; tending to select.

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphoric acid.

NEPHRECTOMIZE

Dismissal of cop - canteen can go wild

Terrible canteen cop can boycott (wordplay)

Failure to be present

A no-show

Failure to be present

Absence

Inflected form of CANCELABLE Inflected form of CANCEL to {annul=v}

Not in a college

COMPARABLE Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

COMPATIBLE Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; usually followed by with. with.

The breaking of rules

Refusal to conform

""CONDUCTIVE Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil. as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.""

CONFERENCE The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

""CONFIDENCE The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. of, now commonly by in.""

CORRODIBLE Capable of being corroded; corrosible.

CUMULATIVE Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; agregated.

""Not allowable as a tax deduction; as, political contributions are nondeductible. Opposite of deductible.as, political contributions are nondeductible. Opposite of deductible.""

DETACHABLE That can be detached.

""DISCLOSURE The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure.""

DISCURSIVE Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.

Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.

""OCCURRENCE A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. as, the occurence of a railway collision.""

Not giving results

Sterile

Inflected form of RECYCLABLE Inflected form of RECYCLE to process waste materials

Policy of not fighting against authority

Passive submission 3,10

""RETRACTILE CApable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile. as, the claws of a cat are retractile.""

Nonsubject

""Of, relating to, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands: the neuroendocrine apparatus in birds.""

""See Gun cotton, under Gun. Gun cotton, under Gun.""

Explosive

""ACCOUNTABLE Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct. as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.""

ACQUISITIVE Acquired.

""CLANDESTINE Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. as, a clandestine marriage.""

Lack of coincidence.

""Not combustible; not able to burn; as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible.as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible.""

COMMUTATIVE Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.

""COMPETITIVE Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination. as, a competitive examination.""

Disagreement

""CONDENSABLE Capable of being condensed; as, vapor is condensable. as, vapor is condensable.""

CONFORMANCE Conformity.

""CONSECUTIVE Following in a train; suceeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years. as, fifty consecutive years.""

""CONSUMPTIVE Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.""

CONVERTIBLE Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.

COOPERATIVE

""CRYSTALLINE Consisting, or made, of crystal.""

Nondescript

""DESTRUCTIVE Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth. of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.""

DISTINCTIVE Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.

""DOCTRINAIRE One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire notions. as, doctrinaire notions.""

""ELECTROLYTE A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.""

""EQUIVALENCE The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions. as, an equivalence of definitions.""

INTERACTIVE

""INTERCOURSE A <?/<?/mmingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.""

JUSTICIABLE Proper to be examined in a court of justice.

Neglect or failure to perform.

""RADIOACTIVE Capable of luminescence under the action of cathode rays, X rays, or any of the allied forms of radiation.""

""RESTRICTIVE Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.""

RETROACTIVE Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective.

SPECULATIVE Given to speculation; contemplative.

Cover insane vote cast with Bush's persuasion (wordplay)

""ARCHITECTURE The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; often called civil architecture. civil architecture.""

""COMPRESSIBLE Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.""

""CONSERVATIVE Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.""

""CONSTRUCTIVE Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. as, to exhibit constructive power.""

""CONTROLLABLE Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command.""

""INDEPENDENCE The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; selfsubsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.""

Laissez-faire.

""REPRODUCTIVE Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in reproduction.""