2-Letter Words Starting with N

Bright pungent flowers.

Plants possibly turn as one in rising filth

Nervous naturist's covering bottom, heading off in bloomers

Natatorium

Extreme patriotic feeling

State support, nominal as it might be

Madly into animals, hence partiality for the country

Naturalism

Cagliostro, for one.

Ruth, the sorceress (wordplay)

Sauron, with an affair at the heart (wordplay)

Practising magic

Cleopatra - or Susie (wordplay)

Seamstress

""A woman who does needlework, especially a seamstress.""

Negativism

NEMATICIDE

Nematicide

Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to nematodes.

Nematocide

Nematocyst

Neorealism

""Either of two related white crystalline compounds, C 12 H 19 BrN 2 O 2 or C 13 H 22 N 2 O 6 S, that opposes the action of acetylcholinesterase and is used in the treatment of glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, and various postoperative conditions.""

Pl. nephrectomies Surgical removal of a kidney.

The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

NEURILEMMA The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

Neurilemma

Neurohumor

Personality disorder raging in Tom Cruise

Neutralism

Newsmonger

""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.""

Like a bad dream

Very frightening

Very scary

Clouds in Britain most unusual

Fools or simpletons

Knuckleheads

Fools new in company, politician has surprised expression

A simpleton; a silly person.

""Any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula R 2 NNO or RNHNO, present in various foods and other products and found to be carcinogenic in laboratory animals.""

Annual party favors

New Year's Eve handouts

Detritus on New Year's morning

""One that makes noise, especially a device such as a horn or rattle used to make noise at a party.""

NOISOME harmful to health

One who calls persons or things by their names.

Nominalism

Nominalist

Results of primaries

Results from political conventions

Convention activities

Nominative

NOMOGRAPH

NOMOLOGIC

ACADEMIC a college student or teacher

Nonadmirer

""ALUMINUM a metallic element, also ALUMIUM""

ANATOMIC pertaining to {anatomy=n}

ARGUMENT an exchange of differing reasons

AROMATIC a fragrant substance

CHEMICAL a substance obtained by chemistry

COMPOSER one who writes music

COMPOUND to add to

COMPUTER a machine that computes automatically

Nonconform

CONSUMER one who {consumes=v}

CRIMINAL one who has committed a crime

CUSTOMER one who buys something

DOGMATIC overbearing

DOMESTIC a household servant

DOMINANT a controlling genetic character

DRAMATIC pertaining to {drama=n}

ECONOMIC relating to finance

EMPHATIC stressed forcibly

EMPLOYEE a person who is employed

FAMILIAL pertaining to a {family=n}

Nonfamily

FEMINIST a supporter of feminism

HARMONIC an {overtone=n}

HORMONAL relating to hormones

LUMINOUS giving off light

""MAGNETIC a metal that attracts iron, also MAGNET""

""MATERIAL a substance that can be used for making anything, also MATERIEL""

Nonmeeting

Like many elements are

METRICAL pertaining to measurement

Word with prefix non-

MILITANT a person who takes active part in a struggle

MILITARY armed forces

MINORITY the fact of being little or less

MONETARY pertaining to {money=n}

""MOTILITY the ability to move, also MOTIVITY""

MUSICIAN one who performs or composes music

MYSTICAL spiritually significant

ORGASMIC pertaining to orgasm

Nonpayment

PHONEMIC pertaining to {phoneme=n}

Nonproblem

Word with prefix non-

""Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal. as, a nonruminant animal.""

Nonswimmer

SYMBOLIC pertaining to a symbol

SYSTEMIC a type of pesticide

TEMPORAL a bone of the skull

TERMINAL an end

VENOMOUS poisonous

NORMALISE

Normality

Normalizer

""NORMALIZE To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.as, to normalize relations with China.""

Normative

Food necessary for health

Food needed for growth and health

Living material within a cell

Part of cell released by sumac pollen

NUCLEOSOME

Nucleosome

Numeration

How crossword clues are traditionally arranged

Study of change (wordplay)

The collecting of coins

Coin collecting

Quarter master (wordplay)

The change may do him good

Currency collector

A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.

Nympholept

Uncontrollable sexual desire

Nystagmus

Family minor going before head, getting anonymity

Nationalism

Magicians making centre-half back? Liars!

Necromancy

NECROPHILE

Nematology

The branch of zoology that deals with nematodes.

Neostigmine

An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

An apparatus used to measure the size and concentration of particles in a liquid by analysis of light scattered by the liquid.

Nephrostome

Nerves

The study of the chemical composition and processes of the nervous system and the effects of chemicals on it.

Pl. neurofibromas or neurofibromata (-m -t ) A usually benign tumor originating in peripheral nerve fibers and composed chiefly of neurilemma cells.

A hormone secreted by or acting on a part of the nervous system.

NEUROHUMOR

Neuroticism

""A magazine, usually published weekly, containing reports and analyses of current events.""

Rag organiser (wordplay)

Hack report and document for worker

Member of syndicate prepares the leader

We pen and pen with arms outstretched

Niacinamide

(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

Nimbleness

Cloud that's bust in a storm, violently

Ninnyhammer

A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; called also nitrocarbol. nitrocarbol.

Nitrosamine

Useful or valuable thing

Noisemaking

Nomenclator

System of naming

Neater column (anagram) - terminology

Strange manner to clue terminology

Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.

Nomography

Nonacademic

Failure to be admitted.

Policy of neutrality

""AMBIGUOUS Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.""

Nonargument

AUTOMATED automate

Same as hand-operated.hand-operated.

Nonchemical

CLASSROOM

One not fighting in war

Person not fighting in war

Noncombat

Guarded in speech

Guarded, but without being locked up (wordplay)

On the fence, not a prison sentence (wordplay)

COMMITTED commit

COMMUNIST An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.

""COMMUNITY Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. as, a community of goods.""

Neglecting or refusing to comply.

Noncomposer

Word with prefix non-

Nonconform

Nonconform

Nonconsumer

CONSUMING consume

Noncriminal

Noncustomer

DEFORMING deform

Nondemand

Word with prefix non-

Word with prefix non-

""ECONOMIST One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.""

EMERGENCY Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.

""EMOTIONAL Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature. as, an emotional nature.""

""EMPIRICAL Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.""

Nonemployee

""Inflected form of ENZYMATIC Inflected form of ENZYME a complex protein, also ENZYM""

Nonfeminist

""Not easily ignited, and burning only slowly if ignited.""

""Inflected form of GLAMOROUS Inflected form of GLAMOR to bewitch, also GLAMOUR""

HEMOLYTIC of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis.

Not marked by or given to imitation. Opposite of imitative.imitative.

IMMIGRANT One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; correlative of emigrant. emigrant.

INCUMBENT Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.

""Not malignant, as a disease.""

""MALLEABLE Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; applied to metals.""

""MERCURIAL Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament. as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.""

""METAMERIC Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric. as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric.""

Inflected form of MICROBIAL Inflected form of MICROBE a microscopic organism

Not participating in migrations; -- used of animals that do not migrate. Opposite of migratory.migratory.

Nonmilitant

""MOLECULAR Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.""

MOTORIZED motorize

""MUNICIPAL Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers. as, municipal rights; municipal officers.""

Nonmusician

""NORMATIVE relating to or dealing with norms; as, normative discipline; normative samples.as, normative discipline; normative samples.""

Inflected form of NUMERICAL Inflected form of NUMERIC a {numeral=n}

""PERFORMER One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp. as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp.""

""PETROLEUM Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.""

Nonruminant

SYMMETRIC Symmetrical.