Vocabulary Words - Third Grade - N:

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• nab
  (v.) To catch someone doing something illegal.
  
  
• nag
  (v.) To remind someone many times about something in an annoying way.
  
  
• nail
  (n.) A thin pointed piece of metal that you push into a piece of wood with a hammer.
  (v.) To fasten something with a nail.
  
  
• napkin
  (n.) A small piece of cloth or paper that you wipe your mouth and hands with during a meal.
  (n.) A small piece of cloth or paper that you use to clean your mouth or hands when eating.
  
  
• narrow
  (adj.) Not wide.
  
  
• nation
  (n.) A country.
  
  
• native
  (n.) A person, animal, or plant who was born or grows in a specific place.
  (adj.) Relating to a person's place of birth or origin.
  
  
• near
  (adv.) Only a short distance away from someone or something.
  
  
• neat
  (adj.) Clean, tidy.
  (adj.) Good, great.
  
  
• neck
  (n.) The part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders.
  
  
• nectar
  (n.) A liquid produced by flowers and collected by bees.
  
  
• needle
  (n.) The sharp hollow metal part on the end of a syringe.
  
  
• neighbor
  (n.) Someone who lives next door or nearby.
  
  
• nervous
  (adj.) Worried or frightened about something, or unable to relax.
  
  
• newspaper
  (n.) A publication that features news, articles, sports scores, etc..
  
  
• nickname
  (n.) An informal name for someone or something.
  (v.) To give someone a nickname.
  
  
• ninja
  (n.) A Japanese warrior skilled in martial arts.
  
  
• nobody
  (pronoun) No one.
  (n.) Someone who is not important.
  
  
• noise
  (n.) A sound that is too loud or that bothers you.
  
  
• noon
  (n.) The middle of the day; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
  
  
• north
  (n.) The direction toward the top of the world, or to the left of something facing the rising sun.
  (n.) The direction that is toward the top of a map of the world.
  
  
• noun
  (n.) A person, place, or thing.
  
  
• nowhere
  (adv.) Not here, not there, not in any other place.
  
  
• nun
  (n.) A religious woman living in a community of women who dedicate their lives to God and to service and who choose not to get married.
  
  
• nurse
  (n.) A person whose job it is to take care of people who are sick or injured, usually in a hospital.
  (v.) To help or take care of someone who is sick or injured.
  
  

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