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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
name
nano-
navy
net
neuter
neutron
newton
nitrogen
noon
normal
north
northern
note
noun
number
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COMMON USAGE
14th
en
number
variable
unknown
nu
knight
noun
new
no
neutral (gear shift)
November (NATO alphabet)
mid-evening
mid-month
mid-morning
mid-Seventies
pole
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
center of attention
half of N.A.
head of nation, NATO
Hornets’ center
indefinite number
Islanders’ center
Kings’ center
knight
last of admen, airmen, aldermen, businessmen, cameramen, cavemen, chairmen, children, clergymen, congressmen, corpsmen, countrymen, craftsmen, doormen, Englishmen, ferrymen, firemen, fishermen, flagmen, footmen, foremen, freshmen, frogmen, frontiersmen, frontmen, gentlemen, G-Men, groomsmen, gunmen, handymen, hangmen, he-men, henchmen, highwaymen, hitmen, horsemen, infantrymen, journeymen, kin, kinsmen, lawmen, linesmen, longshoremen, madmen, mailmen, marksmen, men, mermen, militiamen, milkmen, minutemen, musclemen, newsmen, noblemen, oarsmen, ombudsmen, patrolmen, policemen, repairmen, riflemen, salesmen, seamen, showmen, signalmen, spacemen, sportsmen, statesmen, steersmen, stuntmen, swordsmen, T-men, townsmen, tribesmen, washerwomen, watchmen, weathermen, women, woodmen, workmen, yeomen
lead in Network, Nutcracker, Nuts
leader in need
leader of Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
M’s successor
nation’s leader
Navajo’s chief
NDP’s leader
Newfoundland’s premier
Newton
North (surname)
pain in the butt
third in line
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NOUNS: PLACES
back of cabin
capital of Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
central Afghanistan, Argentina, Benin, Congo, Greenland, Grenada, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar
detention center
east end of town
financial center
half of N.A.
London’s East End
north
terminal in Boston, Dayton, Edmonton, Lisbon, London, Rangoon
third in line
west of Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
14th row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
any number
back of toboggan
bit of naughtiness
butt of gun
closing of Batman, Carmen, Chinatown, Cimarron, Cocoon, Halloween, Papillon, Platoon, Seven, Unforgiven
conclusion from historian, cover of Newsweek
conclusion of commission, investigation, marathon, mission, season
cover of novel
culmination of celebration
East of Eden
end of countdown
end of spoon
final in German, Italian, Latin
fourth of point
frontal nudity
head of nail
indefinite number
logician’s conclusion
nitrogen
onset of narcolepsy
opening, premiere of Network, Nutcracker, Nuts
piece of news
second last place in debating, pageant, tournament
source of nutrition
termination of provision
The Edge of Night
third place in contest
tip of needle
unknown amount
unlimited ink
wind-up of corporation
14th in a series
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back/rear of man, woman
head of nannygoat, newt
nose on the face
one’s heart
tail of baboon, chicken, Dalmatian, dolphin, fawn, griffin, kitten, pigeon, raccoon, raven, robin, stallion, sturgeon, toucan, unicorn, wren
tip of nose
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
latest in fashion
Nick’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
3rd of January
3rd of June
1st of November
close to noon
end of autumn, celebration, season, vacation
mid-evening
mid-month
mid-morning
mid-Seventies
quarter of nine
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
beginning to nag, name, narrow, natter, nauseate, neaten, necessitate, neck, need, neglect, nibble, notice, notify, nurture
can finally
edges away from Ann, ant, gnu, Ina, one, Una
ending in ruin
finally began, given, ran, spun, won (intransitive verbs)
finally beaten, begun, blown, broken, chosen, drawn, driven, eaten, flown, forgiven, given, handwritten, hidden, proven, rewritten, ridden, risen, run, seen, shaken, slain, smitten, spoken, stolen, stricken, sworn, taken, thrown, torn, typewritten, unwritten, woken, worn, written
heading to Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
internal part of one…
knight
name
neuter
number
one’s filling
start to need, negotiate
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VERBS
beginning to nag, name, narrow, natter, nauseate, neaten, necessitate, neck, need, neglect, nibble, notice, notify, nurture
can finally
edges away from Ann, ant, gnu, Ina, one, Una
ending in ruin
finally began, given, ran, spun, won (intransitive verbs)
finally beaten, begun, blown, broken, chosen, drawn, driven, eaten, flown, forgiven, given, handwritten, hidden, proven, rewritten, ridden, risen, run, seen, shaken, slain, smitten, spoken, stolen, stricken, sworn, taken, thrown, torn, typewritten, unwritten, woken, worn, written
heading to Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
internal part of one…
knight
name
neuter
number
one’s filling
start to need, negotiate
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
and at heart
back from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, Gabon, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Michigan, Oman, Oregon, Pakistan, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Washington, Wisconsin, Yemen
back from vacation
back in action, circulation, town
beginning in/west of Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
bitten on the rear
close to town
fifth of seven
half of no
inside of ant, gnu, ink, inn
inside of any, one…
nation’s first
Nigeria’s first
no —
then finally
ultimately unproven, unshaven
unknown —
variable —
wingless and
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N BEFORE WORD
after Abner/Janet’s heart
an indefinite number of —
beginning to neck with
beginning to nibble on
behind Helen/Ken’s back
behind man’s back
following Nancy’s lead
headed north
Newton —
number above
number on
Pole —
set one’s heart on
unknown —
unknown by
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WORD AROUND N
accommodating knight
adopting name
around quarter of nine
bearing north
captivating Newton
capturing country’s heart
capturing knight
capturing one’s heart
consuming last of oxygen
consuming nitrogen
containing no —
covering Newton
gaining entrance to Nepal
grabs unknown —
holding pole
including Newton
infused with nitrogen
pinching woman’s rear
possesses no —
protecting name
receives no —
retaining name
shown around east end of town
taking knight
ushering in new
with assumed name
with name inscribed
with name inside
worn by knight
worn by Newton
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N INSIDE WORD
knight inspired by —
knight plunged into —
knight wears —
name adopted by
name engraved in
name penned by
Navy hiding in
new lines —
new tenants —
Newton wears —
nitrogen absorbed by
nitrogen loaded into
nitrogen stored in
northern parts —
number among —
northern tenants —
number lines —
Pole wearing —
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N AFTER WORD
above normal
at end of column, exhibition, mission, season, vacation
before noon
by name
heading north
joining Navy
next to normal
on back of napkin
to a point
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DELETE N
after knight leaves
after Newton leaves
after northern deserts
after unloading back of van
deprived of nitrogen
devoid of nitrogen
discharging nitrogen
evict knight from —
expunge name from —
knight is out of
lacking name
name forgotten
name-dropping —
nameless
new leaves —
no-name
nitrogen-deficient
nitrogen-free
releasing nitrogen
short of nitrogen
unnamed —
with no end of action, children, frustration, parmesan, pollution, salmon, variation
with no name
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