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She naively accepted the first price he offered.

na•ked / ' neikad / adjective

not wearing any clothes. —SYNONYM nude

name lO / neim/ noun

[ count ] a word or words that you use to call or talk about a person or thing

My name is Chris Eaves. What's your name? Do you know the name of this flower? Word building Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .

A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.

[ singular ] what people think or say about someone or something

That area of town has a really bad name. —SYNONYM reputation

[ count ] a famous person

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood will be at the party.

call someone names

to say bad, unkind words about someone

Joe cried because the other children were calling him

names.

name 2 © / neim / verb ( names , nam • ing , named )

to give a name to someone or something They named their baby Sophie.

They named him Michael after his grandfather (= gave him the same name as his grandfather ) .

to know and say the name of someone or something The professor could name every one of his 60 students.

name • ly / ' neimli / adverb

You use namely when you are going to name a person or

thing that you have just said something about

Only two students were late, namely Steven and Allan.

nan • ny / ' nsni/ noun [ count ] ( plural nan • nies )

a woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family

nap / nsp / noun [ count ]

a short sleep during the day I took a nap after lunch.

nap • kin / ' nжpkэn / noun [ count ]

a piece of cloth or paper that you use when you are eating to clean your mouth and hands and to keep your clothes clean

nar • cot • ic / nar ' katik/ noun [ count ] a strong, illegal drug that affects your brain in a harmful

way

nar • rate / ' nsreit / verb ( nar • rates , nar rat ing , nar • rat • ed )

( formal )

( english language arts ) to tell a story Hoffman narrated the audio version of the book.

nar • ra • tion / ns' reijn / noun [ count, noncount ]

the narration of events

nar • ra • tor / ' nsreitar / noun [ count ]

the person who tells a story or explains what is happening in a play, movie, etc.

nar • ra • tive / ' nsretiv / noun [ count ]

( formal )

( english language arts ) the description of events in a story

a historical narrative

ПЭГ . rOW © / паеroo / adjective

( nar • row • er , nar • row • est )

not far from one side to the other The bridge was very narrow.

a narrow ribbon —ANTONYM broad , wide

by a small amount

We had a narrow escape — the car nearly hit a tree. a narrow defeat

nar • row • ly / ' nsrouli / adverb

only by a small amount

They narrowly escaped injury.

nar • row-mind • ed / |nsrou ' maIndэd /

adjective

not wanting to accept ideas or opinions that are different from your own

The people in this town can be somewhat narrow-minded. —ANTONYM open-minded na • sal / neizl / adjective

( biology ) connected with the nose the nasal passages

nas • ty / ' nssti / adjective ( nas • ti • er , nas ti • est )

bad; not nice

There's a nasty smell in this room. Don't be so nasty!

—SYNONYM horrible

na .tion © / 'neijn/ noun [ count ]