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non • count noun / |nankaunt naun / ( also un - count a ble noun ) noun [ count ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) Noncount nouns are ones that have no plural and cannot be used with "a" or "an" The words "advice" and "furniture" are noncount nouns.

Look at count noun .

ПОПеФ / плп/ pronoun not any; not one

She's eaten all the chocolates — there are none in the box. I went to four stores, but none of them had the book I wanted.

none • the • less aw / |nAnda ' les /

( formal )

anyway; despite what has just been said

It won't be easy, but we're going to try nonetheless.

—SYNONYM nevertheless

non • ex • ist • ent / | nanig zistant / adjective

not existing or not available

In some areas, public transportation is completely nonexistent.

non • fic • tion / |nan ' fikjn / noun [ noncount ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) writing that is about real people, events, and facts

You'll find biographies in the nonfiction section of the library.

—ANTONYM fiction

ПОП . sense © / 'nansens / noun [ noncount ]

words or ideas that have no meaning or that are not true It's nonsense to say that Jackie is lazy.

silly or bad behavior

Their new teacher doesn't allow any nonsense in class.

noo • dles / ' nudlz / noun [ plural ]

long thin pieces of food made from flour, egg, and water that are cooked in water or used in soups Would you prefer rice or noodles?

noon / nun / noun [ noncount ]

twelve o'clock in the middle of the day I met him at noon .

Look at midnight .

no one О / ' nou wAn / pronoun

no person; not anyone

There was no one in the classroom.

No one saw me go into the house.

^SYNONYM nobody nor Ф / nor / conjunction

used after "neither" and "not" to mean "also not" Neither Tom nor I eat meat. Allan won't go, and nor will Lucy. "I don't like eggs." "Nor do I."

normAWL / norm / noun [ count ]

a way of behaving that is normal or accepted

Is it the norm for children to have a TV in their bedroom?

nor .mal О E / ' norml /

usual and ordinary; not different or special I will be home at the normal time.

nor • mal • ly О AWL / ' normali / adverb

1 usually

normally go to bed at about eleven o'clock.

in the usual or ordinary way He isn't behaving normally.

north О / nor6 / noun [singular] (abbreviation N. )

( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction to your left when you watch the sun rise; a place in this direction the north of Alaska

Look at the picture at compass .

north adjective, adverb

They live in North Minneapolis. a north wind (= that comes from the north ) We traveled north from Raleigh to Philadelphia.

north • east ( also North - east ) / |nor6 'ist /

noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation N.E. ) ( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction between north and east; a place in this direction He lives in the Northeast.

—Look at the picture at compass .

north • east adjective, adverb

the northeast coast of Florida

north • east • ern / |nor6 ' istarn / adjective

northeastern regions

north .ern Ф / 'пэгбэт/ adjective

( GEOGRAPHY ) connected with, in, or from the north Hartford is in northern Connecticut.

north • ern • er ( also North - ern - er )

/ ' nordarnar / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a person who is from or who lives in the northern part of a country

—ANTONYM southerner

the North Pole / da |nor6 ' poul / [ singular ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) the point on the earth's surface which is farthest north

Look at the South Pole . ,

Look at the picture at earth .