THE SOUND |N|
as in knee, no and gnaw
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
GNARLED [l/f];
GNAW(ED);
GNAW(ED) at [lit];
GNAW-ing;
GNOME(S);
GNO·m·ic [lit];
KNAVE(S);
KNEE(S);
KNEE=KNO·ck·ing;
KNEEL(ED)/KNELT;
KNELL [lit];
KNELL(S);
KNIFE/KNIVES;
KNIGHT(S);
KNIT/KNI·tt·ed;
KNI·tt·ing;
KNI·tt·ing=NEE·d·le(s);
KNOB(S);
KNO·bb·y (KNEE / KNU·ck·le);
KNOCK(ED/S);
KNOT/KNO·tt·ed;
KNOT(S);
KNO·tt·y;
KNOW(N)/KNEW;
KNOW·l·edge;
KNOW=NO·th·ing [adj];
KNOW=NO·th·ing(s) [n];
KNOW=NO·th·ing-ness;
KNU·ck·le(s);
NA·d·ir(s) [l/f];
NA·k·ed;
(the) NAPE;
NA·ti·on(s);
NA·t|sh|·u·r·al or NAT|SH|'-ral;
NA·t|sh|·u·r·a·ll·y or
NAT|SH|'-ra·;
NA·t|sh|·ure;
NAUGH·t·y;
NAVE(S);
NAY [lit];
NEAR(=NA·k·ed);
NEAR-ly;
NEAR-ness;
'NEATH [short for 'beneath'; lit];
NECK(S);
NECK and NECK;
NECK or NO·th·ing;
NEE·d·le(s);
NEI·th·er [used in alliterative phrases of the type
NEI·th·er X NOR Y, such as
NEI·th·er HERE NOR THERE];
NE-o-PHYTE(S) [l/f];
NE·th·er [lit or humorous];
NE·th·er-MOST or ·er·m·ost [lit];
(the) NE·th·er RE·gi·ons / WORLD [lit];
NEU-tral;
NEU-tral-ness;
NEU-tra-LI·s·m;
NE·v·er
[as in 'Never darken my door / these doors again'];
NE·v·er E·v·er [lit or informal];
NE·v·er=NE·v·er COUN-try / LAND;
NEW;
$NEW $YEAR [var: cp |J|2];
NICE;
[K]NIC[K]-[K]NAC[K](S);
NICK-NAME(D/S);
NIGH [lit];
NIGHT(S);
NINE;
NINE·t·y;
NINTH;
NIP(PED);
NO;
NO(ES);
NO=NO;
NOI·s·ome [lit];
NONE [l&];
NONE-SUCH [lit];
NOOK(S) [lit];
NOON;
NOON-DAY [l&];
NOR [see also NEI·th·er];
NORM(S);
(the) $NORM;
NOR·m·i·s·m;
NOR·m·i·st(s);
NOR-thern;
NOSE/NO·s·es;
NOSE-GAY(S) [lit];
NOT;
NO·th·ing;
NOW (or NE·v·er);
NO-WISE [lit];
NU·c·le-ar or ·c|·ja|·l·ear (NUT);
NUM-ber(ed) [v; l&];
NUM-ber(s) [n];
NUM-ber-less [lit];
NUR·t|sh|·ure(d) [n/v;lit];
NUT(S) [n];
NUTS [adj];
NYMPH(S) [l&]
second syllable:
ack-NOW·l·edge(d);
a-NA·b·a·s·is/·a-SES;
a-NAG-no-RIZE(D)
[or -RISE(D)];
a-NA·l·o·g·y/·ies;
a-NA·l·y·s·is/·y-SES;
a-NAN-KE;
a-NEW [lit];
a-NNOUNCE(D) [l&];
a-NNOY(ED);
a-NON [lit];
a-NO·th·er;
ba-NA·n·a(s);
be-NEATH;
be-NIGH·t·ed [lit];
be-NIGN;
bo-NO·b·o(s)
[var: cp |B|1];
by NIGHT [lit];
by NO MA·nn·er of MEANS;
$ca-NA·d·i-an(s);
ca-NAL(S);
ca-NA·r·y/·ies;
(the) $chi-NESE
[var: cp |T|1];
co-NNECT/-NNEC·t·ed;
dy-NA·m·ic(s);
e-NA·b·le(d);
e-NA·m·o[u]red;
e-NIG-ma(s);
e-NOUGH;
e-NU·m·e·r·ate/·a·t·ed;
fi-NAN·|t|ci·al or -NAN-cial;
ig-NITE/-NI·t·ed;
in NUM-ber;
i-NANE;
i-NA·n·i·t·y/·ies;
i-NAU·g·u·r·ate/·a·t·ed;
i-NE·ff·a·b·le
[var: cp |E|2];
i-NER·t·i-a or -NER-tia;
i-NE·v·i·t·a·b·le;
i-NI·m·i·c·al;
i-NI·m·i·t·a·b·le;
i-NI·q·ui·t·ous;
i-NI·ti·al([l]ed/s);
i-NI·t·i-ATE/-A·t·ed;
i-NI·ti·a·t·ive(s);
i-NI·ti-A·t·or(s);
IN-NATE or i-NNATE
[var: cp |I|1];
i-NNO·c·u-ous;
i-NNU·m·e·r·a·b·le or
-NNUM'-ra·b·le;
K9 SQUAD(S) /
U·n·it(s);
KNOCK=KNEED;
KNOCK=KNEES;
ma-N[O]EU·v·er(ed/s);
ma-N[O]EU·v·e·r·er(s)
or -N[O]EUV'-rer(s);
ma-NI·p·u·l·ate/·a·t·ed;
ma-NURE;
ME-NAGE/-NA·g·es [or MÉ-] or me-
[or mé-];
me-NA·g·e·r·ie(s) or
-NAG'-rie(s);
mi-NUTE [adj];
mi-NUTE-ly [adv];
NOT NEAR-ly;
om-NI·p·o·t·ent;
om-NI·sc·i-ent or ·sci·ent;
out-NUM-ber(ed);
pro-NOUNCE(D);
(the) $re-NAI·ss·ance [var: cp
|R|1 and
|S|3];
re-NA·sc·ence/·en·c·es;
re-NEGE(D);
re-NOWN [l/f];
re-NOWNED [l/f];
se-NESCE(D);
se-NE·sc·ence;
se-NE·sc·ent;
so-NO·r·i·t·y;
so-NO·r·ous [var: cp
|S|1];
sple-NE·t·ic [lit];
tech-NIQUE(S);
tech-NO·l·o·g·y;
to-NIGHT;
trai-NEE(S);
u-NA·n·i·m·ous;
u-NITE/-NI·t·ed;
UN-NA·t|sh|·u·r·al or -NAT|SH|'-ral;
vi-GNETTE(S) [var: cp |J|2];
whe-NE·v·er
third syllable:
AF·t·er-NOON(S);
A-NAG-NO·r·i·s·is/·i-SES
or A·n·ag-;
(the) A·n·a-NORM;
CON·t·i-NEN·t·al or -NENT-al
[var: cp |E|3];
DE·b·o-NAIR;
DO·m·i-NEER(ED);
Do·m·i-NEE·r·ing; E·c·o-NO·m·ics;
EIGH·t·y=NINE;
EN·g·i-NEER(S);
E·q·ua-NI·m·i·t·y;
E·q·ui-NOC-tial;
EU·th·a-NA·s·i-a or ·si·a;
E|K·s|·pla-NA·ti·on(s);
FIF·t·y=NINE;
FOR·t·y=NINE;
in the KNOW;
IN·c·li-NA·ti·on(s);
IN-COG-NI·t·o(s) or IN·c·og-;
IN·t·er-NA·ti·o·n·al or
-NATI'-nal;
LU·m·i-NE·sc·ence [lit];
LU·m·i-NO·s·i·t·y [lit];
NEXT to NO·th·ing;
NINE·t·y=NINE;
NINE·t·y=NINTH;
NOT for NO·th·ing;
PER·s·o-NA·l·i·t·y/·ies;
PER·s·o-NNEL;
RE·c·og-NI·ti·on;
RE·m·i-NISCE(D) [l/f];
RE·m·i-NI·sc·ence/·en·c·es [l/f];
RE·m·i-NI·sc·ent [l/f];
RE-|j|u-NITE/-NI·t·ed;
SI|K·s|·ty=NINE;
SU·p·er-NA·t|sh|·u·r·al or
-NAT|SH|'-ral;
SU·p·er-NA·t|sh|·u·r·a-LI·s·m
or -NAT|SH|'-ra-;
THIR·t·y=NINE;
TWEN·t·y=NINE;
UN·d·er-NEATH;
wi-THOUT NUM-ber [l/f]
fourth syllable:
de-NO·m·i-NA·ti·on(s);
de-NO·m·i-NA·ti·o·n·a-LI·s·m
or ·n-al-I·s·m;
di-SCRI·m·i-NA·ti·on;
e|g-Z|a·m·i-NA·ti·on(s);
i-MA·g·i-NA·ti·on(s);
(the) NAPE of your NECK;
PE·r·e·g·ri-NA·ti·on(s) [lit or humorous];
SE·v·en·t·y=NINE;
$u-NI·t·ed $NA·ti·ons
fifth syllable:
IN·t·er-CON·t·i-NEN·t·al or -NENT-al
[var: cp |E|5];
$NOR-thern / $SOU-thern $E·q·ui-NOC-tial ($MONTH)
sixth syllable:
IN·t·er-de-NO·m·i-NA·ti·o·n·al or -NATI'-nal
ninth syllable:
$STICKS and STONES may BREAK my BONES, but NAMES will NE·v·er
HURT me
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
GNASH(ED) your TEETH;
GNAW(ED) a-WAY at [lit];
KNOW(N)/KNEW a HAWK from a
HAND-SAW;
KNOW(N)/KNEW where (ALL) the BO·d·ies
are/were BU·r·ied;
NA-IVE [or -ÏVE];
NEI·th·er FISH NOR FLESH (NOR GOOD RED HE·rr·ing);
NEU-tra-L:IN·c·lu-SI·v·i·t·y;
NE·v·er-MORE [lit];
NINE-TEEN;
$NO CROSS, NO CROWN;
$NO CURE, NO PAY;
$NO GUTS, NO GLO·r·y;
NOT in the SAME STREET as;
$NO·th·ing VEN·t·ured, NO·th·ing GAINED
second syllable:
CA-NINE;
CTE-NOID;
i-NI·t·i-A·ti·on(s);
ma-NI·p·u-LA·ti·on(s);
mé-NAGE/-NA·g·es à TROIS
[var:see |T|4; lit];
MO-NARCH(S) [var: see |M|1];
PEA-NUT(S)
[var: see |P|1];
pro-NUN·c·i-A·ti·on(s);
$WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
third syllable:
A·s·i-NINE
[var: see |AE|1];
ca-SI-NO(S) [var: see |S|2];
CA·t·e-NA·r·y
[var: cp |T|2];
CA·t·e-NA·t·ed;
CO·c·o-NUT(S);
CO·mm·u-NI·s·m;
DE·m·o-NI·s·m;
DIC-tio-NA·r·y/·ies
[var: see |D|1];
DO·m·i-NATE/-NA·t·ed;
HIT the NAIL on the HEAD;
KEEP/KEPT your NOSE CLEAN;
LU·m·i-NA·r·y/·ies
[var: see |L|1; lit];
QUA·t·er-NA·r·y]
[var: cp |T|2];
SO·l·em-NIZE(D) [or -NISE(D); l/f]
fourth syllable:
di-SCRI·m·i-NATE/-NA·t·ed;
e|k-S|CLU·si·o-NI·s·m;
on BEN·d·ed KNEES [lit];
o-RI·g·i-NATE/-NA·t·ed;
o-RI·g·i-NA·t·or(s);
re-AC-tio-NA·r·y
[var: see |AE|2];
re-LI·gi·o-NI·s·m
fifth syllable:
on your BEN·d·ed KNEE(S) [lit]
ninth syllable:
DI·s·e-STA·b·lish-men-TA·r·i-a-NI·s·m
eleventh syllable:
$STICKS and STONES may BREAK my BONES, but WORDS will NE·v·er
HURT me
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