NE

Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE, Neb.

(noun) a midwestern state on the Great Plains

northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE

(noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

neon, Ne, atomic number

(noun) a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

ne (not comparable)

(obsolete) Not.

Conjunction

ne

(obsolete) Nor.

Usage notes

Ne survives only as part of the oral tradition in rural Scotland and Northern England. It is almost never used in common speech.

Anagrams

• -en, EN, en, en-

Proper noun

NE

Abbreviation of Nebraska, a state of the United States of America.

Abbreviation of New English «Modern English»

Initialism of New England, a region of the United States of America.

Noun

NE (uncountable)

Initialism of northeast, a cardinal point of the compass.

Initialism of norepinephrine.

Adjective

NE (not comparable)

Initialism of northeastern.

Initialism of not evaluated.

Anagrams

• -en, EN, en, en-

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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