Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 55 compound words that contain nun. The most common are listed below. Open nun in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- Nun MonktonA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE5057).
- nun mothThe black arched moth.
- corporate nunA woman who dedicates her life to her job or career, especially at the expense of romance.
- nun-colouredSynonym of pied ("having two or more colors")
- nun-likeAlternative form of nunlike: Resembling or characteristic of a nun.
- nun buoyA buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
- nun mothsplural of nun moth: The black arched moth.
- nun buoysplural of nun buoy: A buoy somewhat in the form of a double cone.
- Nun of the VisitationSynonym of Visitandine: A member of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.
- Covent Garden nunA prostitute.
Compound words 55
- nunneryAny convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
- NunleyA surname from Old English.
- nunlikeResembling or characteristic of a nun.
- nunsploitationA genre of exploitation film focusing on Christian nuns.
- nunhoodThe status or condition of being a nun.
- nunnationAlternative spelling of nunation: In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.
- nunateTo add nunation to (a word).
- nunlyLike a nun; nunlike.
- nunbirdAny bird in either the genus Monasa or the genus Hapaloptila.
- nunlessWithout a nun or nuns.