2 ADJ A noisy place is full of a lot of loud or unpleasant noise. □ It's a noisy place with film clips showing constantly on one of the cafe's giant screens. □ The baggage hall was crowded and noisy.
3 ADJ If you describe someone as noisy , you are critical of them for trying to attract attention to their views by frequently and forcefully discussing them. [DISAPPROVAL ]
no|mad /noʊ mæd/ (nomads ) N‑COUNT A nomad is a member of a group of people who travel from place to place rather than living in one place all the time. □ …a country of nomads who raise cattle and camels.
no|mad|ic /noʊmæ d I k/
1 ADJ Nomadic people travel from place to place rather than living in one place all the time. □ …the great nomadic tribes of the Western Sahara.
2 ADJ If someone has a nomadic way of life, they travel from place to place and do not have a settled home. □ The daughter of a railway engineer, she at first had a somewhat nomadic childhood.
no -man's land
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies. □ In Tobruk, leading a patrol in no-man's land, he was blown up by a mortar bomb. □ [+ between ] The station has been built on the former no-man's-land between East and West Berlin.
2 N‑SING If you refer to a situation as a no-man's land between different things, you mean that it seems unclear because it does not fit into any of the categories. □ [+ between ] The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence.
nom de guerre /nɒ m də geə r / (noms de guerre ) N‑COUNT A nom de guerre is a false name which is sometimes used by people who belong to an unofficial military organization. [FORMAL ] □ He joined the Resistance and adopted the nom de guerre Revel.
nom de plume /nɒ m də pluː m/ (noms de plume ) N‑COUNT An author's nom de plume is a name that he or she uses instead of their real name. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] She writes under the nom de plume of Alison Cooper.
no|men|cla|ture /nəme ŋklətʃə r , [AM ] noʊ mənkle I tʃər/ (nomenclatures ) N‑UNCOUNT The nomenclature of a particular set of things is the system of naming those things. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …mistakes arising from ignorance of the nomenclature of woody plants.
no|men|kla|tu|ra /noʊ menklɑtʊə rə/ N‑SING In former communist countries, the nomenklatura were the people the Communist Party approved of and appointed to positions of authority.
nomi|nal /nɒ m I n ə l/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use nominal to indicate that someone or something is supposed to have a particular identity or status, but in reality does not have it. □ As he was still not allowed to run a company, his partner became its nominal head. □ I was brought up a nominal Christian. ● nomi|nal|ly ADV [oft ADV before v] □ The Sultan was still nominally the Chief of Staff.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] A nominal price or sum of money is very small in comparison with the real cost or value of the thing that is being bought or sold. □ All the ferries carry bicycles free or for a nominal charge.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] In economics, the nominal value, rate, or level of something is the one expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without taking into account general changes in prices that take place over time. □ Inflation would be lower and so nominal rates would be rather more attractive in real terms.
no mi|nal grou p (nominal groups ) N‑COUNT A nominal group is the same as a noun group .
nomi|nate /nɒ m I ne I t/ (nominates , nominating , nominated )
1 VERB If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it. □ [be V -ed] Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs. □ [V n + for ] The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE. □ [V n + as ] …a presidential decree nominating him as sports ambassador. [Also V n, V n to-inf]
2 VERB If you nominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position. □ [V n] Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest. □ [V n + to ] The E.U. would nominate two members to the committee. □ [be V -ed + as ] He was nominated by the African National Congress as one of its team at the Groote Sehuur talks. □ [V n to-inf] An elderly person can nominate someone to act for them. [Also V n + as , V n n]
3 VERB If someone or something such as an actor or a film is nominated for an award, someone formally suggests that they should be given that award. □ [be V -ed + for ] Practically every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar. □ [V n + as ] …a campaign to nominate the twice World Champion as Sports Personality of the Year. [Also V n + for ]
nomi|na|tion /nɒ m I ne I ʃ ə n/ (nominations )
1 N‑COUNT A nomination is an official suggestion of someone as a candidate in an election or for a job. □ …his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. □ [+ for ] …a list of nominations for senior lectureships.
2 N‑COUNT A nomination for an award is an official suggestion that someone or something should be given that award. □ [+ for ] They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor. □ He has nominations in four categories: Male Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist, British Album of the Year and British Single.
3 N‑VAR The nomination of someone to a particular job or position is their appointment to that job or position. □ [+ of ] They opposed the nomination of a junior officer to the position of Inspector General of Police.