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Top 25 Nouns and Their Meaning
Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 07:01 PM
Top 25 Nouns
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing or concept. Over half the words in the English language are nouns. Here is a list of the top 25 nouns from the Oxford English Dictionary.
| Rank | Noun | Definition and Example Usage |
| 1 | Time | The thing that is measured in minutes, hours, days, years etc using clocks. What time are you going out tonight? |
| 2 | Person | A human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character. He was a very nice person, always pleasant and friendly. |
| 3 | Year | A period of about 365 days or 12 months, measured from any particular time. We've known each other for over a year. |
| 4 | Way | The manner or style in which someone does something or in which something happens. Look at the way he is dressed. |
| 5 | Day | A period of 24 hours. We spent three days in Paris. |
| 6 | Thing | An idea, action, feeling, or fact that someone thinks, does, says, or talks about, or that happens. The first thing I must do is clean the house. |
| 7 | Man | An adult male human. He is a very kind man. |
| 8 | World | The planet we live on, and all the people, cities, and countries on it. The Taj Mahal attracts visitors from around the world. |
| 9 | Life | The period of time when someone is alive. You have your whole life ahead of you. |
| 10 | Hand | The part of your body at the end of your arm, including your fingers and thumb, which you use to hold things. He held the pencil in his right hand. |
| 11 | Part | A piece or feature of something such as an object, area, event, or period of time. The front part of the car was damaged. |
| 12 | Child | Someone who is not yet an adult. For a child of five it was a scary experience. |
| 13 | Eye | One of the two parts of the body that you use to see with. He's got brown eyes and a cheerful smile. |
| 14 | Woman | An adult female person. I was talking to a woman I met at the shop. |
| 15 | Place | A space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or a room, building, town, city etc. The café on the corner is our usual meeting place. |
| 16 | Work | A job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money. I am not going to work today because I have a cold. |
| 17 | Week | A period of seven days and nights. I am going on holiday for a week. |
| 18 | Case | An example of a particular situation or of something happening. There were 16 cases of damage to cars in the area. |
| 19 | Point | A single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion. That’s a very interesting point. |
| 20 | Government | The group of people who govern a country or state. The Government are planning further cuts in public spending. |
| 21 | Company | A business organization that makes or sells goods or services. Which company do you work for? |
| 22 | Number | A word or sign that represents an amount or a quantity. They wrote various numbers on a large sheet of paper. |
| 23 | Group | Several people or things that are all together in the same place. There was a group of children in the park. |
| 24 | Problem | A situation that causes difficulties. I’ve been having a few problems with my car. |
| 25 | Fact | A piece of information that is known to be true. Newspapers have a duty to provide readers with the facts. |
