Dream Symbols Starting With: "N"

Nachos

If you dream of eating nachos, this suggests that you are procrastinating or making excuses about something.The spicier the nachos were, the more trouble you are having.

Nail

A dream of hammering nails predicts that if you work very hard, you will be able to achieve something you thought was beyond your reach. To see shiny or new nails in your dream forecasts unexpected news. Dreams about bent or rusty nails signify minor delays or slow progress. Also see "Fingernails."

Nail File

To see or use a nail filer in your dream, suggests that you need to smooth out the rough edges of your personality or your relationship with others. You may be a little to harsh or blunt toward others.

Nail Polish

To dream of polishing your nails is a warning against impulsive behavior which could lead to a scandal. Also see "Nail Polish Remover"

Nail Polish Remover

To dream abuot nail polish remover suggests that you are feeling guilty or regretful about something that you've done. You may be worried about how other people will interpret your actions.

Naked

Dreams of being naked in public symbolize being afraid of being seen for who you really are. They also suggest worry about being vulnerable to others. To see a naked person in your dream and feel disgusted by it, symbolizes some anxiety about discovering the naked truth about some person or situation. It may also foretell loss of prestige and scandalous activities. On the other hand, if you do not have any problem with another's nudity in your dream, then it implies that you see through people and accept them for who and what they are.

Name

If you dream that you forget your name, or the names of others, you are under stress at work or school and feel overburdened with work. It may also indicate that you have forgotten your true self or your family roots. To hear your name being called, indicates that you are in touch and in tune with your spirituality. It also makes you aware of your own uniqueness and highlights your individuality. To see a familiar name written in your dream, symbolizes the way you feel about that person. Your intuition about them may turn out to be true. Sometimes names in dreams are ways of reminding us of people in our lives. If you don't recognize the name, consider whether it sounds similar to the name of a person you know, or one from a TV show or movie that has been on your mind. Also see "Name Tag", below

Name Tag

To dream of a name tag symbolizes your own self-confidence. To dream that you lose your name tag, or if it's blank, this suggests confusion about your own self-identity. If you dream of having the wrong name on your name tag, you may secretly feel that you're not good enough, and worry that others don't really like you. Try to improve your confidence level! Also see "Name", above

Nap

To dream that you are taking a nap, suggests that you need to take a little time off to relax and take it easy. Give yourself a break.

Napkin

To see a napkin in your dream signifies neatness and cleanliness. You may also have some good news coming. To see dirty napkins being placed on a dinner table symbolizes a major problem in a love relationship.

Narrator

If your dream has a narrator, you have a dramatic way of thinking about your life. This dream may also be an omen of happy times to come.

National Anthem

To dream of hearing the national anthem suggests that you will receive news from a distance. If you were singing the anthem, you need to be more disciplined and stop wasting time on meaningless pursuits.

Native Americans

To see a Native American in your dream, represents the instinctual and untamed aspect of your character. You desire more freedom from cultural and societal restraints.

Nature

If you dream of being in nature and noticing many green trees, you will soon be released from worry. If you mainly noticed the height of the trees, the dream signifies success but only after a time of difficulty. If you were alone and scared, you will be let down by someone you rely on. If you felt happy and content, the dream is a positive omen of happiness and peaceful friendships.

Navel

The navel represents emotional fulfilment. If you dream that you don't have a navel, your emotional needs are not being met.

Navy

To dream that you are in the navy symbolizes your need for organization, discipline and structure in your life. To dream that you are rescued by a navy person foretells that you will receive assistance from an authority figure.

Nazis

To see or be chased by a Nazi in your dream, represents a form of evil and merciless force that cannot be reasoned with. You may feel that others are putting you down unfairly, or that you are being somehow mistreated and misunderstood.

Neck

Any dream featuring the neck is a sign of approaching money. The exception is dreaming about a broken neck, which is a warning against mismanagement of your affairs - pay more attention to your own and less to those of others.

Necklace

To dream that a loved one puts a necklace around your neck means an early marriage filled with love. If you dream of losing a necklace, you will experience sadness over a loved one.

Nectar

Nectar is a very fortunate dream omen, predicting that your hopes will bloom into reality.

Needle

A needle (as in needle and thread) in a dream represents unfinished business and the need to gain control of one's surroundings. To dream of looking for a needle in a haystack, symbolizes useless worries over trivial matters. Also see "Injection."

Neighbor

Neighbors are people in our lives, so they often pop up in dreams. If you dream of helping a neighbor, this predicts you will receive an unexpected gift. To dream of arguing with neighbors is a warning of possible troubles caused by your quick temper.

Neighborhood

To dream about your neighborhood, represents a sense of community and the need to be more active. You are expressing a need to develop new friends and new ties. Also consider your feelings about your real-life neighbors.

Neon Lights

To dream of bright neon lights signifies your big ambitions and goals. It may also foretell the sudden solution to a longstanding problem.

Nervous

If you dreamed of being nervous, or noticing someone else was nervous, the dream is warning you to control your tendency to be overgenerous with your resources.

Nest

A bird's nest in a dream is a lucky sign, symbolizing a fortunate endeavor, new opportunities and wealth.

Net

If there is a net in your dream, it suggests that in real life, you feel like you are caught in a complicated situation.

News

To hear bad news in your dream, signifies that you will have success and good friends to support you. To dream of hearing good news suggests upcoming disappointments. A dream of watching, reading or listening to a news report suggests that you will gain new insight into a problem that has been troubling you. Success will come faster if you learn to be more vocal and express your needs to others.

Newspaper

To dream of newspapers, suggests that people will find out about something wrong you did and your reputation could be affected.

New Year's

To dream of the New Year, or New Year's Eve, signifies prosperity and hope for the future. Also see "Party".

New York City

If you dream of New York City, you are longing for more excitement, glamor and sophistication in your life. You may be bored with your current surroundings. If the city was deserted or you felt alienated from the people/activity of the city, this suggests that you feel rejected by those who are currently around you.

Nickel

A dream about nickels is an omen that you will receive unexpected gains, but they will come with heavy responsibility. This dream can also be a reflection of your self-image - consider the other symbols in the dream.

Night

To dream of night time, signifies obstacles to achieving your goals. You may find that some issues you are facing are still unclear. Take more time to think before making a decision. Also see "Darkness."

Nightclub

If you dream of being in a fun-filled nightclub, a happy and exciting social life is in your future. If you see yourself as the guest of honor at a nightclub party, the event represents a microcosm of your life, complete with private crushes and petty rivalries. To dream of drifting into dance floor oblivion is a good sign that your personal struggles are in balance. To dream of being groped in a dance club demonstrates your lack of trust in sexual relationships. If you dream that you are in a depressing and dimly-lit nightclub, you will experience a financial crisis or an end to a romantic relationship.

Nightgown

To dream that you are in your nightgown, foretells that you may be coming down with a slight illness. To see others in their in their nightgown in your dream, signifies that you will hear unpleasant news from absent friends.

Night Light

If you dream about a night light, you have understanding and insight about a situation that was once confusing to you. You have the answers within you.

Nightmare

If you had a nightmare, try to remember some specific images events from the dream, and look up the meanings of those symbols for a detailed interpretation. If you dreamed that you were having a nightmare - a very rare dream - suggests that you are probably repressing a rather intense and deep-seated emotional problem. If you know what it is, talk it over with someone you trust, or seek therapy. You must allow your mind to relax and heal.

Nine

In dreams, the number nine symbolizes completion and that you are on a productive path. You are seeking to improve the world.

911 (Nine-One-One)

If you called 911 in your dream (or if you saw the numbers 911), this suggests that you should not be afraid to ask for help. There is an important lesson to be learned from in your dream, that support is out there for you, but you have to take the first step towards it.

Ninja

Dreaming about a ninja points to a struggle that you are going through in your waking life. You are finding it difficult to face your own feelings or the meaning of someone else's actions.

Nipple

To see nipples in your dream, represents your infantile needs and a regression into dependency on others. To dream that you are squeezing any kind of liquid out of your nipples, refers to your negative feelings about relationships. You are feeling insecure physically. Also see "Breasts".

Noah's Ark

To see Noah's ark in your dream signifies the preservation and protection of something valuable. It is symbolic of wholeness. Also see "Bible".

Noise

To hear a strange noise in your dream, signifies the unexpected and the unknown. It could represent some fear or confusion about a certain situation in your waking life. To hear a loud or strange noise in your dream may also represent a breakthrough in your personal struggles. Perhaps you have burst through a barrier of resistance which had been holding you back for a long time.

Noodles

To dream of noodles, represents an unusually large appetite and desires. More self discipline is needed. This dream can also mean that the dreamer is hungry!

Noose

If a noose appears in your dream, you have been pretending forgivement to someone you are secretly still angry with.

Nose

The nose in dreams symbolizes wisdom and energy. A dream of having a big nose is lucky and means you will succeed in an upcoming endeavor. To dream of having a runny nose is very lucky, signifying very good luck for the dreamer, especially in terms of money and health. Also see "Nose Bleed", below.

Nose Bleed

To dream of a bleeding nose is a forewarning of danger.

Note

To dream that someone passes you a note means that a new opportunity or challenge will soon come into your life. Notes in dreams can also be a way that your mind passes you messages from your subconscious.

Notebook

To see a notebook in your dream, suggests that you are trying to stay on top of things and keep detailed records. If you dream of looking through someone else's notebook, this indicates your mistrust of others and your tendencies to be in everyone's business and affairs. Perhaps you have recently stumbled upon some information that was not meant for your eyes.

Nuclear Bomb

To dream of a nuclear bomb, suggests feelings of helplessness, being threatened and loss of control. You may be experiencing great anger, to the point of being destructive. You can make things better by acting with intelligence and wisdom. This dream might also mean you are tired of some aspect of yourself. Or, it could indicate that something important to you has ended and big changes are about to occur.

Numb

To dream that you feel numbness indicates that you are letting fear take over your life. You are afraid of taking any risk and failing. Just remember, there are no rewards without risks!

Numbers

Numbers remembered dreams often represent something deeply significant from the dreamer's real life. The numbers could represent a date (for example, 112 could mean 1- the month of January, 12- the 12th day). Or, they might represent the age of a person you know, the time that an important event happened, and so on. Try to relate the dream numbers to your real life and see where they match. If you are worried about money in real life, dreams of numbers can be a reflection of this.

Nuns

To see nuns in your dream suggests that you need to live up to the promises you have made.

Nurse

Dreams featuring nurses are positive and suggests the end of a difficult time or specific problem in real life.

Nursery

To dream of a nursery symbolizes how well you are taking care of yourself. If the nursery is empty or cluttered, you don't "baby yourself" and look after your own feelings well enough. Be nicer to you! If the nursery is warm and cozy, or otherwise a positive environment, you are doing a good job tending to your own emotional needs. Also see "Baby".

Nutcracker

To dream about a nutracker means you are trying to get to the core of a matter or situation. A dream about cracking open nuts can be a good omen, foretelling luck with money.

Nutmeg

If you dream of grating nutmeg, this is a sign that your social life will be busier and you will be doing more entertaining. But if you dream of tasting or smelling nutmeg, this is a warning that you need to look more carefully into the motives of those around you or you could end up being played.

Nuts

To see nuts in your dream signifies craziness or confusion. It may also refer to someone who is "nuts" or someone who is driving you crazy. You may be approaching a waking situation all wrong and need to look at it from a different perspective. To dream that you are eating nuts, signifies prosperity and the attainment of your desires. This dream may also mean that you are trying to get to the heart of a matter or situation.

Nylons

To wear nylons in your dream, represents your sense of understanding. You are well-grounded and have the support of those around you. To see someone else putting on nylons, relates to some romantic situation - you may be jealous of someone or worry about getting/keeping somebody's interest in you.