+
newsman
n.
One who brings news.
+
nasal
n.
One of the nasal bones.
+
nodosity
n.
The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.
+
navus
n.
A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.
+
neighborhood
n.
A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood.
+
neglectful
a.
Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.
+
nyula
n.
A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
+
nowhither
adv.
Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.
+
nitrum
n.
Niter.
+
nailheaded
a.
Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
+
nationality
n.
The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.
+
navigerous
a.
Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels.
+
nebular
a.
Of or pertaining to nebulae; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.
+
neuralgy
n.
Neuralgia.
+
neocomian
n.
A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.
+
nationality
n.
The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
+
navew
n.
A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica.
+
nicker nut

A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray.
+
nitrify
v.t.
To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.
+
nicolaitan
n.
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.
+
neocosmic
a.
Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.
+
nourishment
n.
The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.
+
neuraxis
n.
See Axis cylinder, under Axis.
+
neuter
a.
Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender.
+
nye
n.
A brood or flock of pheasants.
+
neatness
n.
The state or quality of being neat.
+
nemetean
n.
One of the Nemertina.
+
night
n.
The period after the close of life; death.
+
neuralgic
a.
Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.
+
noticing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Notice
+
near
adv.
Closely connected or related.
+
nasalizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nasalize
+
northernmost
a.
Farthest north.
+
nationalist
n.
One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.
+
null
n.
That which has no value; a cipher; zero.
+
nebulous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.
+
nymphish
a.
Relating to nymphs; ladylike.
+
nineteenth
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything.
+
nubian
a.
Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.
+
nutritional
a.
Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, nutritional changes.
+
nail
n.
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
+
nombles
n.pl.
The entrails of a deer; the umbles.
+
necessary
a.
Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
+
noted
imp.|p.p.
of Note
+
nabbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nab
+
naughty
superl.
hence, corrupt; wicked.
+
nitrous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.
+
netting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Net
+
nimiety
n.
State of being in excess.
+
nominate
v.t.
To set down in express terms; to state.
+
nepenthes
n.
A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant.
+
nerveless
a.
Destitute of nerves.
+
nauseated
imp.|p.p.
of Nauseate
+
nursed
imp.|p.p.
of Nurse
+
nickeline
n.
Niccolite.
+
necromantical
a.
Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy.
+
nature
n.
Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.
+
nod
n.
A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.
+
nez perces

A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.
+
noway
adv.
Alt. of Noways
+
nuddle
v.i.
To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along.
+
nubbin
n.
A small or imperfect ear of maize.
+
nontoxic
a.
Not toxic.
+
nestorian
a.
relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.
+
nebneb
n.
Same as Bablh.
+
nubiferous
a.
Bringing, or producing, clouds.
+
narrowed
imp.|p.p.
of Narrow
+
norna
n.
A tutelary deity; a genius.
+
nudity
n.
That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense.
+
nailery

A manufactory where nails are made.
+
nonacquiescence
n.
Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
+
nay
adv.
No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes.
+
northwestern
a.
Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
+
neurapophysis
n.
One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.
+
nitro

A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter.
+
nubeculae
pl.
of Nubecula
+
needle
n.
Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
+
nominately
adv.
By name; particularly; namely.
+
nucleus
n.
A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.
+
nares
n.pl.
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
+
nagor
n.
A West African gazelle (Gazella redunca).
+
nascency
n.
State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.
+
noisily
adv.
In a noisy manner.
+
nosology
n.
A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.
+
naphthene
n.
A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.
+
nitrate
n.
A salt of nitric acid.
+
neglect
v.
Habitual carelessness; negligence.
+
nard
n.
An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.
+
nawab
n.
A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
+
natchez
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.
+
nullipore
n.
A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion.
+
nolleity
n.
The state of being unwilling; nolition.
+
narrating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Narrate
+
nempt
p.p.
Called; named.
+
noncomplying
a.
Neglecting or refusing to comply.
+
nonvernacular
a.
Not vernacular.
+
nursery
n.
The place where nursing is carried on
+
nicking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nick
+
nowel
n.
A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.
+
nameless
a.
Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible.
+
nasal
n.
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
+
notation
n.
Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
+
numeral
n.
A figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V, X, L, etc.
+
nourishment
n.
That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.
+
nerve
v.t.
To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
+
nolimetangere
n.
The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber.
+
nonresistance
n.
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
+
neurochordal
a.
See Neurocord.
+
notochordal
a.
Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.
+
nidificate
v.i.
To make a nest.
+
nightgown
n.
A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.
+
novennial
a.
Done or recurring every ninth year.
+
navigation
n.
the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.
+
natant
a.
Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.
+
nehiloth
n.pl.
A term supposed to mean, perforated wind instruments of music, as pipes or flutes.
+
notwheat
n.
Wheat not bearded.
+
northerly
a.
Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
+
neutralization
n.
The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
+
neat
a.
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
+
narrow
superl.
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
+
nick
v.t.
To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.
+
native
a.
Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.
+
net
v.t.
To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
+
nighteyed
a.
Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
+
negative
a.
Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative.
+
nigh
superl.
Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
+
noon
n.
The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
+
nitroform
n.
A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.
+
nauseate
v.t.
To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe.
+
north
adv.
Northward.
+
nadir
n.
The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
+
nave
n.
The navel.
+
neck
n.
the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
+
name
n.
To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
+
needer
n.
One who needs anything.
+
none
a.
No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.
+
naturalize
v.t.
To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.
+
netty
a.
Like a net, or network; netted.
+
nearhand
a.|adv.
Near; near at hand; closely.
+
no
a.
Not any; not one; none.
+
nonny
n.
A silly fellow; a ninny.
+
nativity
n.
The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.
+
nonimportation
n.
Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.
+
near
v.i.
To draw near; to approach.
+
nativity
n.
A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.
+
noctuid
n.
Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night.
+
nurl
v.t.
To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to knurl.
+
namelessly
adv.
In a nameless manner.
+
neuridin
n.
a nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.
+
nightfaring
a.
Going or traveling in the night.
+
neologism
n.
A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.
+
neodamode
n.
In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.
+
normally
adv.
In a normal manner.
+
naphthazarin
n.
A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.
+
naturity
n.
The quality or state of being produced by nature.
+
nill
n.
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
+
nummulitic
a.
Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; as, nummulitic beds.
+
nest
v.i.
To build and occupy a nest.
+
new years day

the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.
+
nasoseptal
a.
Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.
+
nursling
n.
One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.
+
naught
a.
Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.
+
nemalite
n.
A fibrous variety of brucite.
+
nates
n.pl.
The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
+
normalization
n.
Reduction to a standard or normal state.
+
nee
p.p.fem.
Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Stael, nee Necker.
+
nosed
imp.|p.p.
of Nose
+
neck
n.
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
+
navigator
n.
One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.
+
nonsuit
v.t.
To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up.
+
neutrality
n.
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
+
nabob
n.
One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
+
nicotian
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco.
+
network
n.
A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
+
neap
n.
The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
+
narrow
v.i.
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
+
narcosis
n.
Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.
+
novelty
n.
Something novel; a new or strange thing.
+
non compos

Alt. of Non compos mentis
+
nick
n.
A score for keeping an account; a reckoning.
+
nail
n.
the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
+
nonchalance
n.
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
+
negritic
a.
Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.
+
navarrese
n.sing.|pl.
A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.
+
nine
n.
A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
+
nestorian
n.
An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian.
+
nun
n.
A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
+
nominatively
adv.
In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.
+
naked
a.
Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.
+
noddy
n.
Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus.
+
nervure
n.
One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.
+
narcotic
a.
Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
+
naturalize
v.i.
To become as if native.
+
numbering
p.pr|vb.n.
of Number
+
northward
a.
Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
+
naturalistic
a.
Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.
+
noggen
a.
Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh.
+
natatory
a.
Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.
+
nerve
n.
One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.
+
nib
v.t.
To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
+
nobiliary
n.
A history of noble families.
+
negotiate
v.i.
To transact business; to carry on trade.
+
need
n.
To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.
+
now
adv.
In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
+
nauseous
a.
Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.
+
ness

A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
+
nomad
a.
Roving; nomadic.
+
nautilus
n.
The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil.  The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata.
+
nondevelopment
n.
Failure or lack of development.
+
noctule
n.
A large European bat (Vespertilio, / Noctulina, altivolans).
+
nonplused
imp.|p.p.
of Nonplus
+
notchweed
n.
A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium Vulvaria).
+
nonexportation
n.
A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.
+
nationalism
n.
An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.
+
nonjuror
n.
One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.
+
natron
n.
Native sodium carbonate.
+
nubilous
a.
Cloudy.
+
nebulose
a.
Nebulous; cloudy.
+
narration
n.
That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history.
+
nest
n.
An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
+
nonplus
v.t.
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
+
navigation
n.
Ships in general.
+
numbers
n.
pl. of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews.
+
nipple
n.
The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
+
nervousness
n.
State or quality of being nervous.
+
neutral
a.
Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.
+
negro
n.
A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.
+
nick
n.
A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.
+
noachian
a.
Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.
+
ninety
n.
A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.
+
neighbor
n.
A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.
+
niceties
pl.
of Nicety
+
nuclein
n.
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
+
ninety
a.
Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men.
+
needle
n.
A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.
+
notice
n.
A writing communicating information or warning.
+
noways
adv.
In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.
+
nip
v.t.
Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
+
noier
n.
An annoyer.
+
naphtha
n.
The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.
+
necrophagan
a.
Eating carrion.
+
nazarene
n.
A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.
+
nutrication
n.
The act or manner of feeding.
+
narrow
v.i.
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
+
nayword
n.
A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword.
+
naively
adv.
In a naive manner.
+
nuptial
a.
Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies.
+
nudum pactum

A bare, naked contract, without any consideration.
+
nocake
n.
Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians.
+
nidulating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nidulate
+
natural
n.
Natural gifts, impulses, etc.
+
nethermost
a.
Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss.
+
narrowly
adv.
Sparingly; parsimoniously.
+
note
n.
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
+
noctivagant
a.
Going about in the night; night-wandering.
+
name
n.
The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.
+
nome
n.
Any melody determined by inviolable rules.
+
noisome
a.
Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid.
+
noneffective
a.
Not effective.
+
nobleminded
a.
Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous.
+
nerita
n.
A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.
+
nog
n.
A treenail to fasten the shores.
+
nominate
v.t.
To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
+
nasopharyngeal
a.
Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus.
+
nidificating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nidificate
+
near
adv.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
+
nakoo
n.
The gavial.
+
nonrecurring
a.
Nonrecurrent.
+
nill
v.i.
To be unwilling; to refuse to act.
+
needle
n.
A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.
+
nodosous
a.
Alt. of Nodous
+
novelize
v.i.
To innovate.
+
near
a
Close-fisted; parsimonious.
+
noematic
a.
Alt. of Noematical
+
nodated
a.
Knotted.
+
nereids
pl.
of Nereid
+
noumenon
n.
The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.
+
nasturtium
n.
A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.
+
nautical
a.
Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.
+
nominate
v.t.
To mention by name; to name.
+
naturalism
n.
A state of nature; conformity to nature.
+
nog
v.t.
To fasten, as shores, with treenails.
+
nematocalyx
n.
One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularidae. They contain nematocysts. See Plumularia.
+
nippingly
adv.
In a nipping manner.
+
natal plum

The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora).
+
near
adv.
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
+
nature
v.t.
To endow with natural qualities.
+
nonjuring
a.
Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.
+
nose
v.i.
To smell; to sniff; to scent.
+
nymphomany
n.
Same as Nymphomania.
+
neishout
n.
The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree Pteroxylon utile, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called sneezewood.
+
name
n.
A person, an individual.
+
nidus
n.
A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
+
nihilism
n.
Nothingness; nihility.
+
nasopalatine
a.
Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.
+
nervomuscular
a.
Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.
+
nummulary
a.
Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary; as, the nummulary talent.
+
noonflower
n.
The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.
+
neat
a.
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
+
neesing
n.
Sneezing.
+
nucumentaceous
a.
See Nucamentaceous.
+
noctambulism
n.
Somnambulism.
+
necklace
n.
A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
+
neologism
n.
A new word, phrase, or expression.
+
narrowness
n.
The condition or quality of being narrow.
+
ninepence
n.
An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.
+
nasty
superl.
Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.
+
numeral
n.
Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals.
+
nasal
a.
Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
+
northmost
a.
Lying farthest north; northernmost.
+
nucleated
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
+
naggy
a.
Irritable; touchy.
+
nondelivery
n.
A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.
+
nobley
n.
Noble birth; nobility; dignity.
+
nutbreaker
n.
The nutcracker.
+
natalitious
a.
Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity.
+
nebuly
n.
A line or a direction composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resembe a cloud. See NEbulE
+
nasal
n.
Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
+
ninetieth
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal parts of anything.
+
nurled
imp.|p.p.
of Nurl
+
nonsparing
a.
Sparing none.
+
neuroma
n.
A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
+
nausea
n.
Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.
+
nonacid
a.
Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.
+
nyas
n.
See Nias.
+
named
imp.|p.p.
of Name
+
narwhal
n.
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
+
nave
n.
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
+
nonne
n.
A nun.
+
nock
n.
A notch.
+
northwest
n.
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
+
naturalist
n.
One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals.
+
nutritive
a.
Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.
+
nonsuiting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nonsuit
+
noddy
n.
The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.
+
naos
n.
A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See Cella.
+
noddle
n.
The back part of the head or neck.
+
niggardness
n.
Niggardliness.
+
nest
n.
A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
+
needed
imp.|p.p.
of Need
+
noght
adv.
Not.
+
natured
a.
Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc.
+
naiad
n.
Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
+
narcotized
imp.|p.p.
of Narcotize
+
niggle
v.t.
To trifle or play.
+
nerite
n.
Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.
+
neal
v.i.
To be tempered by heat.
+
nineties
pl.
of Ninety
+
nef
n.
The nave of a church.
+
nurse
n.
A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place.
+
nay
n.
a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
+
ninekiller
n.
The northern butcher bird.
+
nerve
n.
One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.
+
nocent
n.
A criminal.
+
newyear
a.
Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes.
+
nameless
a.
Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star.
+
nitroxyl
n.
The group NO2, usually called the nitro group.
+
nonpayment
n.
Neglect or failure to pay.
+
nymphal
a.
Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.
+
nepheline
n.
Alt. of Nephelite
+
nonage
n.
The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.
+
naturalize
v.t.
To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words.
+
nipple
n.
The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.
+
nullities
pl.
of Nullity
+
navvy
n.
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.
+
nature
n.
The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe.
+
nag
n.
A paramour; -- in contempt.
+
nereidian
n.
Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridae or allied families.
+
nocturn
n.
An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night.
+
nuchal
a.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.
+
native
a.
Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
+
negatived
imp.|p.p.
of Negative
+
nineteenth
n.
The next in order after the eighteenth.
+
naturist
n.
One who believes in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism.
+
nullity
n.
Nonexistence; as, a decree of nullity of marriage is a decree that no legal marriage exists.
+
node
n.
A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
+
nosing
n.
That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.
+
nomans land

A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.
+
nod
v.i.
To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.
+
natural
a.
Connected by the ties of consanguinity.
+
nonconcur
v.i.
To dissent or refuse to concur.
+
nativies
pl.
of Nativity
+
neuroglia
n.
The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.
+
nadde

Had not.
+
needlefuls
pl.
of needleful
+
nard
n.
An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
+
neigh
n.
The cry of a horse; a whinny.
+
naughtiness
n.
The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.
+
nonelectric
n.
A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal.
+
narratory
a.
Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters.
+
nomenclatural
a.
Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.
+
nippers
n.pl.
A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.
+
nudging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nudge
+
noise
n.
Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
+
nasion
n.
The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
+
nocturnal
a.
Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
+
nightcap
n.
A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.
+
neife
n.
A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
+
nazarite
n.
A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively.
+
nuncupative
a.
Oral; not written.
+
noctilucous
a.
Shining in the night.
+
noctambulist
n.
A somnambulist.
+
necessity
n.
The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.
+
nuncius
n.
A messenger.
+
notable
a.
Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.
+
nowch
n.
See Nouch.
+
noon
a.
No. See the Note under No.
+
neptunium
n.
A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite.
+
nineholes
n.pl.
A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.
+
nursery
n.
The act of nursing.
+
non obstante

A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.
+
nostrum
n.
A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
+
nimbiferous
a.
Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.
+
namely
adv.
That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation.
+
notoriety
n.
The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.
+
notified
imp.|p.p.
of Notify
+
noble
superl.
Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
+
nondeposition
n.
A failure to deposit or throw down.
+
nonsane
a.
Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.
+
nucula
n.
A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.
+
nebule
a.
Alt. of Nebuly
+
near
prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
+
nevermore
adv.
Never again; at no time hereafter.
+
neck
n.
The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
+
nun
n.
A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.
+
nasty
superl.
Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
+
niggard
a.
Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
+
niggardship
n.
Niggardliness.
+
nye
a.|adv.
Nigh.
+
nameless
a.
Undistinguished; not noted or famous.
+
neven
v.t.
To name; to mention; to utter.
+
nuzzle
v.i.
To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.
+
notification
n.
The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.
+
nutgall
n.
A more or less round gall resembling a nut, esp. one of those produced on the oak and used in the arts. See Gall, Gallnut.
+
nature
n.
Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
+
nervimotor
n.
Any agent capable of causing nervimotion.
+
nature
n.
Constitution or quality of mind or character.
+
notion

An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions.
+
nematoblast
n.
A spermatocyte or spermoblast.
+
nicking
v.t.
The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
+
nightmare
n.
A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus.
+
nomenclator
n.
One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names.
+
nymphomania
n.
Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.
+
nonuser

Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.
+
navicular
n.
The navicular bone.
+
ney
n.
Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
+
nog
n.
A noggin.
+
no
adv.
Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.
+
nitryl
n.
A name sometimes given to the nitro group or radical.
+
nestorianism
n.
The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
+
nonplusing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nonplus
+
newel
n.
The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.
+
numbered
imp.|p.p.
of Number
+
navelwort
n.
A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
+
negress
n.
A black woman; a female negro.
+
neele
n.
A needle.
+
noyous
a.
Annoying; disagreeable.
+
neologist
n.
One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language.
+
nephrostome
n.
The funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.
+
neotropical
a.
Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.
+
newcomer
n.
One who has lately come.
+
naturism
n.
The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent.
+
nycthemeron
n.
The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours.
+
naval
a.
Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.
+
nathmore
adv.
Not the more; never the more.
+
nexible
a.
That may be knit together.
+
nullified
imp.|p.p.
of Nullify
+
nuptial
n.
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.
+
naticoid
a.
Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticidae.
+
notification
n.
The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.
+
nigh
v.t.|i.
To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
+
near
adv.
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
+
nickeliferous
a.
Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.
+
necessitude
n.
Necessary connection or relation.
+
nutation
n.
A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.
+
numerical
n.
Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement.
+
nottheaded
a.
Having the hair cut close.
+
nautically
adv.
In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.
+
nibbed
a.
Having a nib or point.
+
nozzle
n.
The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
+
nibbling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nibble
+
nettlebird
n.
the European whitethroat.
+
noticeably
adv.
In a noticeable manner.
+
napoleon
n.
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
+
neighborhood
n.
The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.
+
nip
n.
A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
+
nighly
adv.
In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.
+
nice
superl.
Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
+
nonessential
a.
Not essential.
+
nonappearance
n.
Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.
+
needler
n.
One who makes or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.
+
nup
n.
Same as Nupson.
+
nullifidian
n.
An unbeliever.
+
nile
n.
The great river of Egypt.
+
neossine
n.
The substance constituting the edible bird's nest.
+
negotiosity
n.
The state of being busy; multitude of business.
+
notionate
a.
Notional.
+
n

the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 243-246.
+
nutcracker
n.
A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
+
nutrient
n.
Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth.
+
nun
n.
The smew.
+
nummary
a.
Of or relating to coins or money.
+
necromancy
n.
The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art.
+
naik
n.
A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.
+
needlefish
n.
The European great pipefich (Siphostoma, / Syngnathus, acus); -- called also earl, and tanglefish.
+
naptaking
n.
A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.
+
nemaline
a.
Having the form of threads; fibrous.
+
notably
adv.
In a notable manner.
+
neptunicentric
a.
As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.
+
numberful
a.
Numerous.
+
nadir
n.
That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.
+
nurture
n.
That which nourishes; food; diet.
+
nargileh
n.
An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water.
+
noisy
superl.
Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.
+
novatian
n.
One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.
+
notching
n.
The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
+
nick
v.t.
To nickname; to style.
+
nonattention
n.
Inattention.
+
neve
n.
The upper part of a glacier, above the limit or perpetual snow. See Galcier.
+
necessary
n.
A privy; a water-closet.
+
nonbituminous
a.
Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
+
namer
n.
One who names, or calls by name.
+
needless
a.
Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses.
+
nonmember
n.
One who is not a member.
+
nowel
n.
The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.
+
natrium
n.
The technical name for sodium.
+
neese
v.i.
To sneeze.
+
nys

Is not. See Nis.
+
nog
n.
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
+
note
n.
Stigma; brand; reproach.
+
naples yellow

See under Yellow.
+
numskull
n.
A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.
+
nonprofessional
a.
Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.
+
nonintervention
n.
The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.
+
nayt
v.t.
To refuse; to deny.
+
nosological
a.
Of or pertaining to nosology.
+
nepaulese
a.
Of or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan.
+
nibblingly
adv.
In a nibbling manner; cautiously.
+
nomenclature
n.
A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary.
+
navy
n.
A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
+
nemthelminthes
n.pl.
Alt. of Nematelminthes
+
nightblooming
a.
Blooming in the night.
+
neuter
a.
Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See Neuter, n., 3.
+
negativing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Negative
+
name
n.
To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.
+
nearly
adv.
In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
+
nibbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nib
+
nicene
a.
Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.
+
neoterism
n.
An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.
+
nebalia
n.
A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.)
+
nozle
n.
Nozzle.
+
nefarious
adv.
Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
+
nebula
n.
A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.
+
natatorium
n.
A swimming bath.
+
nonoxygenous
a.
Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid.
+
nonetto
n.
A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.
+
norimon
n.
A Japanese covered litter, carried by men.
+
nectarize
v.t.
To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten.
+
near
adv.
Closely; intimately.
+
neckweed
n.
An American annual weed (veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
+
nectosack
n.
The cavity of a nectocalyx.
+
neutralist
n.
A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.
+
na
a.|adv.
No, not. See No.
+
nautch
n.
An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.
+
nehushtan
n.
A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.
+
nursing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nurse
+
nap
v.i.
To be in a careless, secure state.
+
new
adv.
Newly; recently.
+
nereites
n.pl.
Fossil tracks of annelids.
+
neverthelater
adv.conj.
Nevertheless.
+
needy
superl.
Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.
+
neurism
n.
Nerve force. See Vital force, under Vital.
+
nettler
n.
One who nettles.
+
nappy
a.
Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
+
negotiant
n.
A negotiator.
+
no
n.
A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.
+
netfish
n.
An astrophyton.
+
nephralgia
n.
Alt. of Nephralgy
+
numerator
n.
One who numbers.
+
nurse
v.t.
To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.
+
nonoic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid.  Cf. Pelargonic.
+
nosethril
n.
Nostril.
+
needly
a.
Like a needle or needles; as, a needly horn; a needly beard.
+
naphthalate
n.
A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.
+
noxious
a.
Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.
+
norn
n.
Alt. of Norna
+
nefasch
n.
Any fish of the genus Distichodus. Several large species inhabit the Nile.
+
noosing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Noose
+
neighing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neigh
+
nod
v.i.
To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.
+
napierian
a.
Alt. of Naperian
+
numbless
n.pl.
See Nombles.
+
neatress
n.
A woman who takes care of cattle.
+
nonsexual
a.
Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.
+
new
superl.
Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.
+
nuzzle
v.t.
To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
+
negligence
n.
An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
+
newsman
n.
A man who distributes or sells newspapers.
+
nomial
n.
A name or term.
+
nudities
pl.
of Nudity
+
nomenclatress
n.
A female nomenclator.
+
nakedness
n.
The privy parts; the genitals.
+
northern
a.
Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
+
noot

See lst Not.
+
north
v.i.
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
+
nod
v.t.
To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head.
+
nemertian
a.|n.
Nemertean.
+
ninescore
n.
The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects.
+
prossed
imp.|p.p.
of Nol-pros
+
nap
n.
A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
+
narcissuses
pl.
of Narcissus
+
nip
v.t.
To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
+
nebulosity
n.
A nebula.
+
nan
inerj.
Anan.
+
prossing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nol-pros
+
niello
n.
A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.
+
nobility
n.
The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
+
nucleus
n.
The body or the head of a comet.
+
niggish
a.
Niggardly.
+
nave
n.
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.
+
necessariness
n.
The quality of being necessary.
+
nemophilist
n.
One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
+
notaeum
n.
The back or upper surface, as of a bird.
+
nitric
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.
+
neutrality
a.
Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
+
nebulae
pl.
of Nebula
+
nectareal
a.
Of or pertaining to a nectary.
+
number
n.
A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a multitude; many.
+
ngina
n.
The gorilla.
+
northern
a.
In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
+
nativism
n.
The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.
+
neurosis
n.
A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.
+
nonconformity
n.
Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.
+
naturalize
v.i.
To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural.
+
nardine
a.
Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
+
net
a.
Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.
+
negotiate
v.t.
To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.
+
noisome
a.
Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia.
+
neatify
v.t.
To make neat.
+
noy
v.t.
To annoy; to vex.
+
nurse
n.
Either one of the nurse sharks.
+
nonsolution
n.
Failure of solution or explanation.
+
neighbor
n.
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
+
nilometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
+
nephelometer
n.
An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.
+
nap
n.
The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
+
nick
n.
A notch cut into something
+
nonlimitation
n.
Want of limitation; failure to limit.
+
nihilistic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.
+
neck
n.
The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
+
nil
v.t.
Will not.
+
nitrometer
n.
An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer.
+
nominative
a.
Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
+
night
n.
A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.
+
noticer
n.
One who notices.
+
nost

Wottest not; knowest not.
+
nep
n.
Catnip.
+
nestling
a.
Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
+
napping
n.
A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.
+
nacker
n.
See Nacre.
+
nature
n.
The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.
+
nuzzle
v.t.
To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
+
night
n.
Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
+
neurography
n.
A description of the nerves.
+
nip
n.
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
+
notional
a.
Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.
+
nazaritism
n.
The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
+
nomadize
v.i.
To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage.
+
nappiness
n.
The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
+
noncoincident
a.
Not coincident.
+
natterjack
n.
A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back.
+
naturalist
n.
One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion.
+
neuropter
n.
One of the Neuroptera.
+
nutriment
n.
That which promotes development or growth.
+
negroloid
a.
See Negroid.
+
novice
n.
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
+
nearsightedness
n.
See Myopic, and Myopia.
+
necessaries
pl.
of Necessary
+
novelist
n.
A writer of news.
+
natatorious
a.
Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects.
+
northwards
adv.
Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
+
neddy
n.
A pet name for a donkey.
+
non assumpsit

The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
+
noose
v.t.
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
+
natal
a.
Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
+
nostril
n.
Perception; insight; acuteness.
+
nimious
a.
Excessive; extravagant; inordinate.
+
neptune
n.
The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years.
+
neutralization
n.
The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
+
nonsubmissive
a.
Not submissive.
+
nundinate
a.
To buy and sell at fairs or markets.
+
necessities
pl.
of Necessity
+
nonylic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid.
+
nexus
n.
Connection; tie.
+
noddy
n.
A simpleton; a fool.
+
nouriture
n.
Nurture.
+
nemophily
n.
Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods.
+
nitrohydrochloric
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids.
+
nereides
pl.
of Nereid
+
nunnery
n.
A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.
+
numerical
n.
The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body.
+
necessity
n.
The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.
+
nominal
n.
A verb formed from a noun.
+
numerosity
n.
Rhythm; harmony; flow.
+
neutrality
n.
The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
+
nutshell
n.
Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.
+
naperian
a.
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper.
+
nosle
n.
Nozzle.
+
nagged
imp.|p.p.
of Nag
+
necessitarianism
n.
The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; deteminism.
+
nanpie
n.
The magpie.
+
nonylenic
a.
Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.
+
nauseation
n.
The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.
+
nugify
v.t.
To render trifling or futile; to make silly.
+
neophyte
n.
A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.
+
novator
n.
An innovator.
+
new zealand

A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
+
nutpecker
n.
The nuthatch.
+
nonproficiency
n.
Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.
+
noise
n.
Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report.
+
noteless
a.
Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.
+
neodymium
n.
An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
+
nectaries
pl.
of Nectary
+
nosegay
n.
A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.
+
nestfuls
pl.
of Nestful
+
naevose
a.
Spotted; frecled.
+
nodded
imp.|p.p.
of Nod
+
nipper
n.
A satirist.
+
nationalities
pl.
of Nationality
+
nip
n.
A short turn in a rope.
+
navigating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Navigate
+
niggardish
a.
Somewhat niggard.
+
novelize
v.t.
To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction.
+
nectaried
a.
Having a nectary.
+
neutralizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neutralize
+
nock
n.
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
+
noter
n.
An annotator.
+
nitrosylic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, nitrosylic acid.
+
numeration
n.
The act or art of numbering.
+
next
superl.
Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
+
nasopalatal
a.
Alt. of Nasopalatine
+
notornis
n.
A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.
+
numerator
n.
The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.
+
numberer
n.
One who numbers.
+
nake
v.t.
To make naked.
+
nonprossing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Non-pros
+
nigger
n.
A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation.
+
noule
n.
The top of the head; the head or noll.
+
nudity
n.
The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.
+
nickelic
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide.
+
naticae
pl.
of Natica
+
nephalist
n.
One who advocates or practices nephalism.
+
neology
n.
The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology.
+
node
n.
One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
+
noy
n.
That which annoys.
+
neurocity
n.
Nerve force.
+
noviceship
n.
The state of being a novice; novitiate.
+
nearctic
a.
Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species.
+
nat
adv.
Not.
+
nuciform
a.
Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.
+
nonregardance
n.
Want of due regard; disregard; slight.
+
necessitate
v.t.
To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.
+
null
v.t.
To annul.
+
nipper
n.
A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
+
neurotic
a.
Uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
+
naphthylamine
n.
One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids.
+
nemathecium
n.
A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores.
+
nubilose
a.
Alt. of Nubilous
+
nag
v.t.|i.
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.
+
nigraniline
n.
The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also aniline black.
+
nolition
n.
Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to volition.
+
neglecting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neglect
+
niche
n.
A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
+
nipping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nip
+
neogaean
a.
Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere.
+
nimbus
n.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
+
nyctalops
n.
One afflicted with nyctalopia.
+
narration
n.
That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
+
nowt
n.pl.
Neat cattle.
+
nonappointment
n.
Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
+
narcotize
v.t.
To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.
+
nakedly
adv.
In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.
+
nasturtium
n.
Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads.
+
nuncupative
a.
Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
+
nipper
n.
The cunner.
+
noetian
n.
One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
+
neuroptera
n.pl.
An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.
+
nambypamby
n.
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
+
nothing
adv.
In no degree; not at all; in no wise.
+
neatherd
n.
A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.
+
nasal
a.
Of or pertaining to the nose.
+
ne exeat

A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.
+
nomination
n.
The denomination, or name.
+
nolt
n.sing.|pl.
Neat cattle.
+
nonterm
n.
A vacation between two terms of a court.
+
noncommissioned
a.
Not having a commission.
+
noncommunion
n.
Neglect or failure of communion.
+
nother
conj.
Neither; nor.
+
naive
a.
Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.
+
newsvnder
n.
A seller of newspapers.
+
nereis
n.
A genus, including numerous species, of marine chaetopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennae, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
+
naumachy
n.
A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.
+
noology
n.
The science of intellectual phenomena.
+
native
a.
Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.
+
nourish
v.t.
To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.
+
nurseryman
n.
One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc.
+
nippers
n.pl.
A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.
+
nataloin
n.
A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes.  Cf. Aloon.
+
nunciate
n.
One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio.
+
nephridial
a.
Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
+
nympholepsy
n.
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.
+
nice
superl.
Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
+
nome

of Nim
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nettling
p.pr.|a.
Stinging; irritating.
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navigate
v.i.
To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
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nicknaming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nickname
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nephritical
a.
Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.
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newly
adv.
Anew; afresh; freshly.
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nagging
a.
Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache.
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nonnitrognous
a.
Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food.  See the Note under Food, n., 1.
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negotiated
imp.|p.p.
of Negotiate
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noematachograph
n.
An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind.
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needs
adv.
Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need.
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nineeyes
n.
The lamprey.
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nap
v.t.
To raise, or put, a nap on.
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nucleoidioplasma
n.
Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells.
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naevoid
a.
Resembling a naevus or naevi; as, naevoid elephantiasis.
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nodal
a.
Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point.
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negligible
a.
That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration.
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nosebag
n.
A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.
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neonomian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.
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narrowly
adv.
Without much extent; contractedly.
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norsemen
pl.
of Norseman
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numerable
v.t.
Capable of being numbered or counted.
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nematognathi
n.pl.
An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See Siluroid.
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necking
n.
Same as Neckmold.
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nonconformist
n.
One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.
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nole
n.
The head.
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natant
a.
Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimmimg toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.
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nothingism
n.
Nihility; nothingness.
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necronite
n.
Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.
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nonsolvency
n.
Inability to pay debts; insolvency.
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neighbor
v.t.
To associate intimately with.
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naphthalin
n.
Alt. of Naphthaline
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nymphales
n.pl.
An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies.
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nerve
n.
Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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nettles
n.pl.
The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
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noise
n.
Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.
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northeast
a.
Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.
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noduled
a.
Having little knots or lumps.
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necked
a.
Cracked; -- said of a treenail.
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nobiliary
a.
Of or pertaining to the nobility.
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necromancer
n.
One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
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nin

Not in.
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nonresistant
n.
One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also, one who holds that violence should never be resisted by force.
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nymphet
n.
A little or young nymph.
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noneffective
a.
Not fit or available for duty.
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nectostem
n.
That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora.
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nonresistant
a.
Making no resistance.
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nonconcurrence
n.
Refusal to concur.
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noble
n.
A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
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noiance
n.
Annoyance.
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northwardly
adv.
In a northern direction.
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nucleus
n.
A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.
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notandum
n.
A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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northeastern
a.
Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.
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need
v.i.
To be wanted; to be necessary.
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naturalize
v.t.
To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions.
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nonelastic
a.
Not having elasticity.
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note

Know not; knows not.
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necessity
n.
The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
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non prosequitur

A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
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neighbored
imp.|p.p.
of neighbor
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nonresidence
n.
The state or condition of being nonresident,
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noyful
a.
Full of annoyance.
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nickel
n.
A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.
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nourishable
a.
Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body.
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novel
a.
Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.
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naming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Name
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nutria
n.
The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
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notice
n.
Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.
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nowel
n.
Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior.
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neonomianism
n.
The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.
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nominate
v.t.
To call; to entitle; to denominate.
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nonepiscopal
a.
Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
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noble
v.t.
To make noble; to ennoble.
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noncontributory
a.
Not contributing.
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ninepence
n.
A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
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nosology
n.
That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.
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nappy
n.
A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.
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nonentity
n.
A person or thing of little or no account.
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nuzzling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nuzzle
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navigation
n.
The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
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neighbor
v.t.
To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
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nettling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nettle
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neighbor
v.i.
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.
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nosebleed
n.
The yarrow. See Yarrow.
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notturno
n.
Same as Nocturne.
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nasalization
n.
The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.
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null
a.
Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.
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northwest
a.
Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
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noseband
n.
That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.
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numerally
adv.
According to number; in number; numerically.
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nodous
a.
Nodose; knotty; knotted.
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number
n.
To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate.
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number
n.
The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value.
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native
a.
Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
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nominal
n.
A nominalist.
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naturalization
n.
The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.
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name
n.
Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.
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newsroom
n.
A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.
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nematelmia
n.pl.
Same as Nemathelminthes.
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nummulary
a.
Having the appearance or form of a coin.
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noontide
n.
The time of noon; midday.
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neologistic
a.
Alt. of Neologistical
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note
n.
A key of the piano or organ.
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neighborliness
n.
The quality or state of being neighborly.
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nitrocellulose
n.
See Gun cotton, under Gun.
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nestling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nestle
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notanda
pl.
of Notandum
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nomology
n.
The science of law; legislation.
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nephrite
n.
A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade.
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noblewoman
n.
A female of noble rank; a peeress.
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number
n.
To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand.
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nocent
a.
Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities.
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negative
a.
Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism.
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nonresisting
a.
Not making resistance.
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nasalize
v.t.
To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.
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nitroglycerin
n.
A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of glonion.
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nominalist
n.
One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.
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napoleonic
a.
Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.
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novitiate
n.
Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
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nomology
n.
The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.
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noncoincidence
n.
Lack of coincidence.
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nankeen
n.
A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.
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necessary
a.
Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential.
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neuter
n.
An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
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nart

Art not.
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neat
a.
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
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notching
n.
The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
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nacarat
n.
A pale red color, with a cast of orange.
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nastily
adv.
In a nasty manner.
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nonmedullated
a.
Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.
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nobby
a.
Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.
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nemorous
a.
Woody.
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note
v.t.
To butt; to push with the horns.
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nazariteship
n.
The state of a Nazarite.
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nutation
n.
The act of nodding.
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noological
a.
Of or pertaining to noology.
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nominee
n.
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
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neuropodous
a.
Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to haemapodous.
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nebulation
n.
The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark.
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nail
n.
To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
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now
a.
Existing at the present time; present.
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naid
n.
Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chaetopod annelids of the tribe Naidina. They belong to the Oligochaeta.
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necessitated
imp.|p.p.
of Necessitate
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neaped
a.
Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.
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nucleus
n.
A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks.
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nebula
n.
A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulae are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.
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nauseate
v.i.
To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
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new
superl.
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
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nephelite
n.
A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.
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nonadult
a.
Not adult; immature.
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neckcloth
n.
A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.
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notorhizal
a.
Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.
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nursehound
n.
See Houndfish.
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nock
v.t.
To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
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naphthoquinone
n.
A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.
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noblesse
n.
The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females.
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nullity
n.
The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force.
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nonuniformist
n.
One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.
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nourish
v.t.
To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
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neologism
n.
The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.
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nozzle
n.
A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
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nightman
n.
One whose business is emptying privies by night.
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natural
a.
Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
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nipple
n.
A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.
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nativist
n.
An advocate of nativism.
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needlewomen
pl.
of Needlewoman
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nuphar
n.
A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily.  Cf. Nymphaea.
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nymphical
a.
Of or pertaining to nymphs.
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nymphlike
a.
Alt. of Nymphly
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nonsuch
n.
See Nonesuch.
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nipper
n.
One who, or that which, nips.
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native
a.
Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver.
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niggardy
n.
Niggardliness.
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namaycush
n.
A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi.
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nugacity
n.
Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery.
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nerfling
n.
The id.
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nod
n.
A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command.
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novelist
n.
A writer of a novel or novels.
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naughty
superl.
Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.
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negroes
pl.
of Negro
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nasofrontal
a.
Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.
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news
n
Something strange or newly happened.
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negativity
n.
The quality or state of being negative.
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newcome
a.
Recently come.
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necrolatry
n.
The worship of the dead; manes worship.
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naphthol
n.
Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.
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nucleolus
n.
A little nucleus.
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numeric
n.
Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like m + nˆ-1, where m and n are real numerics.
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nonunionist
n.
One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.
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nathless
conj.
Nevertheless.
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nenia
n.
A funeral song; an elegy.
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navigate
v.t.
To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
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norman
a.
Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
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negligence
n.
The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly.
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nurse
v.t.
To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.
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naturalized
imp.|p.p.
of Naturalize
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neutralizer
n.
One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.
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northwesterly
a.
Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.
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nonconduction
n.
The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.
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neologist
n.
An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief, especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines subversive of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist, so-called.
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northumbrian
a.
Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England.
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nullify
a.
To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.
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nerveshaken
a.
Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked.
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nut
v.i.
To gather nuts.
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nicknackery
n.
See Knickknackery.
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novel
a.
A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love.
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nourishable
a.
Capable of giving nourishment.
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navarch
n.
The commander of a fleet.
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nation
n.
The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own.
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narrowly
adv.
With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.
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narine
a.
Of or belonging to the nostrils.
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numismatical
a.
Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals.
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natter
v.i.
To find fault; to be peevish.
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n
n.
A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
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needful
a.
Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.
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nidor
n.
Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking.
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notelessness
n.
A state of being noteless.
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nates
n.pl.
The buttocks.
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nondecane
n.
A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C19H40; -- so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.
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neurad
adv.
Toward the neural side; -- opposed to haemad.
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neomenoidea
n.pl.
A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura.
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nonconforming
a.
Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.
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naturality
n.
Nature; naturalness.
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nacre
n.
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.
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naphthalidine
n.
Same as Naphthylamine.
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nickeline
n.
An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.
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nippitate
a.
Peculiary strong and good; -- said of ale or liquor.
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nipped
imp.|p.p.
of Nip
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neutralize
v.t.
To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
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nigh
a.
In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
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nidorous
a.
Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.
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nadder
n.
An adder.
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nincompoop
n.
A fool; a silly or stupid person.
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nodulous
a.
Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.
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neocene
a.
More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.
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nurserymen
pl.
of Nurseryman
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note
n.
Notification; information; intelligence.
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necessitattion
n.
The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion.
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nonjoinder
n.
The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.
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nipperkin
n.
A small cup.
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nays
pl.
of Nay
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nibble
v.t.
To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.
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nonmalignant
a.
Not malignant, as a disease.
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neurocoele
n.
The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.
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nimbuses
pl.
of Nimbus
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nine
a.
Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.
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need
n.
A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.
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nitranilic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone.
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nubecula
n.
A nebula.
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narrow
superl.
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
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neologistical
a.
Of or pertaining to neology; neological.
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nightmen
pl.
of Nightman
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neptune
n.
The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea.  He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.
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nitroprusside
n.
See Nitroprussic.
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noctilucae
pl.
of Noctiluca
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nursery
n.
That which is nursed.
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nitroso

(/ / /). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical NO, called the nitroso group, or its compounds.
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noblewomen
pl.
of Noblewoman
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next
superl.
Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
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number
n.
To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building.
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nil
n.|a.
Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.
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neigh
v.i.
To scoff or sneer; to jeer.
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neptunian
a.
Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.
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negative
v.t.
To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove.
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neritina
n.
A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.
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nonesuch
n.
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc.
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nonmetallic
a.
Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.
+
nicker
v.t.
One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.
+
nomopelmous
a.
Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.
+
nubility
n.
The state of being marriageable.
+
nero
n.
A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
+
nundination
n.
Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and selling.
+
napoleonist
n.
A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
+
natals
n.pl.
One's birth, or the circumstances attending it.
+
nitratine
n.
A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also soda niter.
+
nightertale
n.
period of night; nighttime.
+
neat
n.sing.|pl.
Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.
+
nice
superl.
Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
+
nitrogenize
v.t.
To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.
+
naughty
superl.
Having little or nothing.
+
necropolis
n.
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.
+
northeastward
adv.
Alt. of Northeastwardly
+
nourish
v.i.
To gain nourishment.
+
nimmer
n.
A thief.
+
not
adv.
A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.
+
norite
n.
A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
+
nativeness
n.
The quality or state of being native.
+
numismatic
a.
Alt. of Numismatical
+
nutrient
a.
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.
+
nose
v.t.
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
+
nicotian
n.
Tobacco.
+
neurotomy
n.
The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
+
neither
conj.
not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.
+
nuncii
pl.
of Nuncius
+
nebuly
a.
Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded.
+
nates
n.pl.
The umbones of a bivalve shell.
+
nomenclator
n.
One who calls persons or things by their names.
+
nonfulfillment
n.
Neglect or failure to fulfill.
+
naked
a.
Mere; simple; plain.
+
numismatologist
n.
One versed in numismatology.
+
neologic
a.
Alt. of Neological
+
negroid
a.
Characteristic of the negro.
+
neophyte
n.
A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.
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narrow
v.i.
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
+
nightward
a.
Approaching toward night.
+
nucellus
n.
See Nucleus, 3 (a).
+
netted
imp.|p.p.
of Net
+
neckband
n.
A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment.
+
nugae
n.pl.
Trifles; jests.
+
nucleobranchiata
n.pl.
See Heteropoda.
+
newfangled
a.
Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.
+
nudibranch
n.
One of the Nudibranchiata.
+
nectarine
a.
Nectareous.
+
nonexistence
n.
Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.
+
norweyan
a.
Norwegian.
+
nighted
a.
Darkness; clouded.
+
nonvocal
n.
A nonvocal consonant.
+
neoteric
a.
Alt. of Neoterical
+
nototherium
n.
An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.
+
null
n.
One of the beads in nulled work.
+
ninnyhammer
n.
A simpleton; a silly person.
+
nuisance
n.
That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
+
nympha
n.
Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva.
+
neat
a.
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
+
newtonian
a.
Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.
+
nitrosyl
n.
the radical NO, called also the nitroso group.  The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as, nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.
+
nice
superl.
Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.
+
neogen
n.
An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.
+
nag
n.
A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
+
noyance
n.
Annoyance.
+
notobranchiate
a.
Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata.
+
nath

hath not.
+
neurochord
a.
Alt. of Neurochordal
+
neoteric
n.
One of modern times; a modern.
+
nowise
n.
Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.
+
niggle
v.t.
To act or walk mincingly.
+
nestle
v.i.
To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
+
nectocalyx
n.
One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
+
narrows
pl.
of Narrow
+
non
a.
No; not. See No, a.
+
nazaritic
a.
Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
+
note
n.
Observation; notice; heed.
+
neif
n.
Alt. of Neaf
+
nonextensile
a.
Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.
+
nourish
n.
A nurse.
+
novaculite
n.
A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.
+
narica
n.
The brown coati. See Coati.
+
netted
imp.|p.p.
of Net
+
neglection
n.
The state of being negligent; negligence.
+
narceine
n.
An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.
+
national
a.
Attached to one's own country or nation.
+
nonplussing

of Nonplus
+
nervous
a.
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
+
nonpresentation
n.
Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
+
nidering
a.
Infamous; dastardly.
+
nubian
n.
A native of Nubia.
+
nearlegged
a.
Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
+
newsmen
pl.
of Newsman
+
ny

Not I; nor I.
+
narrow
superl.
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.
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nettle
n.
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.
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nettled
imp.|p.p.
of Nettle
+
nullifidian
a.
Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to solifidian.
+
nurse
v.t.
To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon.
+
nursery
n.
That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen.
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ner
adv.|a.
nearer.
+
napkin
n.
A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
+
ny
a.|adv.
Alt. of Nye
+
numismatist
n.
One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.
+
nassae
pl.
of Nassa
+
natural
a.
Springing from true sentiment; not artifical or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc.
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nobly
adv.
In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.
+
nasal
n.
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
+
nonessential
n.
A thing not essential.
+
nose
v.t.
To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
+
november
n.
The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.
+
neoplasm
n.
A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.
+
nutation
n.
The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.
+
neal
v.t.
To anneal.
+
noctidial
a.
Comprising a night and a day; a noctidial day.
+
necrological
a.
Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.
+
noint
v.t.
To anoint.
+
nervose
a.
Same as Nerved.
+
numeral
n.
A word expressing a number.
+
nepeta
n.
A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy.
+
near
adv.
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
+
neighborship
n.
The state of being neighbors.
+
nutjobber
n.
The nuthatch.
+
nonelect
n.sing.|pl.
A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.
+
newish
a.
Somewhat new; nearly new.
+
neurotic
n.
A disease seated in the nerves.
+
non est factum

The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.
+
netting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Net
+
numero
n.
Number; -- often abbrev. No.
+
nempne
v.
To name or call.
+
nog
v.t.
To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
+
nome
n.
See Term.
+
novercal
a.
Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.
+
neithermore
a.
Lower, nether.
+
natty
a.
Neat; tidy; spruce.
+
nullifier
n.
One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.
+
notability
n.
Quality of being notable.
+
nabit
n.
Pulverized sugar candy.
+
nonstriated
a.
Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.
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nocturnal
a.
Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.
+
nudibrachiate
a.
Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.
+
nuncupatory
a.
Nuncupative; oral.
+
neorama
n.
A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.
+
nob
n.
The head.
+
nothing
n.
A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.
+
nuncios
pl.
of Nuncio
+
nip
v.t.
To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
+
neptunist
n.
One who adopts the neptunian theory.
+
naught
adv.
In no degree; not at all.
+
noah
n.
A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.
+
notpated
a.
Alt. of Nott-pated
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netting
n.
The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
+
nub
v.t.
To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
+
notionality
n.
A notional or groundless opinion.
+
nucleiform
a.
Formed like a nucleus or kernel.
+
numeric
n.
Alt. of Numerical
+
nom
n.
Name.
+
nicotiana
n.
A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.
+
napkin
n.
A handkerchief.
+
neglecter
n.
One who neglects.
+
nitrogenizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nitrogenize
+
name
n.
Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
+
noisiness
n.
The state or quality of being noisy.
+
noseless
a.
Destitute of a nose.
+
note
n.
A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
+
northeasterly
adv.
Toward the northeast.
+
notobranchiata
n.pl.
A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back.
+
narrated
imp.|p.p.
of Narrate
+
narcissine
a.
Of or pertaining to Narcissus.
+
number
n.
The state or quality of being numerable or countable.
+
nematoid
a.
Of or pertaining to the Nematoidea.
+
neoplastic
a.
Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.
+
neropteral
a.
Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
+
neuropteris
n.
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
+
novelize
v.t.
To innovate.
+
nothingness
n.
The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.
+
neurula
n.
An embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.
+
nudification
n.
The act of making nude.
+
nousel
v.t.
Alt. of Nousle
+
notion

Sense; mind.
+
nobility
n.
The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.
+
norma
n.
A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.
+
napery
n.
Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.
+
nautiluses
pl.
of Nautilus
+
nidulant
a.
Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest.
+
nictitate
v.i.
To wink; to nictate.
+
necrologist
n.
One who gives an account of deaths.
+
noel
n.
Same as Nowel.
+
neutral
a.
Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
+
natural
a.
Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology.
+
neutral
n.
A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.
+
needlebook
n.
A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck.
+
normanism
n.
A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.
+
nestling
n.
A nest; a receptacle.
+
nauplius
n.
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
+
neurilemma
n.
The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.
+
noncombatant
n.
Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
+
nice
superl.
Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.
+
neuter
a.
Intransitive; as, a neuter verb.
+
nitriary
n.
An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of niter by nitrification. See Nitrification, 2.
+
needle
v.t.
To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
+
nubble
v.t.
To beat or bruise with the fist.
+
neutralize
v.t.
To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.
+
numerary
a.
Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.
+
nigritude
n.
Blackness; the state of being black.
+
node
n.
A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
+
necessitous
a.
Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances.
+
notch
n.
A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
+
notal
a.
Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
+
nay
v.t.|i.
To refuse.
+
neither
a.
Not either; not the one or the other.
+
neocomian
a.
Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.
+
northwest
adv.
Toward the northwest.
+
nursing
a.
Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.
+
negotiate
v.i.
To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.
+
near
adv.
Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
+
nephralgy
n.
Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.
+
notionally
adv.
In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.
+
niggardliness
n.
The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
+
noyls
n.pl.
See Noils.
+
norma
n.
A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.
+
nondiscovery
n.
Want or failure of discovery.
+
noria
n.
A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel.
+
nightmare
n.
Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.
+
neighboring
p.pr.|vb.n
of neighbor
+
neroli
n.
An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.
+
negotiate
v.i.
To intrigue; to scheme.
+
nimble
superl.
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
+
natalitial
a.
Alt. of Natalitious
+
nascent
a.
Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
+
neurapophyses
pl.
of Neurapophysis
+
natantly
adv.
In a floating manner; swimmingly.
+
nebulated
a.
Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.
+
normal
a.
According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.
+
neuromere
n.
A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.
+
nature
n.
Natural affection or reverence.
+
nip
v.t.
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
+
noes
pl.
of No
+
nabk
n.
The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.
+
natal
a.
Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.
+
nones
n.pl.
The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October.  The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.
+
niobate
n.
Same as Columbate.
+
numerated
imp.|p.p.
of Numerate
+
nourish
v.t.
To support; to maintain.
+
navigate
v.t.
To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.
+
negritos
n.pl.
A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
+
narcotic
n.
A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
+
nut
n.
The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
+
nautiloid
a.
Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.
+
nitride
n.
A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.
+
necessitous
a.
Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.
+
nectar
n.
A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.
+
necropolises
pl.
of Necropolis
+
narrow
v.t.
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
+
nilotic
a.
Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile.
+
nascal
n.
A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.
+
nare
n.
A nostril.
+
nourish
v.t.
To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.
+
navigation
n.
The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
+
non obstante

Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.
+
naked
a.
Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.
+
nephalism
n.
Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.
+
neurotic
n.
Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.
+
nick
v.t.
To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
+
nest
n.
A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
+
nambypamby
a.
Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
+
nebulize
v.t.
To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.
+
nightdress
n.
A nightgown.
+
nitid
a.
Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons.
+
nurture
v.t.
To educate; to bring or train up.
+
nail
n.
To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.
+
nettling
n.
The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.
+
nayward
n.
The negative side.
+
nomarchy
n.
A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.
+
nudibranchiata
n.pl.
A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See Ceratobranchia.
+
nippitato
n.
Strong liquor.
+
nonmembership
n.
State of not being a member.
+
nigua
n.
The chigoe.
+
nervine
a.
Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.
+
napiers rods

A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.
+
nasicornous
a.
Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.
+
need
n.
Situation of need; peril; danger.
+
nonprossed
imp.|p.p.
of Non-pros
+
napless
a.
Without nap; threadbare.
+
number
n.
Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate things.
+
note
n.
A short informal letter; a billet.
+
nowd
n.
The European gray gurnard (Trigla gurnardus).
+
nundinal
n.
A nundinal letter.
+
nunnish
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun.
+
north
n.
Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
+
nematoid
n.
One of the Nematoidea. see Illustration in Appendix.
+
nozzle
n.
A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
+
needy
superl.
Necessary; requiste.
+
neurasthenia
n.
A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.
+
napping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nap
+
nomade
n.
See Nomad, n.
+
neoterical
a.
Recent in origin; modern; new.
+
northumbrian
n.
A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
+
nationalism
n.
National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.
+
nagging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nag
+
nectary
n.
That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the Illustration of Nasturtium.
+
nankeen
n.
Trousers made of nankeen.
+
nonet
n.
Alt. of Nonetto
+
novelties
pl.
of Novelty
+
nemertida
n.pl.
Nemertina.
+
neglectedness
n.
The state of being neglected.
+
neology
n.
A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.
+
nutant
a.
Nodding; having the top bent downward.
+
negative
v.t.
To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill.
+
natica
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticidae.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.
+
negative
n.
The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
+
narragansetts
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
+
notist
n.
An annotator.
+
nuzzle
v.i.
To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.
+
nebulous
a.
Cloudy; hazy; misty.
+
nonillion
n.
According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
+
nounize
v.t.
To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.
+
nonpreparation
n.
Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.
+
nonplus
n.
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
+
nopalry
n.
A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.
+
navals
n.pl.
Naval affairs.
+
nolpros
v.t.
To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute.
+
niblick
n.
A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.
+
neuration
n.
The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.
+
numerating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Numerate
+
nomadism
n.
The state of being a nomad.
+
nicagua
n.
The laughing falcon. See under laughing.
+
nog
n.
A kind of strong ale.
+
neapolitan
n.
A native or citizen of Naples.
+
net
v.t.
To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.
+
native
n.
One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France.
+
nudge
v.t.
To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
+
nicotine
n.
An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous.
+
necking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neck
+
nomarchies
pl.
of Nomarchy
+
notable
a.
Well-known; notorious.
+
nubile
a.
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.
+
note
n.
To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand.
+
nubilate
v.t.
To cloud.
+
nineteen
n.
The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine; nineteen units or objects.
+
nonarrival
n.
Failure to arrive.
+
neural
a.
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral.  Cf. Hemal.
+
nonusance
n.
Neglect of using; failure to use.
+
northerliness
n.
The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.
+
noologist
n.
One versed in noology.
+
nobility
n.
Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.
+
nab
v.t.
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
+
numb
v.t.
To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.
+
nickname
n.
A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
+
nicker tree

The plant producing nicker nuts.
+
naticas
pl.
of Natica
+
note
n.
Nut.
+
nervosity
n.
Nervousness.
+
net
v.t.
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
+
news
n
A report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.
+
neuropathy
n.
An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.
+
nailer
n.
One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
+
nicotic
a.
Nicotinic.
+
neptunian
a.
Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks.
+
nigh
superl.
Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
+
neckar nut

See Nicker nut.
+
nothing
n.
Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.
+
nonnecessity
n.
Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.
+
nutshell
n.
The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed.
+
nurturing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nurture
+
nemertid
a.|n.
Nemertean.
+
now
adv.
Very lately; not long ago.
+
nephoscope
n.
An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.
+
ninescore
a.
Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty.
+
nidgery
n.
A trifle; a piece of foolery.
+
node
n.
The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.
+
nose
v.i.
To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
+
nizam
n.
The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.
+
nightingale
n.
A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.
+
ninth
n.
A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.
+
new
v.t.|i.
To make new; to renew.
+
noctograph
n.
An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats.
+
northerner
n.
One born or living in the north.
+
neutral
a.
Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.
+
natural
a.
Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
+
narcissus
n.
A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.
+
netting
n.
A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.
+
nerve
n.
Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.
+
nucleoplasm
n.
The matter composing the nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; karyoplasma.
+
neckweed
n.
The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.
+
nineteen
n.
A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.
+
noddies
pl.
of Noddy
+
nailing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nail
+
nope
n.
A bullfinch.
+
nostrum
n.
Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
+
nymph
n.
A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.
+
northernly
adv.
Northerly.
+
nonsense
n.
Trifles; things of no importance.
+
natatores
n.pl.
The swimming birds.
+
neurology
n.
The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
+
nigrosine
n.
A dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; -- called also azodiphenyl blue.
+
nowes
n.pl.
The marriage knot.
+
nassas
pl.
of Nassa
+
nicknack
n.
See Knickknack.
+
nolde

Would not.
+
nale
n.
Ale; also, an alehouse.
+
noteful
a.
Useful.
+
nitre
n.
A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter.
+
nutmeg
n.
The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.
+
neurospast
n.
A puppet.
+
none
n.
Same as Nones, 2.
+
napping
n.
The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
+
nurtured
imp.|p.p.
of Nurture
+
neath
prep.|adv.
An abbreviation of Beneath.
+
nuncupative
a.
Nominal; existing only in name.
+
nape
n.
The back part of the neck.
+
node
n.
The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.
+
notopodiums
pl.
of Notopodium
+
nazirite
n.
A Nazarite.
+
niggle
v.t.
To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
+
nematoidea
n.pl.
An order of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. they are mostly parasites. Called also Nematodea, and Nematoda.
+
nipper
n.
A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
+
narrow
superl.
Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13.
+
noon
a.
Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.
+
nuclei
pl.
of Nucleus
+
nones
n.pl.
The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.
+
noter
n.
One who takes notice.
+
necrolite
n.
Same as Necronite.
+
neologian
n.
A neologist.
+
nucleoplasmic
a.
Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; -- esp. applied to a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus of the germinal vesicle.
+
necroscopic
a.
Alt. of Necroscopical
+
navarrese
a.
Of or pertaining to Navarre.
+
noctilucin
n.
A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties.
+
nodical
a.
Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon.
+
netting
n.
Urine.
+
neuritis
n.
Inflammation of a nerve.
+
numb
a.
Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.
+
nominatival
a.
Of or pertaining to the nominative case.
+
necrologies
pl.
of Necrology
+
numismatography
n.
A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals.
+
nomadic
a.
Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe.
+
nab
n.
The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
+
nemetean
a.
Of or pertaining to the Nemertina.
+
noticed
imp.|p.p.
of Notice
+
nitroquinol
n.
A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well defined series of derivatives.
+
nefand
a.
Alt. of Nefandous
+
noonday
n.
Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.
+
naughty
superl.
Worthless; bad; good for nothing.
+
nitrolic
a.
Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a nitrolic acid.
+
nonone
n.
Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series.
+
naturalize
v.t.
To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject.
+
nonmanufacturing
a.
Not carrying on manufactures.
+
noumenal
a.
Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; -- opposed to phenomenal.
+
nihility
n.
Nothingness; a state of being nothing.
+
nail
n.
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
+
naperies
pl.
of Napery
+
nightly
adv.
At night; every night.
+
notch
v.t.
To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
+
nicotianine
n.
A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.
+
ninepins
n.pl.
A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.
+
nymph
n.
The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
+
neologize
v.i.
To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological doctrine.
+
nicotinic
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
+
noctiluca
n.
That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus.
+
nomenclature
n.
A name.
+
nescience
n.
Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
+
narration
n.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
+
nourishing
a.
Promoting growth; nutritious,
+
nuptials
pl.
of Nuptial
+
nitriferous
a.
Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, niter.
+
numerist
n.
One who deals in numbers.
+
nymphic
a.
Alt. of Nymphical
+
nonphotobiotic
a.
Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.
+
neoplatonic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists.
+
nonpareil
a.
A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch.
+
noctuary
n.
A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary.
+
nonacquaintance
n.
Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.
+
notopodium
n.
The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium.
+
nix
fem.
One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition.
+
nosesmart
n.
A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium.
+
nail
a.
A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.
+
neuron
n.
The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.
+
nickelous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide.
+
nodation
n.
Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted.
+
nation
n.
Family; lineage.
+
nominalistic
a.
Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.
+
notarially
adv.
In a notarial manner.
+
nolimetangere
n.
A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose.
+
nailbrush
n.
A brush for cleaning the nails.
+
nub
n.
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
+
neuropteran
n.
A neuropter.
+
nature
n.
The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.
+
nor
conj.
A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.
+
norie
n.
The cormorant.
+
new
superl.
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
+
nobbler
n.
A dram of spirits.
+
norse
n.
The Norse language.
+
nap
v.i.
To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
+
node
n.
One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.
+
nutritial
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.
+
napped
imp.|p.p.
of Nap
+
nutation
n.
Circumnutation.
+
nitrophnol
n.
Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol. They are yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well-defined acid properties, as picric acid.
+
nature
n.
The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence.
+
nearness
n.
The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
+
nematelminthes
n.pl.
An ordr of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the roundworms.
+
nonrecurrent
a.
Not recurring.
+
nonexecution
n.
Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.
+
ninetieth
a.
Constituting or being one of ninety equal parts.
+
notum
n.
The back.
+
narre
a.
Nearer.
+
nitrification
n.
A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into nitrates.
+
nonsense
n.
That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.
+
nettle
v.t.
To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.
+
nearing
p.pr.|vb.n
of Near
+
noctambulation
n.
Somnambulism; walking in sleep.
+
nightmare
n.
A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.
+
necked
a.
Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-necked.
+
nude
a.
Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.
+
nod
v.i.
To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one.
+
neem tree

An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.
+
nandine
n.
An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black.
+
nictation
n.
the act of winking; nictitation.
+
nothing
n.
Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.
+
natch
n.
The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.
+
nymph
n.
Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
+
nightfall
n.
The close of the day.
+
neighborhood
n.
The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
+
newfangle
v.t.
To change by introducing novelties.
+
nuncupate
v.t.
To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate a book.
+
nitrated
a.
Prepared with nitrate of silver.
+
neb
n.
The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.
+
norma
n.
A templet or gauge.
+
nesh
a.
Soft; tender; delicate.
+
noble
superl.
Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
+
nobilitation
n.
The act of making noble.
+
neurapophysis
n.
The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
+
neologically
adv.
In a neological manner.
+
negoce
n.
Business; occupation.
+
natural
a.
Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.
+
number
n.
The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the singular number and the plural number are the names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one.
+
nephilim
n.pl.
Giants.
+
nephrolithic
a.
Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi.
+
nuncupate
v.t.
To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.
+
never
adv.
Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.
+
nubecula
n.
Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
+
nimbose
a.
Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous.
+
naevi
pl.
of Navus
+
noblemen
pl.
of Nobleman
+
nip
n.
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
+
naphthyl
n.
A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
+
nonylene
n.
Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.
+
nictitation
n.
The act of winking.
+
numerous
a.
Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army.
+
nocent
a.
Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent.
+
norseman
n.
One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.
+
nameless
a.
Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer.
+
nihilist
n.
One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.
+
northeaster
n.
A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.
+
neuropterous
a.
Neuropteral.
+
naphthalic
a.
Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid.
+
network
n.
Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
+
notate
a.
Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.
+
nould

Would not.
+
notableness
n.
The quality of being notable.
+
nailed
imp.|p.p.
of Nail
+
nargile
n.
Alt. of Nargileh
+
nut
n.
A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt.
+
nickar tree

Same as Nicker nut, Nicker tree.
+
neurotomy
n.
The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
+
noodle
n.
A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.
+
niceness
n.
Quality or state of being nice.
+
nuzzle
v.t.
To loiter; to idle.
+
neocarida
n.pl.
The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata.
+
nourice
n.
A nurse.
+
nowed
a.
Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.
+
nodding
a.
Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
+
noggin
n.
A measure equivalent to a gill.
+
nystagmus
n.
A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.
+
nibbler
n.
One who, or that which, nibbles.
+
notopodia
pl.
of Notopodium
+
nose
n.
A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
+
northwestward
adv.
Alt. of Northwestwardly
+
nayaur
n.
A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.
+
naturalizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Naturalize
+
novice
a.
Like a novice; becoming a novice.
+
nocturn
n.
One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service.
+
nuncius
n.
The information communicated.
+
nidi
pl.
of Nidus
+
ninthly
adv.
In the ninth place.
+
nixie
n.
See Nix.
+
necrosis
n.
Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.
+
neediness
n.
The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.
+
nonability
n.
Want of ability.
+
nutrition
n.
That which nourishes; nutriment.
+
nook
n.
A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
+
nigh
prep.
Near to; not remote or distant from.
+
nis

Is not.
+
novitiate
n.
The place where novices live or are trained.
+
nerve
n.
A sinew or a tendon.
+
nainsook
n.
A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India.
+
nothingarian
n.
One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.
+
nocturne
n.
A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.
+
nonconductor
n.
A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity.
+
narcotinic
a.
Pertaining to narcotine.
+
nonacceptance
n.
A neglect or refusal to accept.
+
nutshell
n.
A shell of the genus Nucula.
+
necrophagous
a.
Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
+
nymphotomy
n.
Excision of the nymphae.
+
nutrition
n.
In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.
+
nihilism
n.
The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.
+
nonagenarian
n.
A person ninety years old.
+
nationalness
n.
The quality or state of being national; nationality.
+
nard
n.
A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.
+
node
n.
A swelling.
+
nomocracy
n.
Government in accordance with a system of law.
+
nib
n.
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
+
nectarized
imp.|p.p.
of Nectarize
+
neurologist
n.
One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.
+
noncontent
n.
One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.
+
none
a.
No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.
+
nias
n.
A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.
+
nunnation
n.
The pronunciation of n at the end of words.
+
ninepences
pl.
of Ninepence
+
nonelectric
a.
Alt. of Nonelectrical
+
northeast
adv.
Toward the northeast.
+
netify
v.t.
To render neat; to clean; to put in order.
+
nondescript
n.
A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.
+
nemertina
n.pl.
An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; -- called also Nemertea, Nemertida, and Rhynchocoela.
+
note
n.
To annotate.
+
net
v.t.
To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
+
nurstle
v.t.
To nurse. See Noursle.
+
needlepointed
a.
Pointed as needles.
+
notching
n.
A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
+
nonemphatical
a.
Having no emphasis; unemphatic.
+
noise
v.t.
To disturb with noise.
+
newfangledness
n.
Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.
+
nomic
a.
Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
+
nonjurorism
n.
The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.
+
necrophore
n.
Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
+
next
adv.
In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
+
nitrochloroform
n.
Same as Chlorpicrin.
+
niello
n.
An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate.
+
noctograph
n.
A kind of writing frame for the blind.
+
netting
n.
A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from boarding.
+
natively
adv.
By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.
+
nominally
adv.
In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.
+
nundinary
a.
Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day.
+
nightjar
n.
A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of Goatsucker.
+
novation
n.
A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation.
+
notice
v.t.
To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.
+
nutty
a.
Abounding in nuts.
+
nightingale
n.
A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
+
noll
n.
The head; the noddle.
+
nash
a.
Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly.
+
naker
n.
A kind of kettledrum.
+
nasalize
v.t.
To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.
+
nitromuriatic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See Nitrohydrochloric.
+
net
a.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.
+
nemoral
a.
Of or pertaining to a wood or grove.
+
natureless
a.
Not in accordance with nature; unnatural.
+
nonentity
n.
Nonexistence; the negation of being.
+
naseberry
n.
A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.
+
negative
a.
Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
+
nurture
n.
The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.
+
nursery
n.
The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.
+
norium
n.
A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in zircon.
+
negotiate
v.i.
To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.
+
nephritis
n.
An inflammation of the kidneys.
+
necessarianism
n.
The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.
+
nab
n.
The summit of an eminence.
+
necessitate
v.t.
To make necessary or indispensable; to render unaviolable.
+
nitry
a.
Nitrous.
+
nucleate
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
+
neuter
n.
An intransitive verb.
+
nonnatural
a.
Not natural; unnatural.
+
now
n.
The present time or moment; the present.
+
niobe
n.
The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.
+
narthex
n.
The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
+
noma
n.
See Canker, n., 1.
+
norwegian
n.
That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.
+
nay
n.
Denial; refusal.
+
naphew
n.
See Navew.
+
noddy
n.
A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.
+
newsy
a.
Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.
+
naiad
n.
Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
+
needing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Need
+
necessitating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Necessitate
+
nightless
a.
Having no night.
+
novel
a.
A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.
+
novity
n.
Newness; novelty.
+
nervous
a.
possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
+
nebulosity
n.
The stuff of which a nebula is formed.
+
neuroskeleton
n.
The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are relation with the nervous axis and locomation.
+
nobbily
adv.
In a nobby manner.
+
nutty
a.
Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, nutty wine.
+
notice
n.
The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
+
nip
n.
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
+
novelism
n.
Innovation.
+
northward
adv.
Alt. of Northwards
+
nepotist
n.
One who practices nepotism.
+
neck
n.
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
+
numismatics
n.
The science of coins and medals.
+
necrology
n.
An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
+
nervate
a.
Nerved.
+
noise
n.
Sound of any kind.
+
ney
n.
A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
+
nilt

Wilt not.
+
non

A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit.
+
nereid
n.
Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
+
nunciature
n.
The office of a nuncio.
+
nuzzle
v.t.
To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.
+
nematognath
n.
one of the Nematognathi.
+
nacreous
a.
Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
+
nisus
n.
A striving; an effort; a conatus.
+
ninnies
pl.
of Ninny
+
necessitarian
a.
Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed to libertarian.
+
nibble
n.
A small or cautious bite.
+
nauropometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.
+
nebula
n.
A cloudy appearance in the urine.
+
nilgau
n.
see Nylghau.
+
nereis
n.
A Nereid. See Nereid.
+
neuvaines
n.pl.
Prayers offered up for nine successive days.
+
nam

Am not.
+
neighborly
a.
Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.
+
nightshade
n.
A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.
+
nitrification
n.
The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.
+
necked
imp.|p.p.
of Neck
+
nineteenth
a.
Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others.
+
nuncio
n.
A messenger.
+
neuter
n.
A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.
+
neglected
imp.|p.p.
of Neglect
+
nonattendance
n.
A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.
+
nonelectrical
a.
Not electric; conducting electricity.
+
nodosity
n.
A knot; a node.
+
nectocalyces
pl.
of Nectocalyx
+
nasute
a.
Having a nice sense of smell.
+
neo

A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the neoparaffins. Also used adjectively.
+
night
n.
That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
+
nitrogen
n.
A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name azote still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.
+
nortelry
n.
Nurture; education; culture; bringing up.
+
necrotic
a.
Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
+
negation
adv.
Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, from which may be inferred what it is or has.
+
natural
n.
A character [/] used to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note.
+
nonalienation
n.
Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.
+
neighbor
a.
Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
+
note
n.
Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.
+
nuciferous
a.
Bearing, or producing, nuts.
+
nitrol
n.
Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom.
+
nitrose
a.
See Nitrous.
+
nott
a.
Shorn.
+
nirvana
n.
In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.
+
nail
n.
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.
+
nodule
n.
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
+
nourishing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nourish
+
naphthalize
v.t.
To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.
+
narcotical
a.
Narcotic.
+
nonslaveholding
a.
Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.
+
nit
n.
The egg of a louse or other small insect.
+
nucament
n.
A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.
+
niggardous
a.
Niggardly.
+
nontenure
n.
A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
+
nearsighted
a.
Seeing distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted.
+
nib
n.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
+
nasutness
n.
Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.
+
niopo
n.
A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree (Piptadenia peregrina), thence called niopo tree.
+
nautilite
n.
A fossil nautilus.
+
noisy
superl.
Full of noise.
+
nocument
n.
Harm; injury; detriment.
+
neptunian
n.
Alt. of Neptunist
+
notebook
n.
A book in which notes or memorandums are written.
+
namable
a.
Capable of being named.
+
noonstead
n.
The position of the sun at noon.
+
navicular
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
+
novelty
n.
The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
+
novitiate
n.
The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
+
nod
v.t.
To cause to bend.
+
norman
n.
A wooden bar, or iron pin.
+
nightly
a.
Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept nightly vigils.
+
narrower
n.
One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.
+
nominalism
n.
The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
+
nepa
n.
A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion bug and water scorpion.
+
naivete
n.
Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.
+
norman
n.
A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.
+
neaf
n.
See 2d Neif.
+
nutrimental
a.
Nutritious.
+
naissant
a.
Same as Jessant.
+
nonchalant
a.
Indifferent; careless; cool.
+
nereides
pl.
of Nereis
+
neoterized
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neoterize
+
nominator
n.
One who nominates.
+
neer
adv.|a.
Nearer.
+
needle
n.
One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.
+
nowadays
adv.
In these days; at the present time.
+
narrowing
n.
The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
+
nonemphatic
a.
Alt. of Nonemphatical
+
niggard
v.t.|i.
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
+
nasolachrymal
a.
Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct.
+
naphthalene
n.
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
+
niggler
n.
One who niggles.
+
nonresemblance
n.
Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.
+
norm
a.
A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
+
nurse
n.
A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia.
+
nittings
n.pl.
The refuse of good ore.
+
niggardise
n.
Niggardliness.
+
nationalizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nationalize
+
nucleobranch
n.
One of the Nucleobranchiata.
+
nonett
n.
The titmouse.
+
notify
v.t.
To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.
+
nurse
v.t.
To nourish; to cherish; to foster
+
negation
adv.
The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation.
+
nightshirt
n.
A kind of nightgown for men.
+
numb
a.
Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night.
+
negative
n.
A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.
+
nucleate
v.t.
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
+
nimbus
n.
A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.
+
necrosis
n.
A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.
+
nectarial
a.
Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.
+
notable
a.
Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
+
narrow
superl.
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
+
negro
a.
Of or pertaining to negroes; black.
+
nilled
imp.|p.p.
of Nill
+
naturize
v.t.
To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.
+
noncontagious
a.
Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
+
nominal
n.
A name; an appellation.
+
neglect
v.
The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
+
neurological
a.
Of or pertaining to neurolgy.
+
nonius
n.
A vernier.
+
newspaper
n.
A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.
+
nidget
n.
A fool; an idiot, a coward.
+
nitromethane
n.
A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also nitrocarbol.
+
narcotism
n.
Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.
+
noious
a.
Annoying; troublesome.
+
natural
a.
Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
+
nitrobenzene
n.
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also nitrobenzol.
+
nest
v.t.
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
+
nobilitate
v.t.
To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
+
noting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Note
+
nardoo
n.
An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
+
natchnee
n.
An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India as a food plant.
+
numskulled
a.
Stupid; doltish.
+
nasturtion
n.
Same as Nasturtium.
+
nonproficient
n.
One who has failed to become proficient.
+
nose
v.t.
To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
+
negative
v.t.
To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
+
nuance
n.
A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
+
note
n.
State of being under observation.
+
necessity
n.
That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality.
+
noise
v.i.
To sound; to make a noise.
+
naught
adv.
The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher.
+
naughtly
adv.
Naughtily; wrongly.
+
native
a.
Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.
+
nopalries
pl.
of Nopalry
+
nonimporting
a.
Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.
+
neoterically
adv.
Recently; newly.
+
nonproduction
n.
A failure to produce or exhibit.
+
nickel
n.
A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
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notochord
n.
An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm.
+
negative
n.
The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
+
nectar
n.
The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.
+
near
a
Immediate; direct; close; short.
+
neolithic
a.
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.
+
north
n.
That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.
+
nerve
n.
One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.
+
neglective
a.
Neglectful.
+
nauscopy
n.
The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.
+
needlewoman
n.
A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.
+
nigged
n.
Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone.
+
nasiform
a.
Having the shape of a nose.
+
notobranchiata
n.pl.
The Dorsibranchiata.
+
nitter
n.
The horselouse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
+
neglect
v.
Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
+
northeastwardly
adv.
Toward the northeast.
+
neossology
n.
The study of young birds.
+
niggard
n.
A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.
+
napiers bones

Alt. of Napier's rods
+
numerosity
n.
The state of being numerous; numerousness.
+
nest
n.
Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.
+
neared
imp.|p.p.
of Near
+
nightlong
a.
Lasting all night.
+
naso

A combining form denoting pertaining to, or connected with, the nose; as, nasofrontal.
+
nomadizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nomadize
+
natural
n.
A native; an aboriginal.
+
negatory
a.
Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.
+
nanny
n.
A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.
+
nonsonant
n.
A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.
+
necessitude
n.
Necessitousness; want.
+
nonrendition
n.
Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.
+
note
n.
A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
+
nasally
adv.
In a nasal manner; by the nose.
+
nitrogenized
imp.|p.p.
of Nitrogenize
+
nonjurant
a.
Nonjuring.
+
noncontributing
a.
Alt. of Noncontributory
+
norwegian
n.
A native of Norway.
+
nursery
n.
The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.
+
nascent
a.
Evolving; being evolved or produced.
+
nutted
imp.|p.p.
of Nut
+
newswriter
n.
One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.
+
northerner
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner.
+
neuropod
n.
A neuropodous animal.
+
notidanian
n.
Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark.
+
nomography
n.
A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.
+
numeration
n.
The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by the Arabic method.
+
nauseant
n.
A substance which produces nausea.
+
nuthatch
n.
Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europaea). The white-breasted nuthatch (S. Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (S. Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (S. pygmaea), and others, are American.
+
non compos mentis

Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.
+
neonism
n.
Neologism.
+
needment
n.
Something needed or wanted.
+
navicular
a.
Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
+
nonentities
pl.
of Nonentity
+
nucleoli
pl.
of Nucleolus
+
nominal
a.
Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
+
neurility
n.
The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.
+
nephritic
n.
A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.
+
noninhabitant
n.
One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.
+
notice
n.
Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
+
nitraniline
n.
Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline. In general they are yellow crystalline substances.
+
noddy
n.
An old game at cards.
+
nourisher
n.
One who, or that which, nourishes.
+
neatly
adv.
In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
+
niobite
n.
Same as Columbite.
+
nas

Was not.
+
nominating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nominate
+
near
adv.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
+
noodle
n.
A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
+
nonaerobiotic
a.
Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaerobiotic.
+
narrow
v.t.
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
+
nimbly
adv.
In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.
+
nimbless
n.
Nimbleness.
+
notation
n.
The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
+
nonexistent
a.
Not having existence.
+
not

Wot not; know not; knows not.
+
nad

Alt. of Nadde
+
nondo
n.
A coarse umbelliferous plant (Ligusticum actaeifolium) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico.
+
newfangle
a.
Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
+
niding
n.
A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
+
nurse
n.
One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.
+
nervy
superl.
Strong; sinewy.
+
neurilemma
n.
The perineurium.
+
norther
n.
A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.
+
necessitied
a.
In a state of want; necessitous.
+
nonruminant
a.
Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal.
+
nutcracker
n.
An instrument for cracking nuts.
+
naturalness
n.
The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.
+
natural
a.
Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.
+
nematocalyces
pl.
of Nematocalyx
+
nudation
n.
The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.
+
nudibranch
a.
Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata.
+
nick
n.
A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
+
negotiation
n.
The transaction of business between nations; the mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the negotiations at Ghent.
+
natural
a.
Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death.
+
ninetieth
a.
Next in order after the eighty-ninth.
+
notion

A sentiment; an opinion.
+
northman
n.
One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.
+
neomorph
n.
A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a pre existing form.
+
nick
n.
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
+
nationalization
n.
The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.
+
nucleolated
a.
Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.
+
nereid
n.
A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
+
noxious
a.
Guilty; criminal.
+
nonmetallic
a.
Not metallic.
+
nappy
a.
Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale.
+
nundinal
a.
Alt. of Nundinary
+
nematoidean
a.|n.
Nematoid.
+
nimmed

of Nim
+
nitrile
n.
Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.
+
night
n.
Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
+
new
superl.
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
+
nomothete
n.
A lawgiver.
+
negotiate
v.t.
To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.
+
nuthook
n.
A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.
+
niched
a.
Placed in a niche.
+
neurapophysial
a.
Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.
+
nonpareil
a.
Any other similar bird of the same genus.
+
natrolite
n.
A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.
+
negativeness
n.
Alt. of Negativity
+
nullifying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nullify
+
nervimotion
n.
The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.
+
nobly
adv.
Splendidly; magnificently.
+
night
n.
A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow.
+
nonconstat
n.
It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.
+
nosel
v.t.
To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle.
+
nicely
adv.
In a nice manner.
+
narrative
a.
Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
+
navarchy
n.
Nautical skill or experience.
+
neurotome
n.
An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves.
+
naphthoic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids.
+
neutralized
imp.|p.p.
of Neutralize
+
noonday
a.
Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat.
+
nationalized
imp.|p.p.
of Nationalize
+
note
n.
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:
+
neer
adv.
a contraction of Never.
+
natural
a.
Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artifical, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.
+
nasobuccal
a.
Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate.
+
neuropodium
n.
The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
+
northwardly
a.
Having a northern direction.
+
nonconducting
a.
Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.
+
netveined
a.
Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf.
+
nucleus
n.
A body, usually spheroidal, in a cell or a protozoan, distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents. It is more or less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see Nucleoplasm). See Cell division, under Division.
+
nap
n.
Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
+
neoplasty
n.
Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.
+
neolatin
a.
Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.
+
necessitarian
n.
One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
+
nosebleed
n.
A bleeding at the nose.
+
noctiluca
n.
A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae.
+
nitrogenous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds.
+
newmodel
v.t.
To remodel.
+
nandou
n.
Alt. of Nandu
+
notional
a.
Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man.
+
numerative
a.
Of or pertaining to numeration; as, a numerative system.
+
novelry
n.
Novelty; new things.
+
nonagrian
n.
Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.
+
necessarily
adv.
In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.
+
nick
n.
An evil spirit of the waters.
+
nems
n.
The ichneumon.
+
noon
v.i.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
+
nonego
n.
The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.
+
nonadmission
n.
Failure to be admitted.
+
nighness
n.
The quality or state of being nigh.
+
numbfish
n.
The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.
+
nematode
a.|n.
Same as Nematoid.
+
nationality
n.
Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
+
nitrifying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nitrify
+
numberous
a.
Numerous.
+
newfashioned
a.
Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.
+
now
adv.
At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
+
nurling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nurl
+
negligence
n.
The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.
+
neuralgia
n.
A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion.
+
notary
n.
A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a notary public.
+
noon
n.
Hence, the highest point; culmination.
+
nutbreaker
n.
The European nuthatch.
+
noncohesion
n.
Want of cohesion.
+
nyctalopia
n.
See Moonblink.
+
navelstring
n.
The umbilical cord.
+
nativism
n.
The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.
+
note
n.
To set down in musical characters.
+
noble
superl.
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice.
+
needsly
adv.
Of necessity.
+
necrose
v.t.|i.
To affect with necrosis; to unergo necrosis.
+
nervous
a.
Sensitive; excitable; timid.
+
nucleole
n.
The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus.
+
necrologic
a.
Alt. of Necrological
+
nappy
a.
Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.
+
newfoundland
n.
An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
+
narwal
n.
See Narwhal.
+
nervation
n.
The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration.
+
nubia
n.
A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
+
nation
n.
One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe.
+
nicked
imp.|p.p.
of Nick
+
naiad
n.
A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.
+
nitre
n.
See Niter.
+
nidulation
n.
The time of remaining in the nest.
+
natural
a.
Conformed to truth or reality
+
nomarch
n.
The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy.
+
nipping
a.
Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind.
+
nous
n.
Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
+
nymphly
a.
Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph.
+
nosed
a.
Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; as, pug-nosed.
+
nummulite
n.
A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
+
notice
v.t.
To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.
+
number
n.
A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to put a number on a door.
+
namely
adv.
By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.
+
nitroprussic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called nitroprussides, which give a rich purple color with alkaline subphides.
+
nocuous
a.
Hurtful; noxious.
+
neckplate
n.
See Gorget, 1 and 2.
+
nunchion
v.i.
A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon.
+
nephrology
n.
A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.
+
nylghau
n.
Alt. of Nylgau
+
nebbed
imp.|p.p.
of Nib
+
noiseful
a.
Loud; clamorous.
+
numberless
a.
Innumerable; countless.
+
nutriture
n.
Nutrition; nourishment.
+
neologianism
n.
Neologism.
+
nymph
pl.
of Nympha
+
nickle
n.
The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker.
+
newsboy
n.
A boy who distributes or sells newspaper.
+
nitrite
n.
A salt of nitrous acid.
+
nostril
n.
One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
+
non liquet

It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
+
nephritical
a.
Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.
+
nouthe
adv.
Alt. of Nowthe
+
name
n.
To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding.
+
neaf
n.
The fist.
+
nipple
n.
Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.
+
naphthide
n.
A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide.
+
near
adv.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
+
numidian
a.
Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa.
+
nyctalopy
n.
Same as Nyctalopia.
+
nine
n.
The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
+
noising
ppr.|vb.n.
of Noise
+
nautic
a.
Nautical.
+
nones
n.pl.
The hour of dinner; the noonday meal.
+
north
a.
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.
+
nipplewort
n.
A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also dock-cress.
+
nerveless
a.
Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.
+
nolimetangere
n.
Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens.
+
neologize
v.i.
To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old words.
+
nonaged
a.
Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.
+
nonclaim
n.
A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
+
notelet
n.
A little or short note; a billet.
+
nomans land

Fig.: An unclaimed space or time.
+
nurse
n.
One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles an infant not her own. (b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the sick or infirm.
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negative
n.
That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative.
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nocently
adv.
Hurtfully; injuriosly.
+
nephew
n.
A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
+
niello
n.
A metallic alloy of a deep black color.
+
neological
a.
Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.
+
neurotomist
n.
One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.
+
nick
v.t.
To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher).
+
nedder
n.
An adder.
+
nerve
n.
Audacity; assurance.
+
neck
n.
Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
+
nephew
n.
The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
+
newtonian
n.
A follower of Newton.
+
nip
n.
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
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nostalgia
n.
Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.
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nursepond
n.
A pond where fish are fed.
+
nasute
a.
Critically nice; captious.
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noblesse
n.
Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition.
+
numps
n.
A dolt; a blockhead.
+
nibbled
imp.|p.p.
of Nibble
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neurine
n.
A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefraction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide.
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nodding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nod
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nauseate
v.t.
To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust.
+
newing
v.t.
Yeast; barm.
+
nectareal
a.
Nectareous.
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nationalism
n.
The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.
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nervously
adv.
In a nervous manner.
+
nobly
adv.
Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.
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nyctophile
n.
Any Australian bat of the genus Nyctophilus, having a very simple nasal appendage.
+
neocracy
n.
Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.
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nicety
n.
Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
+
narrate
v.t.
To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
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nonplane
a.
Not lying in one plane; -- said of certain curves.
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nay
adv.
Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
+
noddy
n.
An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.
+
nefandous
a.
Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.
+
noematical
a.
Of or pertaining to the understanding.
+
nourish
v.t.
To cherish; to comfort.
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neozoic
a.
More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
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nontronite
n.
A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.
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nip
n.
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
+
nowthe

See Nouthe.
+
needlestone
n.
Natrolite; -- called also needle zeolite.
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nolle prosequi

Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants.
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normal
a.
A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point.
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narwe
a.
Narrow.
+
nisi
conj.
Unless; if not.
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notodontian
n.
Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.
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newel
n.
A novelty; a new thing.
+
nestling
n.
A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
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nerving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nerve
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neglect
adv.
Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
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naphthalenic
a.
Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.
+
nettling
n.
A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope.
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notary
n.
One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.
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noted
a.
Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as, a noted author, or traveler.
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noble
n.
An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
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nonpareil
a.
A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
+
negative
a.
Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
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nappe
n.
Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.
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nolo contendere

A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty.
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norbertine
n.
See Premonstrant.
+
natation
n.
The act of floating on the water; swimming.
+
nestful
n.
As much or many as will fill a nest.
+
nomothetical
a.
Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power.
+
nassa
n.
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda.
+
nonsolvent
n.
An insolvent.
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ninth
a.
Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided.
+
nombril
n.
A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon.
+
newmarket
n.
A long, closely fitting cloak.
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nineteen
a.
Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; as, nineteen months.
+
natatorial
a.
Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.
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neoplatonism
n.
A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.
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nebulosity
n.
The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; hazeness; mistiness; nebulousness.
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calyxes
pl.
of Nematocalyx
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nonpareil
a.
Having no equal; peerless.
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notchboard
n.
The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
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namation
n.
A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
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nasoturbinal
a.
Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasalturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal.
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near
adv.
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
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nightcap
n.
A potion of spirit drank at bedtime.
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neif
n.
Alt. of Neife
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nutriment
n.
That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
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nourish
v.i.
To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
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nonce
n.
The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.
+
navy
n.
The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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nutmegged
a.
Seasoned with nutmeg.
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note
n.
To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
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nitrified
imp.|p.p.
of Nitrify
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newness
n.
The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.
+
noosed
imp.|p.p.
of Noose
+
nefast
a.
Wicked.
+
nugget
n.
A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
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nuclear
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
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nemertes
n.
A genus of nemertina.
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nepotal
a.
Of or relating to a nephew.
+
nill
n.
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
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nostalgy
n.
Same as Nostalgia.
+
naturalism
n.
The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will.
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noised
imp.|p.p.
of Noise
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nutting
n.
The act of gathering nuts.
+
nuzzied
imp.|p.p.
of Nuzzle
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necrosed
a.
Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone.
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nodosarine
a.
Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria.
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nitroleum
n.
Nitroglycerin.
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ninetieth
n.
The next in order after the eighty-ninth.
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narrowminded
a.
Of narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean.
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negligee
n.
An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by women.
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nestor
n.
A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
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notion

Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae.
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northness
n.
A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
+
nudibranchiate
a.|n.
Same as Nudibranch.
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noncommittal
n.
A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.
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neuropathic
a.
Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.
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negroid
a.
Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.
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nivose
n.
The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendEmiaire.
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neckland
n.
A neck of land.
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noctambulo
n.
A noctambulist.
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nineteenth
n.
An interval of two octaves and a fifth.
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northwester
n.
A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.
+
nigromancie
n.
Necromancy.
+
nepaulese
n.sing.|pl.
A native or natives of Nepaul.
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needment
n.
Outfit; necessary luggage.
+
nocturnally
adv.
By night; nightly.
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neologian
a.
Neologic; neological.
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normalcy
n.
The quality, state, or fact of being normal; as, the point of normalcy.
+
neckmould
n.
A small convex molding surrounding a column at the jinction of the shaft and capital.
+
niggling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Niggle
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notionist
n.
One whose opinions are ungrounded notions.
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nymphaea
n.
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.
+
narthex
n.
A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
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nonsubmission
n.
Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.
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nemathecia
pl.
of Nemathecium
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nosologist
n.
One versed in nosology.
+
net
a.
Without spot; pure; shining.
+
native
n.
Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.
+
nimbleness
n.
The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
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naked
a.
Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.
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nephritical
a.
Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient.
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nectosac
n.
Alt. of Nectosack
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notable
n.
A person, or thing, of distinction.
+
neginoth
n.pl.
Stringed instruments.
+
nephridia
pl.
of Nephridium
+
needlework
n.
The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.
+
nomic
n.
Nomic spelling.
+
nomadian
n.
A nomad.
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nitty
a.
Shining; elegant; spruce.
+
nobody
n.
A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person.
+
nopal
n.
A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae.
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neighboring
a.
Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries.
+
newfanglist
n.
One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change.
+
nall
n.
An awl.
+
natural
a.
Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key.
+
nectarean
a.
Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.
+
nematophora
n.pl.
Same as Coelenterata.
+
nervine
n.
A nervine agent.
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navigable
a.
Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
+
nandu
n.
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. See Rhea.
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nicety
n.
A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
+
nailless
a.
Without nails; having no nails.
+
nervous
a.
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
+
nonobservance
n.
Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.
+
nihilism
n.
The theories and practices of the Nihilists.
+
navies
pl.
of Navvy
+
nitency
n.
Brightness; luster.
+
neckerchief
n.
A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief.
+
noropianic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.
+
nonentity
n.
A thing not existing.
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need
n.
That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business.
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naked
a.
Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth.
+
nonsuit
a.
Nonsuited.
+
nucleus
n.
The central part around which additional growths are added, as of an operculum.
+
narrative
n.
That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
+
nether
a.
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper.
+
nonperformance
n.
Neglect or failure to perform.
+
naught
adv.
Nothing.
+
novelized
imp.|p.p.
of Novelize
+
notch
n.
A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
+
needily
adv.
In a needy condition or manner; necessarily.
+
nurture
v.t.
To feed; to nourish.
+
nephelodometer
n.
An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.
+
nitromagnesite
n.
Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium.
+
newsmonger
n.
One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.
+
nurser
n.
One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.
+
nominalize
v.t.
To convert into a noun.
+
nulled
a.
Turned so as to resemble nulls.
+
niter
n.
Alt. of Nitre
+
negotiator
n.
One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts.
+
nerved
a.
Having nerves of a special character; as, weak-nerved.
+
nectariferous
a.
Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
+
noticeable
a.
Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.
+
nitrobenzole
n.
See Nitrobenzene.
+
novilunar
a.
Of or pertaining to the new moon.
+
nosography
n.
A description or classification of diseases.
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nursemaid
n.
A girl employed to attend children.
+
negotious
a.
Very busy; attentive to business; active.
+
nigh
a.
Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
+
nictate
v.i.
To wink; to nictitate.
+
nominative
n.
The nominative case.
+
necktie
n.
A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.
+
nucle
n.
Same as Nutlet.
+
normal
a.
Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-.
+
neography
n.
A new method or system of writing.
+
nurse
v.t.
To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national resources.
+
noiseless
a.
Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time.
+
norimons
pl.
of Norimon
+
nest
n.
The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
+
nim
v.t.
To take; to steal; to filch.
+
nobley
n.
The body of nobles; the nobility.
+
ney
n.
A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
+
nude
a.
Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See Nudum pactum.
+
normal
a.
Standard; original; exact; typical.
+
nitrobenzol
n.
Alt. of Nitrobenzole
+
nature
n.
Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
+
nosethirl
n.
Alt. of Nosethril
+
not
a.
Shorn; shaven.
+
nudge
n.
A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
+
necroscopical
a.
Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.
+
nyseys
pl.
of Nisey
+
nosopoetic
a.
Producing diseases.
+
nucleolar
a.
Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.
+
noemics
n.
The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
+
needleful
n.
As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.
+
nidulate
v.i.
To make a nest, as a bird.
+
nostoc
n.
A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
+
navigated
imp.|p.p.
of Navigate
+
nodular
a.
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot.
+
neonomian
n.
One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.
+
no
n.
A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.
+
navel
n.
An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
+
noyer
n.
An annoyer.
+
nutbrown
a.
Brown as a nut long kept and dried.
+
nomadized
imp.|p.p.
of Nomadize
+
naumachy
n.
A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
+
ney
n.
Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
+
noteworthy
a.
Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.
+
nousle
v.t.
To insnare; to entrap.
+
nam
imp.
of Nim
+
nemean
a.
Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.
+
nickname
v.t.
To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.
+
normal
a.
Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)6, and N(OH)5.
+
nation
n.
A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.
+
newt
n.
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.
+
nemato

A combining form from Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread.
+
niggle
v.t.
To fret and snarl about trifles.
+
niggardly
a.
Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
+
notice
n.
An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.
+
nationalize
v.t.
To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
+
noctuid
a.
Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuidae.
+
nigrification
n.
The act or process of making black.
+
noctivagous
a.
Noctivagant.
+
numerically
adv.
In a numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or sameness in number; as, a thing is numerically the same, or numerically different.
+
ninth
n.
The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.
+
negatively
adv.
In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively.
+
nudge
imp.|p.p.
of Nudge
+
nonregent
n.
A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
+
nereocystis
n.
A genus of gigantic seaweeds.
+
nominor
n.
A nominator.
+
nuncio
n.
The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government.  Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.
+
ne
adv.
Not; never.
+
noose
n.
A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
+
notional
a.
Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical.
+
newfangly
adv.
In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.
+
nucleus
n.
The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.
+
nudicaul
a.
Having the stems leafless.
+
nib
n.
The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
+
noncon
n.
See Noncontent.
+
nasty
superl.
Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
+
nuisancer
n.
One who makes or causes a nuisance.
+
notability
n.
A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note.
+
neeld
n.
Alt. of Neele
+
nittily
adv.
Lousily.
+
napecrest
n.
An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.
+
nestle
v.i.
To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
+
nidulated
imp.|p.p.
of Nidulate
+
nymphean
a.
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.
+
nestled
imp.|p.p.
of Nestle
+
notable
n.
One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
+
neoterist
n.
One ho introduces new word/ or phrases.
+
necessity
n.
That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.
+
norwegium
n.
A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.
+
nautiloid
n.
A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilidae.
+
neutrality
a.
The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
+
note
n.
A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
+
noddle
n.
The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.
+
nonuser

A not using; failure to use.
+
nidorose
a.
Nidorous.
+
nut
n.
A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
+
nog
n.
A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
+
narrable
a.
Capable of being narrated or told.
+
nobleness
n.
The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.
+
nas

Has not.
+
nice
superl.
Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
+
norice
n.
Nurse.
+
novel
a.
News; fresh tidings.
+
nailer
n.
One who fastens with, or drives, nails.
+
nunneries
pl.
of Nunnery
+
namesake
n.
One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
+
needscost
adv.
Of necessity.
+
non est inventus

The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
+
nationally
adv.
In a national manner or way; as a nation.
+
negresses
pl.
of Negress
+
notch
v.t.
To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
+
neoplasia
n.
Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.
+
notation
n.
Literal or etymological signification.
+
numismatology
n.
The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics.
+
noursle
v.t.
To nurse; to rear; to bring up.
+
nogging
v.t.
Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building.
+
nib
n.
One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
+
number
n.
That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by figures.
+
nooning
n.
A rest at noon; a repast at noon.
+
nebulization
n.
The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.
+
naturally
adv.
In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.
+
narcotine
n.
An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia.
+
nyctitropic
a.
Turning or bending at night into special positions.
+
nondeciduate
a.
Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.
+
novene
a.
Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary.
+
neat
a.
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
+
nihil
n.
Nothing.
+
naked
a.
Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
+
nomen
p.p.
of Nim
+
nob
n.
A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.
+
nonda
n.
The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, Parinarium Nonda.
+
nerved
imp.|p.p.
of Nerve
+
naenia
n.
See Nenia.
+
necklet
n.
A necklace.
+
nighttime
n.
The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime.
+
narcissus
n.
A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds.
+
nodosarine
n.
A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus.
+
neura
pl.
of Neuron
+
notabilia
n.pl.
Things worthy of notice.
+
nappies
pl.
of Nappy
+
niello
n.
The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.
+
novitiate
n.
One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.
+
nidamental
a.
Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
+
nonsuit
n.
A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.
+
north
n.
Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
+
nonchalantly
adv.
In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.
+
notifying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Notify
+
newfangleness
n.
Newfangledness.
+
nomancy
n.
The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.
+
narcotizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Narcotize
+
neuroskeletal
a.
Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.
+
nitrogelatin
n.
An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.
+
nummulites
n.
A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.
+
nomothetic
a.
Alt. of Nomothetical
+
ne
adv.
Nor.
+
noetic
a.
Alt. of Noetical
+
necrobiosis
n.
The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.
+
nutlet
n.
A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe.
+
nuthook
n.
A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
+
ninth
n.
An interval containing an octave and a second.
+
nakedness
n.
The condition of being naked.
+
naif
a.
Naive; as, a naif remark.
+
neutral
a.
Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.
+
nicery
n.
Nicety.
+
needless
a.
Without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless.
+
nettles
n.pl.
Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
+
nobleman
n.
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
+
nylgau
n.
A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, / Portax, tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown.
+
naught
a.
Hence, vile; base; naughty.
+
necessarian
n.
An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.
+
number
n.
That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
+
niece
n.
A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
+
negus
n.
A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus.
+
nigromancien
n.
A necromancer.
+
nickar nut

Alt. of Nickar tree
+
notebook
n.
A book in which notes of hand are registered.
+
notus
n.
The south wind.
+
newsbook
n.
A newspaper.
+
next
superl.
Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
+
notability
n.
A notable saying.
+
nephritic
a.
Alt. of Nephritical
+
notabilities
pl.
of Notability
+
notorious
a.
Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.
+
naughtily
adv.
In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely.
+
nonpareil
a.
Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
+
neighbor
n.
One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
+
nothing
n.
A cipher; naught.
+
nicker
v.t.
The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored.
+
noncompletion
n.
Lack of completion; failure to complete.
+
nephew
n.
A cousin.
+
notwithstanding
adv.conj.
Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.
+
nouch
n.
An ouch; a jewel.
+
nof

Not of; nor of.
+
nautilus
n.
A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.
+
nautiform
a.
Shaped like the hull of a ship.
+
novenary
a.
Of or pertaining to the number nine.
+
nullibiety
n.
The state or condition of being nowhere.
+
niobic
a.
Same as Columbic.
+
nicknamed
imp.|p.p.
of Nickname
+
novelette
n.
A short novel.
+
ninefold
a.
Nine times repeated.
+
nacarat
n.
Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.
+
naphthalic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids.
+
nevadite
n.
A grantitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.
+
nonagon
n.
A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.
+
null
n.
Something that has no force or meaning.
+
narrow
v.t.
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
+
nitrated
a.
Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds.
+
ninut
n.
The magpie.
+
nonsonant
a.
Not sonant.
+
nice
superl.
Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
+
nervous
a.
Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
+
neurocord
n.
A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.
+
nese
n.
Nose.
+
negligent
a.
Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order.
+
nitrifier
n.
An agent employed in nitrification.
+
niveous
a.
Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.
+
niccolite
n.
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
+
nullification
n.
The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.
+
naufragous
a.
causing shipwreck.
+
nourishingly
adv.
Nutritively; cherishingly.
+
nomenclature
n.
The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates.
+
nest
n.
A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.
+
niece
n.
A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.
+
narrowly
adv.
With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
+
nobless
n.
Alt. of Noblesse
+
nobilify
v.t.
To make noble; to nobiliate.
+
needless
a.
Having no need.
+
non sequitur

An inference which does not follow from the premises.
+
neckwear
n.
A collective term for cravats, collars, etc.
+
nonyl
n.
The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.
+
neuroepidermal
a.
Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.
+
nematocera
n.pl.
A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.
+
needlefish
n.
The garfish.
+
natka
a.
A species of shrike.
+
nevew
n.
Nephew.
+
northmen
pl.
of Northman
+
nawl
n.
An awl.
+
nyentek
n.
A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H. orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor.
+
nullity
n.
That which is null.
+
needly
adv.
Necessarily; of necessity.
+
nebulizer
n.
An atomizer.
+
novenary
n.
The number of nine units; nine, collectively.
+
necklace
n.
A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
+
ninebark
n.
A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, / Spiraea, opulifolia), common in the Northern United States.  The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name.
+
negotiable
a.
Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assigment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange.
+
nodose
a.
Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.
+
navy
n.
The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
+
naivety
n.
Naivete.
+
numerous
a.
Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical.
+
nisan
n.
The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See Abib.
+
nicotidine
n.
A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.
+
nasality
n.
The quality or state of being nasal.
+
naif
a.
Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
+
nott
v.t.
To shear.
+
nectarine
n.
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
+
need
n.
Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
+
neat
n.
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
+
navel
n.
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
+
nol pros

An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi.
+
novice
n.
One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.
+
nutting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nut
+
nostrums
pl.
of Nostrum
+
novel
a.
That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
+
neuromuscular
a.
Nervomuscular.
+
neesing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Neese
+
nematocyst
n.
A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
+
ness
n.
A promontory; a cape; a headland.
+
nugatory
a.
Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.
+
necklaced
a.
Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace.
+
nototrema
n.
The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.
+
novelizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Novelize
+
notification
n.
Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.
+
nul
a.
No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul tort.
+
nitency
n.
Endeavor; rffort; tendency.
+
neologization
n.
The act or process of neologizing.
+
narrowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Narrow
+
need
adv.
Of necessity. See Needs.
+
neighborhood
n.
The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood.
+
needle
v.i.
To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
+
neoplatonist
n.
One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.
+
nomad
n.
One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
+
nannyberry
n.
See Sheepberry.
+
newfoundland
n.
A Newfoundland dog.
+
needle
n.
See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic.
+
nonfeasance
n.
An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done.  Cf. Malfeasance.
+
notaries
pl.
of Notary
+
negatively
adv.
In a negative manner; with or by denial.
+
nonpros
v.t.
To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.
+
negotiation
n.
Hence, mercantile business; trading.
+
neutrality
n.
Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
+
nidification
n.
The act or process of building a nest.
+
nucleobranch
a.
Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata.
+
nonresident
n.
A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.
+
nicaragua wood

Brazil wood.
+
nervure
n.
One of the nerves of leaves.
+
nidulant
a.
Nestling, as a bird in itss nest.
+
nesslerize
v.t.
To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.
+
noyau
n.
A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.
+
nutrition
n.
In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.
+
nupson
n.
A simpleton; a fool.
+
naiant
a.
See Natant.
+
narrow
superl.
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
+
nation
n.
One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity.
+
nick
v.t.
To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
+
neelghau
n.
See Nylghau.
+
nectarous
a.
Nectareous.
+
node
n.
A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
+
nat

Not at; nor at.
+
negotiation
n.
The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.
+
northwestwardly
adv.
Toward the northwest.
+
naker
n.
Same as Nacre.
+
nubigenous
a.
Born of, or produced from, clouds.
+
notching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Notch
+
nipt

of Nip
+
neurenteric
a.
Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See Illust. of Ectoderm.
+
norna
n.
One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.
+
nourished
imp.|p.p.
of Nourish
+
nonelection
n.
Failure of election.
+
number
n.
Numerousness; multitude.
+
nowthe
adv.
Just now; at present.
+
northing
n.
The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.
+
nocive
a.
Hurtful; injurious.
+
naturalistic
a.
Closely resembling nature; realistic.
+
nonability
n.
An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
+
neck
n.
That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
+
neoplatonician
n.
A neoplatonist.
+
neutralize
v.t.
To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
+
nauseative
a.
Causing nausea; nauseous.
+
nucelli
pl.
of Nucellus
+
novice
n.
One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.
+
navies
pl.
of Navy
+
neapolitan
a.
Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy.
+
niteosaccharin
n.
An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.
+
noctilucine
a.
Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.
+
nitrocarbol
n.
See Nitromethane.
+
nookshotten
a.
Full of nooks, angles, or corners.
+
next
superl.
Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.
+
number
n.
To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.
+
note
n.
Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.
+
nide
n.
A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants.
+
noncondensing
a.
Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.
+
nimbi
pl.
of Nimbus
+
nowel
n.
The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.
+
news
n
A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.
+
negotiating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Negotiate
+
nymph
n.
A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
+
narrator
n.
One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.
+
nonane
n.
One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C9H20 of the paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.
+
nose
n.
The power of smelling; hence, scent.
+
nestle
v.i.
To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
+
neurotome
n.
A neuromere.
+
nounal
a.
Of or pertaining to a noun.
+
nucleolus
n.
A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.
+
nondescript
a.
Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.
+
niagara period

A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.
+
nastiness
n.
The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
+
e
pl.
of Notopodium
+
nonmetal
n.
Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals.
+
nenuphar
n.
The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba.
+
numbedness
n.
Numbness.
+
northeasterly
a.
Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.
+
northeast
n.
The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
+
niellist
n.
One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello.
+
nigrescent
a.
Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.
+
negative
n.
A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.
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nippers
n.pl.
Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.
+
neoterize
v.i.
To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.
+
novum
n.
A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five.
+
needlecase
n.
A case to keep needles.
+
now
adv.
At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
+
noctilionid
n.
A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth.
+
nab
n.
The cock of a gunlock.
+
nasalized
imp.|p.p.
of Nasalize
+
nauseating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nauseate
+
nicety
n.
The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).
+
novation
n.
Innovation.
+
nonagesimal
a.
Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.
+
nubecula
n.
A cloudy object or appearance in urine.
+
nutritious
a.
Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
+
nitrous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.
+
nothingness
n.
Nihility; nonexistence.
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nonresident
a.
Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands.
+
nostalgic
a.
Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.
+
nabbed
imp.|p.p.
of Nab
+
noggin
n.
A small mug or cup.
+
node
n.
The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
+
nighted
a.
Overtaken by night; belated.
+
nodder
n.
One who nods; a drowsy person.
+
nod
v.t.
To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
+
noise
v.t.
To spread by rumor or report.
+
neutrally
adv.
In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.
+
nail
n.
To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
+
numeral
n.
Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.
+
noncondensible
a.
Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases.
+
nativity
n.
A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.
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newborn
a.
Recently born.
+
nill
v.t.
Not to will; to refuse; to reject.
+
nephrotomy
n.
Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.
+
neurotomical
a.
Of or pertaining to neurotomy.
+
neuter
n.
A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.
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nugatory
a.
Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
+
note paper

Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.
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naphtha
n.
One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc.
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niloscope
n.
A Nilometer.
+
nonage
n.
Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.
+
nought
n.|adv.
See Naught.
+
nucleal
a.
Alt. of Nuclear
+
nauplii
pl.
of Nauplius
+
new
superl.
Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
+
necessary
n.
Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.
+
naiad
n.
One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
+
nonsensitive
a.
Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.
+
northing
n.
Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing.
+
nectarizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nectarize
+
neurokeratin
n.
A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.
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nonsensical
a.
Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
+
note
n.
To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.
+
nisey
n.
A simpleton.
+
nonsuited
imp.|p.p.
of Nonsuit
+
node
n.
The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.
+
native
a.
Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
+
naze
n.
A promotory or headland.
+
negotiatory
a.
Of or pertaining to negotiation.
+
northwest
a.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.
+
neck
v.t.|i.
To kiss and caress amorously.
+
noun
n.
A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.
+
nihilist
n.
A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and social institutions.
+
noonshun
n.
See Nunchion.
+
note
n.
A list of items or of charges; an account.
+
nevertheless
adv.conj.
Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.
+
noninflectional
a.
Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.
+
nominated
imp.|p.p.
of Nominate
+
nestorian
a.
Of or relating to the Nestorians.
+
nautili
pl.
of Nautilus
+
nonobedience
n.
Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
+
nidulite
n.
A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs.
+
neogamist
n.
A person recently married.
+
naeve
n.
A naevus.
+
nilling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nill
+
nagyagite
n.
A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.
+
novelist
n.
An innovator; an asserter of novelty.
+
niggardly
adv.
In a niggard manner.
+
numbed
imp.|p.p.
of Numb
+
nerre
adv.|a.
Nearer.
+
nidary
n.
A collection of nests.
+
nurse
v.t.
To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, attention.
+
noetical
a.
Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual.
+
numerate
v.
To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.
+
nithing
n.
See Niding.
+
nightish
a.
Of or pertaining to night.
+
natural
a.
Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural.
+
narrow
n.
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
+
newsletter
n.
A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.
+
nonvascular
a.
Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
+
negrita
n.
A blackish fish (Hypoplectrus nigricans), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida.
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nitrocalcite
n.
Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.
+
nephridium
n.
A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's larva.
+
narrowly
adv.
With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.
+
nottpated
a.
Same as Nott-headed.
+
noisette
n.
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.
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nonagesimal
n.
The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.
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nicking
v.t.
Small coal produced in making the nicking.
+
negotiousness
n.
The state of being busily occupied; activity.
+
nomen

p. p. of Nim.
+
neathouse
n.
A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
+
nazarene
n.
One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.
+
nosing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Nose
+
nariform
a.
Formed like the nose.
+
nonsolvent
a.
Not solvent; insolvent.
+
noble
n.
A European fish; the lyrie.
+
nobodies
pl.
of Nobody
+
nocturnal
n.
An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
+
nosocomial
a.
Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere.
+
niste

Wist not; knew not.
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neglect
adv.
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
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nepotic
a.
Of or pertaining to npotism.
+
norse
a.
Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.
+
neuter
a.
Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.
+
nationality
n.
A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.
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notify
v.t.
To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.
+
nummular
a.
Alt. of Nummulary
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nasoturbinal
n.
The nasoturbinal bone.
+
neurocentral
a.
Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the neurocentral suture.
+
nelumbo
n.
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa.
+
nam

imp. of Nim.
+
nigrine
n.
A ferruginous variety of rutile.
+
never
adv.
In no degree; not in the least; not.
+
negotiability
n.
The quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement.
+
nonconcluding
a.
Not concluding.
+
nifle
n.
A trifle.
+
novercal
a.
Done or recurring every ninth year.
+
neomenia
n.
The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
+
naphthaline
n.
See Naphthalene.
+
nematogene
n.
One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; -- opposed to rhombogene.
+
nutcracker
n.
The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America.
+
nethinim
n.pl.
Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.
+
nose
n.
The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
+
natural
a.
Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.
+
norm
a.
A typical, structural unit; a type.
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nursery
n.
A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.
+
nowhere
adv.
Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found.
+
nais
n.
See Naiad.
+
nebule
n.
A little cloud; a cloud.
+
nineteenth
a.
Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
+
nummulation
n.
The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is examined under the microscope.
+
nuncupation
n.
The act of nuncupating.
+
nival
a.
Abounding with snow; snowy.
+
nuch
pl.
of Nucha
+
neglect
v.
Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
+
nustle
v.t.
To fondle; to cherish.
+
nucleus
n.
An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.
+
naufrage
n.
Shipwreck; ruin.
+
napiform
a.
Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.
+
necromantic
n.
Conjuration.
+
numbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Numb
+
neap
n.
A neap tide.
+
notched
imp.|p.p.
of Notch
+
naileress
n.
A women who makes nailes.
+
neglectingly
adv.
Carelessly; heedlessly.
+
numbness
n.
The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion.
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naked
a.
Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
+
notice
v.t.
To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.
+
nick
v.t.
To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in.
+
negligently
adv.
In a negligent manner.
+
nitty
a.
Full of nits.
+
nur
n.
A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey.
+
nympholeptic
a.
Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.
+
nucleuses
pl.
of Nucleus
+
net
v.i.
To form network or netting; to knit.
+
nurseries
pl.
of Nursery
+
national
a.
Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
+
necrophobia
n.
An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
+
necropsy
n.
A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy.
+
niggled
imp.|p.p.
of Niggle
+
nitro

A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids, as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the group or radical NO2, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene.
+
noncompliance
n.
Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.
+
nectocalyx
n.
The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.
+
necessary
a.
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.
+
nucamentaceous
a.
Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits.
+
neesed
imp.|p.p.
of Neese
+
napha water

A perfume distilled from orange flowers.
+
name
n.
A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.
+
nerved
a.
Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins.
+
nome

Alt. of Nomen
+
necessarian
a.
Of or pertaining to necessarianism.
+
nepenthe
n.
A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.
+
nux vomica

The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.
+
nut
n.
The tumbler of a gunlock.
+
note
n.
A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
+
non pros

An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
+
nestle
v.t.
To house, as in a nest.
+
needlework
n.
Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress.
+
nasal
n.
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
+
nodose
a.
Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
+
noils
n.pl.
Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.
+
nepotism
n.
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.
+
nidificated
imp.|p.p.
of Nidificate
+
nymphiparous
a.
Producing pupas or nymphs.
+
navajoes
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.
+
notion

Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it.
+
noctiferous
a.
Bringing night.
+
natural
n.
One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot.
+
note
n.
Need; needful business.
+
neddies
pl.
of Neddy
+
nutter
n.
A gatherer of nuts.
+
ninth
a.
Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.
+
nemesis
n.
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.
+
neck
v.t.
To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
+
napus
n.
A kind of turnip. See Navew.
+
novitious
a.
Newly invented; recent; new.
+
nonexistence
n.
A thing that has no existence.
+
neuropore
n.
An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.
+
naileries
pl.
of Nailery
+
neoterized
imp.|p.p.
of Neoterize
+
neurosensiferous
a.
Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs.
+
nomination
n.
The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
+
nota
pl.
of Notum
+
nation
n.
A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs.
+
new
superl.
Fresh from anything; newly come.
+
norwegian
a.
Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.
+
notching
n.
A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
+
narrow
superl.
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
+
needful
a.
Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.
+
neurotic
a.
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease.
+
nonplussed

of Nonplus
+
norroy
n.
The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at-arms, under King.
+
ninny
n.
A fool; a simpleton.
+
noctivagation
n.
A roving or going about in the night.
+
nipper
n.
A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
+
noie
v.t.
To annoy. See Noy.
+
nectared
a.
Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.
+
negative
a.
Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.
+
nativistic
a.
Relating to nativism.
+
nettles
n.pl.
Reef points.
+
nucha
n.
The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
+
necromantic
a.
Alt. of Necromantical
+
nodulose
a.
Alt. of Nodulous
+
nere

Were not.
+
nyctibune
n.
A South American bird of the genus Nyctibius, allied to the goatsuckers.
+
navigability
n.
The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.
+
notwithstanding
prep.
Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.
+
neighed
imp.|p.p.
of Neigh
+
neighborly
adv.
In a neigborly manner.
+
necrobiotic
a.
Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a necrobiotic metamorphosis.
+
ninety
n.
The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.
+
nugation
n.
The act or practice of trifling.
+
narrowing
n.
The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
+
niobium
n.
A later name of columbium. See Columbium.
+
napu
n.
A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.
+
nief
n.
See Neif, the fist.
+
notself
n.
The negative of self.
+
nonnucleated
a.
Without a nucleus.
+
nyctalopia
n.
A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness.
+
norian
a.
Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.
+
native
a.
Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries.
+
nun
n.
The European blue titmouse.
+
necessary
n.
A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life.
+
note
n.
A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
+
nitre
n.
Native sodium carbonate; natron.
+
note
n.
A diplomatic missive or written communication.
+
nautilus
n.
The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper.
+
nubecula
n.
A slight spot on the cornea.
+
negotiatrix
n.
A woman who negotiates.
+
nail
n.
To spike, as a cannon.
+
notarial
a.
Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.
+
nitrification
n.
The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.
+
nominal
a.
Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
+
neuro

A combining denoting a nerve, of / pertaining to a nerve / the nervous system.
+
normal
a.
Any perpendicular.
+
nestle
v.t.
To cherish, as a bird her young.
+
narrative
a.
Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.
+
nome
n.
A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.
+
nucin
n.
See Juglone.
+
new
superl.
As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.
+
nibble
v.t.
To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
+
negative
n.
A picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture.
+
navel
n.
A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus.
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nationality
n.
The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.
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neigh
v.i.
To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
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note
n.
To denote; to designate.
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nectareous
a.
Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; nectarean.
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narratively
adv.
In the style of narration.
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neochristianity
n.
Rationalism.
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novatianism
n.
The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.
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narrow
superl.
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
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nympha
n.
Same as Nymph, 3.
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nankeen
n.
An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
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nitid
a.
Bright; lustrous; shining.
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normal
a.
According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.
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necrophagan
n.
Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
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namo
adv.
No more.
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name
n.
To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.
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normal
a.
Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight.
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newly
adv.
Lately; recently.
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nonsurety
n.
Insecurity.
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neap
a.
Low.
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nabob
n.
A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
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nobody
n.
No person; no one; not anybody.
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northerly
adv.
Toward the north.
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nitrosalicylic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilic acid.
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nervelessness
n.
The state of being nerveless.
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nepenthes
n.
Same as Nepenthe.
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neckmold
n.
Alt. of Neckmould
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newfangled
a.
Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.
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nonvocal
a.
Not vocal; destitute of tone.
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nougat
n.
A cake, sweetmeat, or confection made with almonds or other nuts.
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