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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, 1913 Webster]
The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the Ph\'d2nician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See M. 1913 Webster]
N, n.(Print.)A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en. 1913 Webster]
Na(n, a. & adv.No, not. See No. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nab(n, n.[Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]1.The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Firearms)The cock of a gunlock.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.(Locksmithing)The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Nab, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nabbed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nabbing.][Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]1.To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett. 1913 Webster]
2.To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. PJC]
\'d8Nabk(n, n.[Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.](Bot.)The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.[Written also nubk.] See Lotus(b), and Sadr. 1913 Webster]
Na"bob(n, n.[Hind. naw\'beb, from Ar. naw\'beb, pl. of n\'be\'8bb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab.]1.A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire. 1913 Webster]
2.One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. \'bdA bilious old nabob.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Nac"a*rat(n, n.[F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. n\'a0car mother-of-pearl. See Nacre.]1.A pale red color, with a cast of orange.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Na*celle"(n, n.[F.]1.A small boat. [Obs.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A streamlined enclosure on an airplane, as for the engine or for the cargo or passengers; -- formerly used to refer to the boatlike, inclosed body of an airplane which is usually now called the fuselage, and now referring mostly to the enclosure for the engine. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
nachon.A tortilla chip topped with cheese and often chili-pepper or beans and then broiled; -- eaten as a snack or light meal. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nack"er(n, n.See Nacre.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Na"cre(n, n.[F., cf. Sp. n\'a0cara, n\'a0car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak\'c6r hollowed.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`cr\'82"(n, a.[F. See Nacre.](Art)Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr\'82 ware. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Na"cre*ous(n, a.[See Nacre.](Zo\'94l.)Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly. 1913 Webster]
\'d8nadan.1.[Spanish]Nothing. [informal or jocose] [used mostly jocosely or for emphasis in phrases such as \'bdNothing, nada, zip!\'b8] PJC]
Nad"der(n, n.[AS. n\'91dre. See Adder.]An adder. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Na-deneprop. n.A family of North American Indian languages including Tlingit, the Athabascan language family, and Haida. WordNet 1.5]
Na"dir(n, n.[F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. naz\'c6ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which naz\'c6r means alike, corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.The lowest point; the time of greatest depression. 1913 Webster]
The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Nadir of the sun(Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
\'d8N\'91"vus(n, n.; pl.N\'91vi(-v\'c6).[L.](Med.)A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- the term includes moles as wells a other types of birthmark, and is most commonly applied to reddish or brownish raised vascular areas of the skin, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.[Usually spelled nevus.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nag(n, n.[OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]1.A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one that is of inferior breeding or useless. 1913 Webster]
2.A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nag, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Nagged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nagging(?).][Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] \'bdShe never nagged.\'b8 J. Ingelow. 1913 Webster]
Nag(n, n.A person who nags, especially habitually; called also nagger. PJC]
Na*ga"na(n, n.[Prob. native name.](Med.)A disease of horses and other domestic animals, transmitted by the tsetse fly; any trypanosomiasis, especially the variety caused by Trypanosoma brucei. [South Africa] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nageiaprop. n.A small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea. Syn. -- genus Nageia. WordNet 1.5]
naggern.Someone (especially a woman) who constantly finds fault. Syn. -- scold, scolder, nag. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Na"gor(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A West African gazelle (Gazella redunca). 1913 Webster]
Nag"yag*ite(?), n.[So called from Nagyag, in Transylvania.](Min.)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. 1913 Webster]
Na"iad(n, n.[L. naias, -adis, na\'8bs, -idis, a water nymph, Gr nai:a`s, nai:`s, fr. na`ein to flow: cf. F. na\'8bade. Cf. Naid.]1.(Myth.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l)One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)Any plant of the order Naiadace\'91, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. 1913 Webster]
Naiadaceaeprop. n.A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers. Syn. -- family Naiadaceae, Najadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. WordNet 1.5]
na"id(?), n.[See Naiad.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, ch\'91topod annelids of the tribe Naidina. They belong to the Oligoch\'91ta. 1913 Webster]
Na"\'8bf`(formerly , a.[F. na\'8bf. See Na\'8bve.]1.Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 1913 Webster]
2.Na\'8bve; as, a na\'8bf remark.London Spectator. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"ik(?), n.[Hind. n\'beyak.]A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
Nail(n, n.[AS. n\'91gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1), Russ. nogote, L. unguis, Gr. "o`nyx, Skr. nakha. 1.(Anat.)the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes. 1913 Webster]
His nayles like a briddes claws were.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
talons or claws, and the animal bearing them is said to be unguiculate; when they incase the extremities of the digits they are called hoofs, and the animal is ungulate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.(b)The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. 1913 Webster]
3.A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head{2}, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them. 1913 Webster]
Penny, a.), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard. 1913 Webster]
Nail ball(Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun. --
Nail plate, iron in plates from which cut nails are made. --
On the nail, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail; to pay cash on the nail. \'bdYou shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.\'b8 Beaconsfield. --
To hit the nail on the head, (a)to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.(b)to describe the most important factor. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nail, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nailed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nailing.][AS. n\'91glian. See Nail, n.]1.To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. 1913 Webster]
He is now dead, and nailed in his chest.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails. 1913 Webster]
The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how I nailed them.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
4.To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] Crabb. 1913 Webster]
To nail an assertionor
To nail a lie, etc., to detect and expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; -- an expression probably derived from the former practice of shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or counterfeit pieces of money to the counter. 1913 Webster]
Nail"brush`, n.A brush for cleaning the nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er(?), n.1.One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker. 1913 Webster]
2.One who fastens with, or drives, nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er*ess, n.A woman who makes nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er*y(?), n.; pl.Naileries(.A factory where nails are made. 1913 Webster]
Nail"-head`ed(?), a.Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. 1913 Webster]
Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded. --
Nail-headed molding(Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth. 1913 Webster]
Nail"less, a.Without nails; having no nails. 1913 Webster]
Nain`sook"(?), n.[Nainsukh, a valley in Kaghan.]A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"is(n, n.[L., a naiad.](Zo\'94l.)See Naiad. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nais`sant"(?), a.[F., p. pr. of na\'8ctre to be born, L. nasci.](Her.)Same as Jessant. 1913 Webster]
na*ive", na*\'8bve"(n, a.[F. na\'8bf, fem. na\'8bve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Na\'8bf.]1.Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na\'8bve manners; a na\'8bve person; na\'8bve and unsophisticated remarks. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. PJC]
na"\'8bve`ly(?), adv.In a na\'8bve manner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`\'8bve`t\'82"(?), n.[F. See Na\'8bve, and cf. Nativity.]The state or quality of being naive. 1913 Webster +PJC]
A story which pleases me by its na\'8bvet\'82 -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
n.1.lack of sophistication or worldliness. Syn. -- naivete, naiveness. WordNet 1.5]
Najaprop. n.A genus of cobras. Syn. -- genus Naja. WordNet 1.5]
Najadaceaeprop. n.A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers; same as Naiadaceae; the naiad family. Syn. --Naiadaceae, family Naiadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. WordNet 1.5]
Najasprop. n.The sole genus of the family Naiadaceae. Syn. --Naias, genus Naias, genus Najas. WordNet 1.5]
Nake(n, v. t.To make naked. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Come, be ready, nake your swords.Old Play. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked(n, a.[AS. nacod; akin to D. naakt, G. nackt, OHG. nacchot, nahhot, Icel. n\'94kvi, nakinn, Sw. naken, Dan. n\'94gen, Goth. naqa, Lith. n, Russ. nagii, L. nudus, Skr. nagna. Nude.] 1913 Webster]
1.Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword. 1913 Webster]
2.Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless; as, naked to invasion. 1913 Webster]
Had I but served my God with half the zeal naked to mine enemies.King Henry VIII., Act iii. sc. 2 (Shakespeare) PJC]
Thy power is full naked.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Behold my bosom naked to your swords.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare. 1913 Webster]
Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they saw now left naked.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain. 1913 Webster]
The truth appears so naked on my side, That any purblind eye may find it out.Shak. 1913 Webster]
All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.Heb. iv. 13. 1913 Webster]
5.Mere; simple; plain; as, the naked truth. 1913 Webster]
The very naked name of love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)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.<-- = open fourth, fifth? --> 1913 Webster]
Naked bed, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times.Shak. --
Naked eye, the eye alone, unaided by eyeglasses, or by telescope, microscope, or other magnifying device. --
Naked-eyed medusa. (Zo\'94l.)See Hydromedusa. --
Naked flooring(Carp.), the timberwork which supports a floor.Gwilt. --
Naked mollusk(Zo\'94l.), a nudibranch. --
Naked wood(Bot.), a large rhamnaceous tree (Colibrina reclinata) of Southern Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine polish.C. S. Sargent. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked*ly, adv.In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked*ness, n.1.The condition of being naked. 1913 Webster]
2.(Script.)The privy parts; the genitals. 1913 Webster]
Ham . . . saw the nakedness of his father.Gen. ix. 22. 1913 Webster]
Na"ker(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Nacre. 1913 Webster]
Na"ker, n.[OE. nakere, F. nakaire, LL. nacara, Per. naq\'beret.]A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"koo(?), n.[From the native name.](Zo\'94l.)The gavial.[Written also nako.] 1913 Webster]
Nale(?), n.[A corrupt form arising from the older \'bdat n ale\'b8 at the nale.]Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Great feasts at the nale.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nall(?), n.[Either fr. Icel. n\'bel (see Needle); or fr. awl, like newt fr. ewt.]An awl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Nam(n. [Contr. fr. ne am.]Am not. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nam, obs. imp. of Nim.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nam"a*ble(n, a.Capable of being named. 1913 Webster]
Na*ma"tion(?), n.[LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to take.](O. Eng. & Scots Law)A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Nam"ay*cush(?), n.[Indian name.](Zool.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nam"by-pam`by(?), n.[From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Namby-pamby madrigals of love.W. Gifford. 1913 Webster]
2.Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies. PJC]
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Name(n, n.[AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam, L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n\'beman. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun.]1.The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. 1913 Webster]
Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.Gen. ii. 19. 1913 Webster]
What's in a name? That which we call a rose name would smell as sweet.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. 1913 Webster]
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Is. ix. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. 1913 Webster]
What men of name resort to him?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.Eph. i. 21. 1913 Webster]
I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom.1 Macc. iii. 14. 1913 Webster]
He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.Deut. xxii. 19. 1913 Webster]
The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
4.Those of a certain name; a race; a family. 1913 Webster]
The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.Motley. 1913 Webster]
5.A person, an individual. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
They list with women each degenerate name.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Christian name. (a)The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name; in western countries, it is also called a first name.(b)A given name, whether received at baptism or not. --
Given name. See under Given. --
In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. --
In the name of. (a)In behalf of; by the authority of. \'bd I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.\'b8 Shak.(b)In the represented or assumed character of. \'bdI'll to him again in name of Brook.\'b8 Shak. --
Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. --
Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume.Bayard Taylor. --
Proper name(Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. --
To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. --
To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths.Ex. xx. 7. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. -- Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term (called also agnomen or cognomen), used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc. 1913 Webster]
Name(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Named(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Naming.][AS. namian. See Name, n.]1.To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. 1913 Webster]
She named the child Ichabod.1 Sam. iv. 21. 1913 Webster]
Thus was the building left named.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. 1913 Webster]
None named thee but to praise.Halleck. 1913 Webster]
Old Yew, which graspest at the stones name the underlying dead.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador. 1913 Webster]
Whom late you have named for consul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(House of Commons)To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. 1913 Webster]
namedadj.1.given or having a specified name; as, an actor named Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace. Contrasted to unnamed. Syn. -- called. WordNet 1.5]
2.bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of anonymous. WordNet 1.5]
namedropv. i.To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire so as to impress them; same as to drop names. Syn. -- drop names. WordNet 1.5]
namedroppern.Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends. Someone who namedrops. WordNet 1.5]
name-droppingn.The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener. WordNet 1.5]
namekon.one of the most important fungi (Pholiota nameko) cultivated in Japan. Syn. -- viscid mushroom, Pholiota nameko. WordNet 1.5]
Name"less, a.1.Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.Undistinguished; not noted or famous. 1913 Webster]
A nameless dwelling and an unknown name.Harte. 1913 Webster]
3.Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer.\'bdNameless pens.\'b8 Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation. 1913 Webster]
For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Nam"er(n, n.One who names, or calls by name. 1913 Webster]
Name"sake`(?), n.[For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.]One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another. 1913 Webster]
Nammuprop. n.(Sumerian mythology)The Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth. WordNet 1.5]
Na*mo"(?), adv.No more. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Namtar, Namtaruprop. n.(Sumerian and Akkadian mythology)A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind. Syn. -- Namtaru. WordNet 1.5]
Na"na(?), n.[prob. from babytalk.]Grandmother. PJC]
Nan"dine(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black. 1913 Webster]
{ Nan"dou(?), Nan"du(?), }n.[Braz. nhandu or yandu.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest, Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea.[Written also nandow.] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Na"nism(n, n.[Gr. na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.]The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nanjing, Nankingprop. n.a former capital of China. WordNet 1.5]
Nan*keen"(?), n.[So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.][Written also nankin.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Trousers made of nankeen.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Nankeen bird(Zo\'94l.), the Australian night heron (Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker. 1913 Webster]
Nannan.1.The wife of Balder. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Sumerian mythology)The god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin. WordNet 1.5]
Nan"ny(?), n.1.A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name. 1913 Webster]
Nanny goat, a female goat. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Nan"ny, Nan"nie(n, n.; pl.nannies.1.a caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid. PJC]
2.Grandmother; -- a child's word, used especially as a form of address. See also nana. PJC]
Nantuan.(Cookery)A white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter. Syn. -- shrimp sauce. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Na"os(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. nao`s a temple, the cella.](Arch.)A term used by modern arch\'91ologists instead of cella. See Cella. 1913 Webster]
Nap(n, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Napped(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Napping(n.][OE. nappen, AS. hn to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn\'c6pa, to droop.]1.To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To be in a careless, secure state.Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
I took thee napping, unprepared.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Nap, n.A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Nap, n.[OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Nap, v. t.To raise, or put, a nap on. 1913 Webster]
Nap(?), n.Same as Napoleon, 1, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
napan.A plant (Brassica rapapekinensis) with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia; called also Chinese cabbage. Syn. -- Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis. WordNet 1.5]
Napaeaprop. n.A genus consisting of only one species, the glade mallow. Syn. -- genus Napaea. WordNet 1.5]
2.A name from Greek mythology. Syn. -- Napea. WordNet 1.5]
napalm(n, n.A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and flame throwers. WordNet 1.5]
Nape(n, n.[Perh. akin to knap a knop.]The back part of the neck.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nape"-crest`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. 1913 Webster]
Na"per*y(?), n.; pl.Naperies(#).[OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin.]Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [Obs.] Gayton. 1913 Webster]
Na"pha wa`ter(?). [Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor.]A perfume distilled from orange flowers. 1913 Webster]
Na"phew(?), n.(Bot.)See Navew. 1913 Webster]
naprapathyn.A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues. WordNet 1.5]
Naph"tha(nor n, n.[L. naphtha, Gr. na`fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.]1.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Watts. 1913 Webster]
Naphtha vitrioli[NL., naphtha of vitriol](Old Chem.), common ethyl ether; -- formerly called sulphuric ether. See Ether. 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*late(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*lene(?), n.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Naphthalene red(Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. --
Naphthalene yellow(Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol. 1913 Webster]
Naph`tha*len"ic(?), a.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Naph*tha"lic(?), a.(Chem.)(a)Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids, now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic acid, C12H8O4.(b)Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Naph*thal"i*dine(?), n.[Naphthalene + toluidine.](Chem.)Same as Naphthylamine. 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*lize(?), v. t.(Chem.)To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha. 1913 Webster]
Naph*thaz"a*rin(?), n.[Naphthalene + alizarin.](Chem.)A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thene(?), n.(Chem.)A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general formula CnH2n. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Naph"thide(nor n, n.(Chem.)A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide. 1913 Webster]
Naph*tho"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula C10H7.COOH, such as 1-naphthoic acid. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thol(?), n.[Naphthalene + -ol.](Chem.)Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor. 1913 Webster]
Naphthol blue,
Naphthol orange,
Naphthol yellow(Chem.), brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone. 1913 Webster]
Naph`tho*qui"none(?), n.[Naphthalene + quinone.](Chem.)A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thyl(?), n.[Naphthalene + -yl.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene. 1913 Webster]
Naph`thyl*am"ine(?), n.(Chem.)One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids. 1913 Webster]
{ Na*pie"ri*an, Na*pe"ri*an , }(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper. 1913 Webster]
Naperian logarithms. See under Logarithms. 1913 Webster]
{ Na"pi*er's bones`(?), Na"pi*er's 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. 1913 Webster]
Na"pi*form(?), a.[L. napus turnip + -form: cf. F. napiforme. Cf. Navew.](Bot.)Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below. 1913 Webster]
Nap"kin(?), n.[Dim. of OF. nape a tablecloth, cloth, F. nappe, L. mappa. See Napery.]1.A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table. 1913 Webster]
2.A handkerchief. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Napkin pattern. See Linen scroll, under Linen. -- Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin. --
paper napkin, a napkin made of paper, intended to be disposed of after use. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Na"ples yel"low(?). See under Yellow. 1913 Webster]
Napoleon, Napoleon I.(nNapoleon Bonaparte (or Buonaparte), Born at Ajaccio, Corsica, Aug. 15, 1766, or, according to some, at Corte, Jan. 7, 1768; died at Longwood, St. Helena, May 5, 1821. Emperor of the French 1804-14.
He was the son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and LOct., 1795. He married Josephine de Beauharnais March 9, 1796. Toward the close of this month (March 27) he assumed command at Nice of the army in Italy, which he found opposed by the Austrians and the Sardinians. He began his campaign April 10, and, after defeating the Austrians at Montenotte (April 12), Millesimo (April 14), and Dego (April 15), turned (April 15) against the Sardinians, whom he defeated at Ceva (April 20) and Mondovi (April 22), forcing them to sign the separate convention of Cherasco (April 29). In the following month he began an invasion of Lombardy, and by a brilliant series of victories, including those of Lodi (May 10) and Arcole (Nov. 15-17), expelled the Austrians from their possessions in the north of Italy, receiving the capitulation of Mantua, their last stronghold, Feb. 2, 1797. Crossing the Alps, he penetrated Styria as far as Leoben, where he dictated preliminaries of peace April 18. The definitive peace of Campo-Formio followed (Oct 17). By the treaty of Campo-Formio northern Italy was reconstructed in the interest of France, which furthermore acquired the Austrian Netherlands, and received a guarantee of the left bank of the Rhine. Campo-Formio destroyed the coalition against France, and put an end to the Revolutionary war on the Continent. The only enemy that remained to France was England. At the instance of Bonaparte the Directory adopted the plan of attacking the English in India, which involved the conquest of Egypt. Placed at the head of an expedition of about 85,000 men, he set sail from Toulon May 19, 1798; occupied Malta June 12; disembarked at Alexandria July 2; and defeated the Mamelukes in the decisive battle of the Pyramids July 21. He was master of Egypt, but the destruction of his fleet by Nelson in the battle of the Nile (Aug. 1) cut him off from France and doomed his expedition to failure. Nevertheless he undertook the subjugation of Syria, and stormed Jaffa March 7, 1799. Repulsed at Acre, the defense of which was supported by the English, he commenced a retreat to Egypt May 21. He inflicted a final defeat on the Turks at Abukir July 26; transferred the command in Egypt to KlFeb. 9, 1801). The treaty of LunMarch 27, 1802. After the peace of LunJuly 15, 1801), the restoration of higher education by the erection of the new university (May 1, 1802), and the establishment of the Legion of Honor (May 19, 1802): preparation had been previously made for the codification of the laws. Aug. 2, 1802; executed the Duc d'Enghien March 21, 1804; was proclaimed hereditary emperor of the French May 18, 1804 (the coronation ceremony took place Dec. 2, 1804); and was crowned king of Italy May 26, 1805. In the meantime England had been provoked into declaring war (May 18, 1803), and a coalition consisting of England, Russia, Austria, and Sweden was formed against France in 1806: Spain was allied with France. The victory of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar (Oct. 21, 1805) followed the failure of the projected invasion of England. Breaking up his camp at Boulogne, he invaded Austria, occupied Vienna, and (Dec. 2, 1805) defeated the allied Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz. The Russians retired from the contest under a military Convention; the Austrians signed the peace of Presburg (Dec. 26, 1805); and the coalition was destroyed. His intervention in germany brought about the erection of the Confederation of the Rhine July 12, 1806. This confederation, which was placed under his protection, ultimately embraced nearly all the states of Germany except Austria and Prussia. Its erection, together with other provocation, caused Prnssia to mobilize its army in Aug., and Napoleon presently found himself opposed by a coalition with Prussia, Russia, and England as its principal members. He crushed the Prussian army at Jena and AuerstFeb. 7-8, 1807; defeated the Russians at the battle of Friedland June 14; and compelled both Russia and Prussia to conclude peace at Tilsit July 7 and 9, 1807, respectively. Russia became the ally of France; Prussia was deprived of nearly half her territory. Napoleon was now, perhaps, at the height of his power. The imperial title was no empty form. He was the head of a great confederacy of states. He had surrounded the imperial throne with subordinate thrones occupied by members of his own family. His stepson Eug was viceroy of the kingdom of Italy in northern and central Italy; his brother Joseph was king of Naples in southern Italy; his brother Louis was king of Holland; his brother Jerome was king of Westphalia; his brother-in-law Murat was grandduke of Berg. The Confederation of the Rhine existed by virtue of his protection, and his troops occupied dismembered Prussia. He directed the policy of Europe. Napoleon undertook to starve her by closing the ports of the Continent against her commerce. This policy, known as "the Continental system," was inaugurated by the Berlin decree in 1806, and was extended by the Milan decree in 1807. To further this policy he resolved to seize the maritime states of Portugal and Spain. His armies expelled the house of Braganza from Portugal, and Nov. 30, 1807, the French entered Lisbon. Under pretense of guarding the coast against the English, he quartered 80,000 troops in Spain, then in 1808 enticed Ferdinand VII. and his father Charles IV. (who had recently abdicated) to Bayonne, extorted from both a renunciation of their claims, and placed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. An uprising of the Spaniards took place, followed by a popular insurrection in Portugal, movements which found response in Germany. The seizure of Spain and Portugal proved in the end a fatal error. The war which it kindled, known as the Peninsular war, drained him of his resources and placed an enemy in his rear when northern Europe rose against him in 1813. The English in 1808 landed an army in Portugal, whence they expelled the French, and penetrated into Spain. Napoleon, securing himself against Austria by a closer alliance with the czar Alexander at Erfurt (concluded Oct. 12, 1808), hastened in person to Spain. With 250,000 men, drove out the English, and entered Madrid (Dec. 4, 1808). He was recalled by the threatening attitude of Austria, against which he precipitated war in April, 1809. He occupied Vienna (May 13), was defeated by the archduke Charles at Aspern and Essling (May 21-22), defeated the archduke at Wagram (July 5-6), and concluded the peace of SchOct. 14, 1809. He divorced JosephineDec. 16, 1809, and married Maria Louisa of Austria March 11 (April 2), 1810. He annexed the Papal States in 1809 (the Pope being carried prisoner to France), and Holland in 1810. The refusal of Alexander to carry out strictly the Continental system, which Napoleon himself evaded by the sale of licenses, brought on war with Russia. He crossed the Niemen June 24, 1812; gained the victory of Borodino Sept. 7; and occupied Moscow Sept. 14. His proffer of truce was rejected by the Russians, and he was forced by the approach of winter to begin a retreat (Oct. 19). He was overtaken by the winter, and his army dwindled before the cold, hunger, and the enemy. He left the army in command of Murat Dec. 4, and hastened to Paris. Murat recrossed the Niemen Dec. 13, with 100,000 men), the remnant of the Grand Army of 600,000 veterans. The loss sustained by Napoleon in this campaign encouraged the defection of Prussia, which formed an alliance with Russia at Kalisch Feb. 28, 1813. Napoleon defeated the Russians and Prussians at LMarch 9-10, 1814), and Arcis-sur-Aube (March 20-21). On March 31 the Allies entered Paris. He was compelled to abdicate at Fontainebleau April 11, but was allowed to retain the title of emperor, and received the island of Elba as a sovereign principality, and an aunual income of 2,000,000 francs. He arrived in Elba May 4. The Congress of Vienna convened in Sept., 1814, for the purpose of restoring and regulating the relations between the powers disturbed by Napoleon. Encouraged by the quarrels which arose at the Congress between the Allies, Napoleon left Elba Feb. 26, 1816; landed at Cannes March 1; and entered Paris March 20, the troops sent against him, including Ney with his corps, having joined his standard. At the return of Napoleon, the Allies again took the field. He was finally overthrown at Waterloo June 18, 1815, and the Allies entered Paris a second time July 7. After futile attempts to escape to America, he surrendered himself to the British admiral Hotham at Rochefort July 16. By a unanimous resolve of the Allies he was transported as prisoner of war to St. Helena, where he arrived on Oct. 16, 1815, and where he was detained the rest of his life. The spelling Buonaparte was used by Napoleon's father, and by Napoleon himself down to 1796, although the spelling Bonaparte occurs in early Italian documents.
Century Dict. 1906
Na*po"le*on(?), n.[From the Emperor Napoleon 1.]1.A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or circulated. It bore the portrait of Napoleon I. or Napoleon III. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Card Playing)(a)A game in which each player holds five cards, the eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid to take, any subsequent player having the right to overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder naming the trump and winning a number of points equal to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the same number of points if he fails to make them.(b)A bid to take five tricks at napoleon. It is ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A Napoleon gun. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.a puff pastry confection, usually layered, with a filling of custard or cream, or sometimes jelly. PJC]
Na*po`le*on"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Na*po"le*on*ist(?), n.A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons. 1913 Webster]
Nappe(?), n.[F. nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery.](Geom.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nap"pi*ness(?), n.[From 2d Nappy.]The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth. 1913 Webster]
Nap"ping(?), n.1.The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hat Making)A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is a common occupation for cats. PJC]
Nap"py(?), a.[From 1st Nap.]1.Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. 1913 Webster]
2.Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt. 1913 Webster]
Nap"py, a.[From 3d Nap.]Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Nap"py, n.; pl.Nappies(#).[OE. nap, AS. hn\'91p cup, bowl. See Hanaper.]A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.[Written also nappie.] 1913 Webster]
Nap"-tak`ing(?), n.A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.Carew. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na*pu"(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"pus(?), n.[L.](Bot.)A kind of turnip. See Navew. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ce*ine(?), n.[L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. narc\'82\'8bne.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cis"sine(?), a.Of or pertaining to Narcissus. 1913 Webster]
narcissismn.An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself. Syn. -- self-love, narcism. WordNet 1.5]
narcissistn.Someone in love with hisself or herself. Syn. -- narcist. WordNet 1.5]
narcissisticadj.Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic. Syn. -- egotistic, egotistical, self-loving. WordNet 1.5]
Nar*cis"sus(n, n.; pl.Narcissuses(#).[L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)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. 1913 Webster]
narcistn.Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist. Syn. -- narcissist. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nar*co"sis(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. na`rkwsis. See Narcotic.](Med.)Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cot"ic(n, a.[F. narcotique, Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.](Med.)Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. 1913 Webster]
-- Nar*cot"ic*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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Nar*cot"ic(n, n.(Med.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cot"ic*al(n, a.Narcotic. 1913 Webster]
-- Nar*cot"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tine(nor n, n.[Cf. F. narcotine. Cf. Cotarnine.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia. 1913 Webster]
Nar`co*tin"ic(n, a.Pertaining to narcotine. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tism(n, n.[Cf. F. narcotisme.]Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tize(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narcotized(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Narcotizing(n.]To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis. 1913 Webster]
narcotizedadj.under the influence of narcotics. Syn. -- doped, drugged. WordNet 1.5]
narcotizingadj.Inducing stupor or narcosis. Syn. -- narcotic. WordNet 1.5]
Nard(n, n.[AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. n\'88rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]1.(Bot.)An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery. 1913 Webster]
2.An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia. 1913 Webster]
Nard"ine(n, a.[L. nardinus, Gr. na`rdinos.]Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nar*doo"(n, n.(Bot.)An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food. 1913 Webster]
Nare(n, n.[L. naris.]A nostril. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"res(?), n. pl.[L., pl. of naris nostril.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
{ Nar"gile(?), Nar"gi*leh(?), }n.[Per. n\'bergh\'c6l, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.]An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called hoookah and water pipe. Functionally similar to the hubble-bubble, a simplified form. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Nar"i*ca(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The brown coati. See Coati. 1913 Webster]
Nar"i*form(?), a.[L. naris nostril + -form. See Nose.]Formed like the nose. 1913 Webster]
nar"ine(?), a.Of or belonging to the nostrils. 1913 Webster]
narkn.[from narcotics.]A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law violations. [slang] PJC]
nar"ra*ble(?), a.[L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to narrate.]Capable of being narrated or told. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nar`ra*gan"setts(?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Narragansett(. (Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay. 1913 Webster]
nar*rate"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Narrating.][L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.]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. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe. 1913 Webster]
nar*ra"tion(?), n.[L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]1.The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal. 1913 Webster]
2.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; a narrative; story; history. 1913 Webster]
3.(Rhet.)That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See Account. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. narratif.]1.Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction. 1913 Webster]
2.Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous. 1913 Webster]
But wise through time, and narrative with age.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive, n.That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story. 1913 Webster]
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive*ly, adv.In the style of narration. 1913 Webster]
Nar*ra"tor(?), n.[L.]One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*to*ry(?), a.Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Narre(n, a.Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row(n, a.[Compar.Narrower(n; superl.Narrowest.][OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]1.Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. 1913 Webster]
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 1913 Webster]
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
3.Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances. 1913 Webster]
5.Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. \'bdA narrow understanding.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
A very narrow and stinted charity.Smalridge. 1913 Webster]
7.Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. 1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.(Phon.)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 \'c7 (\'c7ve) and Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted, narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed, narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled, narrow-sphered, etc. 1913 Webster]
Narrow gauge. (Railroad)See Note under Gauge, n., 6. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row(?), n.; pl.Narrows(.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. 1913 Webster]
Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow.Gladstone. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narrowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Narrowing.][AS. nearwian.]1.To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
3.(Knitting)To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row, v. i.1.To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. 1913 Webster]
2.(Man.)Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.Farrier's Dict. 1913 Webster]
3.(Knitting)To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one. 1913 Webster]
narrowedadj.reduced in size as if by being squeezed. Syn. -- constricted. WordNet 1.5]
Nar"row*er(?), n.One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.Hannah More. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ing, n.1.The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent. 1913 Webster]
2.The part of a stocking which is narrowed. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ly, adv.[AS. nearulice.]1.With little breadth; in a narrow manner. 1913 Webster]
2.Without much extent; contractedly. 1913 Webster]
3.With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
5.Sparingly; parsimoniously. 1913 Webster]
6.With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts. PJC]
2.Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable.[wns=1] Syn. -- shockable. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
-- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ness, n.[AS. nearunes.]The condition or quality of being narrow. 1913 Webster]
Nart(?). [For ne art.]Art not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nar"thex(?), n.[L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.]1.(Bot.)A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nar"whal(n, n.[Sw. or Dan. narvhal; akin to Icel. n\'behvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. n\'ber corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See Whale.][Written also narwhale and narwal.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nas(n. [For ne was.]Was not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nas. [Contr. fr. ne has.]Has not. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal(n, a.[F., from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.]1.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the nose. 1913 Webster]
2.(Phon.)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, as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance. 1913 Webster]
Nasal bones(Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals. --
Nasal index(Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal, n.1.An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
3.(Anc. Armor)Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard. 1913 Webster]
4.(Anat.)One of the nasal bones. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. 1913 Webster]
Nasalisprop. n.A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys. Syn. -- genus Nasalis. WordNet 1.5]
nasalisev. t.Same as nasalize. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
Na*sal"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. nasalit\'82.]The quality or state of being nasal. 1913 Webster]
Na`sal*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nasalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nasalizing(?).]To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal*ize, v. t.To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Na"sal*ly, adv.In a nasal manner; by the nose. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cal(?), n.[F. nascale.](Med.)A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cen*cy(?), n.[L. nascentia. See Nascent.]State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cent(?), a.[L. nascens, -entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See Nation, and cf. Naissant.]1.Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ. 1913 Webster]
Nascent passions and anxieties.Berkley. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)Evolving; being evolved or produced; as, nascent oxygen. 1913 Webster]
Nascent state(Chem.), the fleeting or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer. 1913 Webster]
Nase"ber`ry(?), n.[Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. mespilus. See Medlar.](Bot.)A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.[Written also nisberry.] 1913 Webster]
Nas`i*cor"nous(?), a.[L. nasus nose + cornu horn: cf. F. nasicorne.](Zo\'94l.)Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros. 1913 Webster]
Nas"i*form(?), a.[L. nasus nose + -form. See Nose, and cf. Nariform.]Having the shape of a nose. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na*si*on(?), n.[NL., fr. L. nasus nose.](Anat.)The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. 1913 Webster]
Na"so-(. [L. nasus nose.](Anat.)A combining form denoting pertaining to the nose, or connected with the nose; as, nasofrontal. 1913 Webster]
Na"so*buc"cal(?), a.[Naso + buccal.](Anat.)Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*fron"tal(?), a.[Naso- + frontal.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*lach"ry*mal(?), a.[Naso- + lachrymal.](Anat.)Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct. 1913 Webster]
{ Na`so*pal"a*tal(?), Na`so*pal"a*tine(?) }, a.[Naso- + palatal.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al(? , a.[Naso- + pharyngeal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*sep"tal(?), a.[Naso- + septal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*tur"bi*nal(?), a.[Naso- + turbinal.](Anat.)Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammel\'91 of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. -- n.The nasoturbinal bone. 1913 Webster]
Nas"sa(?), n.; pl. E. Nassas(#), L. Nass\'92(#).[From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassid\'91; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda. 1913 Webster]
-- nas"soid(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Nas"ti*ly(?), adv.In a nasty manner. 1913 Webster]
Nas"ti*ness, n.The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. 1913 Webster]
The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Nas*tur"tion(?), n.[See Nasturtium.](Bot.)Same as Nasturtium. 1913 Webster]
Nas*tur"tium(?), n.[L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.]1.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Any plant of the genus Trop\'91olum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Trop\'91olum 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. 1913 Webster]
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Nas"ty(n, a.[Compar.Nastier(n; superl.Nastiest.][For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]1.Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. 1913 Webster]
5.Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang] PJC]
Syn. -- Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc. 1913 Webster]
Na"sute(?), a.[L. nasutus, fr. nasus the nose.]1.Having a nice sense of smell. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Na"sut*ness, n.Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Nat(n, adv.Not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nat[For ne at.]Not at; nor at. [Obs.] haucer. 1913 Webster]
Na"tal(n, a.[L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.]1.Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native. 1913 Webster]
Princes' children took names from their natal places.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Propitious star, whose sacred power natal hour.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astrol.)Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Native, natural. See Native. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal" boil(?). (Med.)same as Aleppo boil. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Na`ta*li"tial(?), Na`ta*li"tious(?) }, a.[L. natalitius, from natalis. See Natal.]Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [Obs.] \'bdNatalitial poplar.\'b8 Evelyn. \'bdNatalitious fire.\'b8 W. Cartwright. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal"o*in(?), n.[From Natal aloes.](Chem.)A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal" plum`(?). 1.(Bot.)The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Carissa (formerly Arduina) (Carissa bispinosa and Carissa grandiflora). It is also called amatungulu. 1913 Webster]
2.the shrub bearing the natal plum{1}; a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Na"tals(?), n. pl.One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [Obs.] Fitz-Geffry. 1913 Webster]
Na"tant(?), a.[L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.]1.(Bot.)Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish. 1913 Webster]
Na"tant*ly(?), adv.In a floating manner; swimmingly. 1913 Webster]
Na*ta"tion(?), n.[L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.]The act of floating on the water; swimming.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`ta*to"res(?), n. pl.[L. natator a swimmer.](Zo\'94l.)The swimming birds. 1913 Webster]
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Na`ta*to"rial(?), a.Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds. 1913 Webster]
Na`ta*to"ri*ous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Na"ta*to*ry(?), a.[L. natatorius.]Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs. 1913 Webster]
Natch(n, n.[OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. Aitchbone.]The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump. 1913 Webster]
Natch bone, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef. 1913 Webster]
Natch"ez(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)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. 1913 Webster]
Natch"nee(?), n.(Bot.)An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India as a food plant. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"tes(?), n. pl.[L., the buttocks.]1.(Anat.)(a)The buttocks.(b)The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The umbones of a bivalve shell. 1913 Webster]
Nath(?). [Contr. fr. ne hath,]hath not. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nath"less(?), adv.[OE. natheles, na the les, not the less, AS. n\'be never. See Na, The, conj., and cf. Nevertheless.]Nevertheless. [Archaic] Chaucer.Milton.E. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Nath"more`(?), adv.[OE. na the more.]Not the more; never the more. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
nat"i*ca(?), n.; pl.naticas(, L. natic\'92(-s.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticid\'91.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells. 1913 Webster]
Nat"i*coid(?), a.[Natica + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Na"tion(?), n.[F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. \'fb44. See Kin kindred, and cf. Cognate, Natal, Native.]1.(Ethnol.)A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock. 1913 Webster]
All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.Rev. vii. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own. 1913 Webster]
A nation is the unity of a people.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation.F. S. Key. 1913 Webster]
3.Family; lineage. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.(a)One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe.(b)(Scotch Universities)One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity. 1913 Webster]
5.A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
Five nations. See under Five. --
Law of nations. See International law, under International, and Law. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- people; race. See People. 1913 Webster]
Na"tion*al(?; 277), a.[Cf. F. national.]1.Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Attached to one's own country or nation. 1913 Webster]
National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, \'bdGod save the King\'b8 is called the national anthem of England. --
National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States. --
National flag. See under Flag. --
National guard, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States. --
National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
na"tion*al(?; 277), n.1.A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals are advised to contact their embassy when abroad. PJC]
2.A country-wide sports competition; for a series of competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to advance to the nationals. PJC]
nationalisationn.same as nationalization. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
Na"tion*al*ism(?), n.1.The state of being national; national attachment; nationality. 1913 Webster]
2.An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation. 1913 Webster]
3.National independence; the principles of the Nationalists. 1913 Webster]
4.A devotion to one's country; patriotism;especially.an exaggerated or excessive form of patriotism; chauvinism. PJC]
5.The policy of advocating the independence of one's country. PJC]
6.The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries. PJC]
na"tion*al*ist, n.1.One who advocates national unity and independence; -- as, for example, one of a party favoring Irish independence before 1918. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.One who advocates nationalism, in any sense. PJC]
2.Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; as, minor nationalistic differences. Syn. -- nationalist. WordNet 1.5]
Na`tion*al"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Nationalities(#).[Cf. F. nationalit\'82.]1.The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism. 1913 Webster]
2.The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character. 1913 Webster]
3.A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation. 1913 Webster]
The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples.H. W. Beecher. 1913 Webster]
4.Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity. 1913 Webster]
5.The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had citizens of many nationalities. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Na`tion*al*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized. 1913 Webster]
na"tion*al*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nationalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nationalizing(?).][Cf. F. nationaliser.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.To change ownership of (a business, a property) from private ownership to state ownership or control; as, to nationalize the steel industry. PJC]
Na"tion*al*ly, adv.1.In a national manner or way; as a nation. \'bdThe jews . . . being nationally espoused to God by covenant.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
2.Throughout the nation; as, nationally famous. PJC]
Na"tion*al*ness, n.The quality or state of being national; nationality.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Na"tive(n, a.[F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na\'8bve, Neif a serf.]1.Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.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. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital 1913 Webster +PJC]
Courage is native to you.Jowett (Thucyd.). 1913 Webster]
the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.(Min.)(a)Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold.(b)Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. 1913 Webster]
Native American party. See under American, a. --
Native bear(Zo\'94l.), the koala. --
Native bread(Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. --
Native devil. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Tasmanian devil, under Devil. --
Native hen(Zo\'94l.), an Australian rail (Tribonyx Mortierii). --
Native pheasant. (Zo\'94l.)See Leipoa. --
Native rabbit(Zo\'94l.), an Australian marsupial (Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and form. --
Native sloth(Zo\'94l.), the koala. --
Native thrush(Zo\'94l.), an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead. --
Native turkey(Zo\'94l.), the Australian bustard (Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Natural; natal; original; congenital. -- Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial. 1913 Webster]
Na"tive(?), n.1.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; the natives are restless. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Stock Breeding)Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Na"tive*ly, adv.By natural or original condition; naturally; originally. 1913 Webster]
Na"tive*ness, n.The quality or state of being native. 1913 Webster]
Na"tive steel. A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Na"tiv*ism(?), n.1.The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation. 1913 Webster]
Na"tiv*ist(?), n.An advocate of nativism. 1913 Webster]
Na`tiv*is"tic(?), a.Relating to nativism. 1913 Webster]
Na*tiv"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Nativies(#).[F. nativit\'82, L. nativitas. See Native, and cf. Na\'8bvet\'90.]1.The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I have served him from the hour of my nativity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity.Ruth ii. 11. 1913 Webster]
These in their dark nativity the deep Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fine Arts) (capitalized) 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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astrol.)A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate one's future destinies; a horoscope. 1913 Webster]
The Nativity, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. --
To cast one's nativityor
To calculate one's nativity(Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. 1913 Webster]
Nat"ka(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)A species of shrike. 1913 Webster]
Na"tri*um(?), n.[NL. See Natron.](Chem.)The technical name for sodium. 1913 Webster]
Na"tro*lite(?; 277), n.[Natron + -lite: cf. F. natrolithe.](Min.)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. 1913 Webster]
-- Nat"ti*ly, adv. -- Nat"ti*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral(?; 135), a.[OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See Nature.]1.Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate; not artificial, 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. 1913 Webster]
With strong natural sense, and rare force of will.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.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; anger is a natural response to insult. 1913 Webster]
What can be more natural than the circumstances in the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this fatal day?Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
I call that natural religion which men might know . . . by the mere principles of reason, improved by consideration and experience, without the help of revelation.Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
4.Conformed to truth or reality; as: (a)Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc.(b)Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural. 1913 Webster]
5.Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings. 1913 Webster]
To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . . natural touch.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Connected by the ties of consanguinity.especially,Related by birth rather than by adoption; as, one's natural mother. \'bdNatural friends.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.Hence:Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child. 1913 Webster]
8.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. 1913 Webster]
The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God.1 Cor. ii. 14. 1913 Webster]
9.(Math.)Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said of certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1. 1913 Webster]
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10.(Mus.)(a)Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.(b)Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.(c)Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key.(d)Neither flat nor sharp; -- of a tone.(e)Changed to the pitch which is neither flat nor sharp, by appending the sign as, A natural.Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster +PJC]
11.Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium sulfate. Opposed to artificial, man-made, manufactured, processed and synthetic.[wns=2] PJC]
12.Hence:Not processed or refined; in the same statre as that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods. PJC]
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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Natural fats,
Natural gas, etc.See under Fat, Gas. etc. --
Natural Harmony(Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common chord. --
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or description of nature as a whole, including the sciences of botany, zo\'94logy, geology, mineralogy, paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of botany and zo\'94logy collectively, and sometimes to the science of zoology alone. --
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated human law. --
Natural modulation(Mus.), transition from one key to its relative keys. --
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.)See under order. --
Natural person. (Law)See under person, n. --
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in general; the natural sciences; in modern usage, that branch of physical science, commonly called physics, which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; -- contrasted with mental philosophy and moral philosophy. --
Natural scale(Mus.), a scale which is written without flats or sharps.Model would be a preferable term, as less likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally natural with the so-called natural scale. --
Natural science, the study of objects and phenomena existing in nature, especially biology, chemistry, physics and their interdisciplinary related sciences; natural history, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in contradistinction to social science, mathematics, philosophy, mental science or moral science. --
Natural selection(Biol.), the operation of natural laws analogous, in their operation and results, to designed selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in the survival of the fittest; the elimination over time of species unable to compete in specific environments with other species more adapted to survival; -- the essential mechanism of evolution. The principle of natural selection is neutral with respect to the mechanism by which inheritable changes occur in organisms (most commonly thought to be due to mutation of genes and reorganization of genomes), but proposes that those forms which have become so modified as to be better adapted to the existing environment have tended to survive and leave similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted have tended to die out through lack of fitness for the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the fittest. See Darwinism. --
Natural system(Bot. & Zo\'94l.), a classification based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of the organisms, and by their embryology. It should be borne in mind that the natural system of botany is natural only in the constitution of its genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand divisions. Gray.
Natural theology, or
Natural religion, that part of theological science which treats of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3. --
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir, her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel, under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, <-- ##?? wrong examples!!?? an earlier def? cup, alone, --> 1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn. -- See Native. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral(?; 135), n.1.A native; an aboriginal. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Natural gifts, impulses, etc. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot. \'bdThe minds of naturals.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)A character [ 1913 Webster]
5.A person who has an innate talent that makes success in some specific endeavor, such as sports, much easier than for others; as, Pele was a natural in soccer. PJC]
nat"u*ral fam"i*ly, n.(Biol.)a group of living organisms classed as a family in a toxonomic classification. PJC]
natural gasn.The combustible gas found associated with petroleum deposits, and also in other geological formations, comprised predominantly of methane plus variable other constitutents. It is an important source of energy, and is transported long distances by pipelines, or in a liquefied state in tankers, for commercial distribution. Some natural gas deposits contain helium, and comprise the primary source of that rare element. Syn. -- gas. PJC]
Nat"u*ral*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. naturalisme.]1.A state of nature; conformity to nature. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metaph.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.The theory that art or literature should conform to nature; realism; also, the quality, rendering, or expression of art or literature executed according to this theory. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.Specifically:The principles and characteristics professed or represented by a 19th-century school of realistic writers, notably by Zola and Maupassant, who aimed to give a literal transcription of reality, and laid special stress on the analytic study of character, and on the scientific and experimental nature of their observation of life. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nat"u*ral*ist, n.[Cf. F. naturaliste.]1.One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals; a botanist or zoologist. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion.H. Bushnell. 1913 Webster]
Nat`u*ral*is"tic(?), a.1.Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism. 1913 Webster]
2.Closely resembling nature; realistic. \'bdNaturalistic bit of pantomime.\'b8 W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
Nat`u*ral"i*ty(?), n.[L. naturalitas: cf. F. naturalit\'82.]Nature; naturalness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. naturalisation.]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. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral*ize(?; 135), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Naturalized(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Naturalizing(#).][Cf. F. naturaliser. See Natural.]1.To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words. 1913 Webster]
4.To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions. 1913 Webster]
Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral*ize, v. i.1.To become as if native. 1913 Webster]
2.To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural. 1913 Webster]
Infected by this naturalizing tendency.H. Bushnell. 1913 Webster]
naturalizedadj.1.Acclimated to a new environment; introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants or animals not native to a location.[wns=1 & 3] Syn. -- domesticated, nonnative. WordNet 1.5]
2.planted randomly in soil so as to give an appearance of wild growth; as, drifts of naturalized daffodils. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nat"u*ral*ly, adv.In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral*ness, n.The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature. 1913 Webster]
Nat"u*ral prod"uct, n.(Chem., Biochem.)A chemical substance produced by a living organism; -- a term used commonly in reference to chemical substances found in nature that have distinctive pharmacological effects. Such a substance is considered a natural product even if it can be prepared by total synthesis. PJC]
Nat"u*ral prod"uct chem"is*try, n.(Chem.)That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and study of the chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by living organisms. PJC]
Nat"u*ral steel. Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery, or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Na"ture(?; 135), n.[F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.]1.The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena. 1913 Webster +PJC]
But looks through nature up to nature's God.Pope. 1913 Webster]
When, in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the Separation.Declaration of Independence
Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.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; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature. 1913 Webster]
I oft admire Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect. 1913 Webster]
4.Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience. 1913 Webster]
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.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. 1913 Webster]
Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem, nature also to thy nature join, Milton. 1913 Webster]
A dispute of this nature caused mischief.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life. \'bdMy days of nature.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Oppressed nature sleeps.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.Natural affection or reverence. 1913 Webster]
Have we not seen nature force his way?Pope. 1913 Webster]
9.Constitution or quality of mind or character. 1913 Webster]
A born devil, on whose nature Shak. 1913 Webster]
That reverence which is due to a superior nature.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Good nature,
Ill nature. see under Good and Ill. --
In a state of nature. (a)Naked as when born; nude.(b)In a condition of sin; unregenerate.(c)Untamed; uncivilized. --
Nature printing, a process of printing from metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like. --
Nature worship, the worship of the personified powers of nature. --
To pay the debt of nature, to die. 1913 Webster]
Na"ture, v. t.To endow with natural qualities. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He [God] which natureth every kind.Gower. 1913 Webster]
Na"tured(?; 135), a.Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc. 1913 Webster]
Na"ture*less(?), a.Not in accordance with nature; unnatural. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Na"tur*ism(?), n.(Med.)The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent. 1913 Webster]
Na"tur*ist, n.One who believes in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Na*tu"ri*ty(?), n.The quality or state of being produced by nature. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Na"tur*ize(?), v. t.To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
nauchn.an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls. Syn. -- nautch, nautch dance. WordNet 1.5]
Naucleaprop. n.A small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves. Syn. -- genus Nauclea. WordNet 1.5]
Nau"frage(?; 48), n.[F., fr. L. naufragium; navis + frangere.]Shipwreck; ruin. [Obs.] acon. 1913 Webster]
Nau"fra*gous(?), a.[L. naufragus. See Naufrage.]causing shipwreck. [Obs.] r. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Naught(n, n.[OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n, n, n; ne not + ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See No, adv.Whit, and cf. Aught, Not.]1.Nothing.[Written also nought.] 1913 Webster]
Doth Job fear God for naught?Job i. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher. 1913 Webster]
To set at naught, to treat as of no account; to disregard; to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy. \'bdYe have set at naught all my counsel.\'b8 Prov. i. 25. 1913 Webster]
Naught, adv.In no degree; not at all.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To wealth or sovereign power he naught applied.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Naught, a.1.Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless. 1913 Webster]
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer.Prov. xx. 14. 1913 Webster]
Go, get you to your house; begone, away! naught else.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Things naught and things indifferent.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
because my parents naughtly brought me up.Mir. for Mag. 1913 Webster]
Naugh"ty(?), a.[Compar.Naughtier(?); superl.Naughtiest.]1.Having little or nothing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The other basket had very naughty figs.Jer. xxiv. 2. 1913 Webster]
3.hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child. 1913 Webster]
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Nau"heim treat`ment(?). (Med.)Orig., a method of therapeutic treatment administered, esp. for chronic diseases of the curculatory system, at Bad Nauheim, Germany, by G. Schott, consisting in baths in the natural mineral waters of that place, which are charged with carbonic acid, and the use of a graduated course of rest, physical exercises, massage, etc.; hence, any similar treatment using waters artificially charged with the essential ingredients of the natural mineral waters of Bad Nauheim. Hence, Nauheim bath, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
naumachian.Same as naumachy. WordNet 1.5]
Nau"ma*chy(n, n.[L. naumachia, Gr. naymachi`a; nay^s ship + ma`chh fight, battle, ma`chesqai to fight.]1.A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the ancient Romans. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rom. Antiq.)A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nau"pli*us(?), n.; pl.Nauplii(#).[L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. nay^s ship + (Zo\'94l.)A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn\'91, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. 1913 Webster]
Nau`ro*pom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. nay^s ship + -meter.](Naut.)An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea. 1913 Webster]
Nauruanprop. adj.1.Of or pertaining to Nauru; as, Nauruan artifacts. WordNet 1.5]
2.Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nauru; as, Nauruan natives. Syn. -- Nauran. WordNet 1.5]
Naus"co*py(?), n.[Gr. nay^s ship + -scopy: cf. F. nauscopie.](Naut.)The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances. 1913 Webster]
Nau"se*a(? or , n.[L., fr. Gr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church, and cf. Noise.]Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing. 1913 Webster]
Nau"se*ant(?), n.[L. nauseans, p. pr. Of nauseare.](Med.)A substance which produces nausea; an emetic. 1913 Webster]
Nau"se*ate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nauseated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nauseating.][L. nauseare, nauseatum, fr. nausea. See Nausea.]To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust. 1913 Webster]
Nau"se*ate, v. t.1.To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust. 1913 Webster]
2.To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe. 1913 Webster]
The patient nauseates and loathes wholesome foods.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Nau`se*a"tion(?), n.The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated. 1913 Webster]
Nau"seous(?; 277), a.[L. nauseosus.]1.Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. 1913 Webster]
2.Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of chemotherapy. PJC]
-- Nau"seous*ly, adv. -- Nau"seous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nautch(?), n.[Hind. n\'bech, fr. Skr. n dance.]An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India] Syn. -- nauch. 1913 Webster]
Nau"tic*al(?), a.[L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.]Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. 1913 Webster]
Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. --
Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. --
nautical mile. See under Mile. 1913 Webster]
Nau"tic*al*ly, adv.In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs. 1913 Webster]
Nau"ti*form(?), a.[Gr. nay^s ship + -form.]Shaped like the hull of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Nautilidaeprop. n.A natural family of spiral-shelled cephalopods. Syn. -- family Nautilidae. WordNet 1.5]
Nau"ti*loid(?), a.[Nautilus + -oid: cf. F. nautilo\'8bde.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. -- n.A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Nau"ti*lus(?), n.; pl. E. Nautiluses(#), L. Nautili(#).[L., fr. Gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church.]1.(Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
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2.The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper. 1913 Webster]
3.A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants. 1913 Webster]
Na"va*joes(?), n. pl.; sing. Navajo(. (Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture. 1913 Webster]
Na"val(n, a.[L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf. F. naval. See Nave of a church.]Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc. 1913 Webster]
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Naval brigade, a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land. --
Naval officer. (a)An officer in the navy.(b)A high officer in some United States customhouses. --
Naval tactics, the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Nautical; marine; maritime. -- Naval, Nautical. Naval is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a nautical almanac, etc. 1913 Webster]
Na"vals(n, n. pl.Naval affairs. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Na"varch(n, n.[L. navarchus, Gr. nay`archo`s; nay^s ship + 'archo`s chief.](Gr. Antiq.)The commander of a fleet.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
na"varch*y(n, n.[Gr. nayarchi`a.]Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] Sir W. Petty. 1913 Webster]
Navarinoprop. n.The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet. Syn. -- battle of Navarino. WordNet 1.5]
Na`var*rese"(? , prop. a.Of or pertaining to Navarre. -- n. sing. & pl.A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre. 1913 Webster]
nave(n, n.[AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n\'94f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n\'bebhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. \'fb260. Cf. Navel.]1.The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob. 1913 Webster]
2.The navel. [Obs.] hak. 1913 Webster]
Nave, n.[F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. n\'beus, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n\'94kkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. Nausea, Nautical, Naval.](Arch.)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. 1913 Webster]
Na"vel(n, n.[AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle, Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n. \'fb260. See Nave hub, and cf. Omphalic, Nombril, Umbilical.]1.(Anat.)A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. See Umbilicus. 1913 Webster]
2.The central part or point of anything; the middle. 1913 Webster]
Within the navel of this hideous wood, Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gun.)An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage. 1913 Webster]
Navel gall, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.Johnson. --
Navel point. (Her.)Same as Nombril. 1913 Webster]
na"vel or"ange. A type of orange in which the fruit incloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex. There are several varieties; they are usually seedless, or nearly so, and are much grown in California. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Na"vel*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort. 1913 Webster]
Na"vew(?), n.[OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. Napiform.](Bot.)A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica.[Written also naphew.] 1913 Webster]
Na*vic"u*lar(?), a.[L. navicularius, fr. navicula, dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]1.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship. 1913 Webster]
2.Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone. 1913 Webster]
Navicular bone. (Anat.)(a)One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid. (b)A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid. --
Navicular disease(Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot. 1913 Webster]
Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. navigabilit\'82.]The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness. 1913 Webster]
Nav"i*ga*ble(?), a.[L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable. See Navigate.]Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river. 1913 Webster]
Kent.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
-- Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Nav"i*ga*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Nav"i*gate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Navigated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Navigating.][L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See Nave, and Agent.]1.To journey 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. 1913 Webster]
The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft. PJC]
3.To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room. PJC]
Nav"i*gate, v. t.1.To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room. PJC]
Nav`i*ga"tion(?), n.[L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]1.The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable. 1913 Webster]
2.(a)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.(b)The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship. 1913 Webster]
3.Ships in general. [Poetic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
A\'89rial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of airplanes or ballons; aviation; a\'89ronautic. --
Inland navigation,
Internal navigation, navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc. 1913 Webster]
navigationaladj.of or pertaining to navigation; used in navigation; as, navigational aids. WordNet 1.5]
Nav"i*ga`tor(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Na*vig"er*ous(?), a.[L. naviger; navis ship + gerere to bear.]Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [R.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Nav"vy(?), n.; pl.Navies(#).[Abbreviated fr. navigator.]Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Na"vy(?); n.; pl.Navies(#).[ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.]1.A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. \'bdThe navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir.\'b8 1 kings x. 11. 1913 Webster]
2.The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. 1913 Webster]
3.The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. 1913 Webster]
4.same as navy blue. PJC]
Navy bean. see Bean. --
Navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews. 1913 Webster]
Na"vy(?), a.Having a color of navy blue. PJC]
Na"vy blue`, n.1.A dark grayish blue. Also called navy. PJC]
\'d8Na*wab"(?), n.[See Nabob.]1.A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East. 1913 Webster]
2.A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nay(n, adv.[Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See No, adv.]1.No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also Yes. 1913 Webster +PJC]
And eke when I say \'bdye,\'b8 ne say not \'bdnay.\'b8Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.Luke xiii. 3. 1913 Webster]
And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.Acts xvi. 37. 1913 Webster]
He that will not when he may, nay.Old Prov. 1913 Webster]
nay was used to answer simple questions, and no was used when the form of the question involved a negative expression; nay was the simple form, no the emphatic.Skeat. 1913 Webster]
2.Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase. 1913 Webster]
Nay in this sense may be interchanged with yea. \'bdWere he my brother, nay, my kingdom's heir.\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A negative vote; one who votes in the negative. 1913 Webster]
It is no nay, there is no denying it. [Obs.] haucer. 1913 Webster]
Nay, v. t. & i.To refuse. [Obs.] Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na*yaur"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepal and Tibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck. 1913 Webster]
Nayt(?), v. t.[Icel. neita.]To refuse; to deny. [Obs.] \'bdHe shall not nayt ne deny his sin.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Howe'er you lean to the nayward.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nay"word`(?), n.A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. [Obs.] hak. 1913 Webster]
Naz`a*rene"(?), prop. n.[L. Nazarenus, Gr. 1.A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl. Hist.)One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies. 1913 Webster]
Naz"a*rite(?), prop. n.A Jew bound by a vow to leave 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. 1913 Webster]
Naz"a*rite*ship, prop. n.The state of a Nazarite. 1913 Webster]
Naz`a*rit"ic(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites. 1913 Webster]
Naz"a*ri*tism(?; 277), prop. n.The vow and practice of a Nazarite. 1913 Webster]
naze(?), n.[See Ness.]A promontory or headland. 1913 Webster]
Naz"i*rite(?), prop. n.A Nazarite. 1913 Webster]
ne(n, adv.[AS. ne. See No.]Not; never. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He never yet no villany ne said.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds, as never (= ne ever) and none (= ne one). Other combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as nad, nam, nil. See Negative, 2. 1913 Webster]
Neal(n, v. t.To anneal. [R.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Neal, v. i.To be tempered by heat. [R.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
neanderthaladj.1.uncouth in manners or appearance. Syn. -- boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish. WordNet 1.5]
Ne*an"der*thal`(?), prop. a.1.(Anthropol.)Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man.Hence,pertaining to or designating the Neanderthal race, or Neanderthal man, a species of extinct robust humans, believed to have been widespread in the Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia; as, a Neanderthal skull. Syn. -- Neanderthalian. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2.Similar to or reminiscent of a neanderthal human; troglodytic; primitive and uncultured. PJC]
Ne*an"der*thal`(?), prop. n.1.(Anthropol.)A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiensneanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. PJC]
2.One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man. PJC]
3.Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly. PJC]
Neanderthalianadj.same as Neanderthal{1}. Syn. -- Neanderthal. WordNet 1.5]
Ne*an`der*thal"oid(?), a.[Neanderthal + -oid.](Anthropol.)Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of man it represents. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neap(?), n.[Cf. Neb, Nape.]The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Neap(n, a.[As. nflhnipian to bend, incline.]Low. 1913 Webster]
Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides. 1913 Webster]
Neap, n.A neap tide. 1913 Webster]
High springs and dead neaps.Harkwill. 1913 Webster]
Neaped(?), a.(Naut.)Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped. 1913 Webster]
Ne`a*pol"i*tan(?), prop. a.[L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n.A native or citizen of Naples. 1913 Webster]
{ Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice, Neapolitan ice cream }. (a)An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.(b)An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Near(n, adv.[AS. ne\'a0r, compar. of ne\'a0h nigh. See Nigh.]1.At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. 1913 Webster]
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Nearly; almost; well-nigh. \'bdNear twenty years ago.\'b8 Shak. \'bdNear a fortnight ago.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Near about the yearly value of the land.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.Closely; intimately.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. --
To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. \'bdSuch a sum he found would go near to ruin him.\'b8 Addison. --
Near the wind(Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled. 1913 Webster]
Near(?), a.[Compar.Nearer(?); superl.Nearest.][See Near, adv.]1.Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. \'bdAs one near death.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He served great Hector, and was ever near, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Closely connected or related. 1913 Webster]
She is thy father's near kinswoman.Lev. xviii. 12. 1913 Webster]
3.Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. 1913 Webster]
4.Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original. 1913 Webster]
5.So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss. 1913 Webster]
6.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. 1913 Webster]
8.Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Near may properly be followed by to before the thing approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition. The same is also true of the word nigh. 1913 Webster]
Near, prep.Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a. 1913 Webster]
Near, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Neared(?); p. pr. & vb. nNearing.][See Near, adv.]To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. 1913 Webster]
Near, v. i.To draw near; to approach. 1913 Webster]
A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! neared, and neared.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Ne*arc"tic(?), a.[Neo + arctic.]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. 1913 Webster]
Near beer. Any of various malt liquors (see Citation below). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Near beer is a term of common currency used to designate all that class of malt liquors which contain so little alcohol (usually less than Cambell v. City of Thomasville, Georgia Appeal Records, 6 212. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nearbya. & adv.situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of far away. WordNet 1.5]
neareradj.less distant in space; as, we walked to the nearer house. WordNet 1.5]
Near"hand`(?), a. & adv.Near; near at hand; closely. [Obs. or Scot.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Near"-legged`(?), a.Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Near"ly, adv.In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost; as, he nearly lost his life in the accident. 1913 Webster]
Near"ness, n.The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective. 1913 Webster]
Near"sight`ed(?), a.Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic; shortsighted. 1913 Webster]
Near"sight`ed*ness, n.(Med.)An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See Myopic, and Myopia. Syn. -- myopia, shortsightedness. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Neat(n, n. sing. & pl.[AS. ne\'a0t; akin to OHG. n, Icel. naut, Sw. n\'94t, Dan. n\'94d, and to AS. ne\'a2tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.](Zo\'94l.)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.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
The steer, the heifer, and the calf neat.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A neat and a sheep of his own.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable. 1913 Webster]
Neat, a.[See neat, n.]Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. 1913 Webster]
Neat, a.[Compar.Neater(?); superl.Neatest.][OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.]1.Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. 1913 Webster]
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.Law. 1913 Webster]
2.Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. 1913 Webster]
3.Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat.Hence:(Chem.)Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. \'bdOur old wine neat.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. 1913 Webster]
5.With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.] 1913 Webster]
neat line(Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. --
Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines. 1913 Webster]
Neat"herd`(?), n.A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Neat"house`(?), n.A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Neat"i*fy(?), v. t.[Neat, a. + -fy.]To make neat. [Obs.] olland. 1913 Webster]
Neat"ly, adv.In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully. 1913 Webster]
neat"ness, n.The state or quality of being neat. 1913 Webster]
Neat"ress(?), n.[From neat cattle.]A woman who takes care of cattle. [R.] Warner. 1913 Webster]
Neb(n, n.[AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n\'91b beak, bill, Sw. n\'84bb, n\'84f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. Nib, Snap, Snaffle.]The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.[Also written nib.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ne*ba"li*a(n, n.[NL., of uncertain origin.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.) 1913 Webster]
Neb"bish(mn.[Yiddish, nebekh poor, unfortunate.]A person who is ineffectual, timid, and often luckless; a person of no significance. PJC]
Neb"-neb`(?), n.Same as Bablh. 1913 Webster]
Neboprop. n.(Babylonian mythology)The Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools. Syn. -- Nabu. WordNet 1.5]
Nebraskanprop. n.A resident of the state of Nebraska. Syn. -- Cornhusker. WordNet 1.5]
Neb"u*la(n, n.; pl.Nebul\'91(n.[L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe`lh, ne`fos, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule.]1.(Astron.)A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. The term was originally applied to any diffuse luminous region. Now, technically, it is applied to interstellar clouds of dust and gases (diffuse nebula). However distant galaxies and very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope, such as the spiral nebula in Andromeda, known now to be a distant galaxy. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Med.)(a)A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.(b)A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Neb"u*lar(?), a.Of or pertaining to nebul\'91; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula. 1913 Webster]
Nebular hypothesis, an hypothesis to explain the process of formation of the stars and planets, presented in various forms by Kant, Herschel, Laplace, and others. As formed by Laplace, it supposed the matter of the solar system to have existed originally in the form of a vast, diffused, revolving nebula, which, gradually cooling and contracting, threw off, in obedience to mechanical and physical laws, succesive rings of matter, from which subsequently, by the same laws, were produced the several planets, satellites, and other bodies of the system. The phrase may indicate any hypothesis according to which the stars or the bodies of the solar system have been evolved from a widely diffused nebulous form of matter. 1913 Webster]
neb"u*la`ted(?), a.Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal. 1913 Webster]
neb`u*la"tion(?), n.The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark. 1913 Webster]
neb"ule(?), n.[Cf. F. n\'82bule. See nebula.]A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
O light without nebule.Old Ballad. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8N\'82`bu`l\'82"(?), Neb"u*ly(?) }, a.[F. n\'82bul\'82.](Her.)Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded. 1913 Webster]
Neb`u*li*za"tion(?), n.(Med.)The act or process of nebulizing; atomization. 1913 Webster]
Neb"u*lize(?), v. t.[See Nebula.]To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize. 1913 Webster]
Neb`u*los"i*ty(?), n.[L. nebulositas: cf. F. n\'82bulosit\'82]1.The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness. 1913 Webster]
The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom.I. Disraeli. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)(a)The stuff of which a nebula is formed.(b)A nebula. 1913 Webster]
Neb"u*lous(?), a.[L. nebulosus: cf. F. n\'82buleux. See Nebula.]1.Cloudy; hazy; misty. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike. 1913 Webster]
-- Neb"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Neb"u*lous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Neb"u*ly, n.(Her. & Arch.)A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See N\'82bul\'82 1913 Webster]
Nec`es*sa"ri*an(?), n.[Cf. F. n\'82cessarien. See Necessary.]An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian. 1913 Webster]
Nec`es*sa"ri*an, a.Of or pertaining to necessarianism. 1913 Webster]
Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism(?), n.The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.Hixley. 1913 Webster]
Nec"es*sa*ri*ly(?), adv.In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably. 1913 Webster]
Nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.The quality of being necessary. 1913 Webster]
Nec"es*sa*ry(?), a.[L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. n\'82cessaire.]1.Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable. 1913 Webster]
Death, a necessary end, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requisite; essential. \'bd'T is necessary he should die.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
3.Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed. 1913 Webster]
Nec"es*sa*ry, n.; pl.Necessaries(.1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A privy; a water-closet. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.(Law)Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an, n.One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism(?), 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; determinism.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces"si*tate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Necessitated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Necessitating(?).][Cf. L. necessitatus, p. p. of necessitare, and F. n\'82cessiter. See Necessity.]1.To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable. 1913 Webster]
Sickness [might] necessitate his removal from the court.South. 1913 Webster]
This fact necessitates a second line.J. Peile. 1913 Webster]
2.To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel. 1913 Webster]
The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was necessitated to draw all his army into York.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces`si*tat"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. n\'82cessitation.]The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion. [R.] bp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces"si*tied(?), a.In a state of want; necessitous. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces"si*tous(?), a.[Cf. F. n\'82cessiteux.]1.Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty. 1913 Webster]
Necessitous heirs and penurious parents.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
-- Ne*ces"si*tous*ly, adv. -- Ne*ces"si*tous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces"si*tude(?), n.[L. necessitudo, fr. necesse. See Necessray.]1.Necessitousness; want.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.Necessary connection or relation. 1913 Webster]
Between kings and their people, parents and their children, there is so great a necessitude, propriety, and intercourse of nature.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ces"si*ty(?), n.; pl.Necessities(#).[OE. necessite, F. n\'82cessit\'82, L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See Necessary.]1.The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness. 1913 Webster]
2.The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want. 1913 Webster]
Urge the necessity and state of times.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The extreme poverty and necessity his majesty was in.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural. 1913 Webster]
These should be hours for necessities, Shak. 1913 Webster]
What was once to me necessity of heart and life.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality. 1913 Webster]
So spake the fiend, and with necessity, Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Metaph.)The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism. 1913 Webster]
Of necessity, by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or irresistible power; perforce. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Need. 1913 Webster]
Neck(n, n.[OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal; as: (a)The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.(b)A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.(c)(Mus.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mech.)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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root. 1913 Webster]
Neck and crop, completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and at once. [Colloq.] --
Neck and neck(Racing), so nearly equal that one cannot be said to be before the other; very close; even; side by side. --
Neck of a capital. (Arch.)See Gorgerin. --
Neck of a cascabel(Gun.), the part joining the knob to the base of the breech. --
Neck of a gun, the small part of the piece between the chase and the swell of the muzzle. --
Neck of a tooth(Anat.), the constriction between the root and the crown. --
Neck or nothing (Fig.), at all risks. --
Neck verse. (a)The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty-first Psalm, \'bdMiserere mei,\'b8 etc.Sir W. Scott.(b)Hence,a verse or saying, the utterance of which decides one's fate; a shibboleth. These words, \'bdbread and cheese,\'b8 were their neck verse or shibboleth to distinguish them; all pronouncing \'bdbroad and cause,\'b8 being presently put to death. Fuller. Neck yoke. (a)A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from the collars of the harnesses.(b)A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's shoulders. --
On the neck of, immediately after; following closely; on the heel of. \'bdCommitting one sin on the neck of another.\'b8 W. Perkins. --
Stiff neck, obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible obstinacy; contumacy. \'bdI know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck.\'b8 Deut. xxxi. 27. --
To break the neck of, to destroy the main force of; to break the back of. \'bdWhat they presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous rules . . . breaks the neck of their own cause.\'b8 Milton. --
To harden the neck, to grow obstinate; to be more and more perverse and rebellious.Neh. ix. 17. --
To tread on the neck of, to oppress; to tyrannize over. 1913 Webster]
Neck, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Necked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Necking.](Mech.)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. 1913 Webster]
neck, v. i.To kiss and caress amorously. [Colloq.] -- n.necking. --> 1913 Webster]
Neck"band`(?), n.A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment. 1913 Webster]
Neck"cloth`(?; 115), n.A piece of any fabric worn around the neck. 1913 Webster]
Necked(?), a.1.Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-necked. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Cracked; -- said of a treenail. 1913 Webster]
Neck"er*chief(?), n.[For neck kerchief.]A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief. 1913 Webster]
Neck"ing, n.Same as Neckmold. 1913 Webster]
neck"lace(?; 48), n.1.A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays. 1913 Webster]
neck"laced(?), a.Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace. 1913 Webster]
The hooded and the necklaced snake.Sir W. Jones. 1913 Webster]
neck"land(?), n.A neck of land. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
necklessadj.lacking or apparently lacking a neck; -- of a garment; as, a neckless gown. WordNet 1.5]
neck"let(?), n.A necklace.E. Anold. 1913 Webster]
{ Neck"mold`, Neck"mould` }(?), n.(Arch.)A small convex molding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.Weale. 1913 Webster]
Neck"plate`(?), n.See Gorget, 1 and 2. 1913 Webster]
Neck"tie`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Neck"wear`(?), n.A collective term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or trade name] 1913 Webster]
Neck"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)An American annual weed (veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.(b)The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nec`ro*bi*o"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + (Biol. & Med.)The death of a part of an organism by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of cells in a tissue, in contrast to necrosis.Virchow. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic(?), a.(Biol. & Med.)Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a necrobiotic metamorphosis. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crol"a*try(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s a dead person + The worship of the dead; manes worship.H. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ro*lite(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s a corpse + -lite.](Min.)Same as Necronite. 1913 Webster]
{ Nec`ro*log"ic(?), Nec`ro*log"ic*al(?) }, a.[Cf. F. n\'82crologique.]Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crol"o*gist(?), n.One who gives an account of deaths. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crol"o*gy(?), n.; pl.Necrologies(#).[Gr. nekro`s a dead person + -logy: cf. F. n\'82crologie. See Necromancy.]An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ro*man`cer(?), n.One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ro*man`cy(?), n.[OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. nigromance, F. n\'82cromance, n\'82cromancie, from L. necromantia, Gr. nekro`s a dead body (akin to L. necare to kill, Skr. na to perish, vanish) + mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.]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. 1913 Webster]
This palace standeth in the air, necromancy plac\'8ad there.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
necromanian.An abnormal attraction to dead bodies. Syn. -- necrophilia. WordNet 1.5]
With all the necromantics of their art.Young. 1913 Webster]
{ Nec`ro*man"tic(?), Nec`ro*man"tic*al(?) }, a.Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ro*nite(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s a dead body.](Min.)Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor. 1913 Webster]
Ne*croph"a*gan(?), a.[See Necrophagous.](Zo\'94l.)Eating carrion. -- n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle. 1913 Webster]
Ne*croph"a*gous(?), a.[Gr. nekro`s a dead body + n\'82crophage.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan. 1913 Webster]
Nec`ro*pho"bi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fobei^n to fear.]An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ro*phore(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fe`rein to bear.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crop"o*lis(?), n.; pl.Necropolises(#).[NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s a dead body, adj., dead + A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard. 1913 Webster]
Nec"rop*sy(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s a dead body + n\'82cropsie.](Med.)A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy. 1913 Webster]
{ Nec`ro*scop"ic(?), Nec`ro*scop"ic*al(?) }, a.[Gr. nekro`s a dead body + -scope.]Or or relating to post-mortem examinations. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crose"(?), v. t. & i.(Med.)To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis.Quain. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crosed"(n, a.(Med.)Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ne*cro"sis(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ne`krwsis, fr. nekruy^n to make dead, to mortify, nekro`s a dead body.]1.(Med.)The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage. Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied primarily to death of bone tissue. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Bot.)A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center. 1913 Webster]
Ne*crot"ic(?), a.(Med.)Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process. 1913 Webster]
Nec*rot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. nekro`s dead person + te`mnein to cut.](Med.)The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic(#), a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nec"tar(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Myth. & Poetic)The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey. 1913 Webster]
Nec*ta"re*al(?), a.1.Nectareous. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Of or pertaining to a nectary. 1913 Webster]
Nec*ta"re*an(?), a.[L. nectareus: cf. F. nectar\'82en.]Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. \'bdnectarean juice.\'b8 Talfourd. 1913 Webster]
Nec"tared(?), a.Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nec*ta"re"ous(?), a.Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; nectarean.Pope. 1913 Webster]
-- Nec*ta"re*ous*ly, adv. -- Nec*ta"re*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nec*ta"ri*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ta*ried(?), a.Having a nectary. 1913 Webster]
Nec`tar*if"er*ous(?), a.[L. nectar nectar + -ferous: cf. F. nectarif\'8are.](Bot.)Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts. 1913 Webster]
Nec`tar*ine"(n, n.[Cf. F. nectarine. See Nectar.](Bot.)A smooth-skinned variety of peach. 1913 Webster]
Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum. It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported from Cuba. 1913 Webster]
Nec"tar*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nectarized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nectarizing(?).]To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Nec"ta*ry(?), n.; pl.Nectaries(#).[From Nectar: cf. F. nectaire.](Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nec`to*ca"lyx(?), n.; pl.Nectocalyces(#).[NL., fr. Gr. nhkto`s swimming + (Zo\'94l.)(a)The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.(b)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. 1913 Webster]
{ Nec"to*sac, Nec"to*sack }(?), n.[Gr. nhkto`s swimming + E. sac, sack.](Zo\'94l.)The cavity of a nectocalyx. 1913 Webster]
Nec"to*stem(?), n.[Gr. nhkto`s swimming + E. stem.](Zo\'94l.)That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora. 1913 Webster]
Ned"dy(?), n.; pl.Neddies(.(Zo\'94l.)A pet name for a donkey. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nee(n, p. p., fem.[F., fr. L. nata, fem. of natus, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.]Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name); as, Madame de Sta\'89l, n\'82e Necker. 1913 Webster]
Need(n, n.[OE. need, neod, nede, AS. ne\'a0d, n; akin to D. nood, G. not, noth, Icel. nau, Sw. & Dan. n\'94d, Goth. nau.]1.A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want. 1913 Webster]
And the city had no need of the sun.Rev. xxi. 23. 1913 Webster]
I have no need to beg.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Be governed by your needs, not by your fancy.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Famine is in thy cheeks; Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.Situation of need; peril; danger. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Exigency; emergency; strait; extremity; necessity; distress; destitution; poverty; indigence; want; penury. -- Need, Necessity. Necessity is stronger than need; it places us under positive compulsion. We are frequently under the necessity of going without that of which we stand very greatly in need. It is also with the corresponding adjectives; necessitous circumstances imply the direct pressure of suffering; needy circumstances, the want of aid or relief. 1913 Webster]
Need(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Needed; p. pr. & vb. n.Needing.][See Need, n. Cf. AS. n to force, Goth. nau.]To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief. 1913 Webster]
Other creatures all day long need rest.Milton. 1913 Webster]
need is used like an auxiliary, generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement or obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change of termination in the third person singular of the present tense. \'bdAnd the lender need not fear he shall be injured.\'b8Anacharsis (Trans. ). 1913 Webster]
Need, v. i.To be wanted; to be necessary.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power, and all that needs.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Need, adv.Of necessity. See Needs. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
neededadj.necessary; as, provided them with all needed equipment. Opposite of unnecessary. Syn. -- needful, required, requisite. WordNet 1.5]
Need"er(n, n.One who needs anything.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Need"ful(n, a.1.Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing. [Archaic] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The needful time of trouble.Bk. of Com. Prayer. 1913 Webster]
2.Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. 1913 Webster]
All things needful for defense abound.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Need"ful*ly, adv. -- Need"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Need"i*ly(n, adv.[From Needy.]In a needy condition or manner; necessarily.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Need"i*ness(n, n.The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle(n, n.[OE. nedle, AS. n; akin to D. neald, OS. n\'bedla, G. nadel, OHG. n\'bedal, n\'bedala, Icel. n\'bel, Sw. n\'86l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n\'84hen to sew, OHG. n\'bejan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ne`ein, and perh. to E. snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G. schnur string, cord.]1.A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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2.See Magnetic needle, under Magnetic. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus. 1913 Webster]
5.Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.A hypodermic needle; a syringe fitted with a hypodermic needle, used for injecting fluids into the body. [Informal] PJC]
7.An injection of medicine from a hypodermic needle; a shot. PJC]
Dipping needle. See under Dipping. --
Needle bar, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is attached. --
Needle beam(Arch.), in shoring, the horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part. --
Needle furze(Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin (Genista Anglica). --
Needle gun, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it. [archaic] --
Needle loom(Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle instead of by a shuttle. --
Needle ore(Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth, lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called also aikinite. --
Needle shell(Zo\'94l.), a sea urchin. --
Needle spar(Min.), aragonite. --
Needle telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right or to the left of a certain position. --
Sea needle(Zo\'94l.), the garfish. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle, v. t.1.To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals. 1913 Webster]
2.To tease (a person), especially repeatedly. PJC]
3.To prod or goad (someone) into action by teasing or daring. PJC]
Nee"dle, v. i.To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle*book`(?), n.A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck. 1913 Webster]
needlebushn.A shrub (Hakea lissosperma) of eastern Australia, with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers. Syn. -- needle bush, Hakea lissosperma. WordNet 1.5]
Nee"dle*case`(?), n.A case to keep needles. 1913 Webster]
needlecraftn.1.An article or articles created or assembled by needle and thread; needlework. Syn. -- needlework. WordNet 1.5]
2.The art, process, or occupation of creating objects with needles, such as in crocheting, embroidery, quilting, or tapestry. PJC]
Nee"dle*fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The European great pipefish (Siphostoma acus or Syngnathus acus); -- called also earl, and tanglefish.(b)The garfish. 1913 Webster]
nee"dle*ful(?), n.; pl.needlefuls(.As much thread as is used in a needle at one time. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle-pointed`(?), a.Pointed as needles. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dler(?), n.One who makes or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dless(?), a.1.Having no need. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Weeping into the needless stream.Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Need"less*ly, adv. -- Need"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle*stone`(?), n.(Min.)Natrolite; -- called also needle zeolite. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dle*wom`an(?), n.; pl.Needlewomen(.A woman who does needlework; a seamstress. 1913 Webster]
nee"dle*wood`n.A large bushy shrub (Hakea leucoptera) of central and eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers. Syn. -- needle wood, Hakea leucoptera. WordNet 1.5]
Nee"dle*work`(?), n.1.Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery, crocheting, quilting, or tapestry, etc.; also, the art, process, or occupation of creating objects with needles. Syn. -- needlecraft. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses. 1913 Webster]
Nee"dly(?), a.Like a needle or needles; as, a needly horn; a needly beard.R. D. Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Need"ly(?), adv.[AS. n. See Need.]Necessarily; of necessity. [Obs.] hak. 1913 Webster]
Carrying each his needments.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Needs(?), adv.[Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. -wards.]Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need. 1913 Webster]
A man must needs love mauger his head.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And he must needs go through Samaria.John iv. 4. 1913 Webster]
He would needs know the cause of his repulse.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
Ne'er(n, adv.a contraction of Never. 1913 Webster]
Ne'er"-do-well`(?), n.A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their communities.Harper's Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neese(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Neesed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Neesing.][OE. nesen; akin to D. niezen, G. niesen, Icel. hnj.]To sneeze. [Obs.] [Written also neeze.] 1913 Webster]
Nees"ing(?), n.Sneezing. [Obs.] \'bdBy his neesings a light doth shine.\'b8 Job xli. 18. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne` ex"e*at(?). [L. ne exeat regno let him not go out of the kingdom.](Law)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.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Nef(?; F. , n.[F. See Nave.]The nave of a church.Addison. 1913 Webster]
{ Ne"fand(?), Ne*fan"dous(?) }, a.[L. nefandus not to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak.]Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [Obs.] \'bdNefand adominations.\'b8 Sheldon. \'bdNefandous high treason.\'b8 Cotton Mather. 1913 Webster]
Ne*fa"ri*ous(?), a.[L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime, wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See No, adv., and Fate.]Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile. 1913 Webster]
Negaprionprop. n.A genus of lemon sharks. Syn. -- genus Negaprion. WordNet 1.5]
Ne*ga"tion(?), n.[L. negatio, fr. negare to say no, to deny; ne not + the root of aio I say; cf. Gr. ah to say; cf. F. n\'82gation. See No, adv., and cf. Adage, Deny, Renegade.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
2.(Logic)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. 1913 Webster]
Neg"a*tive(n, a.[F. n\'82gatif, L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See Negation.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
If thou wilt confess, negative.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Denying me any power of a negative voice.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
Something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
2.Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; negative evidence; a negative morality; negative criticism. 1913 Webster]
There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him.South. 1913 Webster]
3.(Logic)Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition. 1913 Webster]
4.(Photog.)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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Chem.)Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contrasted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative. 1913 Webster]
electro-negative, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous is the intended signification. 1913 Webster]
Negative crystal. (a)A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal.(b)A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. See refraction. --
negative electricity(Elec.), the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called resinous electricity. Opposed to positive electricity. Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. See Electricity. --
Negative eyepiece. (Opt.)see under Eyepiece. --
Negative quantity(Alg.), a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See Negative sign (below). --
Negative rotation, right-handed rotation. See Right-handed, 3. --
Negative sign, the sign -, or minus (opposed in signification to +, or plus), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10\'f8 on a thermometer means 10\'f8 below the zero of the scale. 1913 Webster]
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Neg"a*tive(n, n.[Cf. F. n\'82gative.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no command that runs in negatives but couches under it a positive duty.South. 1913 Webster]
2.A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no. 1913 Webster]
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No wine ne drank she, neither white nor red.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
These eyes that never did nor never shall Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The refusal or withholding of assents; veto. 1913 Webster]
If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense, nothing, then . . . his negative is as good as nothing.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Photog.)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. 1913 Webster]
negative is chiefly used for producing photographs by means of passing light through it and acting upon sensitized paper, thus producing on the paper a positive picture. 1913 Webster]
6.(Elect.)The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell. 1913 Webster]
Negative pregnant(Law), a negation which implies an affirmation. 1913 Webster]
Neg"a*tive(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Negatived(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Negativing.]1.To prove unreal or untrue; to disprove. 1913 Webster]
The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles.Paley. 1913 Webster]
2.To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill. 1913 Webster]
3.To neutralize the force of; to counteract. 1913 Webster]
Neg"a*tive*ly, adv.1.In a negative manner; with or by denial. \'bdHe answered negatively.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively. 1913 Webster]
I shall show what this image of God in man is, negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist, and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.South. 1913 Webster]
Negatively chargedor
Negatively electrified(Elec.), having a charge of the kind of electricity called negative, as does the electron. 1913 Webster]
{ Neg"a*tive*ness, Neg`a*tiv"i*ty }(?), n.The quality or state of being negative. 1913 Webster]
Neg"a*to*ry(?), a.[L. negatorius: cf. F. n\'82gatorie.]Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8neg"i*noth(?), n. pl.[Heb. n.](Script.)Stringed instruments.Dr. W. Smith. 1913 Webster]
To the chief musician on Neginoth.Ps. iv. 9heading). 1913 Webster]
Neg*lect"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Neglected; p. pr. & vb. n.Neglecting.][L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + -que, a particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who; cf. Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up, gather. See No, adv., Legend, Who.]1.Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to allow to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts. 1913 Webster]
I hope neglect no great designs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
This, my long suffering and my day of grace, neglect and scorn shall never taste.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See Slight. 1913 Webster]
Neg*lect", n.[L. neglectus. See Neglect, v.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, neglect, we lost her as we came.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers. 1913 Webster]
benign neglectA deliberate policy of minimizing public discussion of a controversial issue [e.g. by the president] on the theory that excessive discussion in itself is harmful or counterproductive. PJC]
Neg*lect"ed*ness, n.The state of being neglected. 1913 Webster]
Neg*lect"er(?), n.One who neglects.South. 1913 Webster]
Neg*lec"tion(?), n.[L. neglectio.]The state of being negligent; negligence. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Neg*lect"ive(?), a.Neglectful. [R.] \'bdNeglective of their own children.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
neg`li*ge", neg`li*gee"(n, n.[Also spelled neglig\'82 and neglig\'82e.][F. n\'82glig\'82, fr. n\'82gliger to neglect, L. negligere. See Neglect.]1.An easy, unceremonious attire; undress. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of loose, flowing dressing gown worn by women, usually made of sheer fabric. Syn. -- negligee, peignoir. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Neg"li*gence(?), n.[F. n\'82gligence, L. negligentia.]The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. 1913 Webster]
2.An act or instance of negligence or carelessness. 1913 Webster]
remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out his negligences and defects.Blair. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
Contributory negligence. See under Contributory. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight. -- Negligence, Neglect. These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of leaving things undone or unattended to. We are negligent as a general trait of character; we are guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our attentions. 1913 Webster]
Neg"li*gent(?), a.[F. n\'82gligent, L. negligens,p. pr. of negligere. See Neglect.]Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order. \'bdBe thou negligent of fame.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Neg"li*gent*ly(?), adv.In a negligent manner. 1913 Webster]
Neg"li*gi*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. n\'82gligible, n\'82gligeable.]That may be neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration; too small or unimportant to be worthy of notice. 1913 Webster]
Within very negligible limits of error.Sir J. Herschel. 1913 Webster]
Ne*goce"(?), n.[F. n\'82goce. See Negotiate.]Business; occupation. [Obs.] Bentley. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go`ti*a*bil"i*ty(? , n.[Cf. F. n\'82gociabilit\'82.]The quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*a*ble(? , a.[Cf. F. n\'82gotiable. See Negotiate.]Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange. 1913 Webster]
Negotiable paper, any commercial paper transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*ant(?), n.[L. negotians, prop. p. pr. of negotiari: cf. F. n\'82gociant.]A negotiator. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*ate(?), v. i.[L. negotiatus, p. p. of negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure. Cf. Neglect.]1.To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, convention, or other proposed agreement; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences. 1913 Webster]
He that negotiates between God and man Cowper. 1913 Webster]
4.To intrigue; to scheme. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*ate, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Negotiated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Negotiating(?).]1.To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange. 1913 Webster]
Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago . . . the most indispensable supplies.Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
2.To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass. 1913 Webster]
The notes were not negotiated to them in the usual course of business or trade.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go`ti*a"tion(?), n.[L. negotiatio: cf. F. n\'82gociation.]1.The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc. 1913 Webster]
Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand pounds, after twenty years' negotiation in the East Indies.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
An important negotiation with foreign powers.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*a`tor(?), n.[L.: cf. F. n\'82gociateur.]One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public or private compacts. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"ti*a*to*ry(? , a.Of or pertaining to negotiation. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go`ti*a"trix(?), n.[L.]A woman who negotiates.Miss Edgeworth. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go`ti*os"i*ty(?), n.[L. negotiositas.]The state of being busy; multitude of business. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"tious(?), a.[L. negotiosus.]Very busy; attentive to business; active. [R.] D. Rogers. 1913 Webster]
Ne*go"tious*ness, n.The state of being busily occupied; activity. [R.] D. Rogers. 1913 Webster]
Ne"gress(?), n.; pl.Negresses(.[Cf. F. n\'82grese, fem. of n\'82gre a negro. See Negro.]A black woman; a female negro. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne*gri"ta(?), n.[Sp., blackish, fem. of negrito, dim. of negro black.](Zo\'94l.)A blackish fish (Hypoplectrus nigricans), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida. 1913 Webster]
Ne*grit"ic(n, a.Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.Keary. 1913 Webster]
Ne*gri"tos(?), n. pl.; sing Negrito(. [Sp., dim. of negro black.](Ethnol.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ne"gro(n, n.; pl.Negroes(n.[Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.]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. 1913 Webster]
2.A person of dark skin color descended at least in part from African negroes; in the United States, an African-American. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered offensive.] PJC]
Ne"gro, a.Of or pertaining to negroes; black. 1913 Webster]
Negro bug(Zo\'94l.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produces a very disagreeable flavor. --
negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. See Durra.McElrath. --
Negro fly(Zo\'94l.), a black dipterous fly (Psila ros\'91) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; -- called also carrot fly. --
Negro monkey(Zo\'94l.), the moor monkey. 1913 Webster]
Ne"gro*head`(?), n.An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into round masses. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne"groid(?), a.[Negro + -oid.]1.Characteristic of the negro. 1913 Webster]
2.Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro. 1913 Webster]
Ne"groid(?), n.[Negro + -oid.]A member of any one of several East African tribes whose physical characters show an admixture with other races. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne"gro*loid(?), a.See Negroid. 1913 Webster]
Ne"gus(?), n.A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne"hi*loth(?), n. pl.[Heb.](Script.)A term supposed to mean, perforated wind instruments of music, as pipes or flutes.Ps. v. (heading). 1913 Webster]
Ne*hush"tan(?), n.[Heb.]A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.2 Kings xviii. 4. 1913 Webster]
{ Neif, Neife }(n, n.[OF. ne\'8bf, na\'8bf, a born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See Native.]A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
{ Neif, Neaf(n, }n.[Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan. n\'91ve, Sw. n\'84fve.]The fist. [Obs.] \'bdI kiss thy neif.\'b8 \'bdGive me your neaf.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Neigh(n, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Neighed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Neighing.][OE. neien, AS. hn, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. n, Icel. hneggja, gneggja, Sw. gn\'84gga. Cf. Nag a horse.]1.To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny. 1913 Webster]
2.To scoff or sneer; to jeer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Neighed at his nakedness.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Neigh, n.The cry of a horse; a whinny. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor(n, n.[OE. neighebour, AS. ne\'a0hgeb; ne\'a0h nigh + geb a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n\'behgib. See Nigh, and Boor.][Spelt also neighbour.]1.A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is near in sympathy or confidence. 1913 Webster]
Buckingham neighbor to my counsel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being. 1913 Webster]
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?Luke x. 36. 1913 Webster]
The gospel allows no such term as \'bdstranger;\'b8 makes every man my neighbor.South. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor, a.Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. \'bdThe neighbor cities.\'b8 Jer. l. 40. \'bdThe neighbor room.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
neigh"bor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Neighbored(?); p. pr. & vb. nNeighboring.]1.To adjoin; to border on; to be near to. 1913 Webster]
Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor, v. i.To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A copse that neighbors by.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor*hood(?), n.[Written also neighbourhood.]1.The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity. 1913 Webster]
Then the prison and the palace were in awful neighborhood.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
2.A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood. 1913 Webster]
3.The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood. 1913 Webster]
4.The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Vicinity; vicinage; proximity. -- Neighborhood, Vicinity. Neighborhood is Anglo-Saxon, and vicinity is Latin. Vicinity does not commonly denote so close a connection as neighborhood. A neighborhood is a more immediately vicinity. The houses immediately adjoining a square are in the neighborhood of that square; those which are somewhat further removed are also in the vicinity of the square. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor*ing, a.Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor*li*ness(?), n.The quality or state of being neighborly. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor*ly, a.[Also written neighbourly.]Appropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly. -- adv.In a neighborly manner. 1913 Webster]
Judge if this be neighborly dealing.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Neigh"bor*ship, n.The state of being neighbors. [R.] J. Bailie. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neis"hout(?), n.[From D. niezen to sneeze + hout wood.](Bot.)The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree Pteroxylon utile, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called sneezewood. 1913 Webster]
Nei"ther(nor n, a.[OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. n\'bew, n\'behw\'91; n\'be never, not + hw\'91 whether. The word has followed the form of either. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neuter, Nor.]Not either; not the one or the other. 1913 Webster]
Which of them shall I take? neither? Neither can be enjoyed, Shak. 1913 Webster]
He neither loves, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nei"ther, conj.Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more co\'94rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor. 1913 Webster]
Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king.1 Kings xxii. 31. 1913 Webster]
Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
When she put it on, she made me vow neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Neither was formerly often used where we now use nor. \'bdFor neither circumcision, neither uncircumcision is anything at all.\'b8 Tyndale. \'bdYe shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it.\'b8 Gen. iii. 3.Neither is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce a foregoing negative (nor, not, no). \'bdHe is very tall, but not too tall neither.\'b8 Addison. \'b8 \'bfI care not for his thrust' \'bfNo, nor I neither.'\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Not so neither, by no means. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
nektonn.The aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ne*lum"bo(?), prop. n.[Ceylonese word.](Bot.)A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, Nelumbo speciosa.[Written also Nelumbium.] 1913 Webster]
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Nem"a*line(n, a.[L. nema thread, Gr. nh^ma, fr. ne`ein to spin.](Min.)Having the form of threads; fibrous. 1913 Webster]
Nem"a*lite(?), n.[Gr. nh^ma thread + -lite: cf. F. n\'82malite.](Min.)A fibrous variety of brucite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*tel"mi*a(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Nemathelminthes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*the"ci*um(? , n.; pl.Nemathecia(#).[NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma a thread + (Bot.)A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red alg\'91, consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Nem`a*thel*min"thes(?), \'d8Nem`a*tel*min"thes(?) }, prop. n. pl.[NL. See Nemato-, and Helminthes.](Zo\'94l.)An order of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the roundworms.[Written also Nematelminthea.] 1913 Webster]
nem"a*to-(?). A combining form from Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread. 1913 Webster]
nem"a*to*blast(?), n.[Nemato- + -blast.](Biol.)A spermatocyte or spermoblast. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*to*ca"lyx(?), n.; pl.Nematocalyces(#), E. Nematocalyxes(#).[NL. See Nemato-, and Calyx.](Zo\'94l.)One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularid\'91. They contain nematocysts. See Plumularia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*toc"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread + ke`ras horn.](Zo\'94l.)A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn\'91, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera. 1913 Webster]
nem`a*to*cid"al(n, a.Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to nematodes.[Also spelled nematicidal.] PJC]
nem"a*to*cide(nor n, n.A substance that kills nematodes, especially one used in medicine or to kill plant pathogens.[Also spelled nematicide.] PJC]
Nem"a*to*cyst(?), n.[Nemato- + cyst.](Zo\'94l.)A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso. 1913 Webster]
Nem`a*to"da(?), prop. n. pl.(Zo\'94l.)A phylum of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. They are mostly parasites, in plants and animals, but some are free-living in soil or water. Also called Nematoidea. 1913 Webster +PJC]
nem"a*tode(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Nematoid. 1913 Webster]
nem"a*tode(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any worm of the phylum Nematoda; a roundworm; -- they are unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They may live freely in soil or water, or as parasites in plants or animals. PJC]
Nem"a*to*gene(?), n.[Nemato- + root of Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; -- opposed to rhombogene. 1913 Webster]
Nem`a*tog"nath(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Nematognathi. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*tog"na*thi(?), n. pl.[NL. See nemato-, and Gnathic.](Zo\'94l.)An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See Siluroid. 1913 Webster]
Nem"a*toid(?), a.[Nemato- + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Nematoda. -- n.One of the Nematoda. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*toi"de*a(?), prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, thread + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)A phylum of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. Called also Nematodea, and more commonly Nematoda. Formerly, it was classed as a taxonomic order. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Vinegar eel, under Vinegar, and Gapeworm. 1913 Webster]
Nem`a*toid"e*an(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Nematoid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`a*toph"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread + fe`rein to bear.](Zo\'94l.)Same as C\'d2lenterata. 1913 Webster]
Ne"me*an(n, a.[L. Nemeus, fr. Nemea, Gr. Neme`h.]Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion. 1913 Webster]
Ne*mer"te*an(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Nemertina. -- n.One of the Nemertina. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne*mer"tes(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. nhmerth`s unerring.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of Nemertina. 1913 Webster]
Ne*mer"ti*an(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Nemertean. 1913 Webster]
Ne*mer"tid(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Nemertean. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne*mer"ti*da(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Nemertina. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nem`er*ti"na(n, prop. n. pl.[NL. See Nemrtes.](Zo\'94l.)An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; -- called also Nemertea, Nemertida, and Rhynchoc\'d2la. 1913 Webster]
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nemertinen.Any of an order (Nemertina) of soft unsegmented marine worms having an eversible threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract. Syn. -- ribbon worm, nemertean, proboscis worm. WordNet 1.5]
Nem"e*sis(n, prop. n.[L., fr. Gr. Ne`mesis, orig., distribution, fr. ne`mein to distribute. See Nomad.](Class. Myth.)The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance. 1913 Webster]
This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Ne*moph"i*list(?), n.[See Nemophily.]One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ne*moph"i*ly(?), n.[Gr. ne`mos wooded pasture, glade + filei^n to love.]Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nem"o*ral(?), a.[L. nemoralis, fr. nemus, nemoris, a wood or grove: cf. F. n\'82moral.]Of or pertaining to a wood or grove. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Paradise itself was but a kind of nemorous temple.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Nemp"ne(?), v. t.[AS. nemnan to name or call. See Name, v.]To name or call. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nempt(?), p. p.of Nempne.Called; named. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nems(n, n.(Zo\'94l.)The ichneumon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne"ni*a(?), n.[L. nenia, naenia.]A funeral song; an elegy. 1913 Webster]
Nen"u*phar(n, n.[F. n\'82nufar: cf. Sp. nen\'a3far, It. nenuf\'a0r; all fr. Per. n\'c6l.](Bot.)The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymph\'91a alba. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o-(. [Gr. ne`os youthful, new. See New.]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 is connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the neoparaffins. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne`o*car"i*da(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + (Zo\'94l.)The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o*cene(?), a.[Neo- + Gr. ne`os new.](Geol.)More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*clas"sic, Ne`o*clas"si*cal(?), a.[Neo- + classic.]Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival or adaptation of classical, esp. Greco-Roman, style, taste and manner of work in architecture, arts, literature, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.+ WordNet 1.5]
Neoclassic architecture. All that architecture which, since the beginning of the Italian Renaissance, about 1420, has been designed with deliberate imitation of Greco-Roman buildings. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
neoclassicismn.a revival of the classical Greek and Roman style in art or literature. WordNet 1.5]
neoclassicistn.an advocate of neoclassicism. WordNet 1.5]
neocolonialismn.Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures. In contrast to colonialism, in which one country controls another territory by military force. WordNet 1.5]
Ne`o*co"mi*an(?), n.[From Neocomium, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.](Geol.)A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*co"mi*an, a.(Geol.)Of or pertaining to the lower greensand. 1913 Webster]
neocortexn.The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions; called also neopallium. Syn. -- neopallium. WordNet 1.5]
neocorticaladj.Of or pertaining to the neocortex. WordNet 1.5]
Ne`o*cos"mic(?), a.[Neo- + cosmic.]Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history. 1913 Webster]
Ne*oc"ra*cy(?), n.[Neo-+ -cracy, as in aristocracy.]Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*crit"i*cism(?), n.[Neo- + classicism.]The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists, following C. Renouvier. It rejects the noumena of Kant, restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne*od"a*mode(n, n.[Gr. neodamw`dhs; ne`os new + da^mos, dh^mos, the people + e'i^dos shape.]In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.Milford. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o-Dar"win*ism(?), n.The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; -- esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an, a. & n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o*dym"i*um(?), n.[NL. Dee Neo-, and Didymium.](Chem.)The chemical element of atomic number 60, one of the rare earth elements. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 144.27.It is a rare metallic element occurring in combination with cerium, lanthanum, and other rare metals, and forming amethyst-colored salts. It was originally thought to be part of a supposed new element didymium, obtained from cerite in 1843. Later this was resolved into two elements, neodymium and praesodymium by von Welsbach in 1885. It is chiefly trivalent. It is a faintly yellow metal. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ne`o*g\'91"an(n, a.[Neo- + Gr. gai^a earth.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere. 1913 Webster]
Ne*og"a*mist(n, n.[Gr. neo`gamos newly married.]A person recently married. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o*gen(n, n.[Neo- + -gen.](Chem.)An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*gram*ma"ri*an(?), n.[Neo- + grammarian; a translation of G. junggrammatiker.]One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions. -- Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Neo- + -graphy.]A new method or system of writing. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o-Greek", n.A member of a body of French painters (F. les n\'82o-Grecs) of the middle 19th century. The term is rather one applied by outsiders to certain artists of grave and refined style, such as Hamon and Aubert, than a name adopted by the artists themselves. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-He*bra"ic, a.Of, pert. to, or designating, modern Hebrew, or Hebrew of later date than the Biblical. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hebraic, n.The modern Hebrew language. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-He*ge"li*an, a.Of or pertaining to Neo-Hegelianism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hegelian, n.An adherent of Neo-Hegelianism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-He*ge"li*an*ism, n.The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the general outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders of Neo-Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. Caird (1820-98) and E. Caird (1835-1908); in the United States, W. T. Harris (1835-1909) and Josiah Royce (1855- -). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Hel*len"ic, n.Same as Romaic. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Hel"len*ism(?), n.Hellenism as surviving or revival in modern times; the practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life, art, or literature, as in the Renaissance. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o*im*pres"sion*ism(n, n.(Painting)A theory or practice which is a further development, on more rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors employed. This method is also known as Pointillism (stippling). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Kant"i*an, a.Of or pertaining to Neo-Kantianism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Kantian, n.An adherent of Neo-Kantianism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Kant"i*an*ism, n.The philosophy of modern thinkers who follow Kant in his general theory of knowledge, esp. of a group of German philosophers including F. A. Lange, H. Cohen, Paul Natorp, and others. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-La*marck"ism, n.(Biol.)Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of Neo-Darwinism (which see, above).This theory has been thoroughly discredited, though it had some support for a time in the Soviet Union due to the influence of the biologist Lysenko.-- Ne`o-La*marck"i*an, a. & n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Lat"in(?), a.[Neo- + Latin.]Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin. 1913 Webster]
neoliberalismn.A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth. WordNet 1.5]
Ne`o*lith"ic(?), a.[Neo- + -lith + -ic.](Arch\'91ol. & Geol.)Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone; the late stone age. Estimated as beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period is characterized by the beginnings of farming, the domestication of animals, and the manufacture of textiles and pottery. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the \'bdStone age;\'b8 the human relics which belong to it are associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct. The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or \'bdcrannogs,\'b8 of the British Isles, belong to this era.Lubbock. 1913 Webster]
{ Ne`o*log"ic(?), Ne`o*log"ic*al(?) }, a.[Cf. F. n\'82ologique.]Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines. 1913 Webster]
A genteel neological dictionary.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.In a neological manner. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ol"o*gism(?), n.[Cf. F. n\'82ologisme.]1.The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
2.A new word, phrase, or expression. 1913 Webster]
3.A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ol"o*gist(?), n.[Cf. F. n\'82ologiste.]1.One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
{ Ne*ol`o*gis"tic(?), Ne*ol`o*gis"tic*al(?) }, a.Of or pertaining to neology; neological. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ol`o*gi*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of neologizing. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ol"o*gize(?), v. i.1.To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old words. 1913 Webster]
2.To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological doctrine. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n\'82ologie.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A new doctrine;esp.(Theol.), a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian, a.Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent betterment of the general standard of living is impossible without decrease of competition by limitation of the number of births. -- Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian, Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian*ism, n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ne`o*me"ni*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + mh`n month.]The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne`o*me*noi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Neomenia, a representative genus (See Neomenia) + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o*morph(?), n.[Neo- + Gr. (Biol.)A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form. 1913 Webster]
neonataladj.1.of or pertaining to a neonate; as, neonatal care; a neonatal unit at a hospital. WordNet 1.5]
ne"o*nate(n, n.A newborn child, especially one less than one month old. Syn. -- baby, babe, infant. WordNet 1.5]
Ne"o*nism(?), n.Neologism. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*no"mi*an(?), n.[Neo- + Gr. One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*no"mi*an, a.Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism(?), n.The doctrines or belief of the neonomians. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*pa"gan*ism, n.[Neo- + paganism.]Revived or new paganism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
neopalliumn.The neocortex. WordNet 1.5]
Ne"o*phyte(n, n.[L. neophytis, Gr. neo`fytos, prop., newly planted; ne`os new + fyto`s grown, fyto`n that which has grown, a plant, fr. fy`ein to grow: cf. F. n\'82ophyte. See New, and Be.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne`o*pla"si*a(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + pla`ssein to form, mold.](Physiol. & Med.)Growth or development of new material; neoplasty. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o*plasm(n, n.[See Neoplasia.](Physiol. & Med.)A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*plas"tic(n, a.(Physiol. & Med.)Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia. 1913 Webster]
Ne"o*plas`ty(n, n.[See Neoplasia.](Physiol. & Med.)Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*pla"ton"ic(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*pla"to*nism(?), n.[Neo- + Platonism.]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. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*pla"to*nist(?), n.One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*ra"ma(? , n.[Gr. A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o-Scho*las"tic, a.Of or pert. to Neo-Scholasticism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne`o-Scho*las"ti*cism, n.The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that of Thomas Aquinas, with critical revision to suit the exigencies of the general advance in learning. The Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from Leo XIII.'s interest in it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne*os"sine(?), n.[Gr. neossia` a bird's nest.]The substance constituting the edible bird's nest. 1913 Webster]
Ne`os*sol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.](Zo\'94l.)The study of young birds. 1913 Webster]
{ Ne`o*ter"ic(?), Ne`o*ter"ic*al(?) }, a.[L. neotericus, Gr. newteriko`s, fr. new`teros, compar. of ne`os young, new.]Recent in origin; modern; new. \'bdOur neoteric verbs.\'b8 Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Some being ancient, others neoterical.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*ter"ic, n.One of modern times; a modern. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ot"er*ism(?), n.[Gr. An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ot"er*ist, n.One who introduces new words or phrases; a neologist.Fitzed Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ne*ot"er*ize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Neoterized; p. pr. & vb. n.Neoterized.][Gr. To innovate; to coin or introduce new words. 1913 Webster]
Freely as we of the nineteenth century neoterize.fized. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*trop"ic*al(?), a.[Neo- + tropical.](Geog. & Zo\'94l.)Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America. 1913 Webster]
Ne`o*zo"ic(?), a.[Neo- + Gr. (Geol.)More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne"pa(?), n.[L. nepa scorpion.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion bug and water scorpion. 1913 Webster]
Nep`a*lese"(? , prop. a.Of or pertaining to Nepal, a kingdom North of India; as, Nepalese troops massed at the border.[Formerly written Nepaulese.] Syn. -- Nepali. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nep`a*lese"(? , prop. n. sing. & pl.A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nepaliprop. adj.same as Nepalese. Syn. -- Nepalese. WordNet 1.5]
Nep`au*lese"(? , prop. a.Of or pertaining to Nepal (formerly written Nepaul), a kingdom North of India; same as Nepalese. -- n. sing. & pl.A native or natives of Nepal. 1913 Webster]
Nepenthaceaeprop. n.A natural family coextensive with the genus Nepenthes. Syn. -- family Nepenthaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Ne*pen"the(?), n.[Fr. Gr. 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. 1913 Webster]
Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe.Poe. 1913 Webster]
Ne*pen"thes(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Nepenthe.]1.Same as Nepenthe.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A genus of climbing plants found in tropical areas of India, Malaya, Australia, 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nep"e*ta(?), n.[L.](Bot.)A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy. 1913 Webster]
Neph"a*lism(n, n.[Gr. n\'82phalisme.]Total abstinence from spirituous liquor. 1913 Webster]
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Neph"a*list(n, n.[Cf. F. n\'82phaliste.]One who advocates or practices nephalism. 1913 Webster]
{ Neph"e*line(n, Neph"e*lite(n }, n.[Gr. nefe`lh cloud: cf. F. n\'82ph\'82line. Cf. Nebula.](Min.)A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety el\'91olite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash. 1913 Webster]
Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter(n, n.[Gr. nefe`lh a cloud + "odo`s way + -meter.](Meteorol.)An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds. 1913 Webster]
Neph`e*lom"e*ter(n, n.[Gr. nefe`lh a cloud + -meter.]1.An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem., Microbiol.)An instrument which measures the degree to which liquid suspensions scatter light, and by inference, the concentration of scattering particles in the suspension. It is used for various purposes, such as to estimate the number of bacteria in suspension in a liquid. PJC]
Neph"ew(nin England n, n.[OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep\'bet grandson, descendant. Niece, Nepotism.]1.A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren].1 Tim. v. 4. 1913 Webster]
If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.A cousin. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neph"i*lim(?), n. pl.[Heb. n.]Giants.Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33. 1913 Webster]
Neph"o*scope(?), n.[Gr. ne`fos a cloud + -scope.](Meteorol.)An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Ne*phral"gi*a(?), Ne*phral"gy(?) }, n.[NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. nefro`s a kidney + n\'82phralgie.](Med.)Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.Quain. 1913 Webster]
Ne*phrid"i*al(?), a.(Zo\'94l. & Anat.)Of or pertaining to a nephridium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne*phrid"i*um(?), n.; pl.Nephridia(#).[NL., fr. Gr. kidneys.](Zo\'94l. & Anat.)A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's larva. 1913 Webster]
neph"rite(?; 277), n.[Cf. F. n\'82phrite. See nephritis.](Min.)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. It varies in color from white to dark green. It is the more common and less valuable variety of jade, the other being jadeite. Large deposits are found in Australia. Called also nephritic stone. See also Jade.[MW10] 1913 Webster +PJC]
{ Ne*phrit"ic(?), Ne*phrit"ic*al(?) }, a.[L. nephriticus, Gr. nefritiko`s: cf. F. n\'82phr\'82tique. See Nephritis.]1.Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)(a)Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient.(b)Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine. 1913 Webster]
3.Of or pertaining to nephrite. PJC]
Nephritic stone(Min.), Nephrite; jade. See Nephrite. 1913 Webster]
Ne*phrit"ic, n.(Med.)A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys. 1913 Webster]
Ne*phri"tis(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. nefri^tis (sc. nefro`s a kidney.](Med.)An inflammation of the kidneys. 1913 Webster]
neph`ro*lith"ic(?), a.[Gr. nefro`s a kidney + -lith + ic.](Med.)Of or pertaining to kidney stones, or renal calculi.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Ne*phrol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. nefro`s a kidney + -logy.]A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. 1913 Webster]
Nephropsidaeprop. n.A natural family in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae. Syn. -- family Nephropsidae. WordNet 1.5]
Neph"ro*stome(?), n.[Gr. nefro`s a kidney + sto`ma mouth.](Zo\'94l. & Anat.)The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity. 1913 Webster]
Ne*phrot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. nefro`s a kidney + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. n\'82phrotomie.](Surg.)Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting. 1913 Webster]
Nephthysprop. n.The goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set. WordNet 1.5]
nephthytisn.Any plant of the genus Nephthytis. WordNet 1.5]
Nepidaeprop. n.A natural family of water scorpions. Syn. -- family Nepidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ne plus ul"tra(?). [L., no further; ne no, not + plus more + ultra beyond.]1.The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree; the acme. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. [Obs. or R.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nep"o*tal(?), a.Of or relating to a nephew. 1913 Webster]
Ne*pot"ic(?), a.[See nepotism.]Of or pertaining to nepotism. 1913 Webster]
The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Nep"o*tism(?; 277), n.[L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. n\'82potisme. See Nephew.]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. 1913 Webster]
From nepotismAlexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Nep"o*tist(?), n.One who practices nepotism. 1913 Webster]
Nep"tune(?), prop. n.[L. Neptunus.]1.(Rom. Myth.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The remotest major planet of our solar system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. It is classed as a gas giant, and has a radius of 22,716 km and an estimated mass of 1.027 x 1026 kg, with an average density of 2.27 g/cc. Its mean distance from the sun is about 5,000,000,000 km (3,106,856,000 miles), and its period of revolution is about 164.78 years. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Neptune powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting. --
Neptune's cup(Zo\'94l.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (Thalassema Neptuni). 1913 Webster]
Nep*tu"ni*an(?), prop. a.[L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune: cf. F. neptunien.]1.Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks. 1913 Webster]
Neptunian races(Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races. --
Neptunian theory(Geol.), the theory of Werner, which referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory. 1913 Webster]
{ Nep*tu"ni*an(?), Nep"tu*nist(?) }, prop. n.[Cf. F. neptinien, neptuniste.](Geol.)One who adopts the Neptunian theory. 1913 Webster]
Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric(?), a.[Neptune + centric.](Astron.)As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force. 1913 Webster]
Nep*tu"ni*um(?), n.[NL.]A radioactive metallic element of atomic number 93, produced in nuclear reactors from Plutonium or Uranium. Symbol Np; The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 237.0482. PJC]
Ner(?), adv. & a.Nearer. [Obs.] See Nerre. 1913 Webster]
Nere(?). [Contr. fr. ne were.]Were not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ne"re*id(?), n.; pl. E. Nereids(#), L. Nereides(#).[L. Nereis, -idis, Gr. Nhrei:`sNhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n\'bera water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.]1.(Class. Myth.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families. 1913 Webster]
Ne`re*id"i*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycorid\'91 or allied families. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A genus, including numerous species, of marine ch\'91topod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn\'91, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
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Ne"re*ites(?), n. pl.(Paleon.)Fossil tracks of annelids. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne`re*o*cys"tis(?), prop. n.[NL. See Nereid, and Cyst.](Bot.)A genus of gigantic seaweeds. 1913 Webster]
Nereocystis Lutkeana, of the North Pacific, has a stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines. 1913 Webster]
Nerf"ling(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The id. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ne*ri"ta(?), prop. n.[L., a sort of sea mussel, Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates. 1913 Webster]
Ner"ite(? , n.(Zo\'94l.)Any mollusk of the genus Nerita. 1913 Webster]
neriticadj.Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacost; as, neritic fauna. WordNet 1.5]
neritidn.An operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell. Syn. -- neritid gastropod. WordNet 1.5]
Neritidaeprop. n.A natural family comprising the neritids. Syn. -- family Neritidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ner`i*ti"na(?), prop. n.(Zo\'94l.)A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted. 1913 Webster]
Ner"ka(?), n.[Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.](Zo\'94l.)The most important salmon of Alaska (Oncorhinchus nerka), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also red salmon, redfish, blueback, and sawqui. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ne"ro(n, prop. n.A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. -- Ne*ro"ni*an(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Nero (originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, later Nero Claudius C). Born at Antium, Italy, Dec. 15, 37 a. d.: committed suicide near Rome, June 9, 68. Roman emperor 54-68, son of Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina (daughter of Germanicus). Claudius, in 50, and in 53 married Octavia, the daughter of Claudius by Messalina. In 54 Claudius was poisoned by Agrippina, who caused her son to be proclaimed to the exclusion of Britannicus, the son of Claudius. His former tutors, the philosopher Seneca and Burrus, commander of the pretorian guards, were placed at the head of the government, and the early years of his reign were marked, on the whole, by clemency and justice. He caused his rival Britannicus to be removed by poison in 55. In 59 he procured the assassination of his mother, of whose control he had become impatient. Burrus died in 62, whereupon Seneca retired from public life. Freed from the restraint of his former advisers, he gave free rein to a naturally tyrannical and cruel disposition. He divorced Octavia in order to marry Popp, and shortly afterward put Octavia to death (62). Popp ultimately died from the effects of a kick administered by her brutal husband. Having been accused of kindling the fire which in 64 destroyed a large part of Rome, he sought to divert attention from himself by ordering a persecution of the Christians, whom he accused of having caused the Conflagration. He put Seneca to death in 65, and 66-68 visited Greece, where he competed for the prizes as a musician and charioteer in the religious festivals. He was overthrown by a revolt under Galba, and stabbed himself to death with the assistance of his secretary.
Hodgkin, Italy and her Invaders, I. 6. Century Dict. 1906]
\'d8Ne`ro-an*ti"co(?), n.[It.; nero black + antico ancient.](Art)A beautiful black marble found in fragments among Roman ruins, and usually thought to have come from ancient Laconia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ner"o*li(?), n.[F. n\'82roli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.](Chem.)An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc. 1913 Webster]
Neroli camphor(Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from neroli oil; -- called also auradin. 1913 Webster]
Never the neer, never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nerthusprop. n.The Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord. Syn. -- Hertha. WordNet 1.5]
Nerv"ate(?), a.(Bot.)Nerved. 1913 Webster]
Ner*va"tion(?), n.The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration. 1913 Webster]
The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their nervation, are frail characters if employed alone for the determination of existing genera.J. D. Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Nerve(n, n.[OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]1.(Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
perineurium) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium) containing blood vessels and lymphatics. 1913 Webster]
2.A sinew or a tendon.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor. 1913 Webster]
he led me on to mightiest deeds, nerve of mortal arm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution. 1913 Webster]
5.Audacity; assurance. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
7.(Zo\'94l.)One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects. 1913 Webster]
Nerve cell(Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell is one type of nerve cell. --
Nerve fiber(Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either medullated or nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous the whole length of the fiber. --
Nerve stretching(Med.), the operation of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or its connections.<-- #!? --> 1913 Webster]
Nerve(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nerved(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nerving.]To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm. 1913 Webster]
Nerved(n, a.1.Having nerves of a special character; as, weak-nerved. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Nerve"less(?), a.1.Destitute of nerves. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless. 1913 Webster]
A kingless people for a nerveless state.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Nerve"less*ness, n.The state of being nerveless. 1913 Webster]
nerve-rackingadj.extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; as, nerve-wracking noise. Syn. -- nerve-wracking, stressful, trying. WordNet 1.5]
Nerve"-shak`en(n, a.Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked. 1913 Webster]
Ner`vi*mo"tion(n, n.[Nerve + motion.](Physiol.)The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Nerv"ine(?; 277)a.[L. nervinus made of sinews: cf.F. nervin. See Nerve.](Med.)Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement. -- n.A nervine agent. 1913 Webster]
Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar(?), a.[Nerve + muscular.](Physiol.)Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy. 1913 Webster]
Ner*vose"(?), a.[See Nervous.](Bot.)Same as Nerved. 1913 Webster]
Nerv"ous(n, a.[L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]1.Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. \'bdNervous arms.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer. 1913 Webster]
3.Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever. 1913 Webster]
4.Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed. 1913 Webster]
6.Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's reaction to his bad report card. PJC]
Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Nervous fever(Med.), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc. --
Nervous system(Anat.), the specialized co\'94rdinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. See Brain, Nerve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix. --
Nervous temperament, a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations.Mayne. 1913 Webster]
Nerv"ous*ly, adv.In a nervous manner. 1913 Webster]
Nerv"ous*ness, n.State or quality of being nervous. 1913 Webster]
Nerv"ure(?), n.[F. See Nerve.]1.(Bot.)One of the nerves of leaves. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests. 1913 Webster]
nervusn.any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body. Syn. -- nerve. WordNet 1.5]
2.Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy. PJC]
3.Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky. PJC]
4.Nervous{6}; apprehensive; edgy{1}. PJC]
Nes"cience(?), n.[L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p. pr. of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.]Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism. 1913 Webster]
God fetched it about for me, in that absence and nescience of mine.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Nesh(?), a.[AS. hnesc, hn\'91sc, akin to Goth. hnasqus.]Soft; tender; delicate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ness(?), n.[AS. n\'91s, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n\'84s, Dan. n\'91s, and E. nose. Nose.]A promontory; a cape; a headland.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness. 1913 Webster]
-ness(. [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass\'c6, -nuss\'c6, G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness. 1913 Webster]
Ness"ler*ize(?), v. t.[From Nessler, the chemist.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
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Nest(n, n.[AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. n\'84ste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n\'c6 resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. Nether, and Sit, and cf. Eyas, Nidification, Nye.]1.The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. 1913 Webster]
The birds of the air have nests.Matt. viii. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.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.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
A little cottage, like some poor man's nest.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geol.)An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. 1913 Webster]
5.A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mech.)A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. 1913 Webster]
Nest(?), v. i.To build and occupy a nest. 1913 Webster]
The king of birds nested within his leaves.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Nest, v. t.To put into a nest; to form a nest for. 1913 Webster]
From him who nested himself into the chief power.South. 1913 Webster]
nest egg, n.1.An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary every month and had a considerable nest egg for her retirement. PJC]
Nest"ful(?), n.; pl.Nestfuls(.As much or many as will fill a nest. 1913 Webster]
Nes"tle(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nestled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nestling(?).][AS. nestlian.]1.To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The children were nestled all snug in their beds Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The Night Before Christmas). PJC]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Nes"tle, v. t.To house, as in a nest. 1913 Webster]
2.To cherish, as a bird her young. 1913 Webster]
Nes"tling(?). n.1.A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Nes"tling, a.Newly hatched; being yet in the nest. 1913 Webster]
Nes"tor(?), prop. n.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka. 1913 Webster]
Nes*to"ri*an(?), prop. n.(Eccl. Hist.)An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century, who was 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 God though she might be called 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. 1913 Webster]
Nes*to"ri*an, a.1.Of or relating to the Nestorians. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution. 1913 Webster]
Nes*to"ri*an*ism(?), n.The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius. 1913 Webster]
Net(n, n.[AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n\'84t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.]1.A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding. 1913 Webster]
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.Prov. xxix. 5. 1913 Webster]
In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geom.)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. 1913 Webster]
5.A network. [informal] PJC]
6.Specifically:The internet; -- usually the net; as, I found it on the net. [slang] PJC]
Net, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Netted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Netting.]1.To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk. 1913 Webster]
2.To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile. 1913 Webster]
And now I am here, netted and in the toils.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree. 1913 Webster]
Net, v. i.To form network or netting; to knit. 1913 Webster]
Her breast all naked as net ivory.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.] 1913 Webster]
3.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.[Less properly written nett.] 1913 Webster]
Net tonnage(Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc. 1913 Webster]
Net, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.Netting.]To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation. 1913 Webster]
Netballn.A team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ne Te"me*re(?). [So named from L. ne not + temere rashly, the first two words in the decree.](R. C. Ch.)A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid [so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are concerned] any marriage of a Roman Catholic, or of a person who has ever been a Roman Catholic, if not contracted before a duty qualified priest (or the bishop of the diocese) and at least two witnesses. The decree was issued Aug. 2, 1907, and took effect on Easter Apr. 19, 1908. The decree by its terms does not affect mixed marriages (those between Roman Catholics and persons of another faith) in Germany. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neth"er(n, a.[OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni, fr. the adv. ni downward; akin to neo below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. Beneath.]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. 1913 Webster]
'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires.Milton. 1913 Webster]
This darksome nether world her light Spenser. 1913 Webster]
All my nether shape thus grew transformed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Neth"er*most`(n, a.[AS. ni. See Nether, and cf. Aftermost.]Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss.Milton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neth"i*nim(?), n. pl.[Heb., pl. of n\'beth\'c6n given, granted, a slave of the temple, fr. n\'bethan to give.](jewish Antiq.)Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple. 1913 Webster]
Net"i*fy(?), v. t.[Net, a. + -fy.]To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Net"su*ke(?), n.[Jap.]In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nettadj.remaining after all deductions; same as neta., 3. Contrasted to gross. [Brit.] [Narrower terms: take-home] Syn. -- net, clear. WordNet 1.5]
nettedadj.resembing a net or a web. Syn. -- lacy, netlike, webbed, weblike. WordNet 1.5]
Net"ting(?), n.[From Net, n.]1.The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)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.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting. See Needle, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Net"tle(?), n.[AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz\'8bla, nazza, Dan. nelde, n\'84lde, Sw. n\'84ssla; cf, Lith. notere.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and Urtica cham\'91dryoides in the Southern, United States. The common European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. 1913 Webster]
Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides); -- also called nettle tree. --
Bee nettle,
Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp. --
Blind nettle,
Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium. --
False nettle(B\'91hmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. --
Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge. --
Horse nettle(Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse. --
nettle tree. (a)Same as Hackberry.(b)See Australian nettle (above). --
Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens). --
Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. 1913 Webster]
Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. --
Nettle rash(Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. --
Sea nettle(Zo\'94l.), a medusa. 1913 Webster]
Net"tle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nettled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nettling(?).]To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. 1913 Webster]
The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Net"tle*bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Net"tler(?), n.One who nettles. [R.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Net"tles(?), n. pl.[See Knittle.](Naut.)(a)The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.(b)Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.(c)Reef points. 1913 Webster]
Net"tling(?), n.(Rope Making)(a)A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.(b)The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling. 1913 Webster]
Net"tling, p. pr. & a.Stinging; irritating. 1913 Webster]
Nettling cell(Zo\'94l.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso. 1913 Webster]
Net"ty(?), a.Like a net, or network; netted. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Net"-veined`(?), a.Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf. 1913 Webster]
Net"work`(?), n.1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:(Computers)A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers. PJC]
4.(Radio, Television)A group of transmitting stations connected by communications channels that permit the same program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television network;also,the organization that controls the programming that is broadcast over such a network. Contrasted with a local station or local transmitter. PJC]
5.(Electricity, Electronics)Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires; as, a power transmission network. PJC]
6.A group of buildings connected by means of transportation and communication between them, and controlled by a central organization for a common purpose; as, a book distribution network. PJC]
net"work`(?), v. i.To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's occupation, or exchanging information. PJC]
net"work`(?), v. t.To connect together into a network; as, to network computers; to network the printer with computers. PJC]
net"work*ing(?), n.Interchanging information or services, among a group; -- of persons or organizations. PJC]
net"work*like`adj.having a network of veins or ribs. Syn. -- reticular, reticulated. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Neuf`ch\'83`tel"(?), n.A kind of soft sweet-milk cheese; -- so called from Neufch\'83tel-en-Bray in France. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neu"rad(?), adv.[Gr. ney^ron nerve + L. ad to.](Anat.)Toward the neural side; -- opposed to h\'91mad. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ral(?), a.[Gr. ney^ron nerve.](Anat. & Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Neural arch(Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord. 1913 Webster]
Neu*ral"gi*a(?), n.[NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + nerve.](Med.)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.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Neu*ral"gic(?), a.Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache. 1913 Webster]
Neu*ral"gy(?), n.Neuralgia. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu`ra*poph"y*sis(?), n.; pl.Neurapophyses(#).[NL. See Neuro-, and Apophysis.](Anat.)(a)One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.(b)The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*ras`the*ni"a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + (Med.)A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord. 1913 Webster]
Neu*ra"tion(?), n.(Biol.)The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rax"is(?), n.[Neuro- + axis.](Anat.)See Axis cylinder, under Axis. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ren*ter"ic(?), a.[Neuro- + enteric.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
neurergicadj.same as neuropharmacologic. Syn. -- neuropharmacological, neuropharmacologic. PJC]
Neu"ri*din(?), n.[From Neurine.](Physiol. Chem.)A nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu`ri*lem"ma(?), n.[NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + (Anat.)(a)The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.(b)The perineurium. 1913 Webster]
Neu*ril"i*ty(?), n.[Gr. ney^ron nerve.](Physiol.)The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves. [archaic] G. H. Lewes. 1913 Webster]
Neu"rine(? , n.[Gr. ney^ron a nerve.](Physiol. Chem.)A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefaction 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.[Written also neurin.] 1913 Webster]
Neu"rism(?), n.[Gr. ney^ron nerve.](Biol.)Nerve force. See Vital force, under Vital. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*ri"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + -itis.](Med.)Inflammation of a nerve. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro-(. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.](Anat.)A combining denoting a nerve, of the nervous system. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro-cen"tral(?), a.[Neuro- + central.](Anat.)Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the neurocentral suture.Huxley. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro*c\'d2le(?), n.[Neuro- + Gr. koi^los a hollow.](Anat.)The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro*cord(?), n.[Neuro- + cord.](Zo\'94l.)A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm. -- Neu`ro*cor"dal(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal(?), a.[Neuro- + epidermal.](Anat.)Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*rog"li*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + gli`a glue.](Anat.)The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also K. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and microglia cells.Stedman. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Neu*rog"ra*phy(?), n.[Neuro- + -graphy.](Anat.)A description of the nerves.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro*ker"a*tin(?), n.[Neuro- + keratin.](Physiol. Chem.)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.<-- myelin ?? --> 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro*log"ic, Neu`ro*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to neurology. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rol"o*gist(?), n.One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rol"o*gy(?), n.[Neuro- + -logy.]The branch of science which treats of the nervous system. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*ro"ma(?), n.[NL. See Neuro-, and -oma.](Med.)A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro*mere(?), n.[Neuro- + -mere.](Anat.)A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu"ron(?), n.; pl.Neura(#).[NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.](Anat.)1.The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon. [obsolete] B. G. Wilder. 1913 Webster]
2.(Cell Biology)The characteristic specialized cell that is part of the nervous system, serving to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain, and also between other parts of the body, and composed of a main cell body, the axon, with a varying number of processes of varying length, the dendrites; a nerve cell. The movement and behavior of higher animals depends on the signals tranmsitted by such nerve cells. PJC]
Neu`ro*path"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rop"a*thy(?), n.[Neuro- + Gr. (Med.)An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. 1913 Webster]
neuropharmacologicneuropharmacologicaladj.acting upon or influencing nervous functions; -- of chemical substances. Syn. -- neurergic. PJC]
\'d8Neu`ro*po"di*um(?), n.[NL., from Gr. ney^ron a nerve + (Zo\'94l.)The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rop"o*dous(?), a.[Neuro- + -pod + -ous.](Zo\'94l.)Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to h\'91mapodous.G. Rolleston. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro*pore(?), n.[Neuro- + pore.](Anat.)An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal. 1913 Webster]
neuropsychologyn.the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes. Syn. -- physiological psychology, psychophysiology. WordNet 1.5]
Neu*rop"ter(n, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Neuroptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*rop"te*ra(n, prop. n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr. pte`sqai to fly.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
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Neu*rop"ter*al(n, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*rop"te*ris(?), prop. n.[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron a nerve + (Paleon.)An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous(?), a.[neuro- + sensiferous.](Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Neu*ro"sis(?), n.; pl.Neuroses(#).[NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve.]1.(Med.)A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure. 1913 Webster]
2.(Psychiatry)a mental or emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, and involves less distorted perceptions of reality than a psychosis. As used in medicine, anxiety is a prominent characteristic, and the condition may be accompanied by psychosomatic symptoms. Phobias and compulsive behavior are common varieties.[MW10] PJC]
Neu`ro*skel"e*tal(?), a.Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton. [R.] Owen. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro*skel"e*ton(?), n.[Neuro- + skeleton.](Anat.)The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are in relation with the nervous axis and locomotion.Owen. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ro*spast(?), n.[L. neurospaston, Gr. A puppet. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rot"ic(?), a.[Gr. ney^ron nerve.]1.Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease. 1913 Webster]
2.Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves. 1913 Webster]
3.Of or pertaining to neurosis{2}; characteristic of neurosis{2}; caused by neurosis{2}. PJC]
Neu*rot"ic, n.1.A disease seated in the nerves. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers. 1913 Webster]
Neurotics as a class include all those poisons whose main action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided into three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord. 1913 Webster]
3.A person afflicted with a neurosis{2}. PJC]
Neu"ro*tome(?), n.[See Neurotomy.]1.An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)A neuromere. 1913 Webster]
Neu`ro*tom"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to neurotomy. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rot"o*mist(?), n.One who skilled in or practices neurotomy. 1913 Webster]
Neu*rot"o*my(?), n.[Neuro- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]1.The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
neurotropismn.An affinity for neural tissues. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Neu"ru*la(?), n.[NL., dim. of Gr. ney^ron a nerve.](Zo\'94l.)An embryo of certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ter(?), a.[L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neither.]1.Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands neuter.South. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)(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.(b)Intransitive; as, a neuter verb. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See Neuter, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Neu"ter, n.1.A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral. 1913 Webster]
The world's no neuter; it will wound or save.Young. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)(a)A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.(b)An intransitive verb. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)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. 1913 Webster]
neu"ter(?), v. t.To render incapable of sexual reproduction; to remove or alter the sexual organs so as to make infertile; to alter; to fix; to desex; -- in male animals, to castrate; in female animals, to spay. PJC]
neuteredadj.Deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes. Syn. -- altered, castrated, unsexed, fixed, apayed, desexed. WordNet 1.5]
neuteringn.The sterilization of an animal. Syn. -- fixing, altering. WordNet 1.5]
Neu"tral(?), a.[L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]1.Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent. 1913 Webster]
The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.Shaftesbury. 1913 Webster]
2.Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced. 1913 Webster]
Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, neutral some, in her fantastic eye.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Neutral axis,
Neutral surface(Mech.), that line or plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis. --
Neutral equilibrium(Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to return to its former position not depart more widely from it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane. --
Neutral salt(Chem.), a salt formed by the complete replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a negative or acid, element or radical. --
Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly. --
Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as identical with the up, and is called also the natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort; it is also called the indefinite vowel. It is symbolized in some phonetic alphabets by the schwa (Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Neu"tral(?), n.A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral. 1913 Webster]
The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the war.R. G. Harper. 1913 Webster]
neutralisationn.Same as neutralization. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
neutralismn.a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs. Syn. -- neutrality. WordNet 1.5]
Neu"tral*ist, n.A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Neu*tral"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. neutralit\'82.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4. 1913 Webster]
4.(International Law)The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers. 1913 Webster]
5.Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. 1913 Webster]
Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent. 1913 Webster]
Neu`tral*i*za"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. neutralisation.]1.The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Neu"tral*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Neutralized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Neutralizing(?).][Cf. F. neutraliser.]1.To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality. 1913 Webster]
So here I am neutralized again.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or inefficiency; to counteract; to render ineffective; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc. 1913 Webster]
Counter citations that neutralize each other.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
Neu"tral*i`zer(?), n.One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body. 1913 Webster]
Neu"tral*ly, adv.In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently. 1913 Webster]
{ Neu"tro*phil(?), Neu"tro*phile(?) }, n.[L. neuter + Gr. (Physiol.)One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total number of leukocytes. -- Neu"tro*phil"ic(#), a., Neu*troph"i*lous(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Neu`vaines"(?), n. pl.[F. neuvaine, fr. LL. novena, fr. L. novem. See Noon.](R. C. Ch.)Prayers offered up for nine successive days. 1913 Webster]
Nevadanprop. n.A resident of Nevada. WordNet 1.5]
Ne*va"dite(?), n.(Min.)A granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada. 1913 Webster]
\'d8N\'82`v\'82"(?), n.[F., fr. nix, nivis, snow.](Geol.)The upper part of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual snow. See Glacier. 1913 Webster]
Nev"en(?), v. t.[Icel. nefna. To name; to mention; to utter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As oft I heard my lord them neven.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nev"er(n, adv.[AS. n; ne not, no + ever.]1.Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Death still draws nearer, never seeming near.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.In no degree; not in the least; not. 1913 Webster]
Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the worse.South. 1913 Webster]
And he answered him to never a word.Matt. xxvii. 14. 1913 Webster]
Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing, never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification. 1913 Webster]
Never a deal, not a bit. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
Never so, as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; -- now often expressed or replaced by ever so. Ask me never so much dower and gift. Gen. xxxiv. 12. A fear of battery, . . . though never so well grounded, is no duress. Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
never-endingadj.endless or seemingly endless; as, the never-ending search for happiness. Syn. -- endless, interminable. WordNet 1.5]
Nev"er*more`(?), adv.Never again; at no time hereafter.Testament of Love. Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Where springtime of the Hesperides nevermore.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
never-say-dieadj.Incapable of being subdued. Syn. -- indomitable, unsubduable. WordNet 1.5]
Nev`er*the*less"(?), adv. & conj.[Never + the (see The by that) + less.]Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet. 1913 Webster]
No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness.Heb. xii. 11. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- However; at least; yet; still. See However. 1913 Webster]
New(n, a.[Compar.Newer(n; superl.Newest.][OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. ne`os, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]1.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. \'bdYour new wife.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes. 1913 Webster]
3.Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life.Bk. of Com. Prayer. 1913 Webster]
Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. 1913 Webster]
New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.Pope. 1913 Webster]
7.Fresh from anything; newly come. 1913 Webster]
New from her sickness to that northern air.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
New birth. See under Birth. --
New Church, or
New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian. --
New heart(Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives. --
New land, land cleared and cultivated for the first time. --
New light. (Zo\'94l.)See Crappie. --
New moon. (a)The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible.(b)The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews.2 Kings iv. 23. --
New Red Sandstone(Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone. --
New style. See Style. --
New testament. See under Testament. --
New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel. 1913 Webster]
New is much used in composition, adverbially, in the sense of newly, recently, to qualify other words, as in new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown. 1913 Webster]
Of new, anew. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
New, v. t. & i.To make new; to renew. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Newariprop. n.A language spoken in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. WordNet 1.5]
New"born`(?), a.Recently born.Shak. 1913 Webster]
new"born`(?), n.A baby recently born, usually less than one month old; a neonate. PJC]
New"cast`le(?), prop. n.A town in England. PJC]
Carry coals to Newcastleto do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; -- from the nearness of Newcastle to the coal-mining district. PJC]
New"come`(?), a.Recently come. 1913 Webster]
New"com`er(?), n.One who has lately come. 1913 Webster]
New"el(n, n.[From New. Cf. Novel.]A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
New"el(n, n.[OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. Nowel the inner wall of a mold, Nucleus.](Arch.)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. Also called newel post. See Hollow newel, under Hollow. 1913 Webster]
newestadj.Superl. of new.Most recent. Syn. -- latest, last, up to date(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
New"fan`gle(?), a.[New + fangle.]Eager for novelties; desirous of changing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
So newfangel be they of their meat.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
New"fan`gle, v. t.To change by introducing novelties. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
New"fan`gled(?), a.1.Newly made; of a new type or fashion; formed with the affectation of novelty; -- sometimes used to express disapproval or disdain. \'bdA newfangled nomenclature.\'b8 Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions. \'bdNewfangled teachers.\'b8 1 Tim. vi. (heading). \'bdNewfangled men.\'b8 Latimer. 1913 Webster]
New"fan`gled*ness, n.Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form. 1913 Webster]
New"fan`gle*ness(?), n.[OE. newefanglenes. See Fangle.]Newfangledness. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Proud newfangleness in their apparel.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
New"fan`glist(?), n.One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change. [Obs.] Tooker. 1913 Webster]
New"fan`gly(?), adv.In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
New`fash"ioned(?), a.Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion. 1913 Webster]
New"found*land`(?, often , prop. n.1.An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity. 1913 Webster]
2.A Newfoundland dog.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Newfoundland dog(Zo\'94l.), a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers. 1913 Webster]
New"ing(?), n.[From New, v. t.]Yeast; barm. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
New"ness(?), n.The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life. 1913 Webster]
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News(n, n[From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]1.A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence. 1913 Webster]
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Something strange or newly happened. 1913 Webster]
It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
3.A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
There cometh a news thither with his horse.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
news"boy`(?), n.A boy who distributes or sells newspapers. 1913 Webster]
newscastern.Someone who broadcasts the news. WordNet 1.5]
newslessadj.1.not having or receiving news or information. WordNet 1.5]
2.not providing news or information; as, a newsless day. WordNet 1.5]
news"let`ter, news"-let`ter(?), n.A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers. Syn. -- newssheet. 1913 Webster]
News"man(?), n.; pl.Newsmen(.1.One who brings news. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A man who distributes or sells newspapers. 1913 Webster]
News"mon`ger(?), n.One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news. 1913 Webster]
News"pa`per(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
news"print`n.Cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers. Syn. -- newspaper. WordNet 1.5]
new-sprungadj.1.having just or recently arisen or come into existence. [prenominal] Syn. -- newborn, newly arisen. WordNet 1.5]
news"room`(?), n.A room where news is collected and disseminated, located in the offices of a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast organization; as, the CBS newsroom. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A room where periodicals are sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc. 1913 Webster]
News"-vend`er(?), n.A seller of newspapers. 1913 Webster]
newsworthyadj.Sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper; as, a dog biting a man is not a newsworthy item. WordNet 1.5]
News"-writ`er(?), n.One who gathers news for, and writes, news-letters, articles in news periodicals, or items for broadcast on news programs. 1913 Webster +PJC]
News"y(?), a.Full of news; abounding in information as to current events. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Newt(?), n.[OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
New` Thought". Any form of belief in mental healing, other than (1) Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or psychotherapy. It was practised in the 19th century, and its central principle was affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed with the conviction that man produces changes in his health, his finances, and his life by the adoption of a favorable mental attitude. As a therapeutic doctrine it stands for silent and absent mental treatment, and the theory that all diseases are mental in origin. As a cult it has its unifying idea the inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with the \'bdold thought\'b8 of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic resignation. The term is essentially synonymous with the term High Thought, used in England. -- New` Thought"er, n. -- New` Thought"ist, n. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
New*to"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries. 1913 Webster]
Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's \'bdPrincipia,\'b8 to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. --
Newtonian telescope(Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace. --
Newtonian theory of light. See Note under Light. 1913 Webster]
New*to"ni*an, n.A follower of Newton. 1913 Webster]
New"-year`(?), a.Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes. 1913 Webster]
New" Year's` Day"(?). the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year. 1913 Webster]
New` Zea"land(?). A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. 1913 Webster]
New Zealand flax. (a)(Bot.)A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like.(b)The fiber itself. --
New Zealand tea(Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea. 1913 Webster]
Nex"i*ble(?), a.[L. nexibilis, from nectere, nexum, to bind.]That may be knit together. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Next(n, a., superl. of Nigh. [AS. n, ni\'82hst, n, superl. of ne\'a0h nigh. See Nigh.]1.Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her princely guest next her side; in order sat the rest.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
2.Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour. 1913 Webster]
3.Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order. 1913 Webster]
None could tell whose turn should be the next.Gay. 1913 Webster]
4.Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant. 1913 Webster]
The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.Ruth ii. 20. 1913 Webster]
Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many grammarians as a preposition. 1913 Webster]
Next friend(Law), one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law. 1913 Webster]
Next, adv.In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows next. 1913 Webster]
Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
next-to-lastadj.next preceding the last; as, the figures in the next-to-last column. [Narrower terms: junior(prenominal), third-year] Syn. -- penultimate. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nez" Per`c\'82s"(?), pl.; sing. Nez Perc\'90(. [F., pierced noses.](Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800's mostly inhabiting Idaho. They were involved under Chief Joseph, in the last major battle of the Indian wars, attempting to resist being moved to a reservation. 1913 Webster +PJC]
niacinn.A B vitamin (vitamin B5) essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Called also nicotinic acid and antipellagra vitamin. Chemical formula C6H5NO2, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid. Syn. -- nicotinic acid. WordNet 1.5]
niacinamiden.The amide of niacin (nicotinic acid), called also nicotinamide. It was at one time called vitamin B3, and can function to relieve nicotinic acid deficiency. Chemical formula C6H6N2O, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxamide. Syn. -- nicotinic acid amide, nicotinamide. PJC]
niagaran.lower case[from the famous water falls.]A large flow, used figuratively. Syn. -- cascade. PJC]
Niagara, Niagara Fallsprop. n.A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American Falls. WordNet 1.5]
Niagara, Niagara Riverprop. n.A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms the boundary between Ontario and New York. WordNet 1.5]
Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od(?). (Geol.)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. 1913 Webster]
Niameyprop. n.The capital city of Niger. WordNet 1.5]
Ni"as(?), n.[F. niais. See Eyas.]A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nib(n, n.[A variabt of neb.]1.A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. \'bdThe little nib or fructifying principle.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. 1913 Webster]
3.The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. 1913 Webster]
4.One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.See his nibs, below. PJC]
his nibsSomeone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt. [Colloq.] PJC]
Nib, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nebbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nibbing.]To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen. 1913 Webster]
Nibbed(?), a.Having a nib or point. 1913 Webster]
Nib"ble(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nibbled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nibbling(?).][Cf. Nip.]To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. 1913 Webster]
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nib"ble, 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. 1913 Webster]
Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
nib"ble, n.1.A small or cautious bite. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: (Fig.) An expression of interest, often tentative, as at the beginning of a sale or negotiation process. PJC]
Nib"bler(?), n.One who, or that which, nibbles. 1913 Webster]
Nib"bling*ly(?), adv.In a nibbling manner; cautiously. 1913 Webster]
Ni"be*lung`en*lied`(?), n.[G. See Nibelungs; Lied.]A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to heathen times. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ni"be*lungs(?), n. pl.; sing.Nibelung( . In German mythology, the children of the mist, a race of dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors of the famous hoard and ring won by Siegfrid; also, the Burgundian kings in the Nibelungenlied. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nib"lick(?), n.A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc. 1913 Webster]
nibs(n, n. pl.See his nibs under nib, n. PJC]
\'d8Ni*ca"gua(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The laughing falcon. See under laughing. 1913 Webster]
Nicaraguanprop. adj.1.of or pertaining to Nicaragua; as, Nicaraguan earthquakes. WordNet 1.5]
2.Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nicaragua; as, Nicaraguan orphans. WordNet 1.5]
Nicaraguanprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua. WordNet 1.5]
Nic`a*ra"gua wood`(?). Brazil wood. 1913 Webster]
Nic"co*lite(?), n.[from NL. niccolum nickel.](Min.)A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel. 1913 Webster]
Nice(n, a.[Compar.Nicer(n; superl.Nicest.][OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See No, and Science.]1.Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The letter was not nice, but full of charge Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. 1913 Webster]
Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.Pope. 1913 Webster]
And to taste nice.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Delicate; refined; dainty; pure. 1913 Webster]
Dear love, continue nice and chaste.Donne. 1913 Webster]
A nice and subtile happiness.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. \'bdOur author happy in a judge so nice.\'b8 Pope. \'bdNice verbal criticism.\'b8 Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
6.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. 1913 Webster]
The difference is too nice Pope. 1913 Webster]
7.Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. [Loosely & Colloquially] 1913 Webster]
Ni"cene(?), a.[L. Nicaenus, fr. Nicaea Nice, Gr. Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there a. d. 325. 1913 Webster]
Nicene Creed(, a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, a. d. 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of Constantinople, a. d. 381, and by subsequent councils. 1913 Webster]
Nice"ness(?), n.Quality or state of being nice. 1913 Webster]
Ni"ce*ty(?), n.; pl.Niceties(#).[OE. nicet\'82 foolishness.]1.The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). 1913 Webster]
The miller smiled of her nicety.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision. 1913 Webster]
3.A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction. 1913 Webster]
The fineness and niceties of words.Locke. 1913 Webster]
To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy. 1913 Webster]
Niche(n, n.[F., fr. It. nicchia, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. nicchio a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. mytilus.]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. 1913 Webster]
Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed.Evelun. 1913 Webster]
Niched. (n, a.Placed in a niche. \'bdThose niched shapes of noble mold.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Nick(n, n.[AS. nicor a marine monster; akin to D. nikker a water spite, Icel. nykr, ONG. nihhus a crocodile, G. nix a water sprite; cf. Gr. ni`ptein to wash, Skr. nij. Cf. Nix.](Northern Myth.)An evil spirit of the waters. 1913 Webster]
Old Nick, the evil one; the devil. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Nick, n.[Akin to Nock.]1.A notch cut into something; as:(a)A score for keeping an account; a reckoning. [Obs.] (b)(Print.)A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.W. Savage. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; as, nicks in a china plate; a nick in the table top. 1913 Webster]
3.A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. 1913 Webster]
To cut it off in the very nick.Howell. 1913 Webster]
This nick of time is the critical occasion for the gaining of a point.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Nick, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nicked(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nicking.]1.To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to create a nick{2} in, deliberately or accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup. 1913 Webster +PJC]
And thence proceed to nicking sashes.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The itch of his affection should not then nicked his captainship.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. 1913 Webster]
Words nicking and resembling one another are applicable to different significations.Camden. 1913 Webster]
4.To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time. 1913 Webster]
The just season of doing things must be nicked, and all accidents improved.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
5.To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher). 1913 Webster]
Nick, v. t.To nickname; to style. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For Warbeck, as you nick him, came to me.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Nick"el(?), n.[G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw. kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel, Copper-nickel.]1.(Chem.)A bright silver-white metallic element of atomic number 28. 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 58.70. 1913 Webster]
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2.A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan. 1913 Webster]
nick"el-and-dime"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.nickel-and-dimedornickeled-and-dimed(#); p. pr. & vb. n.nickel-and-dimingornickeling-and-diming.]1.To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons;specifically,to insist on minor concessions in a negotiation. PJC]
2.To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead. [informal] PJC]
2.Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal] PJC]
Nick*el"ic(?), a.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nick"el*ine(? , n.1.(Chem.)An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Niccolite. 1913 Webster]
nick`el*o"de*on(?), n.[Nickel + odeon.]1.A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.An early version of a jukebox that was operated by insertion of a nickel{2}. PJC]
3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel, specializing in programs for children. [Trademark] PJC]
Nick"el*ous(?), a.(Chem.)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.Frankland. 1913 Webster]
Nickel steel. A kind of cast steel containing nickel, which greatly increases its strength. It is used for armor plate, bicycle tubing, propeller shafts, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nick"er(?), n.[From Nick, v. t.]1.One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence. [Cant] Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Nick"er 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 C\'91salpinia. C\'91salpinia Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C\'91salpinia Bonducella, bluish gray.[Spelt also neckar nut, nickar nut.] 1913 Webster]
Nick"er tree`(?). (Bot.)The plant producing nicker nuts.[Written also neckar tree and nickar tree.] 1913 Webster]
Nick"ing, n.[From Nick, v. t.](Coal Mining)(a)The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.(b)pl.Small coal produced in making the nicking. 1913 Webster]
Nic"kle(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker. 1913 Webster]
nick"name`(?), n.[OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name.]A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nick"name`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nicknamed(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Nicknaming.]To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname. 1913 Webster]
You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I altogether disclaim what has been nicknamed the doctrine of finality.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
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Ni`co*la"i*tan(n, n.[So called from Nicolas of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.](Eccl. Hist.)One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15. 1913 Webster]
Ni*co"tian(n, n.[F. nicotiane; -- so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a. d. 1560.]Tobacco. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Ni*co"tian, a.Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni*co`ti*a"na(?), prop. n.[NL. See Nicotian.](Bot.)A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco. 1913 Webster]
Ni*co"ti*a*nine(? , n.[F. nicotianine. See Nicotian.](Chem.)A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor. 1913 Webster]
Ni*cot"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Nicotinic. 1913 Webster]
Ni*cot"i*dine(? , n.[Nicotine + pyridine.](Chem.)A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group. 1913 Webster]
Nic"o*tine(? , n.[F. nicotine. See Nicotian.](Chem.)An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco (C10H14N2). It occurs in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rusticum) to the extent of 2 to 8%, in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the smoking habit.Ure. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nic`o*tin"ic(?), a.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
nic`o*tin"ic ac"id(?), n.(Chem.)An organic acid (C6H5NO2), a carboxylated derivative of pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also niacin and antipellagra vitamin, and vitamin B5. Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.It is a cofactor in several enzymatic reactions, and is used to prevent a pellagra-like disease in dogs. [MI11] Syn. -- 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, niacin, antipellagra vitamin.
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Nic"o*tin*ism(?), n.[Nicotine + -ism.](Med.)The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of tobacco. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nic"tate(?), v. i.[L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]To wink; to nictitate. 1913 Webster]
Nic*ta"tion(?), n.[L. nictatio; cf. F. nictation.]The act of winking; nictitation. 1913 Webster]
Nic"ti*tate(?), v. i.[See Nictate.]To wink; to nictate. 1913 Webster]
Nictitating membrane(Anat.), a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw. 1913 Webster]
Nic`ti*ta"tion(?), n.The act of winking. 1913 Webster]
Nid`a*men"tal(?), a.[L. nidamentum materials for a nest, fr. nidus nest. See Nest.](Zo\'94l.)Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidamental capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata. 1913 Webster]
Ni"da*ry(?), n.[L. nidus a nest.]A collection of nests. [R.] velyn. 1913 Webster]
Nide(n, n.[L. nidus a nest: cf. F. nid.]A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ni"der*ing(?), a.[See Niding.]Infamous; dastardly. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Nidg"er*y(?), n.[See Nidget.]A trifle; a piece of foolery. [Obs.] Skinner. 1913 Webster]
Nidg"et(?), n.[Written also nigget, nigeot.][Cf. F. nigaud a booby, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.]A fool; an idiot, a coward. [Obs.] Camden. 1913 Webster]
Nid"i*fi*cate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nidificated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nidificating.][L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy, and cf. nest.]To make a nest. 1913 Webster]
Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees?Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Nid`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. nidification.]The act or process of building a nest. 1913 Webster]
Ni"ding(n, n.[Written also nithing.][AS. n, fr. n wickedness, malice, hatred.]A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He is worthy to be called a niding.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Ni"dor(n, n.[L.]Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ni"dor*ous(?), a.[L. nidorosus steaming, reeking: cf. F. nidoreux. See Nidor.]Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nid"u*lant(?), a.[L. nidulans, p. pr.: cf. F. Nidulant.]1.Nestling, as a bird in its nest. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest. 1913 Webster]
Nid"u*late(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nidulated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nidulating.][L. nidulari, fr. nidulus, dim. of nidus a nest.]To make a nest, as a bird. [R.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Nid`u*la"tion(?), n.The time of remaining in the nest. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Nid"u*lite(?), n.[L. nidulus a little nest.](Paleon.)A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni"dus(?), n.; pl.nidi(#).[L. See Nidi, Nest.]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. 1913 Webster]
Niece(n, n.[OE. nece, F. ni\'8ace, LL. neptia, for L. neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See Nephew.]1.A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially:A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. In modern English, this is the primary meaning. 1913 Webster]
Nief(?), n.See Neif, the fist. 1913 Webster]
Ni*el"list(?), n.One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello. 1913 Webster]
Ni*el"lo(?), n.[It. niello, LL. nigellum a black of blackish enamel, fr. L. nigellus, dim. of niger black. See Negro, and cf. Anneal.]1.A metallic alloy of a deep black color. 1913 Webster]
2.The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy. 1913 Webster]
3.A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated. 1913 Webster]
4.An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate. 1913 Webster]
5.An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Niep"ce's proc"ess(?). (Photog.)A process, now no longer used, invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829. It depends upon the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble. [Obsolescent] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
niffyadj.Malodorous, unpleasant-smelling. Opposite of fragrant. [British informal] WordNet 1.5]
niftyadj.1.Very good; excellent; -- an informal term meaning about the same as groovy, sense 1. [informal, 1960's] Syn. -- bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing. WordNet 1.5]
2.Stylish; attractive; -- of clothing; as, a nifty outfit. PJC]
nigellan.any plant of the genus Nigella. WordNet 1.5]
Nigerianprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Nigeria. WordNet 1.5]
Nigerianprop. adj.1.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos. WordNet 1.5]
2.Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Nigeria; as, A Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year. WordNet 1.5]
Nigerienprop. adj.Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Niger. Syn. -- Nigerian. WordNet 1.5]
Nigerienprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Niger. WordNet 1.5]
Nig"gard(n, n.[Icel. hn\'94ggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne\'a0w.]A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A penurious niggard of his wealth.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Be niggards of advice on no pretense.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nig"gard, a.Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. 1913 Webster]
Nig"gard, v. t. & i.To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
nigged(n, n.[Prov. E. nig to clip money.](Masonry)Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone. 1913 Webster]
nig"ger(?), n.A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation. It is usually intended and interpreted as highly insulting and vulgar. [Low, deprecatory, and vulgar] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nig"ger*head`(?), n.A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nig"gle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Niggled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Niggling(?).][Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.]To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Nig"gle, v. i.1.To trifle or play. 1913 Webster]
Take heed, daughter, niggle not with your conscience and religion.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
2.To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Chiefly Eng.)1.To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to work with excessive care for trifling details, as in painting. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nig"gle(?), v. t.1.To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To elaborate excessively, as in art. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nig"gler(?), n.One who niggles. 1913 Webster]
Nig"gling(?), a.1.petty, trivial, or inconsequential. PJC]
2.Excessively demanding of time or attention; as, niggling little details. PJC]
nig"gling(?), n.Finicky or pottering work;specif.(Fine Arts), Minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nigh(n, a.[Compar.Nigher(n; superl.Nighest, or Next(n.][OE. nigh, neigh, neih, AS. ne\'a0h, n; akin to D. na, adv., OS. n\'beh, a., OHG. n\'beh, G. nah, a., nach to, after, Icel. n\'be (in comp.) nigh, Goth. n, n, adv., nigh. Cf. Near, Neighbor, Next.]1.Not distant or remote in place or time; near. 1913 Webster]
The loud tumult shows the battle nigh.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Nigh, adv.[AS. ne\'a0h, n. See Nigh, a.]1.In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near. 1913 Webster]
He was sick, nigh unto death.Phil. ii. 27. 1913 Webster]
He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright, nigh, his radiant visage turned.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead. 1913 Webster]
Nigh, v. t. & i.To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2). 1913 Webster]
Nigh, prep.Near to; not remote or distant from. \'bdwas not this nigh shore?\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nigh"ly, adv.In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A cube and a sphere . . . nighly of the same bigness.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Nigh"ness, n.The quality or state of being nigh. [R.] \'bdNighness of blood.\'b8 Holished. 1913 Webster]
Night(n, n.[OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, Skr. nakta, nakti. Equinox, Nocturnal.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.Gen. i. 5. 1913 Webster]
Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.Pope. 1913 Webster]
(b)Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.(c)A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow.(d)The period after the close of life; death. 1913 Webster]
She closed her eyes in everlasting night.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Do not go gentle into that good night Dylan Thomas. PJC]
(e)A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep. \'bdSad winter's night\'b8. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc. 1913 Webster]
Night by night,
Night after night, nightly; many nights. 1913 Webster]
So help me God, as I have watched the night, night by night, in studying good for England.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Night bird. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The moor hen (Gallinula chloropus).(b)The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum). --
Night blindness. (Med.)See Hemeralopia. --
Night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies by night. --
Night churr, (Zo\'94l.), the nightjar. --
Night crow, a bird that cries in the night. --
Night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by poachers. --
Night fire. (a)Fire burning in the night.(b)Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern. --
Night flyer(Zo\'94l.), any creature that flies in the night, as some birds and insects. --
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.Totten. --
Night green, iodine green. --
Night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night. --
Night hawk(Zo\'94l.), an American bird (Chordeiles Virginianus), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is called also bull bat. --
Night heron(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of herons of the genus Nycticorax, found in various parts of the world. The best known species is Nycticorax griseus, or Nycticorax nycticorax, of Europe, and the American variety (var. n\'91vius). The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea syn. Nycticorax violaceus) inhabits the Southern States. Called also qua-bird, and squawk. --
Night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at night. --
Night key, a key for unfastening a night latch. --
Night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated from the outside by a key. --
Night monkey(Zo\'94l.), an owl monkey. --
night moth(Zo\'94l.), any one of the noctuids. --
Night parrot(Zo\'94l.), the kakapo. --
Night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a moonlight effect, or the like. --
Night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness. [Obs.] --
Night raven(Zo\'94l.), a bird of ill omen that cries in the night; esp., the bittern. --
Night rule. (a)A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a corruption, of night revel. [Obs.] (b)Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at night. What night rule now about this haunted grove? Shak. Night sight. (Med.)See Nyctolopia. --
Night snap, a night thief. [Cant] Beau. & Fl. --
Night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities it is collected by night and carried away for manure. --
Night spell, a charm against accidents at night. --
Night swallow(Zo\'94l.), the nightjar. --
Night walk, a walk in the evening or night. --
Night walker. (a)One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a noctambulist.(b)One who roves about in the night for evil purposes; specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets. --
Night walking. (a)Walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism; noctambulism.(b)Walking the streets at night with evil designs. --
Night warbler(Zo\'94l.), the sedge warbler (Acrocephalus phragmitis); -- called also night singer. [Prov. Eng.] --
Night watch. (a)A period in the night, as distinguished by the change of watch.(b)A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night. --
Night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially, one who watches with evil designs. --
Night witch. Same as Night hag, above. 1913 Webster]
Night Before Christmas(?), n.The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled A Visit from St. Nicholas, a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve. PJC]
The children were nestled all snug in
their beds,
When out on the lawn there arose such a
clatter,
The moon on the breast of the
new-fallen snow,
More rapid
than eagles his coursers they came,
As the dry leaves that before the wild
hurricane fly,
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the
roof,
He was dressed all in fur, from his
head to his foot,
His eyes -- how they twinkled! His
dimples, how merry!
He spoke not a word, but went staight
to his work,
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team
gave a whistle,
PJC]
nightbirdn.A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl. Syn. -- night owl, nighthawk. WordNet 1.5]
Night"-bloom`ing(?), a.Blooming in the night. 1913 Webster]
Night-blooming cereus. (Bot.)See Note under Cereus. 1913 Webster]
Night"cap`(?), n.1.A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress. 1913 Webster]
2.An alcoholic beverage drunk at bedtime. [Cant] Wright. 1913 Webster]
nightclothesn.garments designed to be worn in bed, such as pyjamas, a nightgown, etc. Syn. -- nightwear. WordNet 1.5]
nightclubn.An establishment providing entertainment (as singers, dancers, or comedy acts), usually open late into the night or early morning, typically serving alcoholic beverages and food. Syn. -- cabaret. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nightcrawlern.A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly in the northern and western U. S. Syn. -- earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, dew worm, red worm. WordNet 1.5]
Night"-eyed`(?), a.Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed. \'bdYour night-eyed Tiberius.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Night"fall`(?), n.The close of the day; the arrival of the night; the period at and just after dusk.Swift. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Night"-far`ing(?), a.Going or traveling in the night.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Night"gown`(?), n.A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment. 1913 Webster]
nighthawkn.1.A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl. Syn. -- night owl, nightbird. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar. Syn. -- bullbat, mosquito hawk. WordNet 1.5]
nightien.1.Any loose-fitting clothing for wear in bed. PJC]
2.Especially:a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women; a nightgown. Syn. -- nightgown, night-robe, nightdress. WordNet 1.5]
Night"in*gale(?), n.[OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n\'84ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. 1913 Webster]
Night"ish, a.Of or pertaining to night. 1913 Webster]
Night"jar`(?), n.A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of Goatsucker. 1913 Webster]
Night"less, a.Having no night. 1913 Webster]
{ Night letter, Night lettergram }. See Letter, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
night-linen.A fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night. WordNet 1.5]
Night"long`(?; 115), a.Lasting all night. 1913 Webster]
Night"ly, 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. 1913 Webster]
Night"ly, adv.At night; every night. 1913 Webster]
Night"man(n, n.; pl.Nightmen(n.One whose business is emptying privies by night. 1913 Webster]
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Night"mare`(n, n.[Night + mare incubus. See Mare incubus.]1.A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.A trerrifying or oppressive dream characterized by a sense of helplessness in the face of danger, extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.) or extreme anxiety, from which one wakes in a troubled state of mind. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3. Hence: Any overwhelming, oppressive, or terrifying experience resembling a nightmare{2} especially in the inability to escape from an unpleasant situation. 1913 Webster +PJC]
nightmarishadj.Terrifying, as if in a nightmare{2}; resembling a nightmare{2}. Syn. -- bloodcurdling, hair-raising. WordNet 1.5]
night" owl`n.A person who likes to be active late at night. Syn. -- nighthawk, nightbird. WordNet 1.5]
nightridern.member of a secret mounted band in the southern U. S. after the Civil War, which committed acts of intimidation and revenge. Syn. -- night rider. WordNet 1.5]
night"robe`, night"-robe`n.1.A loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women; a nightgown. Syn. -- nightgown, nightie, nightdress. WordNet 1.5]
Night"shade`(?), n.[AS. nichtscadu.](Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
Deadly nightshade. Same as Belladonna(a). --
Enchanter's nightshade. See under Enchanter. --
Stinking nightshade. See Henbane. --
Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium. 1913 Webster]
Night"shirt`(?), n.A kind of nightgown for men. 1913 Webster]
night-sightn.The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight); night vision. Syn. -- night vision. WordNet 1.5]
night-stopn.A pause during a journey, to rest for the night. WordNet 1.5]
Night terrors. (Med.)A sudden awakening associated with a sensation of terror, occurring in children, esp. those of unstable nervous constitution. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
night visionn.The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight). Syn. -- night-sight. WordNet 1.5]
Night"time`(?), n.The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime. 1913 Webster]
Ni*gran"i*line(? , n.[L. niger black + E. aniline.](Chem.)The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also aniline black. 1913 Webster]
Ni*gres"cent(?), a.[L. nigrescens, p. pr. of nigrescere to grow black, fr. niger black. See Negro.]Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. nigrificare to blacken; niger black + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]The act or process of making black. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Ni"grine(?), n.[L. niger black: cf. F. nigrine.](Min.)A ferruginous variety of rutile. 1913 Webster]
Ni*grit"ic(?), a.(Ethnol.)Pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, negroes, or of the Negritos, Papuans, and the Melanesian races; negritic. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nig"ri*tude(?), n.[L. nigritudo, fr. niger black.]Blackness; the state of being black.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Ni-hard, Ni-hard ironn.Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ni"hil(?), n.[L.]Nothing. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nihil album[L., white nothing](Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under Zinc. --
\'d8Nihil debet[L., he owes nothing](Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt. --
\'d8Nihil dicit[L., he says nothing](Law), a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.Tomlins. 1913 Webster]
Ni"hil*ism(?), n.[L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme. See Annihilate.]1.Nothingness; nihility. 1913 Webster]
2.The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality. 1913 Webster]
3.(Politics)The theories and practices of the Nihilists. 1913 Webster]
Ni"hil*ist, n.[Cf. F. nihiliste. See Nihilism.]1.One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist. 1913 Webster]
2.(Politics)A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and social institutions. 1913 Webster]
Ni`hil*is"tic(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism. 1913 Webster]
Ni*hil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. nihilit\'82. See Nihilism.]Nothingness; a state of being nothing. 1913 Webster]
-nik(nsuff.[Yiddish, fr. Slavik suffix -nik indicating a person.]A suffix attached to other words indicating a person with certain characteristics or associated with a certain group or behavior; as, beatnik, kibbutznik; it is sometimes used derogatorily; as in no-goodnik, peacenik. PJC]
Nikeprop. n.(Greek Mythology)[Gr.,
victory
.]The Greek winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria. WordNet 1.5]
Nil(?). [See Nill, v. t.]Will not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nil, n. & a.[L., a contr. of nihil.]Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.A. J. Ellis. 1913 Webster]
Nil, n.(computers)A special value for a variable used in certain computer languages to mean no assigned value, to be distinguished from the value zero. PJC]
Nile(n, n.[L. Nilus, Gr. Nei^los.]The great river of Egypt. 1913 Webster]
Nile bird. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.] (b)The crocodile bird. --
Nile goose(Zo\'94l.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under Goose, 2. 1913 Webster]
Nill(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nilled(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nilling.][AS. nilan, nyllan; ne not + willan to will. See No, and Will.]Not to will; to refuse; to reject. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Certes, said he, I nill thine offered grace.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nill, v. i.To be unwilling; to refuse to act. 1913 Webster]
The actions of the will are \'bdvelle\'b8 and \'bdnolle,\'b8 to will and nill.Burton. 1913 Webster]
Will he, nill he, whether he wills it or not; usually contracted to willy-nilly. 1913 Webster]
Nill, n.[Cf. Ir. & Gael. neul star, light. Cf. Nebula.]1.Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass. 1913 Webster]
2.Scales of hot iron from the forge.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Ni*lom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. Nei^los the Nile + nilom\'8atre.]An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood. 1913 Webster]
Ni"lo*scope(?), n.[Gr. Nei^los; Nei^los the Nile + A Nilometer. 1913 Webster]
Ni*lot"ic(?), a.[L. Niloticus, fr. Nilus the Nile, Gr. nilotique.]Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile. 1913 Webster]
Nilt(?). [Contr. fr. ne wilt.]Wilt not. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nim(n, v. t.[imp.Nam(n or Nimmed(n; p. p.Nomen(n or Nome(n.][AS. niman. Nimble.]To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
This canon it in his hand nam.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nim*bif"er*ous(?), a.[L. nimbifer; nimbus a cloud + ferre to bear.]Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather. 1913 Webster]
Nim"ble(n, a.[Compar.Nimbler(n; superl.Nimblest(n.][OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. Nomand, Numb.]Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. 1913 Webster]
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. 1913 Webster]
Nimble Will(Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. 1913 Webster]
Nim"bus(?), n.; pl. L. Nimbi(#), E. Nimbuses(#).[L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.]1.(Fine Arts)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. 1913 Webster]
nimbus is of pagan origin.\'b8 \'bdAs an attribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.\'b8 Fairholl. 1913 Webster]
2.(Meteor.)A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud. 1913 Webster]
Ni*mi"e*ty(?), n.[L. nimietas, fr. nimius, a., nimis, adv., too much.]State of being in excess. [R.] 1913 Webster]
There is a nimiety, a too-muchness, in all Germans.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
nin(?). [Fr. ne in.]Not in. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ninaprop. n.(Babylonian mythology)A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea. WordNet 1.5]
nin"com*poop(?), n.[A corruption of non compos.]A fool; a silly or stupid person. [Law] 1913 Webster]
An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best language she can afford me.Addison. 1913 Webster]
nine(n, a.[OE. nine, nihen, AS. nigon, nigan; akin to D. & LG. negen, OS. & OFries. nigun, OHG. niun, G. neun, Icel. n\'c6u, sw. nio, Dan. ni, Goth. niun, Ir. & Gael. naoi, W. naw, L. novem, Gr. 'enne`a, Skr. navan; of unknown origin. Novembeer.]Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles. 1913 Webster]
Nine men's morris. See Morris. --
Nine points circle(Geom.), a circle so related to any given triangle as to pass through the three points in which the perpendiculars from the angles of the triangle upon the opposite sides (or the sides produced) meet the sides. It also passes through the three middle points of the sides of the triangle and through the three middle points of those parts of the perpendiculars that are between their common point of meeting and the angles of the triangle. The circle is hence called the nine points circle or six points circle. 1913 Webster]
Nine, n.1.The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. 1913 Webster]
3.A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball team). PJC]
The Nine, the nine Muses. 1913 Webster]
Nine"-bark`(?), n.(Bot.)A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia opulifolia, or Spir\'91a opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name. 1913 Webster]
Nine"fold`(?), a.Nine times repeated. 1913 Webster]
Nine"holes`(?), n. pl.A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled. 1913 Webster]
Nine"-kill`er(?), n.[So called because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.](Zo\'94l.)The northern butcher bird. 1913 Webster]
Nine"pence(?), n.; pl.Ninepences(.1.An old English silver coin, worth nine pence. 1913 Webster]
2.A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents. 1913 Webster]
ninepennyadj.1.2-3/4 in or 7 cm long; -- used of nail size; as, a ninepenny nail. WordNet 1.5]
2.costing 9 cents (US) or 5 pence (Britain). WordNet 1.5]
ninepinn.a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins (or (in England) skittles). Syn. -- skittle, skittle pin. WordNet 1.5]
Nine"pins(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
ten pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called tenpins. 1913 Webster]
Nine"score`(?), a.Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty. -- n.The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects. 1913 Webster]
Nine"teen`(?), a.[AS. nigont, nigont. See Nine, and Ten.]Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; as, nineteen months. 1913 Webster]
Nine"teen`, n.1.The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine; nineteen units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix. 1913 Webster]
Nine"teenth`(?), a.[Cf. AS. nigonte\'a2.]1.Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided. 1913 Webster]
Nine"teenth`, n.1.The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything. 1913 Webster]
2.The next in order after the eighteenth. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)An interval of two octaves and a fifth. 1913 Webster]
ninetiesn. pl.1.The decade from 1890 to 1899; as, the gay nineties. WordNet 1.5]
2.The decade from 1990 to 1999; as, they spent a ton of money to solve the Y2K bug in the nineties. WordNet 1.5]
3.The time of life between ages 90 and 100. Syn. -- mid-nineties. WordNet 1.5]
Nine"ti*eth(?), a.1.Next in order after the eighty-ninth. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituting or being one of ninety equal parts. 1913 Webster]
Nine"ti*eth, n.1.The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal parts of anything. 1913 Webster]
2.The next in order after the eighty-ninth. 1913 Webster]
Nine"ty(?), a.[See Nine, and cf. Forty.]Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men. 1913 Webster]
Nine"ty, n.; pl.Nineties(.1.The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc. 1913 Webster]
Ninevehprop. n.An ancient Assyrian city. WordNet 1.5]
Ningalprop. n.(Akkadian mythology)An Akkadian goddess, wife of the moon god Sin. WordNet 1.5]
Ningirsuprop. n.(Babylonian mythology)The Babylonian god of war and agriculture, in an older pantheon. WordNet 1.5]
Ningishzidaprop. n.(Babylonian mythology)A Babylonian underworld deity, the patron of medicine. WordNet 1.5]
Ninhursagprop. n.(Sumerian mythology)The great mother goddess in Sumerian mythology, worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu. Syn. -- Ninkhursag, Ninkharsag. WordNet 1.5]
Ninibprop. n.(Sumerian and Babylonian mythology)A solar deity, first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identifed with Biblical Nimrod. Syn. -- Ninurta. WordNet 1.5]
Ninigi, Ninigino-Mikotoprop. n.The grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan. WordNet 1.5]
Ninkharsag, Ninkhursagprop. n.(Sumerian mythology)Same as Ninhursag. WordNet 1.5]
Nin"ny(?), n.; pl.Ninnies(#).[Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a baby, Sp. ni\'a4o, ni\'a4a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child to sleep.]A fool; a simpleton.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nin"ny*ham`mer(?), n.A simpleton; a silly person. [Colloq.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
Ninth(?), a.[From Nine; cf. AS. nigo.]1.Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided. 1913 Webster]
Ninth, n.1.The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)(a)An interval containing an octave and a second.(b)A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added. 1913 Webster]
Ni"o*bate(?), n.[See Niobium.](Chem.)Same as Columbate. 1913 Webster]
Ni"o*be(?), n.[L. Nioba, Niobe, Gr. (Class. Myth.)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. 1913 Webster]
ni*ob"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Same as Columbic. 1913 Webster]
ni"o*bite(?), n.(Min.)Same as Columbite. 1913 Webster]
ni*o"bi*um(?), n.[NL., fr. L. & E. Niobe.](Chem.)The chemical element of atomic number 41. Chemical symbol Nb. Atomic weight 92.91. Previously called columbium. See also Columbium. 1913 Webster]
Ni*o"po(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Nip(?), n.[LG. & D. nippen to sip; akin to Dan. nippe, G. nippen.]A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram. 1913 Webster]
Nip, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nipped(?), less properly Nipt; p. pr. & vb. n.Nipping(?).][OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. knebti.]1.To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. 1913 Webster]
May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell, nip me flat, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. 1913 Webster]
The small shoots . . . must be nipped off.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. 1913 Webster]
4.To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. 1913 Webster]
And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To nip in the bud, to cut off at the very commencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage. 1913 Webster]
Nip, n.1.A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. 1913 Webster]
2.A pinch with the nails or teeth. 1913 Webster]
3.A small cut, or a cutting off the end. 1913 Webster]
4.A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. 1913 Webster]
5.A biting sarcasm; a taunt.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)A short turn in a rope. 1913 Webster]
Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play. [Low, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Nipaprop. n.A monotypic genus of palms of Australasia. Syn. -- genus Nipa, Nypa, genus Nypa. WordNet 1.5]
2.from sap of an Australasian palm. WordNet 1.5]
Nip"per(?), n.1.One who, or that which, nips. 1913 Webster]
2.A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number. 1913 Webster]
3.A satirist. [Obs.] Ascham. 1913 Webster]
4.A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant] 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The cunner.(b)A European crab (Polybius Henslowii). 1913 Webster]
Nip"per*kin, n.[See 1st Nip.]A small cup. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nip"pers(?), n. pl.[From 2d Nip.]1.Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger. 1913 Webster]
Nip"ping(?), a.Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind. 1913 Webster]
Nip"ping*ly, adv.In a nipping manner. 1913 Webster]
Nip"pi*tate(?), a.[Cf. 1st Nip.]Peculiarly strong and good; -- said of ale or liquor. [Old Cant] 1913 Webster]
'T will make a cup of wine taste nippitate.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Nip"ple(n, n.[Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See Neb, Nib.]1.(Anat.)The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 1913 Webster]
2.The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. [R.] Derham. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mech.)A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. 1913 Webster]
Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering. 1913 Webster]
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Nip"ple*wort`(n, n.(Bot.)A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also dock-cress. 1913 Webster]
Nipponesen.[From Japanese nippon, Japan.]a native or inhabitant of Japan. Syn. -- Japanese. WordNet 1.5]
Nipponeseadj.Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; Japanese. WordNet 1.5]
nippyadj.Pleasantly cold and invigorating; -- of weather conditions. Syn. -- crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy. WordNet 1.5]
Ni-resistn.Cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite. Syn. -- Ni-resist iron. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nir*va"na(?), n.[Skr. nirv\'be.]In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism. 1913 Webster]
Nis(?). [From ne is.]Is not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni"san(?), n.[Heb. n\'c6s\'ben.]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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni"si(?), conj.[L.]Unless; if not; -- used mostly in law. 1913 Webster]
unless before that time the order, etc., in modified, or something else is done to prevent its taking effect. Continuance nisi is a conditional continuance of the case till the next term of the court, unless otherwise disposed of in the mean time. 1913 Webster]
Nisi prius(Law), unless before; -- a phrase applied to terms of court, held generally by a single judge, with a jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated in a legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is, according to the English practice, appointed by the entry on the record, or written proceedings, to be tried by a jury from the county of which the proceedings are dated, at Westminster, unless before the day appointed (nisi prius) the judges shall have come to the county in question (which they always do) and there try the cause. See In banc, under Banc. 1913 Webster]
Nis"te(?). [Contr. from ne wiste.]Wist not; knew not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni"sus(?), n.[L., fr. niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.]1.A striving; an effort; a conatus. 1913 Webster]
A nisus or energizing towards a presented object.Hickok. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)(a)The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.(b)The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nit(n, n.[AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz; cf. Gr. koni`s, koni`dos, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.](Zo\'94l.)The egg of a louse or other small insect. 1913 Webster]
Nit grass(Bot.), a pretty annual European grass (Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chile. 1913 Webster]
Ni"ten*cy(?), n.[L. nitens, p. pr. of nitere to shine.]Brightness; luster. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ni"ten*cy, n.[From L. nitens, p. pr. of niti to strive.]Endeavor; effort; tendency. [R.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
{ Ni"ter, Ni"tre }(?), n.[F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. nit, natr natron. Cf. Natron.]1.(Chem.)A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter. 1913 Webster]
For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.Jer. ii. 22. 1913 Webster]
Cubic niter, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chile, whence it is known also as Chile saltpeter. --
Niter bush(Bot.), a genus (Nitraria) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa. 1913 Webster]
Nith"ing(?), n. [Obs.] See Niding. 1913 Webster]
Nit"id(?), a.[L. nitidus, fr. nitere. See 3d Neat.]1.Bright; lustrous; shining. [R.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons. [R.] T. Reeve. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tra*nil"ic(?), a.[Nitro- + chloranil + -ic.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone. 1913 Webster]
Ni*tran"i*line(? , n.[Nitro- + aniline.](Chem.)Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline; nitroaniline. In general they are yellow crystalline substances. 1913 Webster]
Ni"trate(?), n.[Cf. F. nitrate.](Chem.)A salt of nitric acid. 1913 Webster]
Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; -- called also lunar caustic, and more commonly called silver nitrate. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ni"tra*ted(?), a.1.(Chem.)Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Photog.)Prepared with silver nitrate. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tra*tine(?), n.(Min.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tre(?), n.(Chem.)See Niter. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tri*a*ry(?), n.[See Niter.]An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of niter by nitrification. See Nitrification, 2. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tric(?), a.[Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer. --
Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid. --
Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2, also called nitric dioxide or nitric peroxide). 1913 Webster]
Ni"tride(? , n.[fromNitrogen.](Chem.)A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. nitrification. see Nitrify.]1.(Chem.)(a)The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.(b)The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
Azotobacter, formerly called nitrification ferments. In former times the process was extensively made use of in the production of saltpeter. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ni"tri*fi`er(?), n.(Chem.)An agent employed in nitrification. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tri*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nitrified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nitrifying(?).][Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See Niter.](Chem.)To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification. 1913 Webster]
Ni"trile(? , n.[See Nitro-.](Chem.)Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical (-CN); 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. 1913 Webster]
formic nitrile, methyl cyanide is acetonitrile (also acetic nitrile), and ethyl cyanide is propionitrile (from propionic acid). 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ni"trite(?), n.[Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.](Chem.)A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the -NO2 radical. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face. 1913 Webster]
ni"tro( n.[By shortening of nitroglycerin.]Nitroglycerin. PJC]
ni"tro-( pref.1.A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of niter. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)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 (C6H5.NO2). 1913 Webster]
Nitro group, the radical NO2; -- called also nitroxyl. 1913 Webster]
Nitrobacterprop. n.A genus of rod-shaped soil bacteria. Syn. -- genus Nitrobacter. WordNet 1.5]
nitrobacterian.Soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates. Syn. -- nitric bacteria. WordNet 1.5]
Nitrobacteriaceaeprop. n.A natural family of usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria. Syn. -- family Nitrobacteriaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Ni`tro*ben"zene(? , n.[Nitro- + benzene.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*cal"cite(?), n.[Nitro- + calcite.](Min.)Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`(?), n.[Nitro- + cellulose.](Chem.)See Gun cotton, under Gun. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form(?), n.[Nitro- + chloroform.](Chem.)Same as Chlorpicrin. 1913 Webster]
Ni"tro*form(?), n.[Nitro- + formyl.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*gel"a*tin(?), n.[Nitro- + gelatin.]An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.[Written also nitrogelatine.] 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*gen(n, n.[L. nitrum natron + -gen: cf. F. nitrog\'8ane. See Niter.](Chem.)A colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume in the form of molecular nitrogen (N2). 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, such as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14.007. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva, and boils at -195.8 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ni"tro*gen*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nitrogenized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nitrogenizing.](Chem.)To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds. 1913 Webster]
Ni*trog"e*nous(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds. 1913 Webster]
Nitrogenous foods. See 2d Note under Food, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*glyc"er*in, Ni`tro*glyc"er*ine(n, n.[Nitro- + glycerin.](Chem.)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; also called trinitroglycerin and glyceryl trinitrate. 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.[Written also nitroglycerine.] 1913 Webster]
dynamite, or giant powder, nitroglycerin mixed with siliceous earth; lithofracteur, nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with sawdust and nitrate of sodium or barium; Colonia powder, gunpowder with nitroglycerin; dualin, nitroglycerin with sawdust, or with sawdust and nitrate of potassium and some other substances; lignose, wood fiber and nitroglycerin. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric(?), a.[Nitro- + hydrochloric.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids. 1913 Webster]
Nitrohydrochloric acid, a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also aqua regia, and nitromuriatic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ni"trol(?), n.(Chem.)Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom. 1913 Webster]
Ni*trol"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a nitrolic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*mag"ne*site(?), n.[Nitro- + magnesite.](Chem.)Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium. 1913 Webster]
Ni*trom"e*ter(?), n.[Nitro- + -meter: cf. F. nitrom\'8atre.](Chem.)An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*meth"ane(?), n.[Nitro- + methane.](Chem.)A nitro derivative of methane (CH3.NO2), obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also nitrocarbol. It has been used as a rocket fuel and as a gasoline additive to add power to the fuel, especially in racing cars. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. nitromuriatique. See Nitro-, and Muriatic.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See Nitrohydrochloric. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*ph"nol(?), n.[Nitro- + phenol.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*prus"sic(? , a.[Nitro- + prussic.](Chem.)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 sulphides. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*qui"nol(?), n.[Nitro- + quine + -ol.](Chem.)A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well defined series of derivatives. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*sac"cha*rin(?), n.[Nitro- + saccharin.](Chem.)An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*sal`i*cyl"ic(?), a.[Nitro- + salicylic.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilicacid. 1913 Webster]
Ni*trose"(?), a.(Chem.)See Nitrous. 1913 Webster]
Ni*tro"so-(. (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical -NO, called the nitroso group, or its compounds. 1913 Webster]
Ni*tro"syl(?), n.[Nitroso- + -yl.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Ni`tro*syl"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, nitrosylic acid. 1913 Webster]
Ni"trous(?), a.[L. nitrosus full of natron: cf. F. nitreux. See Niter.]1.Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds. 1913 Webster]
Nitrous acid(Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen HNO2, not known in the free state, but forming a well known series of salts, viz., the nitrites. --
Nitrous oxide. See Laughing gas. 1913 Webster]
Ni*trox"yl(?), n.[Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.](Chem.)The group -NO2, usually called the nitro group. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni"trum(?), n.[L., natron. See Niter.](Old Chem.)Niter. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nitrum flammans[L., flaming niter](Old Chem.), ammonium nitrate; -- probably so called because it deflagerates when suddenly heated. 1913 Webster]
Ni"try(?), a.(Chem.)Nitrous. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ni"tryl(?), n.[Nitro- + -yl.](Chem.)A name sometimes given to the nitro group or radical. 1913 Webster]
Nit"ter(?), n.[From Nit.](Zo\'94l.)The horse louse; an insect that deposits nits on horses. 1913 Webster]
Niv"e*ous(?), a.[L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.]Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni`vose"(?), n.[F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.]The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See Vend\'82miaire. 1913 Webster]
Nix(?), n.; fem.Nixe(. [G. Cf. 1st Nick.](Teut. Myth.)One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. 1913 Webster]
The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
Nix"ie(?), n.1.See Nix. 1913 Webster]
2.Nothing. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(U. S. Mail Service)A piece of mail matter which cannot be delivered, either because no post office exists at the place to which is it addressed, or because there is no place of the name mentioned in the designated State, Territory, or the like. [Cant] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nixie clerk. A post-office clerk in charge of the nixies. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ni*zam"(?), n.[Hind. & Ar. niz\'bem order, a ruler, fr. Ar. nazama arrange, govern.]The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ni*zam"(?), n.; pl. Nizam. [Turk. niz\'bem.]A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See Army organization, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Njord, Njorthn.(Teutonic mythology)Chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus. WordNet 1.5]
NNEn. (All capitals) north northeast; the compass point that is midway between north and northeast. Syn. -- north northeast, nor'-nor'-east. WordNet 1.5]
NNWn. (All capitals) north northwest; the compass point that is midway between north and northwest. Syn. -- north northwest, nor'-nor'-west. WordNet 1.5]
No(n, a.[OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.]Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; -- often used as a quantifier. 1913 Webster]
Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee.Gen. xiii. 8. 1913 Webster]
That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream.Byron. 1913 Webster]
non or noon was used. \'bdNo man.\'b8 \'bdNoon apothercary.\'b8Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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No, adv.[OE. no, na, AS. n\'be; ne not + \'be ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, Gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. Aye, and cf. Nay, Not, Nice, Nefarious.]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. 1913 Webster]
We do no otherwise than we are willed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
There is none righteous, no, not one.Rom. iii. 10. 1913 Webster]
No! Nay, Heaven forbid.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
No(n, n.; pl.Noes(n.1.A refusal by use of the word no; a denial. 1913 Webster]
2.A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it. 1913 Webster]
no.n.Number; -- the number designating place in an ordered sequence; as, no. 2. [abbrev.] WordNet 1.5]
No*a"chi*an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time. 1913 Webster]
No"ah(?), prop. n.[Heb. N rest.]A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge. 1913 Webster]
No"ah's ark(?), prop. n.The ship built by Noah according to God's command, as related in the bible. PJC]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A marine bivalve shell (Arca No\'91), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. 1913 Webster]
3.A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals. 1913 Webster]
4. (Fig.) Anything having a wide and representative assortment of people or objects of a particular class; as, the bar scene in Star Wars was a Noah's Ark of almost every imaginable alien form.. PJC]
No*bel" prize(?)n.; pl.No*bel" prizes. Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of Alfred B. Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the 20th century.The awards are administered by the Nobel Foundation, which maintains a Web Page where the lists of prize winners and other information about the Nobel Prize may be found. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
No"bert's lines(?). [After F. A. Nobert, German manufacturer in Pomerania.]Fine lines ruled on glass in a series of groups of different closeness of line, and used to test the power of a microscope. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
No*bil"ia*ry(?), a.[F. nobiliare. See Noble.]Of or pertaining to the nobility.Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
No*bil"ia*ry, n.A history of noble families. 1913 Webster]
No*bil"i*fy(?), v. t.[L. nobilis noble + -fy.]To make noble; to nobiliate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
No"bi*li's rings(?). [After Leopoldo Nobili, an Italian physicist who first described them in 1826.](Physics)Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be produced by touching with a pointed zinc rod a silver plate on which is a solution of copper sulphate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
No*bil"i*tate(?), v. t.[L. nobilitatus, p. p. of nobilitare.]To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
No*bil`i*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. OF. nobilitation.]The act of making noble. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
No*bil"i*ty(?), n.[L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit\'82. See Noble.]1.The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. 1913 Webster]
Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
They thought it great their sovereign to control, nobility of soul.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility. 1913 Webster]
No"ble(?), a.[Compar.Nobler(?); superl.Noblest(?).][F. noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]1.Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart. 1913 Webster]
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong nobler poets for a nobler song.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble edifice. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded. 1913 Webster]
Noble gas(Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with other elements under normal reaction conditions; specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, or radon; also called inert gas. --
Noble metals(Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included. 1913 Webster]
No"ble, n.1.A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer. 1913 Webster]
2.An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in 1913). 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A European fish; the lyrie. 1913 Webster]
No"ble, v. t.To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
No"ble*man(?), n.; pl.Noblemen(.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. 1913 Webster]
No"ble-mind`ed(?), a.Having a noble mind; of high moral or intellectual character; honorable; magnanimous. -- No"ble-mind`ed*ness, n. Syn. -- exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, idealistic. 1913 Webster]
noble-mindednessn.elevated ideals or conduct. Syn. -- high-mindedness, idealism. WordNet 1.5]
No"ble*ness, n.The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness. 1913 Webster]
His purposes are full honesty, nobleness, and integrity.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
{ No*bless", No*blesse" }(?; 277), n.[F. noblesse. See Noble.]1.Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.] Chaucer.Spenser.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
No"ble*wom`an(?), n.; pl.Noblewomen(.A female of noble rank; a peeress. 1913 Webster]
No"bley(?), n.[OF. nobleie.]1.The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
No"bod*y(?), n.; pl.Nobodies(#).[No, a. + body.]1.No person; no one; not anybody. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
No"cake(?), n.[Corrupted fr. Indian nookhik meal. Palfrey.]Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians. 1913 Webster]
No"cent(n, a.[L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.]1.Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
No"cent, n.A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
He took his arrow by the nock.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail. 1913 Webster]
Nock, v. t.To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Noc*tam`bu*la"tion(?), n.[L. nox, noctis, night + ambulare to walk: cf. F. noctambulation.]Somnambulism; sleepwalking; walking in one's sleep.Quain. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Noc*til"i*o*nid(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Noc`ti*lu"ca(?), n.; pl.Noctiluc\'92(#).[L. noctiluca something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night + lucere to shine, lux light.]1.(Old Chem.)That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for phosphorus. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)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 Noctiluc\'91. 1913 Webster]
Noc*ti*lu"cin(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties. 1913 Webster]
Noc`ti*lu"cine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to Noctiluca. 1913 Webster]
Noc`ti*lu"cous(?), a.Shining in the night. 1913 Webster]
Noc*tiv"a*gant(?), a.[L. nox, noctis, night + vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about.](Zo\'94l.)Going about in the night; night-wandering. 1913 Webster]
Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion(?), n.A roving or going about in the night.Gayton. 1913 Webster]
Noc"to*graph(?), n.[L. nox, noctis, night + -graph.]1.A kind of writing frame for the blind. 1913 Webster]
2.An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Noc"tu*a*ry(?; 135), n.[L. noctu by night.]A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. [R.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
Noc"tu*id(?), n.[From L. nox, noctis, night.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuid\'91, or Noctu\'91lit\'91, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a.Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Noc"tule(?; 135), n.[F., fr. L. noctua a night owl, fr. nox, noctis, night.](Zo\'94l.)A large European bat (Vespertilio altivolans syn. Noctulina altivolans). 1913 Webster]
Noc"turn(?), n.[F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.]1.An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service.Hook. 1913 Webster]
Noc*tur"nal(?), a.[L. nocturnalis, nocturnus, fr. nox, noctis, night. See Night, and cf. Nocturn.]1.Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects; raccoons are nocturnal.; -- of animals. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Noc*tur"nal, n.An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Noc*turne"(?), n.[F. See Nocturn.](Mus.)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 \'bdMidsummer-Night's Dream\'b8 music. 1913 Webster]
Noc"u*ment(?), n.[LL. nocumentum, fr. L. nocere to hurt.]Harm; injury; detriment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nod(n, v. i.[OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn, genuot, to shake, and E. nudge.]1.To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.To be careless or inattentive; to make a mistake from lack of attention. 1913 Webster]
Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To be drowsy or dull; to doze off, especially while in a sitting position; as, half the class nodded while the professor droned on. PJC]
Nod, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nodded(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nodding.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to bend. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
By every wind that nods the mountain pine.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Nod(n, n.1.A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything. 1913 Webster]
Like a drunken sailor on a mast, nod to tumble down.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.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; as, a nod of approval. 1913 Webster]
A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Nations obey my word and wait my nod.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The land of Nod, sleep. 1913 Webster]
Nod"al(?), a.Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point. 1913 Webster]
Nodal line,
Nodal point, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration. 1913 Webster]
No"da*ted(?), a.[L. nodatus, p. p. of nodare to make knotty, fr. nodus knot. See Node.]Knotted. 1913 Webster]
Nodated hyperbola(Geom.), a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node. 1913 Webster]
No*da"tion(?), n.[L. nodatio knottiness.]Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nod"der(?), n.One who nods; a drowsy person. 1913 Webster]
Nod"ding(?), a.Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward. 1913 Webster]
Nod"dle(?), n.[OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]1.The head; also, noodle; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. Syn. -- noggin. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Nod"dy(?), n.; pl.Noddies(#).[Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]1.A simpleton; a fool.L'Estrange. Syn. -- tomnoddy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any tern of the genus Anous, as Anous stolidus.(b)The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds. 1913 Webster]
3.An old game at cards.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
4.A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle. 1913 Webster]
5.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. 1913 Webster]
Node(n, n.[L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose, Nowed.]1.A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. 1913 Webster]
2. Specifically: (a)(Astron.)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.(b)(Bot.)The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.(c)(Dialing)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.(d)(Geom.)The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.(e)(Mech.)The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.W. R. Johnson.(f)(Poet.)The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.(g)(Med.)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.Dunglison.(h)(Mus)One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.(i)(Zo\'94l.)A swelling. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math., Computers)A special point in a graph or diagram which is attached to other points by links. It is often labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A node may represent any object which is related to other objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented as a graph, the relations being represented as links between the nodes. PJC]
4.(Anat.)A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node. PJC]
Ascending node(Astron.), the node at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol Dragon's head. Called also northern node. --
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus Dragon's tail. --
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an orbit. 1913 Webster]
Nod"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon. 1913 Webster]
Nodical month. See Lunar month, under Month. 1913 Webster]
No`do*sa"rine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria. -- n.(Zo\'94l.)A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus. 1913 Webster]
No*dose"(?), a.[L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]1.Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antenn\'91 of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
No*dos"i*ty(, n.[L. nodositas.]1.The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Nod"u*lar(n, a.[Cf. F. nodulaire.]1.Of or pertaining to a nodule or knot. 1913 Webster]
2.Having nodules or in the form of a nodule or knot. PJC]
nodulatedadj.Having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules. Syn. -- nodular, noduled. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nod"ule(n, n.[L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.]A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. 1913 Webster]
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Nod"uled(n, a.Having little knots or lumps. 1913 Webster]
{ Nod"u*lose`(n, Nod"u*lous(n, }a.(Biol.)Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose. 1913 Webster]
No"el(n, n.[F. no\'89l, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis natal. See Natal.]Same as Nowel. 1913 Webster]
No*e`ma*tach"o*graph(?), n.[Gr. no`hma the understanding + ta`chos swiftness + -graph.]An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
{ No`e*mat"ic(?), No`e*mat"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. no`hma the understanding. See Noetic.]Of or pertaining to the understanding. [Obs.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
No*e"mics(?), n.[Gr. no`hma the understanding. See Noetic.]The science of the understanding; intellectual science. 1913 Webster]
No*e"tian(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 1913 Webster]
{ No*et"ic(?), No*et"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual. 1913 Webster]
I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Nof(?). [Contr. fr. ne of.]Not of; nor of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
egg nogA drink make from eggs beaten with milk, cream, and sugar, often spiked with rum or other alcoholic liquor, and sometimes seasoned with cinnamon; usually spelled eggnog. It is a traditional drink served at social gatherings during the Christmas season. PJC]
Nog, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]1.A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine. 1913 Webster]
3.(Shipbuilding)A treenail to fasten the shores. 1913 Webster]
Nog, v. t.[From 2d Nog.]1.To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork. 1913 Webster]
2.(Shipbuilding)To fasten, as shores, with treenails. 1913 Webster]
Nog"gen(?), a.[Prop., made of hemp, fr. Prov. E. nogs hemp.]Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Nog"gin(?), n.[Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. lst Nog.]1.A small mug or cup. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure equivalent to a gill.Hence:a small quantity of a beverage. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.The head (of a person). [slang] Syn. -- noodle, noddle. PJC]
Nog"ging(?), n.[From Nog, v. t.]Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building. 1913 Webster]
Noght(?), adv.Not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
no-goadj.not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding; as, the space launch was no-go. Opposite of go, a. WordNet 1.5]
no-goaln.a nonexistent goal; as, he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal. WordNet 1.5]
no-goodadj.without merit; useless; as, the car was a no-good piece of junk. Syn. -- good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, sorry. WordNet 1.5]
no-hit(Baseball)adj.1.(Baseball)having no hits; characterized by one team scoring no hits; -- of a baseball game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; as, he pitched no-hit ball for seven innings. A no-hit game is usually referred to as a no-hitter; as, His no-hit pitching. Syn. -- hitless. WordNet 1.5 +PJC
no-hittern.(Baseball)A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits. Syn. -- no-hit game. WordNet 1.5]
Noil(?), n.[Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article, an oil becoming a noil.]A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of waste silk. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Noils(?), n. pl.[Etymol. uncertain.]Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings. 1913 Webster]
Noint(?), v. t.To anoint. [Obs.] Sir T. North. 1913 Webster]
Noise(?), n.[F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea.]1.Sound of any kind. 1913 Webster]
The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is by no means precise.Ganot. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din. 1913 Webster]
3.Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. \'bdThe noise goes.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!T. Baker. 1913 Webster]
Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
4.Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
The king has his noise of gypsies.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Noise"less, a.Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time. 1913 Webster]
So noiseless would I live.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
-- Noise"less*ly, adv. -- Noise"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
noisemakern.Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration. WordNet 1.5]
Noi*sette"(?), n.(Bot.)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.P. Henderson. 1913 Webster]
Nois"i*ly(?), adv.In a noisy manner. 1913 Webster]
Nois"i*ness, n.The state or quality of being noisy. 1913 Webster]
Noi"some(?), a.[For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See Annoy.]1.Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. \'bdNoisome pestilence.\'b8 Ps. xci. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid. \'bdFoul breath is noisome.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Noi"some*ly, adv. -- Noi"some*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous; destructive. -- Noisome, Noxious. These words have to a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a distinction between them, applying noxious to things that inflict evil directly; as, a noxious plant, noxious practices, etc., and noisome to things that operate with a remoter influence; as, noisome vapors, a noisome pestilence, etc. Noisome has the additional sense of disqusting. A garden may be free from noxious weeds or animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with a noisome smell. 1913 Webster]
Nois"y(?), a.[Compar.Noisier(?); superl.Noisiest.][From Noise.]1.Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. 1913 Webster]
2.Full of noise. \'bdThe noisy town.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Nol"de(?). [Contr. fr. ne wolde.]Would not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No"li-me-tan"ge*re(?), n.[L., touch me not.]1.(Bot.)(a)Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens.(b)The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose. 1913 Webster]
No*li"tion(?), n.[L. nolle not to will, to be unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing.]Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to volition. 1913 Webster]
A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Nol*le"i*ty(?), n.[L. nolle to be unwilling.]The state of being unwilling; nolition. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nol"le pros"e*qui(?). [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.](Law)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No"lo con*ten"de*re(?). [L., I do not wish to contend.](Law)A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of guilty. 1913 Webster]
Nol. pros.An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi. 1913 Webster]
Nol`-pros"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.-prossed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.-prossing.]To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute. 1913 Webster]
Nolt(?), n. sing. & pl.Neat cattle. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nom(?), n.[F. See Noun.]Name. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nom de guerre(, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time. --
\'d8Nom de plume(, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Name.](Med.)See Canker, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ad(?), n.[L. nomas, -adis, Gr. niman to take, and E. nimble: cf. F. nomade. Cf. Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb, Number.]One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ad, a.Roving; nomadic. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ade(?), n.[F.]See Nomad, n. 1913 Webster]
No*ma"di*an(?), n.A nomad. [R.] 1913 Webster]
No*mad"ic(?), a.[Gr. Nomad.]Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. -- No*mad"ic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ad*ism(?), n.The state of being a nomad. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ad*ize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nomadized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nomadizing(?).]To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage. 1913 Webster]
The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga.W. Tooke. 1913 Webster]
No"man*cy(?), n.[Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie. See Onomancy.]The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names. 1913 Webster]
No"-man's` land`, No"-man's`-land`(?). 1.(Naut.)A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for. 1913 Webster]
2.An unoccupied area between opposing armies. WordNet 1.5]
3.Hence: (Fig.): An unclaimed space or time. 1913 Webster]
That no-man's land of twilight.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
Nom"arch(?), n.[Gr. -arch.]The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy. 1913 Webster]
Nom"arch*y(?), n.; pl.Nomarchies(.A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome. 1913 Webster]
Nom"bles(?), n. pl.[F. nombles, fr. L. lumbulus, dim. of lumbus a loin. Cf. Numbles, Umbles, Humbles.]The entrails of a deer; the umbles.[Written also numbles.]Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Nom"bril(?), n.[F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e., ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel. See Navel.](Her.)A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon. 1913 Webster]
Nome(?), n.[Gr. 1.A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy. 1913 Webster]
2.Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nome, n.[Cf. Binomial.](Alg.) [Obs.] See Term. 1913 Webster]
{ Nome, No"men(?) }, obs. p. p. of Nim.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
No"men*cla`tor(?), n.[L., fr. nomen name + calare to call. See Name, and Calendar.]1.One who calls persons or things by their names. 1913 Webster]
nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
No`men*cla"tur*al(?), a.Pertaining or according to a nomenclature. 1913 Webster]
No"men*cla`ture(?), n.[L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator.]1.A name. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.] 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
No"mi*al(?), n.[Cf. Binomial.](Alg.)A name or term. 1913 Webster]
Nom"ic(?), a.[Gr. Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.H Sweet. -- n.Nomic spelling.A. J. Ellis. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*nal(?), a.[L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name. See Name.]1.Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
2.Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. \'bdNominal attendance on lectures.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:Insignificant; trifling; -- of prices or costs, as compared with the benefits gained; as, to pay a nominal sum for the data; a nominal fee. PJC]
3.Within acceptable limits; as expected; as, the hydraulic lines are at nominal pressure; -- used mostly in aviation and space operations. PJC]
A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale.Moore (Encyc. of Music. ) 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*nal*ism(?), n.The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*nal*ist, n.(Metaph.)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.Reid. 1913 Webster]
Nom`i*nal*is"tic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Nominalists. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*nal*ize(?), v. t.(Grammar, Linguistics)To convert into a noun; as, a nominalized sentence; a nominalized adjective or verb. 1913 Webster]
In a sentence of the form: nominalized by the introductory \'bdthat\'b8. PJC]
Nom"i*nal*ly, adv.In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nominated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nominating(?).][L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.] 1913 Webster]
1.To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To nominate them all, it is impossible.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Is it so nominated in the bond?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
Nom`i*na"tion(?), n.[L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination. 1913 Webster]
The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
2.The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
Nom`i*na*ti"val(?), a.(Gram.)Of or pertaining to the nominative case. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*na*tive(?), a.[L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.](Gram.)Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. -- n.The nominative case. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*na*tive*ly, adv.In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative. 1913 Webster]
Nom"i*na`tor(?), n.[L.]One who nominates. 1913 Webster]
Nom`i*nee"(?), n.[See Nominate, and -ee.]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. One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nom"i*nor`(?), n.[See Nominate, and -or.]A nominator. [Obs.] Bentham. 1913 Webster]
No*moc"ra*cy(?), n.[Gr. no`mos law + -cracy, as in democracy.]Government in accordance with a system of law.Milman. 1913 Webster]
No*mog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. no`mos law + A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws. 1913 Webster]
No*mol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. no`mos law + -logy.] 1913 Webster]
1.The science of law; legislation. 1913 Webster]
2.The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Nom`o*pel"mous(?), a.[Gr. no`mos law, custom + (Zo\'94l.)Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds. 1913 Webster]
Non(n, a.No; not. See No, a.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Non-(npref.[L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr. neoenum, lit., not one. See None.]A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit. 1913 Webster]
non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened. 1913 Webster]
Nonaprop. n.The Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho. WordNet 1.5]
Non`a*bil"i*ty(?), n.1.Want of ability. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit. 1913 Webster]
nonabsorbentnonabsorptiveadj.not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids). Opposite of absorbent. [Narrower terms: repellent, resistant ] WordNet 1.5]
Non`ac*cept"ance(?), n.A neglect or refusal to accept. 1913 Webster]
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Non*ac"id(n, a.(Chem.)Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals. 1913 Webster]
Non`ac*quaint"ance(?), n.Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted. 1913 Webster]
Non*ac`qui*es"cence(?), n.Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply. 1913 Webster]
Non`ad*mis"sion(?), n.Failure to be admitted. 1913 Webster]
nonadsorbent, nonadsorptiveadj.lacking capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface. Opposite of adsorbent. WordNet 1.5]
Non*a`\'89r*o*bi*ot"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; ana\'89robiotic. 1913 Webster]
Non"age(?), n.[LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem nine.](Eccl.)The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
Non"age, n.[Pref. non- + age.]Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority. 1913 Webster]
The human mind . . . was still in its nonage.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Non"aged(?), a.Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Non`a*ge*na"ri*an(?), n.[L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.]A person ninety years old. 1913 Webster]
Non`a*ges"i*mal(?), a.[L. nonagesimus the ninetieth. See Nonagenarian.](Astron.)Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal. 1913 Webster]
Non`a*ges"i*mal, n.(Astron.)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. 1913 Webster]
Non"a*gon(?), n.[L. nonus ninth + Gr. (Math.)A plane figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles. 1913 Webster]
Non*a"gri*an(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer. 1913 Webster]
Non*al`ien*a"tion(?), n.Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated. 1913 Webster]
Non"ane(?), n.[L. nonus ninth.](Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
Non`ap*pear"ance(?), n.Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear. 1913 Webster]
Non`ap*point"ment(?), n.Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment. 1913 Webster]
nonarborealadj.not arboreal; not living in trees; -- of animals. Opposite of arboreal. WordNet 1.5]
Non`ar*riv"al(?), n.Failure to arrive. 1913 Webster]
nonassociativeadj.not associative. Opposite of associative. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Non` as*sump"sit(?). [L., he did not undertake.](Law)The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit. 1913 Webster]
nonastringentadj.1.noncontractive. Opposite of astringent. WordNet 1.5]
Non`at*tend"ance(?), n.A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance. 1913 Webster]
Non`at*ten"tion(?), n.Inattention. 1913 Webster]
non-automaticadj.same as hand-operated. Syn. -- hand-operated. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nonbearingadj.1.(Arch.)supporting no vertical weight other than its own; -- of a structural member; as, a non-bearing wall. [Narrower terms: dividing(prenominal) ] bearing WordNet 1.5]
nonbelligerentadj.not directly at war; as, nonbelligerent nations. WordNet 1.5]
nonbelligerentn.A country which is not involved in a war. PJC]
Non`bi*tu"mi*nous(?), a.Containing no bitumen; not bituminous. 1913 Webster]
noncarbonatedadj.not having supersaturated carbon dioxide in solution; not carbonated; -- of beverages. [Narrower terms: noneffervescent (vs. effervescent) ] Syn. -- uncarbonated. WordNet 1.5]
non-Catholica.Not Roman Catholic; not adhering to the Catholic religion. PJC]
non-Catholicn.A person who is not a Roman Catholic. WordNet 1.5]
noncausativeadj.not causative. Opposite of causative. WordNet 1.5]
Nonce(n, n.[For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in , dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the. See For, Once, and The.]The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase
for the nonce, i. e. for the present time. 1913 Webster]
The miller was a stout carl for the nones.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him nonce.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nonce word, \'bda word apparently employed only for the nonce\'b8.Murray (New English Dict.). 1913 Webster]
noncellularadj.Not made up of or divided into cells. Opposite of cellular. Syn. -- acellular. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Non`cha`lance"(?), n.[F. See Nonchalant.]Indifference; carelessness; coolness. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non`cha`lant"(?), a.[F., fr. non not (L. non) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See Non-, and Caldron.]Indifferent; careless; cool. 1913 Webster]
Non"cha*lant`ly(?), adv.In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly. 1913 Webster]
Non"claim`(?), n.A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim. 1913 Webster]
Non`co*he"sion(?), n.Want of cohesion. 1913 Webster]
Non`co*in"ci*dence, n.Lack of coincidence. 1913 Webster]
noncollapsablenoncollapsibleadj.1.not able to be folded into a compact form. Opposite of collapsible. [Narrower terms: nontelescopic, nontelescoping] WordNet 1.5]
noncomn.A noncommissioned officer; a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel. WordNet 1.5]
Non*com"bat*ant(?), n.1.(Mil.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.A person not attached to a military unit, or not participating in the military activities of a war; a civilian; as, the bomb killed twenty noncombatants. PJC]
noncombinativeadj.not combinative. Opposite of combinative. [Narrower terms: noncombining] WordNet 1.5]
noncombiningadj.not able to combine. WordNet 1.5]
noncombustibleadj.Not combustible; not able to burn; as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible. Syn. -- incombustible. WordNet 1.5]
noncommercialadj.not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises. Opposite of commercial. [Narrower terms: nonprofit, non-profit-making ] WordNet 1.5]
Non`com*mis"sioned(?), a.Not having a commission. 1913 Webster]
Noncommissioned officer(Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment. 1913 Webster]
Non`com*mit"tal(?), n.A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
noncommitaladj.Not expressing a preference; as, although favoring European unity he was noncommittal about the form it should take. Syn. -- undogmatic. WordNet 1.5]
Non`com*mun"ion(?), n.Neglect or failure of communion. 1913 Webster]
Non`com*ple"tion(?), n.Lack of completion; failure to complete. 1913 Webster]
Non`com*pli"ance(?), n.Neglect of compliance; failure to comply. 1913 Webster]
Non`com*ply"ing(?), a.Neglecting or refusing to comply. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Non com"pos(?). \'d8Non com"pos men"tis(?). }[L.]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. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*cur"(?), v. i.To dissent or refuse to concur. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*cur"rence(?), n.Refusal to concur. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*den"si*ble(?), a.Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases. [archaic] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non`con*dens"ing, a.(Steam Engine)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. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*duct"ing(?), a.Not conducting; nonconductive; not transmitting a fluid or force; -- used especially of electric current; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non`con*duc"tion(?), n.The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*duct"or(?), n.(Physics)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. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*form"ing(?), a.Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*form"ist, n.One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter. 1913 Webster]
Non*con*form"i*ty(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non`con"stat(?), n.[Law L.]It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*ta"gious(?), a.Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. -- Non`con*ta"gious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Non`con*tent"(?), n.(British House of Lords)One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con. 1913 Webster]
noncurrentadj.not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of current. [Narrower terms: back(prenominal), out-of-date; discontinued, out of print(predicate), out of production(predicate), out of use(predicate); disused, obsolete ; obsolete, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, superannuated ; obsolescent ] Also See-> old, past WordNet 1.5]
noncyclicadj.1.not occurring in cycles; not cyclic. Opposite of cyclic. Syn. -- nonclyclical. WordNet 1.5]
2.aperiodic.periodic WordNet 1.5]
Non"da(?), n.(Bot.)The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, Parinarium Nonda. 1913 Webster]
Non*dec"ane(?), n.[L. nonus ninth + decem ten.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C19H40; -- so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. 1913 Webster]
Non`de*cid"u*ate(?), a.(Anat.)Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate. 1913 Webster]
nondecisiveadj.not crucial; not comprising a decisive factor in a result. Opposite of crucial and decisive. Syn. -- noncrucial, unimportant. WordNet 1.5]
nondeductibleadj.not allowable as a tax deduction; as, political contributions are nondeductible. Opposite of deductible. WordNet 1.5]
Non`de*liv"er*y(?), n.A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery. 1913 Webster]
nondenominationaladj.not restricted to a particular religious denomination; as, a nondenominational school. WordNet 1.5]
Non*dep`o*si"tion(?), n.A failure to deposit or throw down. 1913 Webster]
non"de*script(?), a.[Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.]1.Not hitherto described;hence,of no recognizable type or class; odd; abnormal; unclassifiable. 1913 Webster]
2.Dull or uninteresting; undistinguished. PJC]
Non"de*script, n.A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable. 1913 Webster]
Non`de*vel"op*ment(?), n.Failure or lack of development. 1913 Webster]
Non`dis*cov"er*y(?), n.Want or failure of discovery. 1913 Webster]
nondiscrimination, non-discriminationn.Fairness in treating people without prejudice; -- used mostly in reference to discrimination based on race, religion, and nationality. WordNet 1.5]
non-discriminatoryn.Fair and unbiased; not discriminating; not biased against a particular group or type of person. PJC]
Non"do(?), n.(Bot.)A coarse umbelliferous plant (Ligusticum act\'91ifolium) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico. 1913 Webster]
None(n, a. & pron.[OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n\'ben, fr. ne not + \'ben one. No, a. & adv., One, and cf. Non-, Null, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any. 1913 Webster]
There is none that doeth good; no, not one.Ps. xiv. 3. 1913 Webster]
Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none.Ex. xvi. 26. 1913 Webster]
Terms of peace yet none Milton. 1913 Webster]
None of their productions are extant.Blair. 1913 Webster]
2.No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life. 1913 Webster]
None of, not at all; not; nothing of; -- used emphatically. \'bdThey knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities.\'b8 Fuller. --
None-so-pretty(Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride(a), under London. 1913 Webster]
2.Not powered by electricity; -- of machines, tools, or devices. PJC]
Non`e*lec"tric, n.(Physics)A substance that is not an insulator (i. e., an electric); that which transmits electricity, as a metal; a conductor. [archaic] 1913 Webster +PJC]
{ Non`em*phat"ic(?), Non`em*phat"ic*al(?) }, a.Having no emphasis; unemphatic. 1913 Webster]
non-engagementn.Withdrawal from the activities of a group. Syn. -- nonparticipation, non-involvement. WordNet 1.5]
Non*en"ti*ty(?), n.; pl.Nonentities(.1.Nonexistence; the negation of being. 1913 Webster]
2.A thing not existing.South. 1913 Webster]
3.A person or thing of little or no account; an unimportant person; -- usually used as a disparaging term. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non`-E*pis"co*pal(?), a.Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system. 1913 Webster]
nonequivalentadj.Not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance. WordNet 1.5]
Nones(?), n. pl.[L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .] 1913 Webster]
1.(Roman Calendar)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. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. none, fr. L. See Noon.]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. 1913 Webster]
3.The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
At my supper and sometimes at nones.P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Non`es*sen"tial, n.A thing not essential. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non` est` fac"tum(?). [Law L. it is not (his) deed.](Law)The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non` est` in*ven"tus(?). [L., he is not found.](Law)The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
None"such`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
{ No*net"(?), \'d8No*net"to(?) }, n.[From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet, fr. L. duo.](Mus.)A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices. 1913 Webster]
Non*ex`e*cu"tion(?), n.Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance. 1913 Webster]
nonexemptadj.1.Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of exempt. [Narrower terms: liable to(predicate); subject, subject to(predicate)] WordNet 1.5]
2.Specifically:(U. S. Labor Law)Not exempt from the provisions of the fair labor practises act; -- a term applied mostly to persons who are hourly employees, who are required by law to be treated in certain ways. Many salaried and management personnnel are not covered by the law and are therefore exempt. PJC]
Non`ex*ist"ence(?), n.1.The state of not existing; absence of existence; the negation of being; -- usually used with reference to existince in the real world, or logical possiblity; as, the nonexistence of vaporware does not go unnoticed long.A. Baxter. Syn. -- nonentity{1}. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A thing that has no existence.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Non`ex*ist"ent(?), a.Not having existence. 1913 Webster]
Non*ex`por*ta"tion(?), n.A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities. 1913 Webster]
nonextantadj.No longer existing; inaccessible through loss or destruction. WordNet 1.5]
Its nonextant original was written on vellumG. B. Saul
Non`ex*ten"sile(?), a.Not extensile; incapable of being stretched. 1913 Webster]
Non-fea"sance(?), n.[Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.](Law)An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance. 1913 Webster]
non-finiteadj.(Grammar)Infinitive, uninflected; -- of verbs. Opposite of finite. Syn. -- infinite. WordNet 1.5]
nonfissileadj.not fissile. Opposite of fissile. WordNet 1.5]
nonfissionableadj.(Physics)not capable of undergoing fission{4}; -- of atoms or chemical elements. Opposite of fissionable. WordNet 1.5]
nonflammableadj.Not easily ignited, and burning only slowly if ignited. [Narrower terms: noncombustible (vs. combustible), incombustible] WordNet 1.5]
Non`ful*fill"ment, n.Neglect or failure to fulfill. 1913 Webster]
nonfunctionaladj.1.not having or performing a function. [Narrower terms: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental ] Also See-> unserviceablefunctional WordNet 1.5]
2.Not performing or able to perform its regular function; as, the yard was littered with nonfunctional vehicles waiting to be repaired. [Narrower terms: down(predicate) ] functioning Syn. -- malfunctioning. WordNet 1.5]
No*nil"lion(?), n.[L. nonus ninth + -illion, as in E. million.]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. 1913 Webster]
nonimitativeadj.not marked by or given to imitation. Opposite of imitative. WordNet 1.5]
nonimmuneadj.(Med.)Not having immunity; susceptible; likely to be affected with, if exposed. Syn. -- liable to(predicate), nonresistant, unresistant, susceptible to(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
Non*im`por*ta"tion(?), n.Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities. 1913 Webster]
Non`im*port"ing(?), a.Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries. 1913 Webster]
2.unpermissive. Opposite of permissive. WordNet 1.5]
nonindustrialadj.1.not industrial; -- used of societies. Opposite of industrial and industrialized. [Narrower terms: developing, underdeveloped; unindustrialized ] WordNet 1.5]
noninfectiousadj.not infectious; --of diseases. Opposite of infectious. WordNet 1.5]
Non`in*flec"tion*al(?), a.Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection. 1913 Webster]
Non`in*hab"it*ant(?), n.One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident. 1913 Webster]
noninheritableadj.not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of inheritable. [Narrower terms: acquired, nurtural; congenital, inborn, innate] Syn. -- nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible. WordNet 1.5]
noninstitutionaladj.not institutional. Opposite of institutional. WordNet 1.5]
noninstitutionalizedadj.not committed to an institution; -- op people. Opposite of institutionalized. WordNet 1.5]
nonintegratedadj.not integrated. Opposite of integrated. Syn. -- unintegrated. WordNet 1.5]
nonintellectualadj.not intellectual. Opposite of intellectual. [Narrower terms: anti-intellectual, philistine; lowbrow, uncultivated ] Also See-> unscholarly WordNet 1.5]
noninterchangeableadj.1.(math, logic)not able to be interchanged without changing the truth value. WordNet 1.5]
2.Not able to be substituted for each other; -- of objects, such as parts of machinery; as, the ink cartidges on the new printer are noninterchangeable with those on the older model. PJC]
noninterferencen.a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes; nonintervention. Syn. -- nonintervention. WordNet 1.5]
nonintersectingadj.not sharing a common point; -- of lines, planes, or surfaces. [Narrower terms: parallel (vs. nonparallel) ] Syn. -- nonconvergent. WordNet 1.5]
Non*in`ter*ven"tion(?), n.The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another. 1913 Webster]
non-involvementn.withdrawing from the activities of a group. Syn. -- non-engagement, nonparticipation. WordNet 1.5]
non-issuen.the state of something that has outlived its relevance. Syn. -- dead letter. WordNet 1.5]
No"ni*us(?), n.[Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.]A vernier. 1913 Webster]
non-Jewprop. n.A person who is not Jewish. Syn. -- Gentile, goy. WordNet 1.5]
Non*join"der(?), n.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
Non*ju"rant(?), a.Nonjuring. 1913 Webster]
Non*ju"ring(?), a.[F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See Jury.]Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors. 1913 Webster]
Non*ju"ror(?), n.(Eng. Hist.)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. 1913 Webster]
Non*ju"ror*ism(?), n.(Eng. Hist.)The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors. 1913 Webster]
nonlethaladj.not capable of causing death. WordNet 1.5]
Non*lim`i*ta"tion(?), n.Want of limitation; failure to limit. 1913 Webster]
nonlinearadj.1.(Math.)Not depictable graphically as a straight line; not changing by a constant amount for each unit of time, distance, or other independent variable. Opposite of linear. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Math.)Containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of an equation. Opposite of linear. PJC]
3.(Physics)Represented by equations containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of physical processes or relationships. Opposite of linear. PJC]
\'d8Non` li"quet(?). [L.]It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial. 1913 Webster]
nonliteraryadj.Characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language. Syn. -- common, vernacular, vulgar. WordNet 1.5]
nonliterateadj.not using a writing system; -- of societies, cultures, or tribes. [Narrower terms: uncivilized (vs. civilized)] Syn. -- preliterate. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nonlivingadj.Not endowed with life; same as inanimate. Opposite of living and animate. Syn. -- inanimate. WordNet 1.5]
Non`ma*lig"nant(?), a.Not malignant, as a disease; -- used especially of tumors; as, a nonmalignant growth on the liver. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing(?), a.Not carrying on manufactures. 1913 Webster]
nonmechanicaladj.1.not using a mechanism. Opposite of mechanical. [Narrower terms: nonmechanistic] [Narrower terms: unmechanized ] WordNet 1.5]
2.Not having an aptitude to work with machinery; without mechanical skills; -- of persons. Syn. -- unmechanical. WordNet 1.5]
nonmechanisticadj.not determined by a mechanical process; partly resulting from a creative process. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Non*med"ul*la`ted(?), a.Not medullated;Specifically:(Anat.)without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber. 1913 Webster]
Non*mem"ber, n.One who is not a member; as, nonmembers are not allowed in the club reading room. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non*mem"ber*ship, n.State of not being a member. 1913 Webster]
Non"met`al(?), n.(Chem.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)not produced by metamorphosis.metamorphic WordNet 1.5]
nonmigratoryadj.1.Not participating in migrations; -- used of animals that do not migrate. Opposite of migratory. Syn. -- resident. WordNet 1.5]
2.living in one area throughout the year; -- used of animals. WordNet 1.5]
nonmodernadj.1.not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time. Opposite of modern. [Narrower terms: antebellum; fogyish, mossgrown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(prenominal), stodgy old-fashioned; medieval, mediaeval, gothic; old-time, quaint; unmodernized; victorian; old-fashioned, outmoded; old-world] Also See-> old, past WordNet 1.5]
nonmonotonicadj.(Math. or logic)not monotonic; -- of relations between variables. Opposite of monotonic. WordNet 1.5]
Non*mor"al(?), a.Neither moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals; not within the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical; as, imagination is of its nature nonmoral; infants are nonmoral. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Non`ne*ces"si*ty(?), n.Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary. 1913 Webster]
Non`ni*trog"e*nous(?), a.Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Non*nu"cle*a`ted(?), a.Without a nucleus; anucleate. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non"ny(?), n.A silly fellow; a ninny. 1913 Webster]
no"-no(?), n.Something improper, unethical, inadvisable, or illegal; as, salt is a no-no for someone after a heart attack. [informal] PJC]
Non`o*be"di*ence(n, n.Neglect of obedience; failure to obey. 1913 Webster]
Non`ob*serv"ance(n, n.Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Non` ob*stan"te(n. [L.]1.Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non obstante veredicto[LL.](Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant.Stephen. 1913 Webster]
No*no"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic. 1913 Webster]
Non"one(?), n.[Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.](Chem.)Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series. 1913 Webster]
no`-non"sense(n, adj.1.Not tolerating irrelevant or frivolous distractions; businesslike; serious; as, the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; the chairman adopted a no-nonsense attitude.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications; uncomplicated; plain; not fancy. PJC]
Non`pa*reil"(?), n.[See Nonpareil, a. ]1.Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. nonpareille.](Print.)A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby). 1913 Webster]
This line is printed in the type called nonpareil. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(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 bunting and painted finch.(b)Any other similar bird of the same genus. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.(Cookery)A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as, sprinkled with nonpareils. PJC]
5.pl.A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having nonpareils{4} sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of nonpareils at the movie. PJC]
Non`pa*reil", a.[F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.]Having no equal; peerless. 1913 Webster]
nonparticipationn.withdrawing from the activities of a group. Syn. -- non-engagement, non-involvement. WordNet 1.5]
nonparticulateadj.not particulate. Opposite of particulate. WordNet 1.5]
nonpartisanadj.1.free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of partisan. [Narrower terms: bipartisan, bipartizan, two-party, two-way; independent ] [Narrower terms: nonparty, non-party ] Syn. -- nonpartizan. WordNet 1.5]
2.not affiliated with any one party; as, a nonpartisan commission to study crime. WordNet 1.5]
nonpartisanshipn.An inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally; absence of bias toward any particular party. Syn. -- impartiality. WordNet 1.5]
nonpartizanadj.1.same as nonpartisan, 1. Syn. -- nonpartisan. WordNet 1.5]
nonparty, non-partyadj.1.not based upon or representing political parties; as, a nonparty regime. WordNet 1.5]
Non*pay"ment, n.Neglect or failure to pay. 1913 Webster]
Non`per*form"ance, n.Neglect or failure to perform. 1913 Webster]
nonphilosophicnonphilosophicaladj.1.not philosophical. Opposite of philosophical. WordNet 1.5]
Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness. 1913 Webster]
Non`plane"(?), a.(Math.)Not lying in one plane; not planar; -- said of certain curves. 1913 Webster]
Non"plus(?), n.[L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.]A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. 1913 Webster]
Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding.South. 1913 Webster]
Non"plus`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nonplused(?) or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n.Nonplusing or Nonplussing.]To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. 1913 Webster]
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
nonporousadj.Not porous; especially, not having vessels that appear as pores; as, nonporous wood. Opposite of porous. WordNet 1.5]
nonpregnantadj.not pregnant; as, a drug approved only for use in nonpregnant females. Opposite of pregnant. WordNet 1.5]
nonprehensileadj.not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite of prehensile. WordNet 1.5]
Non*prep`a*ra"tion(?), n.Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation. 1913 Webster]
nonprescriptionadj.1.able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of prescription. [prenominal] Syn. -- non-prescription(prenominal), over-the-counter(prenominal), OTC. WordNet 1.5]
Non*pres`en*ta"tion(?), n.Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented. 1913 Webster]
Non`pro*duc"tion, n.A failure to produce or exhibit. 1913 Webster]
Non`pro*fes"sion*al(?), a.1.Not belonging to a profession. 1913 Webster]
2.Not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage; unprofessional. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Non`pro*fi"cien*cy(?), n.Want of proficiency; failure to make progress. 1913 Webster]
non`pro*fi"cient(?), a.Not proficient. PJC]
Non`pro*fi"cient(?), n.One who has failed to become proficient. 1913 Webster]
non-profit-makingadj.not commercially motivated; not profit-making; nonprofit; not for profit. [Narrower terms: charitable, eleemosynary] Syn. -- nonprofit. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Non" pros.`(. An abbreviation of Non prosequitur. 1913 Webster]
Non`-pros"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nonprossed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Non-prossing(?).]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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Non" pro*seq"ui*tur(?). [L. he does not prosecute.](Law)A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi. 1913 Webster]
nonrecombinantadj.(Genetics)not produced by genetic recombination. PJC]
nonrecreationaladj.involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby; as, nonrecreational footbal. [Narrower terms: professional (vs. amateur)] Syn. -- paid. WordNet 1.5]
Non`re*cur"ring(?), a.Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a nonrecurring expense. 1913 Webster]
nonreflectingnonreflectiveadj.1.not capable of total reflection of light; not polished or shiny; as, It is complicated to create realistic shading effects on nonreflecting surfaces. [Narrower terms: echoless ] reflective WordNet 1.5]
Non`re*gard"ance(?), n.Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Non`re"gent(?), n.(Eng. Universities)A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent. 1913 Webster]
nonremittaln.1.The act of failing to meet a financial obligation. Syn. -- default, nonpayment. WordNet 1.5]
2.A loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid. Syn. -- nonpayment, default. WordNet 1.5]
Non`ren*di"tion(?), n.Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due. 1913 Webster]
The nonrendition of a service which is due.S. E. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
nonrenewableadj.That can not be renewed; as, a nonrenewable option; books on that shelf are nonrenewable. Opposite of renewable. Syn. -- unrenewable. WordNet 1.5]
nonrepresentationaladj.(Art)not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational. [Narrower terms: abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective ; conventional, formal, schematic ; geometric, geometrical ; protogeometric ; semiabstract ] Also See-> abstract Syn. -- nonobjective. WordNet 1.5]
nonrepresentativeadj.1.Not standing for something else. Opposite of representative. Syn. -- unsymbolic. WordNet 1.5]
2.Not giving a true representation of the characteristics of a group; -- of a sample or subgroup of a group; as, the weather we had in the summer of 1996 gave a nonrepresentative view of our normal weather. Syn. -- biased. PJC]
Non`re*sem"blance(?), n.Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. 1913 Webster]
Non*res"i*dence(?), n.The state or condition of being nonresident,Swift. 1913 Webster]
Non*res"i*dent(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Non*res"i*dent, n.A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction. 1913 Webster]
nonresilientadj.Not rebounding with the normal or expected velocity. [Narrower terms: inelastic (vs. elastic)] Syn. -- dead. WordNet 1.5]
Non`re*sist"ance(?), n.The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition. 1913 Webster]
Non`re*sist"ant(?), a.Making no resistance. 1913 Webster]
Non`re*sist"ant, n.1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.One who holds that violence should never be resisted by force;especially,a reformer who believes in passive resistance. Syn. -- passive resister. WordNet 1.5]
Non`re*sist"ing, a.Not making resistance. 1913 Webster]
nonretractablenonretractileadj.not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of retractile. WordNet 1.5]
nonreturnableadj.That may not be returned for a refund; -- of purchased goods, or containers for purchased items; as, nonreturnable bottles. Opposite of returnable. WordNet 1.5]
nonreversibleadj.Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- used mostly of clothing. Opposite of reversible. Syn. -- one-sided. WordNet 1.5]
nonrigidadj.(Aeronautics)Not rigid; especially, designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure. Opposite of rigid. WordNet 1.5]
Non*ru"mi*nant(?), a.Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal. 1913 Webster]
Non`sane"(?), a.Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
nonsectarianadj.not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of sectarian. [Narrower terms: ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical; interchurch, interdenominational; nondenominational; undenominational, unsectarian ] WordNet 1.5]
nonsegregatedadj.integrated. Opposite of segregated. Syn. -- desegrated, unsegregated. WordNet 1.5]
non"self`(?), n.1.That which is not oneself. PJC]
2.(Immunology)Any material that enters the body and is not recognized by the immune system as being part of its body, thereby triggering an immune response; any material appearing to the immune system to be foreign to its body. PJC]
Non"sense(?), n.[Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.]1.That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. 1913 Webster]
2.Trifles; things of no importance. 1913 Webster]
Nonsense verses, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words. 1913 Webster]
nonstandard, non-standardadj.1.varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of standard. [Narrower terms: deficient, inferior, substandard] Syn. -- nonstandard. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Linguistics)Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. Opposite of standard. WordNet 1.5]
nonstartern.1.a person with a record of failing. Syn. -- loser, failure, unsuccessful person. WordNet 1.5]
2.A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered. WordNet 1.5]
3.A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by those with authority to decide. PJC]
nonstick, non-stickadj.1.permitting easy removal of adherent food particles; -- of surfaces, especially of cooking utensils; as, a frying pan with a nonstick surface. WordNet 1.5]
nonstopadj.1.without an intermediate stop; -- of trips in public conveyances, especially of a flight. WordNet 1.5]
2.same as around-the-clock. Syn. -- around-the-clock, day-and-night, round-the-clock. WordNet 1.5]
nonstopn.A flight made without intermediate landings between source and destination; as, how many nonstops are there to Dallas?. Syn. -- nonstop flight. WordNet 1.5]
nonsubjectiveadj.undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; objective. Opposite of subjective. [Narrower terms: clinical, detached, unemotional; impersonal, neutral; verifiable ] Syn. -- objective. WordNet 1.5]
nonsubmergiblenonsubmersibleadj.not submersible or submergible. Opposite of submersible. WordNet 1.5]
Non`sub*mis"sion(?), n.Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit. 1913 Webster]
Non"suit`(?), n.(Law)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. 1913 Webster]
Non"suit`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nonsuited; p. pr. & vb. n.Nonsuiting.](Law)To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. \'bdWhen two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited.\'b8 Z. Swift. 1913 Webster]
nontaxableadj.not subject to taxation; -- of goods imported into a country or sold at retail outlets; as, most laws imposing sales taxes make food nontaxable. Opposite of taxable. [Narrower terms: duty-free; tax-exempt, tax-free; unratable; untaxed ] Also See-> exempt WordNet 1.5]
nontechnicaladj.1.not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical. Syn. -- untechnical. WordNet 1.5]
2.comprehensible to the general public; not requiring specialized training to be understood; as, written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language. Syn. -- lay, plain, popular, unspecialized, untechnical. WordNet 1.5]
nontelescopicnontelescopingadj.Not able to be contracted by a telescoping action; as, a nontelescoping tripod would be awkward to carry. WordNet 1.5]
Non*ten"ure(?), n.(Law)A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed. 1913 Webster]
Non"term`(?), n.(Law)A vacation between two terms of a court. 1913 Webster]
nonterritorialadj.(Biology)not displaying territoriality; -- of animals; as, a nonterritorial species. Opposite of territorial. WordNet 1.5]
nonthematicadj.having no theme. Opposite of thematic. Syn. -- unthematic. WordNet 1.5]
Non*tox"ic(?), a.Not toxic. 1913 Webster]
Non"tro*nite(?), n.[So called because found in the arrondissement of Nontron, France.](Min.)A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron. 1913 Webster]
non-U"(n, adj.Not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use. [Chiefly British] [Narrower terms: lower-class (vs. middle-class) (vs. upper-class), low-class] Syn. -- vulgar. WordNet 1.5]
Non*u"ni*form`ist(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Non*un"ion(?), a.1.Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunion carpenter. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Not employing trade union members; not recognizing or favoring trades unions or trades-unionists; as, a nonunion contractor; a nonunion subcontractor. -- Non*un"ion*ism(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Non*un"ion*ist(?), n.One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union. 1913 Webster]
Non*us"ance(?), n.Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Non*us"er(?), 1.A not using; failure to use. 1913 Webster]
An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Non*vas"cu*lar(?), a.(Anat.)Destitute of vessels; extravascular. 1913 Webster]
nonverbal, non-verbaladj.Involving little or no use of language; as, gestures are a form of nonverbal communication. Syn. -- non-verbal. WordNet 1.5]
A nonvernacular expression.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
nonviolencen.The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. Syn. -- passive resistance. WordNet 1.5]
nonviolentadj.1.peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as, nonviolent resistance. Opposite of violent. Syn. -- passive, peaceful. WordNet 1.5]
2.achieved without bloodshed. Contrasted with bloody. Syn. -- unbloody, bloodless. WordNet 1.5]
nonviscidadj.1.same as nonglutenous. Syn. -- nonglutinous. WordNet 1.5]
nonvocalicadj.(Phonology)not vocalic; not having vowel character; -- used of liquids and nasals. Opposite of vocalic. Syn. -- consonantal, nonsyllabic. WordNet 1.5]
nonvolatileadj.not readily evaporated. Opposite of volatile. WordNet 1.5]
nonvolatilizableadj.not able to be volatilized. [Narrower terms: nonvolatile (vs. volatile)] WordNet 1.5]
nonwashableadj.not washable; damaged by washing; -- used mostly of clothing, especially clothing that must be cleaned by a dry-cleaning process. Opposite of washable. WordNet 1.5]
nonwoodyadj.not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of woody. [Narrower terms: herbaceous; pulpy, fleshy] WordNet 1.5]
nonworkern.A person who does not work as s/he should. WordNet 1.5]
Non"yl(?), n.[Nonane + -yl.](Chem.)The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19-, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol. 1913 Webster]
Non"y*lene(?), n.[Nonane + ethylene.](Chem.)Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series. 1913 Webster]
Non`y*len"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid. 1913 Webster]
No*nyl"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid. 1913 Webster]
Noo"dle(?), n.[Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]1.A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] 1913 Webster]
The chuckling grin of noodles.Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
2.The head; also, noddle; -- used jocosely or contemptuously; as, use your noodle. Syn. -- noggin. PJC]
Noo"dle, n.[G. nudel vermicelli.]A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup. 1913 Webster]
Nook(n, n.[OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat. 1913 Webster]
How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nook"-shot`ten(?), a.Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
That nook-shotten isle of Albion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
No`\'94*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to no\'94logy. 1913 Webster]
No*\'94l"o*gist(?), n.One versed in no\'94logy. 1913 Webster]
No*\'94l"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]The science of intellectual phenomena. 1913 Webster]
Noon(n, a.No. See the Note under No. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Noon(n, n.[AS. n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion.]1.The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, the highest point; culmination. 1913 Webster]
In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.Motley. 1913 Webster]
High noon, the exact meridian; midday. --
Noon of night, midnight. [Poetic] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Noon(?), a.Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.Young. 1913 Webster]
Noon, v. i.To take rest and refreshment at noon. 1913 Webster]
Noon"day`(?), n.Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon. 1913 Webster]
Noon"day`(?), a.Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat; only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun. \'bdNoonday walks.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Noon"-flow`er(?), n.(Bot.)The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday. 1913 Webster]
Noon"ing, n.A rest at noon; a repast at noon. 1913 Webster]
Noon"shun(?), n. [Obs.] See Nunchion.Nares. 1913 Webster]
Noon"stead(?), n.The position of the sun at noon. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Noon"tide`(?), n.[From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n the ninth hour.]The time of noon; midday. 1913 Webster]
Noose(?), n.[Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n, L. nodus. Cf. Node.]A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. 1913 Webster]
Noose(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Noosed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Noosing.]To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare. 1913 Webster]
Noot(?). See 1st Not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
No"pal(?), n.[Mexican nopalli.](Bot.)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 Cactace\'91. 1913 Webster]
No"pal*ry(?), n.; pl.Nopalries(.A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect. 1913 Webster]
Nor(n, conj.[OE. nor, contr. from nother. See Neither.]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. 1913 Webster]
Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass, in your purses, nor scrip for your journey.Matt. x. 9, 10. 1913 Webster]
Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt.Matt. vi. 20. 1913 Webster]
I love him not, nor fear him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Where neither party is nor true, nor kind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
noradrenalinen.Same as norepinephrine. Syn. -- norepinephrine. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nordicprop. adj.1.of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scandinavia; as, Nordic languages have a gender system. WordNet 1.5]
2.Relating to Germany and Scandinavia; as, Hitler wanted Nordic people to rule Europe. WordNet 1.5]
3.Resembling the peoples of Scandinavia. WordNet 1.5]
noreaster, nor'eastern.a storm blowing from the northeast; -- a term used especially in the northeastern region of the United States. Syn. -- northeaster. WordNet 1.5]
norepinephrinen.A hormone (C8H11NO3) secreted by the adrenal medulla; it also serves as a neurotransmitter, released at synapses; called also noradrenaline. Chemically it is 2-amino-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol. It is a precursor of epinephrine in the body. Syn. -- noradrenaline. WordNet 1.5]
norethandrolone, norethindronen.1.a progestin compound used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis. WordNet 1.5]
Nor"folk(?), n.Short for Norfolk Jacket. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norfolk dumpling. (Eng.)(a)A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk.(b)A native or inhabitant of Norfolk. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norfolk jacket. A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norfolk plover. The stone curlew. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norfolk spaniel. One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white color. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
no"ri(?), n.[Jap.]A type of dried seaweed, pressed into sheets and used as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi. PJC]
No"ri*a(n, n.[Sp., from Ar. n\'be'.]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. 1913 Webster]
No"ri*an(?), a.[From norite.](Geol.)Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.T. S. Hunt. 1913 Webster]
Nor"i*mon(?), n.; pl.Norimons(.A Japanese covered litter, carried by men.B. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
No"rite(?), n.[F., fr. Norv\'8age Norway .](Min.)A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene. 1913 Webster]
no"ri*um(?), n.[NL.](Chem.)A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in 1845 by the Swedish chemist Swanberg in zircon. After many unsuccessful attempts to verify this new element, the element named Hafnium (atomic number 72) was discoverd in 1923 by D. Coster and G. von Hevesey in the zirconium-containing mineral zircon. Hafnium, present at 1 to 5% in many zirconium-bearing minerals, but difficult to separate from zirconium, is probably the element that gave rise to the properties attributed to the hypothetical norium. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nor"land(?), n.[For Northland.]1.The land in the north; north country. [Chiefly Poetic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.same as Norlander. [Scot. & Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nor"land*er, n.A northener; a person from the north country. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norm(?), n.[L. norma a rule. See Normal, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type; as, deviations from the norm are not tolerated. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Biol.)A typical, structural unit; a type.Agassiz. 1913 Webster]
Nor"ma(?), n.[L.]1.A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
2.A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule. 1913 Webster]
3.A templet or gauge. 1913 Webster]
Nor"mal(n, a.[L. normalis, fr. norma rule, pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to noscere to know; cf. Gr. gnw`rimos well known, gnw`mwn gnomon, also, carpenter's square: cf. F. normal. See Known, and cf. Abnormal, Enormous.] 1913 Webster]
1.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. 1913 Webster]
Deviations from the normal type.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle; as, a line normal to the base. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)Standard; original; exact; typical.Specifically:(a)(Quantitative Analysis)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.(b)(Chem.)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.(c)(Organ. Chem.)Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is bound to more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-. 1913 Webster]
Normal equations(Method of Least Squares), a set of equations of the first degree equal in number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal equations gives the most probable values of the unknown quantities. --
Normal group(Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard.Lyell. --
Normal place (of a planet or comet) (Astron.), the apparent place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have largely balanced each other. --
Normal school, a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the training of teachers. 1913 Webster]
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Syn. -- Normal, Regular, Ordinary.Regular and ordinary are popular terms of well-known signification; normal has now a more specific sense, arising out of its use in science. A thing is normal, or in its normal state, when strictly conformed to those principles of its constitution which mark its species or to the standard of a healthy and natural condition. It is abnormal when it departs from those principles. 1913 Webster]
Nor"mal(n, n.[Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See Normal, a.]1.(Geom.)Any perpendicular. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)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. 1913 Webster]
normal is also used to denote the distance along the normal line from the curve to the axis of abscissas or to the center of curvature. 1913 Webster]
nor"mal*cy(?), n.The quality, state, or fact of being normal; the normal situation or condition; as, the point of normalcy. [R.] Syn. -- normality. 1913 Webster]
nor*mal"i*tyn.1.Conformity with the norm; the state of being normal; the normal condition. Syn. -- normalcy. WordNet 1.5]
Nor`mal*i*za"tion(?), n.Reduction to a standard or normal state. 1913 Webster]
normalizev.1.To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China. Syn. -- renormalize. WordNet 1.5]
2.To make standard; determine the value by comparison to an item of known standard value; as, The test results were normalized for changes in the number of questions before comparison with the previous year's values. Syn. -- standardize. PJC]
3.To convert to a standard form or measure; adjust the value or values so as to conform to a standard measure or pattern; as, The probabilities were normalized to add up to 1.00. PJC]
nor"mal*ly, adv.In a normal manner.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
nor"man(?), n.[F. normand.](Naut.)A wooden bar, or iron pin.W. C. Russell. 1913 Webster]
Nor"man, prop. a.[F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.]Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest. 1913 Webster]
Norman style(Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent. 1913 Webster]
Nor"man, prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
Normandyprop. n.A region of France divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie. Syn. -- Normandie. WordNet 1.5]
Nor"man*ism(?), n.A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
normativeadj.1.relating to or dealing with norms; as, normative discipline; normative samples. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Grammar)giving directives or rules; prescriptive. Opposed to descriptive. Syn. -- prescriptive. WordNet 1.5]
3.based on or prescribing a norm or standard; as, normative grammar. WordNet 1.5]
normotensiveadj.(Med., Physiol.)Pertaining to or having normal blood pressure. WordNet 1.5]
normothermian.(Med., Physiol.)normal body temperature. WordNet 1.5]
{ Norn(?), Nor"na(?) }, n.[Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]1.(Scandinavian Myth.)Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo-Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.A tutelary deity; a genius. 1913 Webster]
No*ro`pi*an"ic(?), a.[Etymology uncertain.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid. 1913 Webster]
Nor"roy(?), n.[Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi king.](Her.)The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at-arms, under King. 1913 Webster]
Norse(n, prop. a.[Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.]Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants. 1913 Webster]
Norse, prop. n.The Norse language. 1913 Webster]
Norse"man(?), prop. n.; pl.Norsemen(.One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman. 1913 Webster]
Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
North(n, n.[AS. nor; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor. Cf. Norman, Norse.] 1913 Webster]
1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country. 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
North following. See Following, a., 2. --
North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. --
North preceding. See Following, a., 2. --
North star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris. 1913 Webster]
North, v. i.To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north. 1913 Webster]
North, adv.Northward. 1913 Webster]
North-Americanprop. adj.of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America and their peoples. WordNet 1.5]
2.intended to be used by vehicles moving toward the north; -- of roads and parts of roads; as, The northbound lane was blocked by an overturned tractor-trailer. PJC]
North-Centraladj.Of or pertaining to a region of the U. S. generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana; Wyoming; and Colorado. WordNet 1.5]
North`east"(?), n.The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region. 1913 Webster]
North`east", a.Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. 1913 Webster]
Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia. 1913 Webster]
North`east", adv.Toward the northeast. 1913 Webster]
North`east"er(?), n.A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast. Syn. -- noreaster, nor'easter. 1913 Webster]
North`east"er*ly, a.Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast. 1913 Webster]
North`east"er*ly, adv.Toward the northeast. 1913 Webster]
North`east"ern(?), a.Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly. 1913 Webster]
{ North`east"ward(?), North`east"ward*ly(?) }, adv.Toward the northeast. 1913 Webster]
North"er(?), n.A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico. 1913 Webster]
North"er*li*ness(?), n.The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north. 1913 Webster]
North"er*ly, a.Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern. 1913 Webster]
North"er*ly, adv.Toward the north. 1913 Webster]
North"ern(?), a.[AS. nor.]1.Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. 1913 Webster]
2.In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. 1913 Webster]
Northern diver. (Zo\'94l.)See Loon. --
Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora. --
Northern spy(Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red. 1913 Webster]
North"ern*er(?), n.1.One born or living in the north. 1913 Webster]
2.A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
North"ing, n.1.(Surv. & Navigation)Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination. 1913 Webster]
northlandn.any region lying in or toward the north. Syn. -- North, septentrion. WordNet 1.5]
North"man(n, prop. n.; pl.Northmen(#).[AS. nor. See North, and Man, and cf. Norman.]One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman. 1913 Webster]
Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
North"ness, n.A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.Faraday. 1913 Webster]
north-polaradj.Of or pertaining to the North Pole; at or near the north pole; characteristic of the north pole. Syn. -- Arctic. WordNet 1.5]
North Star State. Minnesota; -- a nickname. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
North*um"bri*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Northumberland. 1913 Webster]
North"ward(?), a.[AS. nor.]Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. 1913 Webster]
{ North"ward(?), North"wards(?) }, adv.Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. 1913 Webster]
North"ward*ly, a.Having a northern direction. 1913 Webster]
North"ward*ly, adv.In a northern direction. 1913 Webster]
North`west"(?), n.[AS. nor.]1.The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. 1913 Webster]
2.The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [U.S.] PJC]
North`west", a.1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. 1913 Webster]
Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators. 1913 Webster]
North`west", adv.Toward the northwest. 1913 Webster]
North`west"er(?), n.A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind. 1913 Webster]
North`west"er*ly, a.Toward the northwest, or from the northwest. 1913 Webster]
North`west"ern(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course. 1913 Webster]
{ North`west"ward(?), North`west"ward*ly(?), }adv.Toward the northwest. 1913 Webster]
Nor*we"gi*an(?), prop. a.[Cf. Icel. Noregr, Norvegr, Norway. See North, and Way.]Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language. 1913 Webster]
Nor*we"gi*an, prop. n.1.A native of Norway. 1913 Webster]
2.That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway. 1913 Webster]
Nor*we"gi*um(?), n.[NL. See Norwegian.](Chem.)A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway. Not recognized as an element (1999). 1913 Webster]
nor'-westn.Northwest; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees. Syn. -- northwest, NW. WordNet 1.5]
Nose(n, n.[AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n\'94s, Sw. n\'84sa, Dan. n\'84se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n\'bes\'be, n\'bes. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.The power of smelling; hence, scent. 1913 Webster]
We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master.Collier. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
Nose bit(Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. --
Nose hammer(Mach.), a frontal hammer. --
Nose hole(Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. --
Nose key(Carp.), a fox wedge. --
Nose leaf(Zo\'94l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. --
Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily influenced. \'bdA nose of wax to be turned every way.\'b8 Massinger --
Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. --
To hold one's nose to the grindstone,
To put one's nose to the grindstone, or
To bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone. --
To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast.Shak. --
To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] --
To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in. --
To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang] --
on the nose, (a)exactly, accurately.(b)(racing)to win, as opposed to to place or to show. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nose, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nosed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nosing.]1.To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. 1913 Webster]
2.To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. 1913 Webster]
Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley. 1913 Webster]
4.To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.To examine with the nose or sense of smell. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station; Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.(Racing Slang)to beat by (the length of) a nose.Hence,to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the form nose out. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nose(?), v. i.To push or move with the nose or front forward. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
A train of cable cars came nosing along.Hamlin Garland. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nose(n, v. i.1.To smell; to sniff; to scent.Audubon. 1913 Webster]
2.To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to nose around. 1913 Webster]
Nose around(?), v. i.to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as nose{2}, v. i. PJC]
Nose"bag`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
Nose"band`(?), n.That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose. 1913 Webster]
Nose"bleed`(?), n.1.A bleeding at the nose. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The yarrow. See Yarrow. 1913 Webster]
nosecountn.A count of the number of persons present or who are to be included in a group; as, get a nosecount of those who are planning to go; also, a periodic count of the population. Syn. -- census. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nosed(?), a.Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chiefly used in composition; as, pug-nosed. 1913 Webster]
nose"dive`, nose"-dive`v. i.To drop with the nose or front first, as of an airplane. Syn. -- nosedive. WordNet 1.5]
no-see-umn.(Zool.)Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; also called biting midge and punkie. Syn. -- punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge. WordNet 1.5]
nose"gay`(?), n.[Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.]A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nos"el(?), v. t.[See Noursle.]To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Nose"less(?), a.Destitute of a nose. 1913 Webster]
Nose"smart`(?), n.(Bot.)A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium. 1913 Webster]
noseyadj.Offensively or intrusively curious; prying; nosy; as, a nosy neighbor. Syn. -- inquisitorial, nosy, prying, snoopy. WordNet 1.5]
no-shown.1.someone who shirks a duty. Syn. -- nonattender, truant. WordNet 1.5]
2.A person who is expected to attend a gathering but does not come.Specifically,a person who buys a ticket to a game or other entertainment and does not attend. PJC]
Nos"ing(?), n.(Arch.)That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding. 1913 Webster]
Nos`o*co"mi*al(n, a.[L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease + komei^n to attend to.]1.Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
2.Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection. PJC]
No*sog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. no`sos disease + -graphy: cf. F. nosographie.]A description or classification of diseases. 1913 Webster]
Nos`o*log"ic*al(?), a.[Cf. F. nosologique.]Of or pertaining to nosology. 1913 Webster]
No*sol"o*gist(?), n.[Cf. F. nosologiste.]One versed in nosology. 1913 Webster]
No*sol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. no`sos disease + -logy: cf. F. nosologie.]1.A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases. 1913 Webster]
2.That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases. 1913 Webster]
Nos"o*phen(?), n.[Nose + phenol; orig. used for affections of the nose.](Pharm.)An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless, tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nost(?). [Contr. from ne wost.]Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
nos*tal"gi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Med.)Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness. 1913 Webster]
2.A sentimental yearning to return to an earlier time remembered as happier or more pleasant, or a former place evoking happy memories; a longing to experience again a former happy time; as, a nostalgia for the brotherhood of the Woodstock music festival; a nostalgia for the comradeship of one's college friends. PJC]
Nos*tal"gic(?), a.[Cf. F. nostalgique.]Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia. 1913 Webster]
Nos*tal"gy(?), n.Same as Nostalgia. 1913 Webster]
Nos"toc(?), prop. n.[F.](Bot.)A genus of alg\'91. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance. 1913 Webster]
Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, which was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, fallen star and star jelly. Also called witches' butter. 1913 Webster]
Nostocaceaeprop. n.A natural family of blue-green algae. Syn. -- family Nostocaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Nos"tril(?), n.[OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nos; nos for nosu nose + opening, hole, from pierced, for , fr. purh through. Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
Methinks a man nostril should B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Nos"trum(-tr, n.; pl.Nostrums(-tr.[Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See Us.] 1913 Webster]
1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any scheme or device proposed by a quack. 1913 Webster]
The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the nostrums of quacks.Brougham. 1913 Webster]
3.Any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in politics, a scheme or proposal likely to prove popular with voters. PJC]
nosyadj.Offensively or intrusively curious; prying; nosey; as, he flipped through my letters in his nosy way. Syn. -- inquisitorial, nosey, prying, snoopy. WordNet 1.5]
Not(?). [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Not, a.Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See Nott. 1913 Webster]
Not, adv.[OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as E. naught. See Naught.]A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. 1913 Webster]
Not one word spake he more than was need.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt not steal.Ex. xx. 15. 1913 Webster]
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.Job vii. 8. 1913 Webster]
The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it?Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
Not . . . but, or
Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No`ta*bil"i*a(?), n. pl.[Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.]Things worthy of notice. 1913 Webster]
Not`a*bil"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Notabilities(#).[Cf. F. notabilit\'82 .]1.Quality of being notable. 1913 Webster]
2.A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. \'bdParisian notabilities\'b8 Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
3.A notable saying. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Not"a*ble(?), a.[F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.] 1913 Webster]
1.Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident. 1913 Webster]
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2.Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person. 1913 Webster]
Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good ortho\'89pists, n, the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable. 1913 Webster]
Not"a*ble(n, n.1.A person, or thing, of distinction. 1913 Webster]
2.(French Hist.)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. 1913 Webster]
Not"a*ble*ness, n.The quality of being notable. 1913 Webster]
Not"a*bly, adv.In a notable manner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No*t\'91"um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)The back or upper surface, as of a bird. 1913 Webster]
No"tal(?), a.[Gr. nw^ton the back.]Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No*tan"dum(?), n.; pl.Notanda(#).[L., fr. notare to observe.]A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
No*ta"ri*al(?), a.[Cf. F. notarial.]Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation. 1913 Webster]
No*ta"ri*al*ly, adv.In a notarial manner. 1913 Webster]
No"ta*ry(?), n.; pl.Notaries(#).[F. notaire, L. notarius notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th Note.] 1913 Webster]
1.One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. & Am. Law)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. 1913 Webster]
No"tate(?), a.[L. notatus marked, p. p. of notare to mark. See 5th Note.](Bot.)Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.Henslow. 1913 Webster]
No*ta"tion(?), n.[L. notatio a marking, observing, etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation. See 5th Note.]1.The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'bdConscience\'b8 is a Latin word, and, according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge.South. 1913 Webster]
Notch(n, n.[Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.] 1913 Webster]
1.A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. 1913 Webster]
And on the stick ten equal notches makes.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. 1913 Webster]
Notch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Notched(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Notching.]1.To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. 1913 Webster]
2.To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. 1913 Webster]
God is all sufferance; here he doth show notched, only a stringless bow.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
Notch"board`(?), n.(Carp.)The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase. 1913 Webster]
Notch"ing, n.1.The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows. 1913 Webster]
2.The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches. 1913 Webster]
3.(Carp.)A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions. 1913 Webster]
4.(Engin.)A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting. 1913 Webster]
Note, n.[F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]1.A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. 1913 Webster]
Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a vigorous.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !Mrs. Humphry Ward. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. 1913 Webster]
The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with illustrations.Felton. 1913 Webster]
4.A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.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. 1913 Webster]
6.A short informal letter; a billet. 1913 Webster]
7.A diplomatic missive or written communication. 1913 Webster]
8.A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note. 1913 Webster]
9.A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Here is now the smith's note for shoeing.Shak. 1913 Webster]
10.(Mus.)(a)A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:(b)A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.(c)A key of the piano or organ. 1913 Webster]
The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal note.Milton. 1913 Webster]
That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann.W. Pater. 1913 Webster]
11.Observation; notice; heed. 1913 Webster]
Give orders to my servants that they take note at all of our being absent hence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Note(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Noted; p. pr. & vb. n.Noting.][F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See Note, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.Pope. 1913 Webster]
No more of that; I have noted it well.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address, 1863). PJC]
2.To record in writing; to make a memorandum of. 1913 Webster]
Every unguarded word . . . was noted down.Maccaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They were both noted of incontinency.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To denote; to designate.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
5.To annotate. [R.] W. H. Dixon. 1913 Webster]
6.To set down in musical characters. 1913 Webster]
To note a billor
To note a draft, to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary. 1913 Webster]
Note"book`(?), n.1.A book in which notes or memorandums are written. 1913 Webster]
2.A book in which notes of hand are registered. 1913 Webster]
notecasen.A case for holding paper money; a wallet. Syn. -- wallet, billfold. WordNet 1.5]
Notechisprop. n.A genus including the tiger snakes. Syn. -- genus Notechis. WordNet 1.5]
Not"ed(?), a.Well known by reputation or report; eminent; famous; prominent; celebrated; as, a noted author, or traveler. -- Not"ed*ly, adv. -- Not"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
noth"er(?), a.Other; -- variant spelling used mostly in the phrase a whole nother (i. e., a completely different), as though formed by splitting the word \'bdanother\'b8. PJC]
Noth"ing(?), n.[From no, a. + thing.]1.Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something. 1913 Webster]
Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle. 1913 Webster]
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.Is. xli. 24. 1913 Webster]
'T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend, nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arith.)A cipher; naught. 1913 Webster]
Nothing but, only; no more than.Chaucer. --
To make nothing of. (a)To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. \'bdWe are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts.\'b8 Ray.(b)Not to understand; as, I could make nothing of what he said. 1913 Webster]
Noth"ing, adv.In no degree; not at all; in no wise. 1913 Webster]
Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Nothing off(Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind. 1913 Webster]
Noth`ing*a"ri*an(?), n.One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being of no value; a thing of no value. 1913 Webster]
nothingsn.1.inconsequential conversation; as, they traded a few nothings as they parted. WordNet 1.5]
Nothofagusprop. n.A genus of beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa; the southern beech. Syn. -- genus Nothofagus. WordNet 1.5]
nothosaurn.An extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming. WordNet 1.5]
No"tice(?), n.[F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]1.The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. 1913 Webster]
How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons!I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. 1913 Webster]
I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. 1913 Webster]
4.A writing communicating information or warning. 1913 Webster]
No"tice, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Noticed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Noticing(?).]1.To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
This plant deserves to be noticed in this place.Tooke. 1913 Webster]
Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
3.To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark. 1913 Webster]
No"tice*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicuous. 1913 Webster]
A noticeable man, with large gray eyes.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
No"tice*a*bly, adv.In a noticeable manner. 1913 Webster]
No"ti*cer(?), n.One who notices. 1913 Webster]
No`ti*da"ni*an(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanid\'91, or Hexanchid\'91. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. 1913 Webster]
No`ti*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. notification. See Notify.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.Notice given in words or writing, or by signs. 1913 Webster]
3.The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc. 1913 Webster]
No"ti*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Notified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Notifying(?).][F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy.] 1913 Webster]
1.To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person. 1913 Webster]
No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.Sowth. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act.Journal of the Senate, U. S. 1913 Webster]
notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify. 1913 Webster]
notifyingn.The act or process of informing by words. Syn. -- telling, apprisal, notification. WordNet 1.5]
No"tion(?), [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know.]1.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 not\'91. 1913 Webster]
What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
Few agree in their notions about these words.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the \'bdidea\'b8 of hunger, cold, etc.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.A sentiment; an opinion. 1913 Webster]
The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.Addison. 1913 Webster]
A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
3.Sense; mind. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
5.Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
6.Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually referring to articles displayed together for sale. PJC]
No"tion*al(?), a.1.Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions. 1913 Webster]
2.Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical. 1913 Webster]
Discourses of speculative and notional things.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man. 1913 Webster]
No`tion*al"i*ty(?), n.A notional or groundless opinion. [R.] Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
No"tion*al*ly(?), adv.In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. 1913 Webster]
Two faculties . . . notionally or really distinct.Norris. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No`to*bran`chi*a*ta(?), n. pl.[NL. See Notum, and Branchia.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back.(b)The Dorsibranchiata. 1913 Webster]
No`to*bran"chi*ate(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata. 1913 Webster]
No"to*chord(?), n.[Gr. nw^ton the back + E. chord.](Anat.)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 vertebr\'91 and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm. 1913 Webster]
No`to*chor"dal(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord. 1913 Webster]
No`to*don"tian(?), n.[Gr. nw^ton the back + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos a tooth.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Notophthalmusprop. n.One of the genera of newts, included in the family Salamandridae. Syn. -- genus Notophthalmus. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8No`to*po"di*um(?), n.; pl. L. Notopodia(#), E. Notopodiums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton the back + poy`s, podo`s, the foot.](Zo\'94l.)The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium. 1913 Webster]
No`to*rhi"zal(n, a.[Gr. nw^ton the back + "ri`za a root.](Bot.)Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent. 1913 Webster]
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No`to*ri"e*ty(n, n.[Cf. F. notori\'82t\'82. See Notorious.]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. 1913 Webster]
They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety.Addison. 1913 Webster]
No*to"ri*ous(?), a.[L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.]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. 1913 Webster]
-- No*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- No*to"ri*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No*tor"nis(?), prop. n.[NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south, or southwest + (Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No`to*the"ri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south + qhri`on a wild animal.](Zo\'94l.)An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No`to*tre"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton back + (Zo\'94l.)The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America. 1913 Webster]
Nott"-head`ed(?), a.Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Not*tur"no(?), n.[It.](Mus.)Same as Nocturne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No"tum(?), n.; pl.Nota(#).[NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton.](Zo\'94l.)The back. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No"tus(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. No`tos.]The south wind. 1913 Webster]
Not"wheat`(?), n.[Nott + wheat.]Wheat not bearded.Carew. 1913 Webster]
Not`with*stand"ing(?), prep.Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of. 1913 Webster]
We gentil women bee Notwithstanding our great right.Chaucer's Dream. 1913 Webster]
Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- In spite of; despite. -- Notwithstanding, In spite of, Despite. Of these, only notwithstanding can be used postpositively; as, I will go, the weather notwithstanding. With respect to meaning, these words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In spite or despite of has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as, \'bdI'll be, in man's despite, a monarch; \'b8 \'bdI'll keep mine own, despite of all the world.\'b8 Shak. Hence, these words, when applied to things, suppose greater opposition than notwithstanding. We should say. \'b8He was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his entreaties,\'b8 rather than \'bdnotwithstanding\'b8. On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, \'bdNotwithstanding all you have said, I must still differ with you.\'b8 1913 Webster +PJC]
Not`with*stand"ing, adv. [Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.]Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. 1913 Webster]
I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it.1 Kings xi. 11, 12. 1913 Webster]
They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding Fielding. 1913 Webster]
These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Nouch(nouch), n.[See Ouch.]An ouch; a jewel. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nou`gat"(?), n.[F.]A cake, sweetmeat, or confection made with almonds or other nuts. 1913 Webster]
Nought(?), n. & adv.See Naught.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nould(?). [Contr. fr. ne would.]Would not. [Obs.] \'bdBy those who nould repent.\'b8 Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Noule(?), n.[See Noll.]The top of the head; the head or noll. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nou"me*nal(?), a.(Metaph.)Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; -- opposed to phenomenal.G. H. Lewes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nou"me*non(nou"m, n.[NL. fr. Gr. (Metaph.)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. 1913 Webster]
Noun(noun), n.[OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See Name.](Gram.)A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive. 1913 Webster]
noun is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives. 1913 Webster]
Noun"al(?), a.Of or pertaining to a noun. 1913 Webster]
Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old nounal coat.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Noun"ize(?), v. t.To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun; to nominalize.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Nour"ish(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nourished(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nourishing.][OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. nourrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see -ish.] 1913 Webster]
1.To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. 1913 Webster]
He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.Is. xliv. 14. 1913 Webster]
2.To support; to maintain. 1913 Webster]
Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. \'bdNourish their contentions.\'b8 Hooker. 1913 Webster]
4.To cherish; to comfort. 1913 Webster]
Ye have nourished your hearts.James v. 5. 1913 Webster]
5.To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nourished up in the words of faith.1 Tim. iv. 6. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture. 1913 Webster]
Nour"ish, v. i.1.To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. 1913 Webster]
Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Nou`veau" riche"(?), m., \'d8Nou`velle" riche"(?), f. }; pl. m.Noveaux riches(#), f.Nouvelles riches(#). [F.]A person newly rich. Contrasted with old money. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
\'d8No"va(n, n.; pl. L. Novae(n, E. Novas(n. [L., fem. sing. of novus new.](Astron.)A star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of times, then fades back to near its original intensity. It may appear as a \'bdnew\'b8 star if its original brightness was too low for routine observation. A star which suddenly increases in brightness to many millions of times its original intensity is a supernova, and the postulated mechanisms for the increases of brightness of novae and supernovae are different.The most important modern nov\'91 are: --
\'d8No"va Co*ro"n\'91 Bo`re*a"lis( [1866];
\'d8No"va Cyg"ni( [1876];
\'d8No"va An*dro"me*d\'91( [1885];
\'d8No"va Au*ri"g\'91( [1891-92];
\'d8No"va Per"se*i( [1901]. There are two nov\'91 called Nova Persei. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
No*vac"u*lite(?), n.[L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite.](Min.)A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate. 1913 Webster]
No*va"tian(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)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. 1913 Webster]
No*va"tian*ism(?), n.The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.Milner. 1913 Webster]
No*va"tion(?), n.[L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation.]1.Innovation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths.Laud. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation; debt restructuring. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nov"el(?), a.[OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L. novellus, dim. of novus new. See New.]Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. 1913 Webster]
novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors. 1913 Webster]
Novel assignment(Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. -- Novel, New . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound. 1913 Webster]
Nov"el, n.[F. nouvelle. See Novel, a.]1.That which is new or unusual; a novelty. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Some came of curiosity to hear some novels.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
3.A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story, having some degree of complexity and development of characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and often of love.Dryden. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.[L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.](Law)A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a. 1913 Webster]
Nov`el*ette"(?), n.[Dim. of novel, n. See Novel.]A short novel; a novella. 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ism(?), n.Innovation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ist, n.1.An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.]A writer of news. [Obs.] Tatler (178). 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. F. nouvelliste.]A writer of a novel or novels. 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ize(?), v. i.To innovate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ize, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Novelized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Novelizing(?).]1.To innovate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction; to fictionalize. \'bdTo novelize history.\'b8 Sir J. Herschel. 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ry(?), n.[OF. novelerie.]Novelty; new things. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nov"el*ty(?), n.; pl.Novelties(#).[OF. novelt\'82, F. nouveaut\'82, L. novellitas.]1.The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. 1913 Webster]
Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.South. 1913 Webster]
2.Something novel; a new or strange thing. 1913 Webster]
3.A small mass-produced article of little value; a knickknack. Syn. -- knickknack. WordNet 1.5]
No*vem"ber(?), n.[L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine.]The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days. 1913 Webster]
Nov"e*na*ry(?), a.[L. novenarius, from novem nine.]Of or pertaining to the number nine. 1913 Webster]
Nov"e*na*ry, n.The number of nine units; nine, collectively. 1913 Webster]
No"vene(?), a.[L. novenus nine each, in LL., ninth, fr. L. novem nine.]Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The triple and novene division ran throughout.Milman. 1913 Webster]
No*ven"ni*al(?), a.[L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.]Done or recurring every ninth year. 1913 Webster]
No*ver"cal(?), a.[L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.]Done or recurring every ninth year. 1913 Webster]
No*ver"cal(?), a.[L. novercalis, from noverca a stepmother.]Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.Derham. 1913 Webster]
Nov"ice(?), n.[F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious.]1.One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. 1913 Webster]
I am young; a novice in the trade.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.1 Tim. iii. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.(Eccl.)One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
No poore cloisterer, nor no novys.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nov"ice, a.Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nov"ice*ship(?), n.The state of being a novice; novitiate. 1913 Webster]
No`vi*lu"nar(?), a.[L. novus new + luna the moon.]Of or pertaining to the new moon. [R.] 1913 Webster]
No*vi"ti*ate(?), n.[LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.] 1913 Webster]
1.The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:The time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows. 1913 Webster]
3.One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.The place where novices live or are trained. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nov"i*ty(?), n.[L. novitas, fr. novus new.]Newness; novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Novosibirskprop. n.A city in the Asian part of Russia. Much Soviet military research was performed there, and until the 1990's it was restricted from entry by foreigners. WordNet 1.5]
No"vum(?), n.A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Now(nou), adv.[OE. nou, nu, AS. n\'d4, nu; akin to D., OS., & OHG. nu, G. nu, nun, Icel., n\'d4, Dan., Sw., & Goth. nu, L. nunc, Gr. ny`, ny^n, Skr. nu, n\'d4. \'fb193. Cf. New.] 1913 Webster]
1.At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now. 1913 Webster]
I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.Very lately; not long ago. 1913 Webster]
They that but now, for honor and for plate, Waller. 1913 Webster]
3.At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. 1913 Webster]
The ship was now in the midst of the sea.Matt. xiv. 24. 1913 Webster]
4.In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. 1913 Webster]
How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor?L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber.John xviii. 40. 1913 Webster]
The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.South. 1913 Webster]
Now and again, now and then; occasionally. --
Now and now, again and again; repeatedly. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
Now and then, at one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. \'bdA mead here, there a heath, and now and then a wood.\'b8 Drayton. --
Now now, at this very instant; precisely now. [Obs.] \'bdWhy, even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this.\'b8 J. Webster (1607). --
Now . . . now, alternately; at one time . . . at another time. \'bdNow high, now low, now master up, now miss.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Now, a.Existing at the present time; present. [R.] \'bdOur now happiness.\'b8 Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Now, n.The present time or moment; the present. 1913 Webster]
Nothing is there to come, and nothing past; now does ever last.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
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Now"a*days`(nou", adv.[For now on (OE. an) days. See A-, 1.]In these days; at the present time. 1913 Webster]
What men of spirit, nowadays, Garrick. 1913 Webster]
{ No"way`(?), No"ways`(?), No" way` }adv.[No, a. + way. Cf. -wards.]In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise. 1913 Webster]
But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Nowd(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European gray gurnard (Trigla gurnardus).[Written also knoud.] 1913 Webster]
Now"ed(?), a.[F. nou\'82, p. p. of nouer to knot, fr. L. nodare. See Nodated.](Her.)Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent. 1913 Webster]
Now"el(?), n.[See Noel.][Written also no\'89l.] 1913 Webster]
1.Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)A kind of hymn, or canticle, of medi\'91val origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.Grove. 1913 Webster]
Now"el, n.[F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See Noyau, Newel a post.](Founding)(a)The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.(b)The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag. 1913 Webster]
Nowes(?), n. pl.[From OF. nous. See Noose, Node.]The marriage knot. [Obs.] Crashaw. 1913 Webster]
No"where`(?), adv.[AS. n\'behw\'d6r. See No, and Where.]Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found. 1913 Webster]
No"whith`er(?), adv.[No + whither.]Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere. [Archaic] \'bdThy servant went nowhither.\'b8 2 Kings v. 25. 1913 Webster]
No"wise`(?), adv.[For in no wise. See Wise, n.]Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways. 1913 Webster]
Others whose case is nowise different.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Nowt(?), n. pl.(Zo\'94l.)Neat cattle. 1913 Webster]
Now"the(?). See Nouthe. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nox"ious(?), a.[L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere to harm, hurt. Cf. Nuisance, Necromancy.] 1913 Webster]
1.Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples. 1913 Webster]
Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is noxious to spiritual promotions.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.Guilty; criminal. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Those who are noxious in the eye of the law.Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
-- Nox"ious*ly, adv. -- Nox"ious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Noy(?), v. t.[See Annoy.]To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
All that noyed his heavy spright.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Noy, n.That which annoys. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8No`yade"(?), n.[F., fr. noyer to drown, L. necare to kill.]A drowning of many persons at once, -- a method of execution practiced at Nantes in France during the Reign of Terror, by Jean Baptiste Carrier. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Noy`au"(?), n.[F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. nucalis like a nut. See Newel a post.]A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc. 1913 Webster]
Watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
No"zle(?), n.Nozzle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Noz"zle(?), n.[A dim. of nose. [Written also nosle.]1.The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:(a)A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.(b)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. 1913 Webster]
Npn.The chemical symbol for Neptunium, a transuranic element having atomic number 93. Syn. -- Neptunium, atomic number 93. WordNet 1.5]
nthadj.Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; as, to the nth degree. WordNet 1.5]
nun.The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet ( WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nu`ance"(?), n.[F.]1.A shade of difference; a delicate gradation. 1913 Webster]
2.A small difference in meaning, significance, or expression. PJC]
Nub(?), v. t.[Cf. Knob.]To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Nub, n.A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Nub"bin(?), n.A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Nub"ble(?), v. t.[Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.]To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu*bec"u*la(?), n.; pl.Nubecul\'91(-l.[L., dim. of nubes cloud.]1.(Astron.)(a)A nebula.(b)pl.Specifically, the Magellanic clouds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)(a)A slight spot on the cornea.(b)A cloudy object or appearance in urine.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
nu"bi*a(?), n.[From L. nubes cloud.]A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud. 1913 Webster]
Nu"bi*an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa. -- n.A native of Nubia. 1913 Webster]
nu*bif"er*ous(?), a.[L. nubifer; nubes cloud + ferre to bear: cf. F. nubif\'8are.]Bringing, or producing, clouds. 1913 Webster]
Nu*big"e*nous(?), a.[L. nubes cloud + -genous.]Born of, or produced from, clouds. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nu"bi*late(?), v. t.[L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to cloud, fr. nubes cloud.]To cloud. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nu"bile(?), a.[L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F. nubile. See Nuptial.]Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman. PJC]
Nu*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. nubilit\'82 .]The state of being marriageable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nu"ca*ment(?), n.[L. nucamenta fir cones, fr. nux, nucis, a nut.](Bot.)A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous(?), a.[See Nucament.](Bot.)Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits.[Written also nucumentaceous.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu*cel"lus(?), n.; pl.Nucelli(#).[NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.](Bot.)See Nucleus, 3 (a). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu"cha(?), n.; pl.Nuch(#).[LL.](Zo\'94l.)The back or upper part of the neck; the nape. 1913 Webster]
Nu"chal(?), a.[Cf. F. nucal.](Anat.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nu"ci*form(?), a.[L. nux, nucis, nut + -form.](Bot.)Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cin(?), n.[L. nux, nucis, a nut.](Chem.)See Juglone. 1913 Webster]
{ Nu"cle*al(?), Nu"cle*ar(?), }a.1.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. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cle*ar(?), a.1.of, pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons; a nuclear exchange, i.e. a reciprocal bombardment by nuclear weapons.. PJC]
2.Of, pertaining to, or powered by atomic energy; same as nuclear-powered; as, a nuclear submarine; a nuclear power plant. PJC]
3.Of or pertaining to nations possessing nuclear weapons; as, the nuclear club. PJC]
Nu"cle*ar dev"ice(?), n.an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A fission device or a fusion device. PJC]
nuclear energyn.Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion energy. Syn. -- atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear power. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear engineeringn.The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear explosionn.The explosion of an atomic bomb or atomic device; -- sometimes also used of fusion-powered explosions. Syn. -- atomic explosion. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear familyn.A family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear fissionn.A nuclear reaction in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. Syn. -- fission. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear fusionn.A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.Syn. -- fusion, nuclear fusion reaction. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear fusion reactionn.A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.Syn. -- fusion, nuclear fusion. WordNet 1.5]
nu"cle*ar mag*net"ic res"on*ancen.(Physics)The specific absorption and re-emission of electromagnetic radiation at characteristic wavelengths by atomic nuclei in a magnetic field. It is abbreviated NMR. The wavelength of the radiation absorbed depends on the type of nucleus, the intensity of the magnetic field, and the local chemical environment in which the nucleus resides. It is the latter effect (called the chemical shift), by which atoms of specific elements in different chemical compounds show a different resonance frequency, which gives rise to the greatest utility of this phenomenon in analyzing the chemical structure of substances. Similar effects of the chemical environment permit the discrimination of different types of living tissue by virtue of their different chemical composition, thus permitting utilization of the phenomenon in medical diagnostic instruments, especially for magnetic resonance imaging. PJC]
Nu"cle*ar phys"ics(?), n.That branch of physics which studies the structure of and phenomena observed in atomic nuclei. PJC]
Nu"cle*ar phys"i*cist(?), n.A scientist specializing in nuclear physics. PJC]
nuclear powern.1.Power derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion power. Syn. -- atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear energy. WordNet 1.5]
2.A country possessing nuclear weapons. PJC]
nuclear-powered shipn.A ship for which the motive power comes from the energy generated by a nuclear reactor. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear-powered submarinen.A submarine for which the motive power comes from the energy generated by a nuclear reactor. Same as nuclear submarine. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear reactionn.A process that alters the energy or structure or composition of an atomic nucleus. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear reactorn.(phys.)Any of several devices that maintain and control a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction, for the production of energy, heat, or artificial elements, or for research purposes. The main fuel sustaining the reaction and consumed by the process is typically uranium or plutonium.Syn. -- reactor, atomic pile, fission reactor, nuclear pile WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nuclear resonancen.(Physics)The resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray. WordNet 1.5]
nuclear warn.A war in which nuclear weapons are used by both sides. As generally used, the term assumes major use of nuclear weapons by at least two opposing warring states. As of 1999, no nuclear war has occurred. PJC]
nuclear warheadn.The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb. Syn. -- atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke. WordNet 1.5]
Nu"cle*ar wea"pon(?), n.A weapon of great explosive power, such as an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a nuclear reaction. A fission weapon or a fusion weapon. The term includes atomic shells for cannon. PJC]
nuclear wintern.a hypothetical lowering of global temperature postulated as the aftermath of a full nuclear war. The mechanism of such an effect depends primarily on the injection into the atmosphere of small solid particles, as soot from burning forests, which reflect sunlight and cause a reduction in solar energy retained by the earth. WordNet 1.5]
Nu"cle*ate(?), a.[L. nucleatus having a kernel.]Having a nucleus; nucleated. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cle*ate(?), v. t.[Cf. L. nucleare to become kernelly.]To gather, as about a nucleus or center. 1913 Webster]
nu"cle*ate(?), v. i.To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may nucleate around silver iodide crystals. PJC]
Nu"cle*a`ted(?), a.Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells. 1913 Webster]
nu*cle"ic ac"id(nor n, n.(Chem., Biochem., Genetics)A natural or synthetic polymer consisting of chains of ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide units.The nucleic acids are vital constituents of all living cells, carrying the genetic information propagated between generations, and, while a cell is alive, having a continued function in coding for the amino acid sequence of proteins being synthesized by the cell. The two natural types of nucleic adic are ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nu*cle"i*form(?), a.[L. nucleus kernel + -form.]Formed like a nucleus or kernel. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cle*in(?), n.(Physiol. Chem.)A constituent of the nuclei of all cells, containing protein and nucleic acid. 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nu"cle*o*branch(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata. -- n.One of the Nucleobranchiata. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu`cle*o*bran`chi*a"ta(?), n. pl.[NL. See Nucleus, and Branchia](Zo\'94l.)See Heteropoda. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu`cle*o*id`i*o*plas"ma(?), n.[NL. See Nucleus, and Idioplasma.](Biol.)Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells. 1913 Webster]
Nu*cle"o*lar(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cle*o*la`ted(?), a.Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cle*ole(?), n.[See Nucleolus.]The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus. 1913 Webster]
Nu*cle"o*lus(?), n.; pl.Nucleoli(#).[L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.]1.A little nucleus. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan. 1913 Webster]
entoblast. In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is sometimes called the endoplastule, and is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See Nucleus. 1913 Webster]
nucleonn.(Physics)A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus. PJC]
nucleon numbern.The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus.Syn. -- mass number. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nu"cle*o*plasm(?), n.[Nucleus + -plasm.](Biol.)The matter composing the nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; karyoplasma. 1913 Webster]
Nu`cle*o*plas"mic(?), a.(Biol.)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. 1913 Webster]
nucleosiden.(Biochem.)A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two types of nucleoside, ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside, are present. The most common bases present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil, guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine, uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic information required for reproduction in all known organisms. PJC]
nucleotiden.a phosphate ester of a nucleoside; one of the monomeric components of DNA or RNA. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nu"cle*us(?), n.; pl. E. Nucleuses(#), L. Nuclei(#).[L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. Newel post.] 1913 Webster]
1.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. 1913 Webster]
It must contain within itself a nucleus of truth.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The body or the head of a comet. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)(a)An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.(b)A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats. 1913 Webster]
4.(Biol.)A body, usually spheroidal, in a eukaryotic cell, distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents, which contains the chromosomal genetic material, including the chromosomal DNA. 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
endoplast or endoblast, and in the protozoa is supposed to be concerned in the female part of the reproductive process. See Karyokinesis. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.(b)The central part around which additional growths are added, as of an operculum.(c)A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu"cu*la(?), n.[L., little nut, dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior. 1913 Webster]
Nu"cule(n, n.[L. nucula a small nut.](Bot.)Same as Nutlet. 1913 Webster]
Nu*da"tion(?), n.[L. nudatio, fr. nudare to make naked, fr. nudus naked. See Nude.]The act of stripping, or making bare or naked. 1913 Webster]
Nud"dle(?), v. i.To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Nude(n, a.[L. nudus. See Naked.]1.Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See Nudum pactum.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
The nude, the undraped human figure in art. 1913 Webster]
-- Nude"ly, adv.- Nude"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nudge(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nudged(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nudging.][Cf. Prov. G. kn\'81tschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.]To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation. 1913 Webster]
Nudge(?), n.A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow. 1913 Webster]
Nu`di*brach"i*ate(?), a.[L. nudus naked + brachium an arm.](Zo\'94l.)Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.Carpenter. 1913 Webster]
Nu"di*branch(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata. -- n.One of the Nudibranchiata. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta(?), n. pl.[NL. See Nude, and Branchia.](Zo\'94l.)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. 1913 Webster]
Nu`di*bran"chi*ate(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Nudibranch. 1913 Webster]
Nu`di*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. nudus naked + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]The act of making nude. 1913 Webster]
Nu"di*ty(?), n.; pl.Nudities(#).[Cf. F. nudit\'82.]1.The quality or state of being nude; nakedness. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to design and color obscene nudities.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu"dum pac"tum(?). [L., a nude pact.](Law)A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law.Tomlins. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nu*gac"i*ty(?), n.[L. nugacitas, fr. nugax, -acis, trifling.]Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu"g\'91(?), n. pl.[L.]Trifles; jests. 1913 Webster]
Nu*ga"tion(?), n.[Cf. OF. nugation.]The act or practice of trifling. [R.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. 1913 Webster]
If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made nugatory.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Nug"get(?), n.[Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]1.A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold. 1913 Webster]
2.Something of value, usually found among many other less valuable things; -- often used figuratively; as, a nugget of useful information in a sea of data. PJC]
Nu"gi*fy(?), v. t.[L. nugae trifles + -fy.]To render trifling or futile; to make silly. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Nui"sance(?), n.[OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance, fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf Necromancy, Nocent, Noxious, Pernicious.]That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. 1913 Webster]
Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only. 1913 Webster]
Nui"san*cer(?), n.(Law)One who makes or causes a nuisance. 1913 Webster]
Nul(?), a.[F. See Null, a.](Law)No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul tort. 1913 Webster]
Null(?), a.[L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a dim. of unus one; cf. F. nul. See No, and One, and cf. None.]1.Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a value of zero; as, of null utility. PJC]
3.(Math.)Empty; having no members; as, the null set. PJC]
4.(Computers)Unassigned or meaningless; -- a special value given to variables, especially pointers or logical variables, indicating that it is meaningless and cannot be used in computation; as, an uninitialized pointer in "C" is given a null value. The actual value that is stored in memory to indicate the null condition may vary with the computer language used. PJC]
Null, n.1.Something that has no force or meaning. 1913 Webster]
2.That which has no value; a cipher; zero.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Null method(Physics.), a zero method. See under Zero. 1913 Webster]
Null, v. t.[From null, a., or perh. abbrev. from annul.]To annul. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Null, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]One of the beads in nulled work. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nul"lah(?), n.[Hind. n\'bel\'be, fr. Skr. n\'bela tube.]A water course, esp. a dry one; a gully; a gorge; -- orig. an East Indian term.E. Arnold. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nulled(?), a.Turned so as to resemble nulls. 1913 Webster]
Nulled work(Cabinetwork), ornamental turned work resembling beads (called nulls) strung on a rod. 1913 Webster]
Nul`li*bi"e*ty(?), n.[L. nullibi nowhere.]The state or condition of being nowhere. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nul`li*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. nullificatio contempt. See Nullify.]The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect. 1913 Webster]
Right of nullification (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional. 1913 Webster]
Nul`li*fid"i*an(?), a.[L. nullus none + fides faith.]Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to solifidian.Feltham. 1913 Webster]
Nul"li*fi`er(?), n.One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties. 1913 Webster]
Nul"li*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nullified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nullifying(?).][L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Null, a., and -fy.]To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy. 1913 Webster]
Such correspondence would at once nullify the conditions of the probationary system.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See Abolish. 1913 Webster]
Nul"li*pore(?), n.[L. nullus none + porus pope.](Bot.)A name for certain crustaceous marine alg\'91 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. 1913 Webster]
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Nul"li*ty(n, n.; pl.Nullities.[LL. nullitias, fr. L. nullus none: cf. F. nullit\'82 . See Null.] 1913 Webster]
1.The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Nonexistence; as, a decree of nullity of marriage is a decree that no legal marriage exists. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is null. 1913 Webster]
Was it not absurd to say that the convention was supreme in the state, and yet a nullity?Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Numb(n, a.[OE. nume, nome, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of nimen to take, AS. niman, p. p. numen. \'fb7. See Nimble, Nomad, and cf. Benumb.] 1913 Webster]
1.Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold. \'bdA stony image, cold and numb.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Numb, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Numbed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Numbing(n.]To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy. 1913 Webster]
For lazy winter numbs the laboring hand.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Num"ber(n, n.[OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne`mein to deal out, distribute. See Numb, Nomad, and cf. Numerate, Numero, Numerous.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a multitude; many. 1913 Webster]
Ladies are always of great use to the party they espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to put a number on a door. 1913 Webster]
4.Numerousness; multitude. 1913 Webster]
Number itself importeth not much in armies where the people are of weak courage.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.The state or quality of being numerable or countable. 1913 Webster]
Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out of number.2 Esdras iii. 7. 1913 Webster]
6.Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate things. 1913 Webster]
7.That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; -- chiefly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came.Pope. 1913 Webster]
8.(Gram.)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. 1913 Webster]
9.(Math.)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. 1913 Webster]
Abstract number,
Abundant number,
Cardinal number, etc. See under Abstract, Abundant, etc. --
In numbers, in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. 1913 Webster]
Num"ber, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Numbered(n; p. pr & vb. n.Numbering.][OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See Number, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate. 1913 Webster]
If a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.Gen. xiii. 16. 1913 Webster]
2.To reckon as one of a collection or multitude. 1913 Webster]
He was numbered with the transgressors.Is. liii. 12. 1913 Webster]
3.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. 1913 Webster]
4.To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand. 1913 Webster]
Thy tears can not number the dead.Campbell. 1913 Webster]
Numbering machine, a machine for printing consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To count; enumerate; calculate; tell. 1913 Webster]
Num"bers(?), prop. n.pl. of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews. 1913 Webster]
Numb"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives. 1913 Webster]
Num"bless(?), n. pl.See Nombles. 1913 Webster]
Numb"ness(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
numdahn.an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt. Syn. -- numdah rug, nammad. WordNet 1.5]
Numeniusprop. n.A genus of birds comprising certain of the curlews. Syn. -- genus Numenius. WordNet 1.5]
numeracyn.skill with numbers and mathematics; -- the skill with numbers analogous to literacy, the skill of reading. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nu"mer*a*ble(?), a.[L. numerabilis. See Number, v. t.]Capable of being numbered or counted. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*al(?), a.[L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf. F. num\'82ral. See Number, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals. 1913 Webster]
A long train of numeral progressions.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*al, n.1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.A word expressing a number. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*al*ly, adv.According to number; in number; numerically. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*a*ry(?), a.[LL. numerarius: cf. F. num\'82raire.]Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body. 1913 Webster]
A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Numerated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Numerating(?).][L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to count. See Number, v.](Arith.)To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures. 1913 Webster]
Nu`mer*a"tion(?), n.[L. numeratio a counting out: cf. F. num\'82ration.]1.The act or art of numbering. 1913 Webster]
Numeration is but still the adding of one unit more, and giving to the whole a new name or sign.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.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.Davies & Peck. 1913 Webster]
1913 Webster +PJC]
Nu"mer*a*tive(?), a.Of or pertaining to numeration; as, a numerative system.Eng. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*a"tor(?), n.[L. numerator: cf. F. num\'82rateur.]1.One who numbers. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken. 1913 Webster]
Fraction. 1913 Webster]
{ Nu*mer"ic(?), Nu*mer"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. num\'82rique. See Number, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement. 1913 Webster]
Numerical, as opposed to algebraical, is used to denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less. 1913 Webster]
2.The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body. [Obs.] South. 1913 Webster]
Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the same numerical volumes.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude. Contrasted with verbal. Syn. -- mathematical. WordNet 1.5]
Numerical equation(Alg.), an equation which has all the quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; -- distinguished from literal equation. --
Numerical valueof an equation or expression, that deduced by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mer"ic, n.(Math.)Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like m + n, where m and n are real numerics. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mer"ic*al*ly, 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. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*ist(?), n.One who deals in numbers. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Nu"me*ro(?), n.[It., or F. num\'82ro ; both fr. L. numerus number.]Number; -- often abbrev. No. 1913 Webster]
Nu`mer*os"i*ty(?), n.[L. numerositas.]1.The state of being numerous; numerousness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear.S. Parr. 1913 Webster]
Nu"mer*ous(?), a.[L. numerosus. See Number.]1.Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous objections. 1913 Webster]
Such and so numerous was their chivalry.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Such prompt eloquence numerous verse.Milton. 1913 Webster]
-- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mid"i*an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa. 1913 Webster]
Numididae, Numidinaeprop. n.(Zool.)A subfamily of birds including the guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar. Syn. -- subfamily Numididae, subfamily Numidinae. WordNet 1.5]
numinousadj.1.Evincing the presence of a deity; as, a numinous wood; the most numinous moment in the Mass. WordNet 1.5]
2.same as supernatural. WordNet 1.5]
{ Nu`mis*mat"ic(?), Nu`mis*mat"ic*al(?), }a.[L. numisma, nomisma, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. no`mos a custom, or usage, fr. ne`mein to distribute, assign: cf. F. numismatique. See Nomad.]Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals. 1913 Webster]
Nu`mis*mat"ics(?), n.[Cf. F. numismatique.]The science of coins and medals. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mis"ma*tist(?), n.One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy(?), n.[L. numisma, -atis (Gr. -graphy.]A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in numismatology; usually called a numismatist. 1913 Webster]
Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy(?), n.[L. numisma, -atis + -logy.]The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics. 1913 Webster]
Num"ma*ry(?), a.[L. nummarius, from nummus a coin.]Of or relating to coins or money. 1913 Webster]
{ Num"mu*lar(?), Num"mu*la*ry(?), }a.[L. nummularius, fr. nummulus, dim. of nummus a coin: cf. F. nummulaire.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary; as, the nummulary talent. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pathol.)Having the appearance or form of a coin. \'bdNummular sputa.\'b8 Sir T. Watson. 1913 Webster]
Num`mu*la"tion(?), n.(Physiol.)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. 1913 Webster]
Num"mu*lite(?), n.[L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.](Paleon.)A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Num`mu*li"tes(?), n.[NL. See Nummulite.](Paleon.)A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally. 1913 Webster]
nun(n, n.[OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. Nunnery.] 1913 Webster]
1.A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 1913 Webster]
They holy time is quiet as a nun Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.(b)The smew.(c)The European blue titmouse. 1913 Webster]
Gray nuns(R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as Sisters of Charity of Montreal. --
Nun buoy. See under Buoy. 1913 Webster]
nun(nor n, n.The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n. PJC]
nun(n, n.The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n. PJC]
Nu"na*tak(?), n.; pl. -taks(#) (the pl. form Nunatakker is Swedish).[Eskimo nun\'91ttak.]In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an ice sheet. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Nunc" di*mit"tis(?). [L. nunc now + dimittis thou lettest depart.](Eccl.)The song of Simeon (Luke ii. 29-32), used in the ritual of many churches. It begins with these words in the Vulgate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nun"chion(?), n.[OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See Noon, and Skink, v. i.]A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon.[Written also noonshun.]Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Nun"ci*ate(?), n.One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio. [Obs.] Hoole. 1913 Webster]
Nun"ci*a*ture(?), n.[L. nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, fr. nuncius, nuntius, messenger: cf. F. nonciature, It. nunziatura. See Nuncio.]The office of a nuncio.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Nun"ci*o(?), n.; pl.Nuncios(#).[It. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E. new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. Announce.] 1913 Webster]
1.A messenger. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nun"ci*us(?), n.; pl.Nuncii(#).[L.](Roman & Old Eng. Law)(a)A messenger.(b)The information communicated. 1913 Webster]
Nun"cu*pate(?), v. t.[L. nuncupatus, p. p. of nuncupare to nuncupate, prob. fr. nomen name + capere to take.]1.To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it?Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate a book. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Nun`cu*pa"tion(?), n.[L. nuncupatio.]The act of nuncupating. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nun*cu"pa*tive(?), a.[L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]1.Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.Oral; not written. 1913 Webster]
Nuncupative willor
Nuncupative testament, a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
{ Nun"di*nal(?), Nun"di*na*ry(?), }a.[L. nundinalis, nundinarius, fr. nundinae the market day, the weekly market, prop., the ninth day, fr. nundinus belonging to nine days; novem nine + dies day: cf. F. nundinal.]Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day. 1913 Webster]
Nundinal letter, among the Romans, one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always expressed the market day, which returned every nine days (every eight days by our reckoning). 1913 Webster]
Nun"di*nate(?), v. i.[L. nundinatus, p. p. of nundinary to attend fairs, to traffic. See Nundinal, a.]To buy and sell at fairs or markets. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nun`di*na"tion(?), n.[L. nundinatio.]Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and selling. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Common nundination of pardons.Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
Nun*na"tion(?), n.[From nun, the Arabic name of the letter n: cf. NL. nunnatio, F. nunnation.](Arabic Gram.)The pronunciation of n at the end of words. 1913 Webster]
Nun"ner*y(?), n.; pl.Nunneries(#).[OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.]A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent. 1913 Webster]
Nun"nish(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun. -- Nun"nish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nup(?), n.Same as Nupson. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nu"phar(n, prop. n.[Per. n.](Bot.)A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea. 1913 Webster]
Nuprinn.[A trade name.]A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic; Advil and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. [Trademark.] Syn. -- ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin. WordNet 1.5]
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Nup"son(n, n.[Of doubtful origin.]A simpleton; a fool. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Nup"tial(n, a.[L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. nuptial.]Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
Then, all in heat, nuptial torch.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nup"tial, n.; pl.Nuptials(n.Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Celebration of that nuptial, which Shak. 1913 Webster]
Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Nur(?), n.[Cf. Knur.]A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey. 1913 Webster]
I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whitleather.W. Howitt. 1913 Webster]
{\'d8Nu*ra"ghe(?), n.; It. pl. -ghi(. Also Nu"ragh(?), etc.}[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).]One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia.
The so-called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30-60 ft. in height, 35-100 ft. in diameter at the base, constructed sometimes of hewn, and sometimes of unhewn blocks of stone without mortar. They are situated either on isolated eminences or on the slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains, and usually occur in groups. They generally contain two (in some rare instances three) conically vaulted chambers, one above the other, and a spiral staircase constructed in the thick walls ascends to the upper stories.Baedeker. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nurl(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nurled(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nurling.][Cf. Knurl.]To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to knurl. 1913 Webster]
Nurse(n, n.[OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf. Nutritious.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercari\'91 by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia.(b)Either one of the nurse sharks. 1913 Webster]
Nurse shark. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A large arctic shark (Somniosus microcephalus), having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also sleeper shark, and ground shark.(b)A large shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), native of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal fins situated behind the ventral fins. --
To put to nurse, To put out to nurse, to send away to be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse. --
Wet nurse,
Dry nurse. See Wet nurse, and Dry nurse, in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
Nurse, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nursed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nursing.]1.To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a)To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.(b)To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon. 1913 Webster]
Sons wont to nurse their parents in old age.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore, nursed his youth along the marshy shore.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.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. \'bdTo nurse the saplings tall.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
By what hands [has vice] been nursed into so uncontrolled a dominion?Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national resources. 1913 Webster]
4.To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.A. Trollope. 1913 Webster]
To nurse billiard balls, to strike them gently and so as to keep them in good position during a series of caroms. 1913 Webster]
nursedadj.fed mother's milk from the breast; -- of an infant. Syn. -- suckled, breast-fed. WordNet 1.5]
nurselingn.An infant considered in relation to its nurse. Syn. -- nursling, suckling. WordNet 1.5]
Nurse"maid`(?), n.A girl or woman employed to attend and care for children. 1913 Webster]
Nurse"pond`, n.A pond where fish are fed.Walton. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"er(?), n.One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"er*y(?), n.; pl.Nurseries(#).[Cf. F. nourricerie.]1.The act of nursing. [Obs.] \'bdHer kind nursery.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The place where nursing is carried on; as: (a)The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.(b)A place where young of any species, plant or animal, are nourished preparatory to transfer elsewhere;especiallya place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.(c)The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted. \'bdFair Padua, nursery of arts.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Christian families are the nurseries of the church on earth, as she is the nursery of the church in heaven.J. M. Mason. 1913 Webster]
(d)That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is nursed. [R.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"er*y*man(?), n.; pl.Nurserymen(.One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"ing, a.Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"ling(?), n.[Nurse + -ling.]One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling. 1913 Webster]
I was his nursling once, and choice delight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nurs"tle(?), v. t.To nurse. See Noursle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nur"ture(?), n.[OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.]1.The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training. 1913 Webster]
A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That which nourishes; food; diet.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nur"ture(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nurtured(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nurturing.]1.To feed; to nourish. 1913 Webster]
2.To educate; to bring or train up. 1913 Webster]
He was nurtured where he had been born.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend. -- To Nurture, Nourish, Cherish. Nourish denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles. To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to cherish hopes or affections. 1913 Webster]
Nuskuprop. n.(Assyrian mythology)The god of fire and light; corresponds to the Babylonian Girru. WordNet 1.5]
Nus"tle(?), v. t.[Cf. Nuzzle.]To fondle; to cherish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nut(n, n.[OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n\'94t, Dan. n\'94d.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)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. 1913 Webster]
2.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. 1913 Webster]
3.The tumbler of a gunlock.Knight. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.Testicles. [vulgar slang] PJC]
Check nut,
Jam nut,
Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut. --
Nut buoy. See under Buoy. --
Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal. --
Nut crab(Zo\'94l.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe. --
Nut grass(Bot.), See nut grass in the vocabulary. --
Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring.<-- = lock nut --> --
Nut pine. (Bot.)See under Pine. --
Nut rush(Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria) having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in the United States and many more in tropical regions. --
Nut tree, a tree that bears nuts. --
Nut weevil(Zo\'94l.), any species of weevils of the genus Balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval state live in nuts. 1913 Webster]
Nut, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Nutted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nutting.]To gather nuts. 1913 Webster]
Nu"tant(?), a.[L. nutans, p. pr. of nutare to nod, v. intens. fr. nuere (in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. Nodding; having the top bent downward. 1913 Webster]
nutatev.to rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily. WordNet 1.5]
Nu*ta"tion(?), n.[L. nutatio a nodding, fr. nutare to nod: cf. F. nutation.]1.The act of nodding. 1913 Webster]
So from the midmost the nutation spreads, Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)(a)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.(b)Circumnutation. 1913 Webster]
Nut"break`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The European nuthatch.(b)The nutcracker. 1913 Webster]
Nut"-brown`(?), a.Brown as a nut long kept and dried. \'bdThe spicy nutbrown ale.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nut"crack`er(?), n.1.An instrument for cracking nuts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)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.(b)The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America. 1913 Webster]
Nut"gall`(?), 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. 1913 Webster]
nut"grass`, nut" grass`(?), n.(Bot.), A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus rotundus, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields. Syn. -- nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Nut"hatch`(?), n.[OE. nuthake. See 2d Hack.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europ\'91a). The white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygm\'91a), and others, are American. 1913 Webster]
Nut"hook`(?), n.1.A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts. 1913 Webster]
2.A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nut"let(?), n.(Bot.)A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe. 1913 Webster]
Nut"meg(?), n.[OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.](Bot.)The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. 1913 Webster]
mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior quality. 1913 Webster]
American nutmeg,
Calabash nutmeg, or
Jamaica nutmeg, the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp. --
Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree, Cryptocarya moschata. --
California nutmeg, a tree of the Yew family (Torreya Californica), growing in the Western United States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly impregnated with turpentine. --
Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a lauraceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and caustic. --
Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above). --
Nutmeg bird(Zo\'94l.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia). --
Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression. --
Nutmeg flower(Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb (Nigella sativa) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and clothing. --
Nutmeg liver(Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a nutmeg. --
Nutmeg melon(Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor. --
Nutmeg pigeon(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black on the wings and tail. --
Nutmeg wood(Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm. --
Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree (Laurelia sempervirens). --
Plume nutmeg(Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia (Atherosperma moschata). 1913 Webster]
Nut"megged(?), a.Seasoned with nutmeg. 1913 Webster]
Nu"tri*a(?), n.[Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra, lytra.]The fur of the coypu. See Coypu. 1913 Webster]
Nu`tri*ca"tion(?), n.[L. nutricatio, fr. nutricare, nutricari, to suckle, nourish, fr. nutrix a nurse.]The act or manner of feeding. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Nu"tri*ent(?), a.[L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See Nourish.]Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. 1913 Webster]
Nu"tri*ent(?), n.n.1.Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:(Microbiology)A substance added to the growth medium of a microorganism to promote growth. PJC]
nutrifyv.To give nutrients to. Syn. -- aliment, nourish. WordNet 1.5]
Nu"tri*ment(?), n.[L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish.] 1913 Webster]
1.That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment. 1913 Webster]
The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body.South. 1913 Webster]
2.That which promotes development or growth. 1913 Webster]
Is not virtue in mankind nutriment that feeds the mind?Swift. 1913 Webster]
Nu`tri*men"tal(?), a.Nutritious. 1913 Webster]
Nu*tri"tial(?), a.Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Nu*tri"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. nutrition. See Nutritious.]1.(Physiol.)In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth. 1913 Webster]
digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, etc., in fact all of the steps by which the nutritive matter of the food is fitted for incorporation with the different tissues, and the changes which it undergoes after its assimilation, prior to its excretion. See Metabolism. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)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. 1913 Webster]
3.That which nourishes; nutriment. 1913 Webster]
Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot, nutrition, propagate, and rot.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nu*tri"tion*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, nutritional changes. 1913 Webster]
nutritionistn.a specialist in the study of nutrition. Syn. -- dietician, dietitian. WordNet 1.5]
Nu*tri"tious(?), a.[L. nutricius, nutritius, from nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See Nurse, Nourish.]Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental. -- Nu*tri"tious*ly, adv. -- Nu*tri"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nu"tri*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. nutritif.]Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. 1913 Webster]
Nutritive plasma. (Biol.)See Idioplasma. --
Nutritive polyp(Zo\'94l.), any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity. 1913 Webster]
-- Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv. -- Nu"tri*tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
nuts(n, pred. a.Crazy; loony; insane; batty; -- used in a predicate position, ususually in phrases such as to go nuts, went nuts, are you nuts? [slang] PJC]
nuts(n, interj.An expression of disapproval, defiance, or displeasure, as in: \'bdAh, nuts! My knife just broke.\'b8 [slang] PJC]
nutsedge, nut sedgen.a widely distributed perennial sedge (Cyperus rotundus) having small edible nutlike tubers; also called nut grass. Syn. -- nutgrass, nut grass, Cyperus rotundus. WordNet 1.5]
Nut"shell`(?), n.1.The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A shell of the genus Nucula. 1913 Webster]
in a nutshellin a summarized and very abbreviated form; -- of statments, descriptions, reports, and other communications; as, to describe the convention in a nutshell. --
To be in a nutshellor
To lie in a nutshell,
, to be within a small compass; to admit of very brief or simple determination or statement. \'bdThe remedy lay in a nutshell.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nut"ter(?), n.A gatherer of nuts. 1913 Webster]
Nut"ting(?), n.The act of gathering nuts. 1913 Webster]
nut"ty(?), a.1.Abounding in nuts. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, nutty wine. 1913 Webster]
3.Crazy; insane; loony; batty; nuts. [slang] PJC]
Nux` vom"i*ca(?). [NL., fr. L. nux a nut + vomere to vomit.]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. 1913 Webster]
Nuytsiaprop. n.A genus consisting of only one species. Syn. -- genus Nuytsia. WordNet 1.5]
Nuz"zle(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nuzzled(n;p. pr. & vb. n.Nuzzling(n.][See Noursle.] 1913 Webster]
1.To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The people had been nuzzled in idolatry.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.[Perh. a corruption of nestle. Cf. Nustle.]To nestle; to house, as in a nest. 1913 Webster]
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Nuz"zle(n, v. i.[Dim. fr. nose. See Nozzle.]1.To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud. 1913 Webster]
And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine Shak. 1913 Webster]
He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . . . nuzzling like an eel in the mud.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down. 1913 Webster]
Sir Roger shook his ears, and nuzzled along.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. Nuzzle, v. t., 2.]To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle. 1913 Webster]
4.To loiter; to idle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Ny(?). [Contr. fr. ne I.]Not I; nor I. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
nyalan.(Zool.)A spiral-horned South African antelope (Tragelaphus angasi) with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck. Syn. --Tragelaphus angasi. WordNet 1.5]
Ny"as(?), n.See Nias. 1913 Webster]
Nyctaginiaprop. n.A genus consisting of only one species. Syn. -- genus Nyctaginia. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a(n, n.[L. nyctalopia, fr. nyctalops a nyctalops, Gr. nykta`lwps. Gr. nykta`lwps meant, a person affected either with day blindness or with night blindness, and in the former case was derived fr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye; in the latter, fr. ny`x + 'alao`s blind + 'w`ps.](Med.)(a)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.(b)See Moonblink. 1913 Webster]
Hemeralopia. 1913 Webster]
Nyc"ta*lops(?), n.[L., from Gr. nykta`lwps.]One afflicted with nyctalopia. 1913 Webster]
Nyc"ta*lo`py(?), n.Same as Nyctalopia. 1913 Webster]
Nyc*the"me*ron(?), n.[Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours. 1913 Webster]
Nyc"ti*bune(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A South American bird of the genus Nyctibius, allied to the goatsuckers. 1913 Webster]
Nyctimeneprop. n.(Zool.)A genus of East Indian fruit bats. Syn. -- genus Nyctimene. WordNet 1.5]
Nyc`ti*trop"ic(?), a.[From Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + (Bot.)Turning or bending at night into special positions. 1913 Webster]
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Nyc*tit"ro*pism(?), n.[From Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + (Plant Physiol.)The tendency of certain plant organs, as leaves, to assume special \'bdsleeping\'b8 positions or make curvatures under the influence of darkness. It is well illustrated in the leaflets of clover and other leguminous plants.
Nyc"to*phile(?), n.[Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + (Zo\'94l.)Any Australian bat of the genus Nyctophilus, having a very simple nasal appendage. 1913 Webster]
Nye(?), n.[Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See Nest, and cf. Eye brood, Nide.]A brood or flock of pheasants. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ny*en"tek(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A carnivorous mammal (Helictis moscatus, or Helictis 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. 1913 Webster]
nylghain.Same as nylghau. Syn. -- nilgai, nylghau, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. WordNet 1.5]
{ Nyl"ghau, Nyl"gau }(?), n.[Hind. & Per. n\'c6lg\'bew, prop., a blue cow; Per. n\'c6l blue + g\'bew cow. See Lilac, and Cow the animal.](Zo\'94l.)A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus, syn. Portax tragocamelus), found in Northern India; called also the blue bull. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown; the male is blue-grey with white markings, and the female is brownish with no horns.[Written also neelghau, nilgau, nylghai, and nylghaie.] Syn. -- nilgai, nylghai, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
nylonn.1.Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers. WordNet 1.5]
2.A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1]. WordNet 1.5]
3.pl.Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades. PJC]
nymph(n, n.[L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Class. Myth.)A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. 1913 Webster]
Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. 1913 Webster]
Nymph, in thy orisons Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad. 1913 Webster]
\'d8nym"pha(?), n.; pl.Nymph(#).[L. See Nymph a goddess.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Nymph, 3. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Anat.)Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nym*ph\'91"a(?), prop. n.[L., the water lily, Gr. (Bot.)A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. 1913 Webster]
Castalia, and the name Nymph\'91a transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. 1913 Webster]
Nymphaeaceaeprop. n.A natural family of dicot aquatic plants. Syn. -- family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family. WordNet 1.5]
nymph"al(?), a.Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean. 1913 Webster]
Nym*pha"les(?), prop. n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies. 1913 Webster]
nymphalidn.Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, consisting of medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast. Syn. -- nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly. WordNet 1.5]
Nymphalidaeprop. n.A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales. Syn. -- family Nymphalidae. WordNet 1.5]
Nymphalisprop. n.The type genus of the Nymphalidae, including the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa). Syn. -- genus Nymphalis. WordNet 1.5]
Nym*phe"an(?), a.[Gr. Nymph.]Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave. 1913 Webster]
Nymph"et(?), n.A little or young nymph. [Poetic] \'bdThe nymphets sporting there.\'b8 Drayton. 1913 Webster]
{ Nymph"ic(?), Nymph"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. Of or pertaining to nymphs. 1913 Webster]
Nym*phip"a*rous(?), a.[Nymph + L. parere to produce.](Zo\'94l.)Producing pupas or nymphs. 1913 Webster]
Nymph"ish(?), a.Relating to nymphs; ladylike. \'bdNymphish war.\'b8 Drayton. 1913 Webster]
{ Nymph"like`(?), Nymph"ly(?), }a.Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph. 1913 Webster]
nym"pho(?), n.A nymphomaniac. [slang] PJC]
Nym"pho*lep`sy(n, n.[Gr. ny`mfh a nymph + lamba`nein to seize.]A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.] De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
The nympholepsy of some fond despair.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Nym`pho*lep"tic(n, a.Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
nym`pho*ma"ni*a(n, n.[Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness.](Med.)An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease. 1913 Webster]
nym`pho*ma"ni*ac(n, n.A woman afflicted with nymphomania. PJC]
Nym"pho*ma`ny(?), n.[Cf. F. nymphomanie.](Med.)Same as Nymphomania. 1913 Webster]
Nym*phot"o*my(?), n.[Nympha + Gr. te`mnein to cut.](Med.)Excision of the nymph\'91. 1913 Webster]
Nys(?). Is not. See Nis.Chaucer. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nys*tag"mus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs. 1913 Webster]
nystatinn.[From NY state + -in, due to its discovery in New York State.]An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths of the soil actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and other actinomycetes; called also fungicidin. It is a polyene macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related components. Component nystatin A1 has formula C47H75NO17. WordNet 1.5]
Ny*u"la(?), prop. n.(Zo\'94l.)A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings. 1913 Webster]