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Nagging
Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; .
Naiadaceae
A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers.
naid
Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chtopod annelids of the tribe . They belong to the .
Naileress
A woman who makes nails.
Namo
No more.
Nanism
The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to .
Nasoturbinal
Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; .
Nationalrath
See .
Natka
A species of shrike.
natural family
a group of living organisms classed as a in a toxonomic classification.
Nautically
In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.
navigational
of or pertaining to navigation; used in navigation; .
Navvy
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.
Nayward
The negative side.
Necessary
Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
neck
To kiss and caress amorously.
necklace
A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
Necktie
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.
Nectareous
Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; nectarean.
Nectocalyx
The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.
Need
A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.
Ne exeat
A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.
Neglectedness
The state of being neglected.
Negus
A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, .
Nematelmia
Same as .
nematocidal
Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to nematodes.
Nemesis
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.
Nemorous
Woody.
Neocosmic
Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.
Neorama
A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.
Nephrotomy
Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.
Nerita
A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.
-ness
A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of or ; .
Neurocord
A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.
Newcome
Recently come.
Newel
A novelty; a new thing.
new-made
Fresh. Opposite of .
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 old thought of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic resignation. The term is essentially synonymous with the term , used in England.
Ngina
The gorilla.
Nias
A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.
Nicaragua wood
Brazil wood.
Nickel
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 , with arsenic in the mineral , and with arsenic and sulphur in . Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.70.
Nicking
The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
nickname
A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; .
Nidamental
Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; . See . of .
Niggard
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
nightclothes
garments designed to be worn in bed, such as , a , etc.
nighthawk
A person who likes to be active late at night; a .
Nimbus
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 , and , , 5.
Niste
Wist not; knew not.
Nitride
A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; .
Nitrocellulose
See , under .
Nitter
The horse louse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
Nittings
The refuse of good ore.
Nixie
See .
Nixie clerk
A post-office clerk in charge of the nixies.
Nodation
Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted.
Nog
A noggin.
no-hitter
A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits.
Nomenclator
One who calls persons or things by their names.
Nominative
Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
Nonability
Want of ability.
Noncondensing
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.
non-discriminatory
Fair and unbiased; not discriminating; not biased against a particular group or type of person.
nonimmune
Not having immunity; susceptible; likely to be affected with, if exposed.
Noninflectional
Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.
noninheritable
not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of .
non-issue
the state of something that has outlived its relevance.
Non liquet
It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
Nonmoral
Neither moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals; not within the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical; .
Nonpresentation
Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
Nonresistance
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
nonstop
without an intermediate stop; -- of trips in public conveyances, especially of a flight.
Nonsurety
Insecurity.
Noose
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
norepinephrine
A hormone () secreted by the adrenal medulla; it also serves as a neurotransmitter, released at synapses; called also . Chemically it is . It is a precursor of epinephrine in the body.
normative
relating to or dealing with norms; .
Noropianic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.
Northeast
The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
Note paper
Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.
Novice
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
nuclear energy
Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion energy.
Numerate
To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; .
Numeric
Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like , where and are real .
Nuphar
A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. .
Nuptial
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.
nursed
fed mother's milk from the breast; -- of an infant.
Nut
To gather nuts.
Nuthook
A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
Nycthemeron
The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours.
nylghai
Same as .
Nymphaeaceae
A natural family of dicot aquatic plants.
nystatin
An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths of the soil actinomycete and other actinomycetes; called also . It is a polyene macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related components. Component nystatin A has formula .