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nagger
Someone (especially a woman) who constantly finds fault.
name-dropping
The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener.
Nandine
An African carnivore (), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black.
nano-
A prefix meaning ; .
Nanpie
The magpie.
Naos
A term used by modern archologists instead of . See .
Nassa
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera , , and other allied genera of the family ; a dog whelk. See under .
Naticoid
Like or belonging to , or the family .
Nationally
In a national manner or way; as a nation.
Nativeness
The quality or state of being native.
Naughty
Having little or nothing.
Nauplius
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Nautiform
Shaped like the hull of a ship.
Navigate
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.
Necessitous
Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.
neckland
A neck of land.
Necrolite
Same as .
Nectared
Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.
Nectarial
Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.
Neglective
Neglectful.
Negotiatrix
A woman who negotiates.
Negotious
Very busy; attentive to business; active.
Negress
A black woman; a female negro.
Negroloid
See .
Nems
The ichneumon.
Neocracy
Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.
Neocriticism
The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists, following . It rejects the noumena of , restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories.
Neo-Latin
Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.
Neomorph
A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form.
Neonism
Neologism.
Neo-Scholasticism
The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that of , with critical revision to suit the exigencies of the general advance in learning. The Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from 's interest in it.
Nepali
same as .
Nepotic
Of or pertaining to nepotism.
Nest
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
Net
Without spot; pure; shining.
Nether
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to .
Neurapophysial
Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.
Neuro-central
Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; .
Neutral
Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.
New
To make new; to renew.
Nez Percs
A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800's mostly inhabiting Idaho. They were involved under , in the last major battle of the Indian wars, attempting to resist being moved to a reservation.
Nigrine
A ferruginous variety of rutile.
Nigromancien
A necromancer.
Ninescore
Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty.
Nitric
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with compounds, the element has a higher valence;
Nitrobacteriaceae
A natural family of usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria.
Nitrosyl
The radical , called also the . The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; . Used also adjectively.
Noggen
Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh.
Nomad
One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
Nomenclatress
A female nomenclator.
Nonadmission
Failure to be admitted.
non-discriminatory
Fair and unbiased; not discriminating; not biased against a particular group or type of person.
Nonexistence
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; .
nonintegrated
not integrated. Opposite of .
nonintersecting
not sharing a common point; -- of lines, planes, or surfaces.
Nonplus
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
Nonproduction
A failure to produce or exhibit.
Nonprofessional
Not belonging to a profession.
nonrecreational
involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby; .
Nonresistance
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
nonviscid
same as .
Nonylic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; .
Noodle
A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Noon
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
Norie
The cormorant.
Nose
To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
Nosography
A description or classification of diseases.
Notodontian
Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to , , and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.
Np
The chemical symbol for Neptunium, a transuranic element having atomic number 93.
nuclear energy
Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion energy.
Nucleate
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
Nudge
A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
Nudibrachiate
Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.
Nudum pactum
A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law.
Nullify
To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.
Numb
To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.
Numbfish
The torpedo, which by the electric shocks which it gives.
Nunc dimittis
The (), used in the ritual of many churches. It begins with these words in the Vulgate.
Nundinate
To buy and sell at fairs or markets.
Nunnation
The pronunciation of at the end of words.
Nurture
To feed; to nourish.
Nustle
To fondle; to cherish.
nutate
to rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily.
Nutpecker
The nuthatch.
Nutritive
Of or pertaining to nutrition; ; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; .
Nyctalopy
Same as .
Nympholepsy
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.