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Nab
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
Namelessly
In a nameless manner.
Namer
One who names, or calls by name.
Naphthalidine
Same as .
Naphthylamine
One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, , forming crystalline solids.
Napoleon
A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or circulated. It bore the portrait of or
narine
Of or belonging to the nostrils.
Native
Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
Natural
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;
Naturalistic
Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.
Naturalization
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.
Nautiloid
Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.
Navarrese
Of or pertaining to Navarre.
Navvy
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.
Neal
To be tempered by heat.
Near
To approach; to come nearer; .
Necrophagan
Eating carrion.
Need
To be wanted; to be necessary.
Needlestone
Natrolite; -- called also .
Needscost
Of necessity.
Negligence
The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.
Negro
Of or pertaining to negroes; black.
Neishout
The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree , the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called .
Nelumbo
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is , the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, .
nematocidal
Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to nematodes.
Nematoidean
Nematoid.
Nematophora
Same as .
Neocracy
Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.
Neodamode
In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.
nephrolithic
Of or pertaining to kidney stones, or renal calculi.
Ner
Nearer.
Nereocystis
A genus of gigantic seaweeds.
Nerre
Nearer.
Nestling
A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
Nestorian
An adherent of , 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 (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call the though she might be called the ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of in Persia, India, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed to .
Net
To make into a net; to make in the style of network; .
Netting
Urine.
Neurad
Toward the neural side; -- opposed to .
Neuroma
A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
Neurotomy
The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
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.
nickel-and-dime
To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons;
Nidorose
Nidorous.
Nidus
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.
Nigerian
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; .
Nigerien
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Niger.
Niggler
One who niggles.
nightbird
A person who likes to be active late at night; a .
Nigrification
The act or process of making black.
nimble-fingered
same as ; thievish; pilfering.
Nimiety
State of being in excess.
Ninhursag
The great mother goddess in Sumerian mythology, worshipped also as and and .
Nipplewort
A yellow-flowered composite herb (), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also .
Niste
Wist not; knew not.
Nitrile
Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical (); 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.
noble-mindedness
elevated ideals or conduct.
Nodation
Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted.
Nodder
One who nods; a drowsy person.
Nog
A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
noisemaker
Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration.
Nominately
By name; particularly; namely.
Nonadmission
Failure to be admitted.
Noncomplying
Neglecting or refusing to comply.
Nondevelopment
Failure or lack of development.
Nondo
A coarse umbelliferous plant () with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called .
Nonelection
Failure of election.
Non-Episcopal
Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
Non est inventus
The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
nonexplosive
Not explosive.
nonimitative
not marked by or given to imitation. Opposite of .
nonlethal
not capable of causing death.
nonrhythmic
not rhythmic.
North
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
North-Central
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.
Northeaster
A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.
nor'-west
Northwest; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees.
Notchboard
The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
Notelet
A little or short note; a billet.
Noter
One who takes notice.
Notself
The negative of .
Notwheat
Wheat not bearded.
Nowch
See .
Nub
A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
nuclear engineering
The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors.
Nullibiety
The state or condition of being nowhere.
Numbfish
The torpedo, which by the electric shocks which it gives.
Numerous
Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; .
Nummulation
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.
Numskulled
Stupid; doltish.
Nurse
To nourish; to cherish; to foster
Nursehound
See .
Nursepond
A pond where fish are fed.
nutty
Abounding in nuts.
Nyctaginia
A genus consisting of only one species.
Nyctalopia
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.
Nyctitropism
The tendency of certain plant organs, as leaves, to assume special sleeping positions or make curvatures under the influence of darkness. It is well illustrated in the leaflets of clover and other leguminous plants.
nymphomania
An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.