| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| namelessly | adverb | In a nameless manner. |
| nannyberry | noun | See Sheepberry. |
| nape-crest | noun | An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. |
| naphthalic | adjective | Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; — used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids., Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid. |
| naphthalin | noun | Alt. of Naphthaline |
| napoleonic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. |
| nap-taking | noun | A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. |
| narcissine | adjective | Of or pertaining to Narcissus. |
| narcotical | adjective | Narcotic. |
| narcotinic | adjective | Pertaining to narcotine. |
| narcotized | imp. & past participle | of Narcotize |
| narrowness | noun | The condition or quality of being narrow. |
| nasalizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nasalize |
| nasobuccal | adjective | Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate. |
| nasoseptal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. |
| nasturtion | noun | Same as Nasturtium. |
| nasturtium | noun | 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., Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads. |
| natalitial | adjective | Alt. of Natalitious |
| natal plum | The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora). | |
| natatorial | adjective | Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds. |
| natatorium | noun | A swimming bath. |
| nationally | adverb | In a national manner or way; as a nation. |
| nativeness | noun | The quality or state of being native. |
| nativistic | adjective | Relating to nativism. |
| natterjack | noun | A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back. |
| naturalism | noun | A state of nature; conformity to nature., 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. |
| naturalist | noun | One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals., One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. |
| naturality | noun | Nature; naturalness. |
| naturalize | verb t. | To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study., 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., To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one’s own; as, to naturalize foreign words., To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions., To become as if native., To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural. |
| natureless | adjective | Not in accordance with nature; unnatural. |
| naufragous | adjective | causing shipwreck. |
| nauseating | present participle & vb. noun | of Nauseate |
| nauseation | noun | The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated. |
| nauseative | adjective | Causing nausea; nauseous. |
| nautically | adverb | In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs. |
| nautiluses | plural | of Nautilus |
| navigating | present participle & vb. noun | of Navigate |
| navigation | noun | The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable., 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., The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship., Ships in general. |
| navigerous | adjective | Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. |
| nazaritism | noun | The vow and practice of a Nazarite. |
| neapolitan | adjective | Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy., A native or citizen of Naples. |
| nebulation | noun | The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark. |
| nebulosity | noun | The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; hazeness; mistiness; nebulousness., The stuff of which a nebula is formed., A nebula. |
| neckar nut | See Nicker nut. | |
| necrolatry | noun | The worship of the dead; manes worship. |
| necrologic | adjective | Alt. of Necrological |
| necromancy | noun | 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. |
| necrophore | noun | Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; — called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle. |
| necropolis | noun | A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard. |
| nectareous | adjective | Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; nectarean. |
| nectarized | imp. & past participle | of Nectarize |
| nectocalyx | noun | The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa., 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. |
| needlebook | noun | A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck. |
| needlecase | noun | A case to keep needles. |
| needlefish | noun | The European great pipefich (Siphostoma, / Syngnathus, acus); — called also earl, and tanglefish., The garfish. |
| needlefuls | plural | of needleful |
| needlework | noun | Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress., The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses. |
| negativing | present participle & vb. noun | of Negative |
| negatively | adverb | In a negative manner; with or by denial., In the form of speech implying the absence of something; — opposed to positively. |
| negativity | noun | The quality or state of being negative. |
| neglecting | present participle & vb. noun | of Neglect |
| neglectful | adjective | Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. |
| neglection | noun | The state of being negligent; negligence. |
| neglective | adjective | Neglectful. |
| negligence | noun | The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness., An act or instance of negligence or carelessness., 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. |
| negligible | adjective | That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration. |
| negotiable | adjective | Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assigment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange. |
| negotiated | imp. & past participle | of Negotiate |
| negotiator | noun | One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts. |
| neighbored | imp. & past participle | of neighbor |
| neighborly | adjective | Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly., In a neigborly manner. |
| nematelmia | noun pl. | Same as Nemathelminthes. |
| nemathecia | plural | of Nemathecium |
| nematocera | noun pl. | A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; — called also Nemocera. |
| nematocyst | noun | A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso. |
| nematogene | noun | One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; — opposed to rhombogene. |
| nematoidea | noun pl. | An order of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. they are mostly parasites. Called also Nematodea, and Nematoda. |
| neological | adjective | Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines. |
| neoplastic | adjective | Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia. |
| neossology | noun | The study of young birds. |
| neoterical | adjective | Recent in origin; modern; new. |
| neoterized | imp. & past participle | of Neoterize, of Neoterize |
| nephoscope | noun | An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity. |
| nephralgia | noun | Alt. of Nephralgy |
| nephridial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a nephridium. |
| nephridium | noun | A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven’s larva. |
| nephrology | noun | A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions. |
| nephrotomy | noun | Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| nervimotor | noun | Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. |
| nesslerize | verb t. | To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called Nessler’s solution or Nessler’s test, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia. |
| nethermost | adjective | Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. |
| nettlebird | noun | the European whitethroat. |
| net-veined | adjective | Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf. |
| neurilemma | noun | The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath., The perineurium. |
| neurochord | adjective | Alt. of Neurochordal |
| neurocoele | noun | The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity. |
| neuropathy | noun | An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. |
| neuroptera | noun pl. | An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera. |
| neropteral | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera. |
| neurospast | noun | A puppet. |
| neutralist | noun | A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality. |
| neutrality | noun | 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., Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad., The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4., The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers., Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. |
| neutralize | verb t. | To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality., 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., To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc. |
| newfangled | adjective | Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty., Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions. |
| newsmonger | noun | One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news. |
| news-vnder | noun | A seller of newspapers. |
| nez perces | A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho. | |
| nibblingly | adverb | In a nibbling manner; cautiously. |
| nickar nut | Alt. of Nickar tree | |
| nicker nut | A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray. | |
| nicknaming | present participle & vb. noun | of Nickname |
| nicolaitan | noun | One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15. |
| nicotidine | noun | A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group. |
| nidamental | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata. |
| nidificate | verb i. | To make a nest. |
| nidulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Nidulate |
| nidulation | noun | The time of remaining in the nest. |
| niggardise | noun | Niggardliness. |
| niggardish | adjective | Somewhat niggard. |
| niggardous | adjective | Niggardly. |
| nightdress | noun | A nightgown. |
| night-eyed | adjective | Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed. |
| nightshade | noun | 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. |
| nightshirt | noun | A kind of nightgown for men. |
| nigrescent | adjective | Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness. |
| nihilistic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism. |
| nimbleness | noun | The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness. |
| nincompoop | noun | A fool; a silly or stupid person. |
| ninepences | plural | of Ninepence |
| nineteenth | adjective | Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others., Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided., The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything., The next in order after the eighteenth., An interval of two octaves and a fifth. |
| nipplewort | noun | A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; — called also dock-cress. |
| nitranilic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone. |
| nitrifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Nitrify |
| nitrometer | noun | An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer. |
| nitrophnol | noun | 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. |
| nitrosylic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, nitrosylic acid. |
| nobilitate | verb t. | To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. |
| noblewomen | plural | of Noblewoman |
| noblewoman | noun | A female of noble rank; a peeress. |
| noctambulo | noun | A noctambulist. |
| noctilucae | plural | of Noctiluca |
| noctilucin | noun | A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties. |
| noctograph | noun | A kind of writing frame for the blind., An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats. |
| nodosarine | adjective | Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria., A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus. |
| noematical | adjective | Of or pertaining to the understanding. |
| nol. pros. | An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi. | |
| nomadizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nomadize |
| nomarchies | plural | of Nomarchy |
| nominalism | noun | The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists. |
| nominalist | noun | 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. |
| nominalize | verb t. | To convert into a noun. |
| nominating | present participle & vb. noun | of Nominate |
| nominately | adverb | By name; particularly; namely. |
| nomination | noun | The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated., The denomination, or name. |
| nominative | adjective | Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb., The nominative case. |
| nomography | noun | A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws. |
| nomothetic | adjective | Alt. of Nomothetical |
| nonability | noun | Want of ability., An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit. |
| nonarrival | noun | Failure to arrive. |
| nonchalant | adjective | Indifferent; careless; cool. |
| non compos | Alt. of Non compos mentis | |
| nonconstat | noun | It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow. |
| noncontent | noun | One who gives a negative vote; — sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con. |
| nonelastic | adjective | Not having elasticity. |
| nonjoinder | noun | 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. |
| non liquet | It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial. | |
| nonnatural | adjective | Not natural; unnatural. |
| nonpayment | noun | Neglect or failure to pay. |
| nonplussed | of Nonplus | |
| nonplusing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nonplus |
| nonprossed | imp. & past participle | of Non-pros |
| nonsolvent | adjective | Not solvent; insolvent., An insolvent. |
| nonsparing | adjective | Sparing none. |
| nonsuiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Nonsuit |
| nontronite | noun | A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron. |
| noological | adjective | Of or pertaining to noology. |
| norbertine | noun | See Premonstrant. |
| noropianic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid. |
| northerner | noun | One born or living in the north., A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; — contradistinguished from Southerner. |
| northernly | adverb | Northerly. |
| northwards | adverb | Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. |
| nosocomial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. |
| nosography | noun | A description or classification of diseases. |
| nosologist | noun | One versed in nosology. |
| nosopoetic | adjective | Producing diseases. |
| notability | noun | Quality of being notable., A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note., A notable saying. |
| notarially | adverb | In a notarial manner. |
| notchboard | noun | The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase. |
| note paper | Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches. | |
| noteworthy | adjective | Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable. |
| nothingism | noun | Nihility; nothingness. |
| noticeable | adjective | Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous. |
| noticeably | adverb | In a noticeable manner. |
| notidanian | noun | Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. |
| notionally | adverb | In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. |
| notopodium | noun | The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium. |
| notorhizal | adjective | Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent. |
| nott-pated | adjective | Same as Nott-headed. |
| nourishing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nourish, Promoting growth; nutritious, |
| novaculite | noun | A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate. |
| novelizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Novelize |
| noviceship | noun | The state of being a novice; novitiate. |
| nubiferous | adjective | Bringing, or producing, clouds. |
| nubigenous | adjective | Born of, or produced from, clouds. |
| nuciferous | adjective | Bearing, or producing, nuts. |
| nucleiform | adjective | Formed like a nucleus or kernel. |
| nudibranch | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata., One of the Nudibranchiata. |
| nullibiety | noun | The state or condition of being nowhere. |
| nullifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Nullify |
| numbedness | noun | Numbness. |
| numberless | adjective | Innumerable; countless. |
| numerating | present participle & vb. noun | of Numerate |
| numeration | noun | The act or art of numbering., 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. |
| numerative | adjective | Of or pertaining to numeration; as, a numerative system. |
| numerosity | noun | The state of being numerous; numerousness., Rhythm; harmony; flow. |
| numismatic | adjective | Alt. of Numismatical |
| nummulites | noun | A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally. |
| nummulitic | adjective | Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; as, nummulitic beds. |
| numskulled | adjective | Stupid; doltish. |
| nunciature | noun | The office of a nuncio. |
| nursehound | noun | See Houndfish. |
| nurserymen | plural | of Nurseryman |
| nurseryman | noun | One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc. |
| nutbreaker | noun | The European nuthatch., The nutcracker. |
| nutcracker | noun | An instrument for cracking nuts., 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., The American, or Clarke’s, nutcracker (Picicorvus Columbianus) of Western North America. |
| nutritious | adjective | Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental. |
| nux vomica | The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons. | |
| nyctalopia | noun | 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., See Moonblink. |
| nyctophile | noun | Any Australian bat of the genus Nyctophilus, having a very simple nasal appendage. |
| nymphomany | noun | Same as Nymphomania. |
| nymphotomy | noun | Excision of the nymphae. |