| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |