| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nabbed | imp. & past participle | of Nab |
| nacker | noun | See Nacre. |
| nadder | noun | An adder. |
| naenia | noun | See Nenia. |
| nagged | imp. & past participle | of Nag |
| naiant | adjective | See Natant. |
| nailed | imp. & past participle | of Nail |
| nailer | noun | One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker., One who fastens with, or drives, nails. |
| naming | present participle & vb. noun | of Name |
| namely | adverb | By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly., That is to say; to wit; videlicet; — introducing a particular or specific designation. |
| nandou | noun | Alt. of Nandu |
| nanpie | noun | The magpie. |
| napped | imp. & past participle | of Nap |
| napery | noun | Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. |
| naphew | noun | See Navew. |
| napkin | noun | A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table., A handkerchief. |
| nardoo | noun | An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food. |
| narica | noun | The brown coati. See Coati. |
| narine | adjective | Of or belonging to the nostrils. |
| narrow | superl. | Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem., Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed., Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; — with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority., Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances., Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views., Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish., Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact., Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; — distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13., A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; — usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor., To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of., To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one’s views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion., To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one., To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait., Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows., To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one. |
| narwal | noun | See Narwhal. |
| nascal | noun | A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used. |
| nasion | noun | The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. |
| nassas | plural | of Nassa |
| nassae | plural | of Nassa |
| nasute | adjective | Having a nice sense of smell., Critically nice; captious. |
| natals | noun pl. | One’s birth, or the circumstances attending it. |
| natant | adjective | Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants., Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimmimg toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish. |
| natica | noun | Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticidae.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells. |
| nation | noun | A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock., The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own., Family; lineage., One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe., One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity., A great number; a great deal; — by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs. |
| native | adjective | Arising by birth; having an origin; born., Of or pertaining to one’s birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; — opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc., Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries., Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust., Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc., Naturally related; cognate; connected (with)., Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver., Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride., One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France., Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. |
| natron | noun | Native sodium carbonate. |
| natter | verb i. | To find fault; to be peevish. |
| nature | noun | The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe., The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; — often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence., The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect., Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience., The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being., Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality., Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life., Natural affection or reverence., Constitution or quality of mind or character., To endow with natural qualities. |
| naught | adverb | Nothing., The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher., In no degree; not at all., Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless., Hence, vile; base; naughty. |
| nausea | noun | Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing. |
| nautch | noun | An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. |
| nautic | adjective | Nautical. |
| navals | nounpl. | Naval affairs. |
| navies | plural | of Navvy, of Navy |
| nayaur | noun | A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck. |