| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nab |
| nacarat | noun | A pale red color, with a cast of orange., Fine linen or crape dyed of this color. |
| naevoid | adjective | Resembling a naevus or naevi; as, naevoid elephantiasis. |
| naevose | adjective | Spotted; frecled. |
| nagging | present participle & vb. noun | of Nag, Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. |
| nailing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nail |
| nailery | A manufactory where nails are made. | |
| naively | adverb | In a naive manner. |
| naivete | noun | Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness. |
| naivety | noun | Naivete. |
| nakedly | adverb | In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely. |
| namable | adjective | Capable of being named. |
| nandine | noun | An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black. |
| nankeen | noun | A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent., An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring., Trousers made of nankeen. |
| napping | present participle & vb. noun | of Nap, The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth., A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body. |
| naphtha | noun | The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, — used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc., One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc. |
| napless | adjective | Without nap; threadbare. |
| nappies | plural | of Nappy |
| nardine | adjective | Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard. |
| nargile | noun | Alt. of Nargileh |
| narrate | verb t. | To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of. |
| narrows | plural | of Narrow |
| narthex | noun | A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel., The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; — used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church. |
| narwhal | noun | An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side. |
| nasally | adverb | In a nasal manner; by the nose. |
| nascent | adjective | Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ., Evolving; being evolved or produced. |
| nastily | adverb | In a nasty manner. |
| natchez | noun pl. | A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy. |
| naticas | plural | of Natica |
| naticae | plural | of Natica |
| natrium | noun | The technical name for sodium. |
| natural | adjective | Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artifical, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color., Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death., Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology., Conformed to truth or reality, Springing from true sentiment; not artifical or exaggerated; — said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc., Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; — said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural., Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one’s position; not unnatural in feelings., Connected by the ties of consanguinity., Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child., Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate., Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; — said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1., Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music., Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major., Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key., A native; an aboriginal., Natural gifts, impulses, etc., One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot., A character [/] used to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note. |
| natured | adjective | Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; — used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc. |
| naughty | superl. | Having little or nothing., Worthless; bad; good for nothing., hence, corrupt; wicked., Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child. |
| nauplii | plural | of Nauplius |
| nautili | plural | of Nautilus |
| navarch | noun | The commander of a fleet. |
| nayward | noun | The negative side. |
| nayword | noun | A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. |