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nagyagite noun A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.
nailbrush noun A brush for cleaning the nails.
naileress noun A women who makes nailes.
naileries plural of Nailery
nakedness noun The condition of being naked., The privy parts; the genitals.
namaycush noun A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi.
naphthene noun A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.
naphthide noun A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide.
naphthoic adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; — used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids.
napierian adjective Alt. of Naperian
nappiness noun The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
narcissus noun A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds., A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.
narcotine noun An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; — called also narcotia.
narcotism noun Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.
narcotize verb t. To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.
narrating present participle & vb. noun of Narrate
narration noun The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital., That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history., That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
narrative adjective Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction., Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous., That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
narratory adjective Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters.
narrowing present participle & vb. noun of Narrow, The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent., The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
nasalized imp. & past participle of Nasalize
naseberry noun A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.
nastiness noun The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
nasutness noun Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.
natatores noun pl. The swimming birds.
natrolite noun A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.
naturally adverb In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.
naughtily adverb In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely.
nauseated imp. & past participle of Nauseate
nautiform adjective Shaped like the hull of a ship.
nautilite noun A fossil nautilus.
nautiloid adjective Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell., A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilidae.
navarrese adjective Of or pertaining to Navarre., A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.
navelwort noun A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; — also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
navicular adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship., Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone., The navicular bone.
navigable adjective Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
navigated imp. & past participle of Navigate
navigator noun One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch’s Navigator.
nazaritic adjective Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
neathouse noun A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
nebulated adjective Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.
nebulizer noun An atomizer.
necessary adjective Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable., Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential., Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; — opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed., A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; — used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life., A privy; a water-closet., Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.
necessity noun The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness., The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want., That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; — often in the plural., That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality., The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
neckcloth noun A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.
necklaced adjective Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace.
neckmould noun A small convex molding surrounding a column at the jinction of the shaft and capital.
neckplate noun See Gorget, 1 and 2.
necrolite noun Same as Necronite.
necrology noun An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
necronite noun Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.
nectareal adjective Nectareous., Of or pertaining to a nectary.
nectarean adjective Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.
nectarial adjective Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.
nectaried adjective Having a nectary.
nectarine adjective Nectareous., A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
nectarize verb t. To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten.
nectarous adjective Nectareous.
nectaries plural of Nectary
nectosack noun The cavity of a nectocalyx.
nectostem noun That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora.
neediness noun The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.
needleful noun As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.
needscost adverb Of necessity.
neem tree An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.
nefandous adjective Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.
nefarious adverb Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
negatived imp. & past participle of Negative
neglected imp. & past participle of Neglect
neglecter noun One who neglects.
negligent adjective Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order.
negotiant noun A negotiator.
negotiate verb i. To transact business; to carry on trade., To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm., To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences., To intrigue; to scheme., To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange., To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.
negotious adjective Very busy; attentive to business; active.
negresses plural of Negress
negroloid adjective See Negroid.
nehushtan noun A thing of brass; — the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.
nemertian adjective & noun Nemertean.
nemertida noun pl. Nemertina.
nemertina noun pl. An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; — called also Nemertea, Nemertida, and Rhynchocoela.
nemophily noun Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods.
neocarida noun pl. The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata.
neocomian noun A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand., Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.
neocosmic adjective Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.
neodamode noun In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.
neodymium noun An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
neogamist noun A person recently married.
neography noun A new method or system of writing.
neo-latin adjective Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.
neolithic adjective Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.
neologian adjective Neologic; neological., A neologist.
neologism noun The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense., A new word, phrase, or expression., A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.
neologist noun One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language., An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief, especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines subversive of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist, so-called.
neologize verb i. To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old words., To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological doctrine.
neonomian noun One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law., Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.
neoplasia noun Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.
neoplasty noun Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.
neoterism noun An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.
neoterist noun One ho introduces new word/ or phrases.
neoterize verb i. To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.
nepaulese adjective Of or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan., A native or natives of Nepaul.
nepenthes noun Same as Nepenthe., A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant.
nephalism noun Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.
nephalist noun One who advocates or practices nephalism.
nepheline noun Alt. of Nephelite
nephelite noun A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.
nephralgy noun Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.
nephridia plural of Nephridium
nephritic adjective Alt. of Nephritical, A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.
nephritis noun An inflammation of the kidneys.
neptunian adjective Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea., Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks., Alt. of Neptunist
neptunist noun One who adopts the neptunian theory.
neptunium noun A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite.
nereidian noun Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridae or allied families.
nervation noun The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration.
nerveless adjective Destitute of nerves., Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.
nervosity noun Nervousness.
nervously adverb In a nervous manner.
nescience noun Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
nestorian noun An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian., Of or relating to the Nestorians., relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.
neuralgia noun A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion.
neuralgic adjective Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.
neuration noun The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.
neurility noun The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.
neurocity noun Nerve force.
neurocord noun A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.
neuroglia noun The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.
neurology noun The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
neuromere noun A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.
neuropore noun An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.
neuropter noun One of the Neuroptera.
neurotome noun An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves., A neuromere.
neurotomy noun The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system., The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
neutrally adverb In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.
neuvaines noun pl. Prayers offered up for nine successive days.
nevermore adverb Never again; at no time hereafter.
newfangle adjective Eager for novelties; desirous of changing., To change by introducing novelties.
newfangly adverb In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.
newmarket noun A long, closely fitting cloak.
new-model verb t. To remodel.
news-book noun A newspaper.
newspaper noun A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.
newtonian adjective Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries., A follower of Newton.
niccolite noun A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; — called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
nickeline noun An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver., Niccolite.
nickelous adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide.
nicknamed imp. & past participle of Nickname
nicotiana noun A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.
nicotinic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; — used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
nictation noun the act of winking; nictitation.
nictitate verb i. To wink; to nictate.
nidulated imp. & past participle of Nidulate
niggardly adjective Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard., In a niggard manner.
nightfall noun The close of the day.
nightgown noun A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.
nightless adjective Having no night.
nightlong adjective Lasting all night.
nightmare noun A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep., A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus., Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.
nighttime noun The time from dusk to dawn; — opposed to daytime.
nightward adjective Approaching toward night.
nigritude noun Blackness; the state of being black.
nigrosine noun A dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; — called also azodiphenyl blue.
nilometer noun An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
niloscope noun A Nilometer.
nine-bark noun A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, / Spiraea, opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name.
nine-eyes noun The lamprey.
nineholes noun pl. A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.
ninepence noun An old English silver coin, worth nine pence., A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
ninescore adjective Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty., The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects.
ninetieth adjective Next in order after the eighty-ninth., Constituting or being one of ninety equal parts., The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal parts of anything., The next in order after the eighty-ninth.
nipperkin noun A small cup.
nippingly adverb In a nipping manner.
nippitate adjective Peculiary strong and good; — said of ale or liquor.
nippitato noun Strong liquor.
nitratine noun A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also soda niter.
nitrifier noun An agent employed in nitrification.
nitrified imp. & past participle of Nitrify
nitroform noun A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.
nitroleum noun Nitroglycerin.
nobiliary adjective Of or pertaining to the nobility., A history of noble families.
nobleness noun The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.
noctidial adjective Comprising a night and a day; a noctidial day.
noctiluca noun That which shines at night; — a fanciful name for phosphorus., A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae.
nocturnal adjective Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; — opposed to diurnal., Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects., An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
noiseless adjective Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time.
noisiness noun The state or quality of being noisy.
nomadized imp. & past participle of Nomadize
nominally adverb In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.
nominated imp. & past participle of Nominate
nominator noun One who nominates.
nomocracy noun Government in accordance with a system of law.
nomothete noun A lawgiver.
nonagrian noun Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.
nonconcur verb i. To dissent or refuse to concur.
nondecane noun A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C19H40; — so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.
nonentity noun Nonexistence; the negation of being., A thing not existing., A person or thing of little or no account.
nonillion noun According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
nonjurant adjective Nonjuring.
nonjuring adjective Not swearing allegiance; — applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.
nonmember noun One who is not a member.
nonpareil adjective Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; — often used as a name., A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby)., A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch., Any other similar bird of the same genus., Having no equal; peerless.
nonplused imp. & past participle of Nonplus
non pros. An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
nonregent noun A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
nonsexual adjective Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.
nonsonant adjective Not sonant., A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.
nonsuited imp. & past participle of Nonsuit
nonsurety noun Insecurity.
nontenure noun A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
nonusance noun Neglect of using; failure to use.
nonylenic adjective Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.
noologist noun One versed in noology.
noonstead noun The position of the sun at noon.
nopalries plural of Nopalry
normanism noun A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.
northeast noun The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region., Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind., Toward the northeast.
northerly adjective Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern., Toward the north.
northmost adjective Lying farthest north; northernmost.
northness noun A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
northward adjective Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point., Alt. of Northwards
northwest noun The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region., Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast., Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind., Toward the northwest.
norwegian adjective Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language., A native of Norway., That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.
norwegium noun A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.
nosebleed noun A bleeding at the nose., The yarrow. See Yarrow.
nosesmart noun A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium.
nosethirl noun Alt. of Nosethril
nosethril noun Nostril.
nostalgia noun Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.
nostalgic adjective Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.
notabilia noun pl. Things worthy of notice.
notchweed noun A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium Vulvaria).
notifying present participle & vb. noun of Notify
notionate adjective Notional.
notionist noun One whose opinions are ungrounded notions.
notochord noun An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm.
notopodia plural of Notopodium
notoriety noun The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; — commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.
notorious adjective Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.
nototrema noun The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.
not-pated adjective Alt. of Nott-pated
nourished imp. & past participle of Nourish
nourisher noun One who, or that which, nourishes.
nouriture noun Nurture.
novelette noun A short novel.
novelized imp. & past participle of Novelize
novelties plural of Novelty
novennial adjective Done or recurring every ninth year.
novilunar adjective Of or pertaining to the new moon.
novitiate noun The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments., Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows., One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice., The place where novices live or are trained.
novitious adjective Newly invented; recent; new.
nowhither adverb Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.
nubeculae plural of Nubecula
nucleated adjective Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
nucleolar adjective Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.
nucleolus noun A little nucleus., A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.
nucleuses plural of Nucleus
nuisancer noun One who makes or causes a nuisance.
nullifier noun One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.
nullified imp. & past participle of Nullify
nullipore noun A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion.
nullities plural of Nullity
numbering p. pr & vb. noun of Number
numberful adjective Numerous.
numberous adjective Numerous.
numerable verb t. Capable of being numbered or counted.
numerally adverb According to number; in number; numerically.
numerated imp. & past participle of Numerate
numerator noun One who numbers., The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.
numerical noun Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement., The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same numerical body.
nummulary adjective Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary; as, the nummulary talent., Having the appearance or form of a coin.
nummulite noun A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
nuncupate verb t. To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally., To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate a book.
nundinary adjective Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day.
nundinate adjective To buy and sell at fairs or markets.
nunnation noun The pronunciation of n at the end of words.
nunneries plural of Nunnery
nursemaid noun A girl employed to attend children.
nursepond noun A pond where fish are fed.
nurseries plural of Nursery
nurturing present participle & vb. noun of Nurture
nut-brown adjective Brown as a nut long kept and dried.
nutjobber noun The nuthatch.
nutmegged adjective Seasoned with nutmeg.
nutpecker noun The nuthatch.
nutriment noun That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment., That which promotes development or growth.
nutritial adjective Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.
nutrition noun In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth., In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions., That which nourishes; nutriment.
nutritive adjective Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.
nutriture noun Nutrition; nourishment.
nyctalops noun One afflicted with nyctalopia.
nyctalopy noun Same as Nyctalopia.
nyctibune noun A South American bird of the genus Nyctibius, allied to the goatsuckers.
nymphales noun pl. An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; — called also brush-footed butterflies.
nymphical adjective Of or pertaining to nymphs.
nymphlike adjective Alt. of Nymphly
nystagmus noun A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.