Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
nabit |
noun |
Pulverized sugar candy. |
nabob |
noun |
A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire., One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. |
nacre |
noun |
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl. |
nadde |
|
Had not. |
nadir |
noun |
That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand., The lowest point; the time of greatest depression. |
naeve |
noun |
A naevus. |
naevi |
plural |
of Navus |
navus |
noun |
A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; — usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries. |
naggy |
adjective |
Irritable; touchy. |
nagor |
noun |
A West African gazelle (Gazella redunca). |
naiad |
noun |
A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain., Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel., One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph., Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. |
naive |
adjective |
Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks. |
naked |
adjective |
Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword., Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless., Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare., Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain., Mere; simple; plain., Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales., Not having the full complement of tones; — said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth. |
naker |
noun |
Same as Nacre., A kind of kettledrum. |
nakoo |
noun |
The gavial. |
named |
imp. & past participle |
of Name |
namer |
noun |
One who names, or calls by name. |
nandu |
noun |
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. See Rhea. |
nanny |
noun |
A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name. |
nappe |
noun |
Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two. |
nappy |
adjective |
Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy., Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale., Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy., A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. |
napus |
noun |
A kind of turnip. See Navew. |
nares |
noun pl. |
The nostrils or nasal openings, — the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx. |
narre |
adjective |
Nearer. |
narwe |
adjective |
Narrow. |
nasal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the nose., Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance., An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously., A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine., Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard., One of the nasal bones., A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. |
naso- |
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A combining form denoting pertaining to, or connected with, the nose; as, nasofrontal. |
nassa |
noun |
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda. |
nasty |
superl. |
Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous., Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky., Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. |
natal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to one’s birth; accompying or dating from one’s birth; native., Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove. |
natch |
noun |
The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump. |
nates |
noun pl. |
The buttocks., The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes., The umbones of a bivalve shell. |
natka |
adjective |
A species of shrike. |
natty |
adjective |
Neat; tidy; spruce. |
naval |
adjective |
Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc. |
navel |
noun |
A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus., The central part or point of anything; the middle., An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage. |
navew |
noun |
A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica. |
navvy |
noun |
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. |
nawab |
noun |
A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East. |