General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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The 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
The capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
A semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons
N is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways"
A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
A stock exchange in New York
A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
A family of North American Indian languages
Seize suddenly
Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Tag the base runner to get him out
Genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
Common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion''s foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
A wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
A governor in India during the Mogual empire Back to top
United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)
Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
A cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
A cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
One of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen)
A council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision
A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
A tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
A luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
A coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes
A quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn''t hear zilch about it"
A daiquiri made without alcohol
South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
The point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected Back to top
An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
A beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina
A coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes
Rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
Gorals
Small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains
A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
An old or over-worked horse
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
Bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
Worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts"
Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma
Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats
Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats
A city in central Honshu northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
A city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb Back to top
Small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea
Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
Medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan
An industrial city in southern Honshu
A collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of first-hand knowledge of Gnosticism
A town in Upper Egypt
A collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of first-hand knowledge of Gnosticism
The chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl people
A member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
An Old Testament book telling Nahum''s prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
A Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
Monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
An order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
Monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
Applied to a fish depicted horizontally Back to top
Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae
Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager''s naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe ap
A Dravidian language spoken in south central India
A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Complete a pass
Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
Hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
Locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
Succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
Small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
Small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
A brush used to clean a person''s fingernails
A worker who attaches something by nailing it
A small flat file for shaping the nails
Flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point Back to top
Something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device
Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let''s finalize the proposal"
Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
A cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny
A hole left after a nail is removed
A cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny
A cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny
A soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies
The basic unit of money in Nigeria
The capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939)
Lacking sophistication
Lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen"
Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager''s naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe ap
In a naive manner; "he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money"
Lack of sophistication or worldliness
Lack of sophistication or worldliness
Lack of sophistication or worldliness Back to top
A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
Cobras
Monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae
Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
Of tropical Africa and Asia
Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
A central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formely an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
Having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"; "clearly audible to the unaided ear"
Without clothing; "Henriette saw the weaving figure of an Apache warrior reel nakedly on a pony and rush by with a rifle raised"
In an exposed manner; without protection or defense; "they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill"
The state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood
Any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood
(used informally) completely unclothed Back to top
As naked as at birth
As naked as at birth
The eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"
Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
Fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites
A put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position
A city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region
A city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders
Antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections
A narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine)
A narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine)
A potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
An oral antagonist against the action of opiates
An insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
Weak in willpower
By the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
A language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
A defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" Back to top
Family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
A well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
A person''s reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
Mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
Assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
Bearing the author''s name; "a named source"
Given or having a specified name; "they called his name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles called `love'' and `hate''"; "an actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace"
Refer to people that one assumes one''s interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
One of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
Being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"
The state of being anonymous
As follows Back to top
A plate bearing a name
A person who gives a name or names; "the owner is usually the namer of a boat"
Verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
A person with the same name as another
Written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
Verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
The feast day of a saint whose name one bears
Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
The role of the character after whom the play is named
A tag showing the name of the person who wears it
A republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
A native or inhabitant of Namibia
Of or relating to Namibia or its people
A desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
The verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt
Goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth
A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River Back to top
A river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River
A town in southwestern Idaho
A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
A city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
Leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop
A river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
Your grandmother
A walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
An industrial city in southern China
A town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver
Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)
Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
A Chadic language spoken in Chad
A walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
A city in northeastern France in Lorraine
English writer of comic novels (1904-1973)
English writer of comic novels (1904-1973)
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
A mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high) Back to top
An androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan
A logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate
A logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate
A mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
A durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color
A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
God of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
(Norse mythology) wife of Balder
An industrial city in southern China
Female goat
A woman who is the custodian of children
Female goat
Having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; "a nanocephalic dwarf"
An abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
One billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram
A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter Back to top
Small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
Condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal
One billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
The branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
A fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape
A unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt
Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)
A port city in western France on the Loire estuary
The Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people
A member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware
White sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter
An island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
A person who is abnormally small
A mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west
A river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
The mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
A short sleep (usually not in bed)
The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
A soft or fuzzy surface texture Back to top
A period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn''t time for a nap"
Take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Greek mythology
1 species: glade mallow
Tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
Gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flame throwers
The back side of the neck
Greek mythology
Linens for the dining table
Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation
Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
Toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene
Either of two phenols derived from naphthalene
A fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
A set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier
A set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier
A logarithm to the base e Back to top
Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
To protect clothing; wipe mouth
A circular band used to hold a particular person''s napkin
A port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
European onion with white flowers
A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
A rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; "Napoleonic Wars"
A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873)
A port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
In small tight curls
A therapist who practices naprapathy
A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues Back to top
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen)
Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
Diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension
The independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections
Small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
A lawman concerned with narcotics violations
A potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
Someone in love with themselves
Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others
(Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
Bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
Widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
A daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
Someone in love with themselves Back to top
An area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day"
A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
A soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
A person who has narcolepsy
Of or relating to narcolepsy
Unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
The financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
A drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
Inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"
Inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs"
Of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"
A lawman concerned with narcotics violations
An antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
Administer narcotics to
Under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous"
Inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs"
Administer narcotics to
Under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous"
Inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs"
Traffic in illegal drugs Back to top
An aromatic ointment used in antiquity
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression
Australian clover fern
Australian clover fern
A depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
Of or relating to or near the nares
Any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
A lawman concerned with narcotics violations
An informer or spy working for the police
Inform or spy (for the police)
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
A deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island
Narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
Provide commentary for a film, for example
(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney''s stories entertain adults as well as children"
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney''s stories entertain adults as well as children" Back to top
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"
Someone who tells a story
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
Make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
Become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
Limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
Not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
Very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
A commercial airliner with a single aisle
A commercial airliner with a single aisle
Reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
Plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
Large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
Similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States
An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions Back to top
Reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
Fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
A variety of water plantain
A variety of white-topped aster
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
Capable of being shocked
In a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out"
An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
A long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
A commercial airliner with a single aisle
Having the opening reduced squeezed
Made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
Reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes"
A morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
The act of making something narrower
An instance of becoming narrow
A decrease in width
(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom Back to top
Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
In a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly"
The property of being narrow; having little width
An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
Beech fern of North America and Eurasia
A long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight
Become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
Define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties"
Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
A railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
Western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers
Corduroy with narrow ribs
Bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
Of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina
Of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal
A vestibule leading to the nave of a church
Portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk Back to top
Small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a'' or `not one'' or `never a''; "heard nary a sound"
An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
A continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
Sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"
Of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages"
Speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,'' he nasaled"
Proboscis monkeys
The act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators
Pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
Speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"
Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose
A quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
The act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators
Pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
Speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"
In a nasal manner; "inhaled nasally"
An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
The inner corner of the eye Back to top
Either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
One of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
A continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
A decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections
The passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
A partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities
Any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities
Exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
Coming into existence; "a nascent republic"
A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter
A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
Capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
(game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged
The craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
A vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
Feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
A duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity Back to top
Of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx
A form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
Cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
A tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen
The capital of the Bahamas
Lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870)
United States political cartoonist (1840-1902)
In a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don''t expect me to help you,'' he added nastily"
The quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound"
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
Flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
Aquatic herbs
Any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
Perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium
Coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
Perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere
Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" Back to top
Thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having"
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
Offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
Coatis
Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
A port city in northeastern Brazil
A region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
Relating to or accompanying birth; "natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences"
Of or relating to the buttocks
United States film actress (1938-1981)
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
The date on which a person was born
Edible scarlet plum-like fruit of a South African plant
South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves
Shrimp; prawns; etc.
A person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"
Pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath'' is a British term"
A town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Back to top
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives'' (1813-1888)
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
A soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country'' (1755-1776)
Moonshells
The people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation''s mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation''s capitol"; "the country''s largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
A federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
A person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
Inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation''s internal politics"
Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
Owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
Of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait" Back to top
Changing something from private to state ownership or control
The action of rendering national in character
The action of forming or becoming a nation
Put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
Make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"
Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
The doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
The doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
An advocate of national independence of or a strong national government
One who loves and defends his or her country
Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences"
Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences"
Fanatically patriotic
A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong
The leader of a nationalist movement
The status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
Changing something from private to state ownership or control
The action of rendering national in character
The action of forming or becoming a nation Back to top
Put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
Make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"
With regard to a nation taken as a whole; "a nationally uniform culture"
Extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide"
An honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War
An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
A song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
The independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections
Benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
A computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter
A commercial bank chartered by the federal government
A Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players
The capital city of a nation
Censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions
The part of NOAA that maintains the world''s largest active archive of weather data
The debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
A limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress
An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either
The agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units Back to top
Authorized by law and limiting work or official business
A combat support agency that provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security
The total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)
An agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government
The law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice
An agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs
Social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services
A group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
An independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions
A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
A terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s
A Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government''s efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreig
A terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism
The world''s largest medical library
Memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
An agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth''s environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
A tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
An agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks
An intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military
A powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government Back to top
The United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
(United Kingdom) compulsory service in the military during peacetime
A form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism
Relating to a form of socialism; "the national socialist party came to power in 1933"
The political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
An agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information
A government''s policy controlling foreign trade
An organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
A secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India''s Hindus
The federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps
An independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education
Occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign"
Extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide"
A group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans
A person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person
Belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one''s native language"
Being such by origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"
Being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
Normally existing at birth; "mankind''s connatural sense of the good" Back to top
As found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"
Belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"
The quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
A member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska
Any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
Of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
Carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia
Erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand
A member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands
Low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
The country where you were born
The language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood
Small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
Red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam
Tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
Small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate Back to top
A speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of French"
An old name for sulfur
An old name for sulfur
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
The policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
A philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories"
Advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn
Of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories"
Advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn
The theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus''s birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas
The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
The presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine
Of or relating to natriuresis
Water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus
A small harmless grass snake
Harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England
In some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
A group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum Back to top
Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
In a natty manner; with smartness; "it was arranged carefully and nattily"
Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he''s a natural for the job"
Unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
Being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
Related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent"
In accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
Existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"
Of a key containing no sharps or flats; "B natural"
Functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it''s the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent''s natural affection for a grandchild"
(used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
Unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat''s natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers'' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" Back to top
The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
The quality of being brought into conformity with nature
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
Make more natural or lifelike
Adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
Planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils"
(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
An artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
An advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"
Changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers'' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
The introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
The quality of being brought into conformity with nature
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
Make more natural or lifelike Back to top
Adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
Explain with reference to nature
Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
Planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils"
As might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
According to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers"
In a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily"
Through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy"
Existing by nature and without artificial aid; "one of the 93 naturally occuring chemical elements"
The quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
The quality of innocent naivete
Ability that is inherited
A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
Labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
A natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
A sunken or depressed geological formation
A raised or elevated geological formation
A naturally enclosed space
Natural qualities or talents
An event that happens Back to top
Any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman''s menstrual cycle
Derived from plants or animals
Derived from plants or animals
A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
Magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
The systematic account of natural phenomena
Immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual''s natural biologic makeup
A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
The branch of information science that deals with natural language information
An application program that deals with natural language text
An application program that deals with natural language text
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
A logarithm to the base e
The number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
An object occurring naturally; not made by man
The physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
All non-artificial phenomena
The science of matter and energy and their interactions
A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
A plant exudate Back to top
Resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
Resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
The sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
A biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
A shape created by natural forces; not man-made
A natural flow of ground water
A wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"
A theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation
(scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature
The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person''s characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
A particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he''s interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"
The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
The study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
A system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena
Going without clothes as a social practice
A person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
In accord with naturism Back to top
A therapist who practices naturopathy
A method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
Small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves
Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus
A genus of Carangidae
Small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
Complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"
A quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn''t hear zilch about it"
In a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
An attribute of mischievous children
Badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
A naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
A naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands
An island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
A native or inhabitant of Nauru Back to top
Of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents
A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands
Disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
The state that precedes vomiting
A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
Upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman''s stomach"; "The mold ont he food sickened the diners"
Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
Extreme unpalatability
Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
A professional dancing girl in India
Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"
A nautical unit of length (15 ft)
A linear unit of distance used in navigation
A unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
A British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
One of an international code of flag signals used between ships Back to top
Spiral-shelled cephalopods
Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
A unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
A British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
The Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people
A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
The Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people
A member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; "naval history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"
An academy for training naval officers
The principal Navy agency for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems
A military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy
A pitched battle between naval fleets
The interdiction of a nation''s lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power
Alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
An operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea
A chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
Naval officer in command of a fleet of warships Back to top
A group of ships of similar type
A naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship''s engines
The branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships
Equipment for a navy
An organization of military naval forces
Naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship
Military installation servicing naval forces
Naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship
An officer in the navy
Naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar
The United States Navy''s defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
A military shipyard
The agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare
The agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare
A shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data
The agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems
A military unit that is part of a navy
Weaponry for warships
A tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia
A decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships Back to top
The central area of a church
Scar where the umbilical cord was attached
The center point or middle of something
Seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex
The center point or middle of something
The largest wrist bone on the thumb side
Shaped like a boat
Suitability for the passage of a ship or aircraft
Able to be sailed on or through safely; "navigable waters"; "a navigable channel"
Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
Direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
The work of a sailor
The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
Ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
Of or relating to navigation; "navigational aids"
A chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
An instrument used for navigating
A system ithat provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft
Light on an airplane that indicates the plane''s position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip Back to top
In earlier times, a person who explored by ship
The member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft''s course
The ship''s officer in charge of navigation
United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women''s singles championships (born in 1856)
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work
A dark shade of blue
An organization of military naval forces
Base of operations for a naval fleet
White-seeded bean; usually dried
A dark shade of blue
A United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
A former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
A serviceman in the navy
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
Head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
A military shipyard
A governor in India during the Mogual empire
The principal Navy agency for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems
A negative; "the nays have it"
Not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique" Back to top
Someone with an aggressively negative attitude
The act of saying no to a request
An inhabitant of Nazareth
An early name for any Christian
A member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they we
Of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants
Of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion
A historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
A cape at the southern tip of Norway
A German member of Adolf Hitler''s political party
Relating to a form of socialism; "the national socialist party came to power in 1933"
Relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of Nazism or the Nazis; "the total Nazi crime"; "the Nazi interpretation of history"
Social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; "as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion"
Cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character; "Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930''s"; "The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany"
A form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism
United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
A form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism
The Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
The political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" Back to top
A soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium
The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
The compass point that is one point west of due north
A state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
The part of NOAA that maintains the world''s largest active archive of weather data
A state of north central United States bordering on Canada
A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu
The capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
A midwestern state on the Great Plains
The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
Not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
An idle worthless person
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" Back to top
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
Of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people
A block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears";
Very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
With or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
Closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
Near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don''t shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn''t come close";
Being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal''s left side is its near or nigh side"
Having greatly reduced vision
The experience of being close to death but surviving
Close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
Not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars" Back to top
(comparative of `near'') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house"
(comparative of `near'' or `close'') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"
(superlative of `near'' or `nigh'') most near
(superlative of `near'' or `close'') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
The side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
Unable to see distant objects clearly
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye''s faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol
The area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and
Wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
An accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
Something that barely avoids failure or disaster
Vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent''s cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon''s knife"
Without water; "took his whiskey neat"
Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Back to top
Clean or orderly; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"
Showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"
A pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
Care for one''s external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
Put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
With neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly"
The trait of being neat and orderly
The state of being neat and smart and trim
Horny projecting mouth of a bird
A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal''s head; especially the nose
(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
An antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria
The compass point that is one point east of northeast
The second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
The compass point that is one point north of northeast
Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
A midwestern state on the Great Plains
A resident of Nebraska
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in Nort |
