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Look up: nature

  1. nature
    [n] - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe 2. [n] - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. 3. [n] - a particular type of thing 4. [n] - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized 5. [n]...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Nature
    Wine which hasn't had any sugar added ; for a Champagne, this means that the wine will not be sparkling.
    Found on http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/livingro

  3. Nature
    Na'ture noun [ French, from Latin natura , from natus born, produced, past participle of nasci to be born. See Nation .] 1. The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/6

  4. Nature
    Na'ture transitive verb To endow with natural qualities. [ Obsolete] « He [ God] which natureth every kind.» Gower.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/6

  5. nature
    1. The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe. 'But looks through nature up to nature's God.' (Pope) 'Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.' (Macaulay) ... 2. The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which pro...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. nature
    noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. nature
    noun the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; `they tried to preserve nature as they found it`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. nature
    noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Nature
    • (n.) Natural affection or reverence. • (n.) Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life. • (v. t.) To endow with natural qualities. • (n.) Constitution or quality of mind or character. • (n.) Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality. • (n.) The...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. nature
    (from the article `Europe, history of`) ...was a distinct and self-conscious movement, which had by mid-century the characteristics of a party. Clues can be found in the use commonly made ... The problem of the existence of material things, first propounded by Descartes and repeatedly discussed by subsequent philosophers, particularly ....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/18

  11. Nature
    (from the article `Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman`) ...conducted eight expeditions to observe solar eclipses. He also built a private observatory at Sidmouth and theorized on stellar evolution. A ... ...(1860–1975), first edited by William Thackeray and the first magazine of its kind to reach a circulation of 100,000. Finally, two rath...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/18

  12. Nature
    (from the article `Emerson, Ralph Waldo`) ...pulpit he journeyed to Europe. In Paris he saw Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu`s collection of natural specimens arranged in a developmental order that ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/18

  13. Nature
    (from the article `Medwall, Henry`) Medwall`s dramatic works were written for the entertainment of Morton and his guests. A morality play, Nature, a good example of the allegorical type ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/18

  14. Nature
    Nature is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Nature` The name Nature doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Nature seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Nat

  15. nature
    nature 1. The natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization. 2. The elements of the natural world; such as, mountains, trees, animals, or rivers. 3. The forces and processes that produce and control all the phenomena of the material world. 4. The world of living things and the outdoors; for example, 'the beauties of nature'.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  16. NATURE
    The physical world around us, including the complex webs of life, geological formations, plant communities, assemblages of animals, and the other phenomena of the world.
    Found on http://www.neonaturalist.com/nature/natu

  17. Nature
    A highly ambiguous term, of which the following meanings are distinguished by A. O. Lovejoy: The objective as opposed to the subjective. An objective standard for values as opposed to custom, law, convention. The general cosmic order, usually conceived as divinely ordained, in contrast to human devi...
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/n.html

  18. Nature
    Nature is a weekly illustrated pseudo-scientific journal. It first appeared on the 4th of November 1869 edited by Joseph Norman Lockyer.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. nature
    The living world, including plants, animals, fungi, and all micro-organisms, as well as naturally formed features of the landscape, such as mountains and rivers
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  20. nature
    has the X nature
    Found on http://foldoc.org/nature

  21. Nature
    (innate) `Nature` is innate behavior (behavior not learned or influenced by the environment), character or essence, especially of a human. This is a way of using the word nature which goes back to its earliest forms in Greek. See Nature (Philosophy). Nature versus nurture: Nature versus nu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature

  22. Nature
    (essay) `Nature` is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published anonymously in 1836. It is in this essay that the foundation of transcendentalism is put forth, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. A visit to the Muséum National d`Histoire Na...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature

  23. Nature
    (rapper) `Jermain Baxter` (born December 5, 1972), better known as `Nature`, is an American rapper, best known for his association with fellow Queensbridge-born rapper Nas.<ref name="Beacon">"Queensbridge`s Nature Has Musical Knowledge `For All Seasons`", New York Be...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature

  24. Nature
    (radio programme) `Nature` is a long-running documentary programme on BBC Radio 4, covering wildlife and environmental matters. It is broadcast (and available on-line) on Mondays at 21:00-21:30 and repeated on Tuesdays at 11:00 (local time). Past episodes are also available, in Real Audio, fr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature

  25. Nature
    (philosophy) Nature is a concept with two major sets of inter-related meanings, referring on the one hand to the things which are natural, or subject to the normal working of "laws of nature", or on the other hand to the essential properties and causes of those things to be what the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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