Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter N > Page 1 of 43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ¦ Next » N N (ĕn), the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran , done ; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single , sink , conquer ), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing , bring , etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 243-246. The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the Phœnician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See M .
N N noun (Print.) A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
Na Na (nä) adjective & adverb No, not. See No . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
Nab Nab (năb) noun [ Confer Knap , Knop , Knob .] Nab Nab transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Nabbed ; present participle & verbal noun Nabbing .] [ Dan nappe , or Swedish nappa .] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [ Colloq.] Smollett.
Nabit Na"bit (nā"bĭt) noun Pulverized sugar candy. Crabb.
Nabk Nabk (năbk) noun [ Arabic nabiqa , nibqa .] (Botany) The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus , a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [ Written also nubk .] See Lotus Nabob Na"bob (nā"bŏb) noun [ Hind. nawāb , from Arabic nawāb , plural of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab .] Nacarat Nac"a·rat noun [ French nacarat , from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado , from nácar mother-of- pearl. See Nacre .] Nacelle Na·celle" noun [ French] Nacker Nack"er noun See Nacre . Johnson.
Nacre Na"cre noun [ French, confer Spanish nácara , nácar , Italian nacchera , naccaro , Late Latin nacara , nacrum ; of Oriental origin, confer Arabic nakīr hollowed.] (Zoology) 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 .
Nacré Na`cré" adjective [ French See Nacre .] (Art) Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacré ware.
Nacreous Na"cre·ous adjective [ See Nacre .] (Zoology) Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.
Nad, Nadde Nad, Nad"de [ Contr. from ne hadde .] Had not. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
Nadder Nad"der noun [ Anglo-Saxon nædre . See Adder .] An adder. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
Nadir Na"dir noun [ French, Spanish , & Italian nadir ; all from Arabic nasīru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith ( as samt ), in which nasīr means alike, corresponding to. Confer Azimuth , Zenith .] The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe.Hallam. Nadir of the sun (Astron.) , Nag Nag (năg) noun [ Middle English nagge , Dutch negge ; akin to English neigh .] Nag Nag transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Nagged ; present participle & verbal noun Nagging .] [ Confer Swedish nagga to nibble, peck, Danish nage to gnaw, Icelandic naga , gnaga , German nagen , & English gnaw .] To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [ Colloq.] "She never nagged ." J. Ingelow.
Nagana Na·ga"na noun [ Prob. native name.] (Medicine) The disease caused by the tsetse fly. [ South Africa]
Nagging Nag"ging adjective Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging toothache. [ Colloq.]
Naggy Nag"gy adjective Irritable; touchy. [ Colloq.]
Nagor Na"gor noun (Zoology) A West African gazelle ( Gazella redunca ).
Nagyagite Nag"yag·ite noun [ So called from Nagyag , in Transylvania.] (Min.) A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.
Naiad Na"iad noun [ Latin naias , - adis , naïs , -idis , a water nymph, Gr ..., ..., from ... to flow: confer French naïade . Confer Naid .] Naiant Na"iant adjective (Her.) See Natant . Crabb.
Naid Na"id noun [ See Naiad .] (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of small, fresh- water, chætopod annelids of the tribe Naidina . They belong to the Oligochæta .
Naïf Na"ïf` (...; formerly ...) adjective [ French naïf . See Naïve .] Naik Na"ik noun [ Hind. nāyak .] A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
Nail Nail noun [ Anglo-Saxon nægel , akin to Dutch nagel , OS ... Old High German nagal , German nagel , Icelandic nagl , nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Swedish nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Danish nagle , Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lithuanian nagas nail (in sense 1), Russian nogote , Latin unguis , Greek ..., Sanskrit nakha . ...] His nayles like a briddes claws were.Chaucer. » The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and claws. When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called talons or claws , and the animal bearing them is said to be unguiculate ; when they incase the extremities of the digits they are called hoofs , and the animal is ungulate . Nail Nail transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Nailed ; present participle & verbal noun Nailing .] [ Anglo-Saxon næglian . See Nail , noun ] He is now dead, and nailed in his chest.Chaucer. The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.Dryden. When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how I nailed them.Goldsmith. Nail-headed Nail"-head`ed adjective Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. Nail-headed characters , Nailbrush Nail"brush` noun A brush for cleaning the nails.
Nailer Nail"er noun Naileress Nail"er·ess noun A women who makes nailes.
Nailery Nail"er·y noun ; plural Nailless Nail"less adjective Without nails; having no nails.
Nainsook Nain`sook" noun [ Nainsukh , a valley in Kaghan.] A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India.
Nais Na"is noun [ Latin , a naiad.] (Zoology) See Naiad .
Naissant Nais`sant" adjective [ French, present participle of naître to be born, Latin nasci .] (Her.) Same as Jessant .
Naïve Na"ïve` adjective [ French naïf , fem. naïve , from Latin nativus innate, natural, native. See Native , and confer Naïf .] Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks.
Naïvely Na"ïve`ly adverb In a naïve manner.
Naïveté Na`ïve`té" noun [ French See Naïve , and confer Nativity .] Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness. A story which pleases me by its naïveté -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.De Quincey. Naïvety Na"ïve`ty noun Naïveté. Carlyle.
Nake Nake transitive verb To make naked. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. Come, be ready, nake your swords.Old Play. Naked Na"ked adjective [ Anglo-Saxon nacod ; akin to Dutch naakt , German nackt , Old High German nacchot , nahhot , Icelandic nökviðr , nakinn , Swedish naken , Danish nögen , Goth. naqaþs , Lithuanian nůgas , Russian nagii , Latin nudus , Sanskrit nagna . √266. Confer Nude .] Thy power is full naked .Chaucer. Behold my bosom naked to your swords.Addison. Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they say now left naked .Milton. The truth appears so naked on my side, That any purblind eye may find it out.Shak. All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we to do.Hebrew iv. 13. The very naked name of love.Shak. Nakedly Na"ked·ly adverb In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.
Nakedness Na"ked·ness noun Ham . . . saw the nakedness of his father.Gen. ix. 22. Naker Na"ker noun (Zoology) Same as Nacre .
Naker Na"ker noun [ Middle English nakere , French nakaire , Late Latin nacara , Persian naqāret .] A kind of kettledrum. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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