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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

namely
viz. adverb as follows

nameplate
noun a plate bearing a name

namer
noun a person who gives a name or names; `the owner is usually the namer of a boat`

namesake
noun a person with the same name as another

Namib Desert
noun a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia
Republic of Namibia noun 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

Namibian
adjective of or relating to Namibia or its people

naming
noun the verbal act of naming; `the part he failed was the naming of state capitals`

Nammu
noun goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth

Namoi
Namoi River noun a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River

Nampa
noun a town in southwestern Idaho

Namtar
Namtaru noun a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind

Namur
noun 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

nan
noun leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop

Nan Ling
noun a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west

Nanaimo
noun a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver

Nanak
Guru Nanak noun 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)

Nancere
noun a Chadic language spoken in Chad

Nanchang
Nan-chang noun a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang

Nancy
noun a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

NAND circuit
NAND gate noun a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate

Nanda Devi
noun a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)

nandrolone
Durabolin noun an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis

nandu
Pterocnemia pennata noun smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan

Nanga Parbat
noun a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)

Nanjing
Nanking noun a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s

nankeen
noun a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color

Nanna
noun (Norse mythology) wife of Balder

Nanning
Nan-ning noun an industrial city in southern China

nanny
nanny-goat noun female goat

nanogram
ng noun one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram

nanometer
nanometre noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter

nanomia
noun 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

nanophthalmos
noun condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal

nanosecond
noun one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond

nanotechnology
noun the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

nanovolt
noun a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt

Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen noun Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)

Nantes
noun a port city in western France on the Loire estuary

Nanticoke
noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy

Nantua
shrimp sauce noun white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter

Nantucket
noun an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry

Naomi
Noemi noun the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

nap
catnap noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

nap
noun 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`

Napaea
Napea noun Greek mythology

napalm
noun gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flame throwers

nape
scruff noun the back side of the neck

naphazoline
Privine noun vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation

naphtha
noun any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents

naphthalene
noun a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

naphthalene poisoning
noun toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene

naphthol
noun either of two phenols derived from naphthalene

Napier
John Napier noun Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

Napier`s bones
Napier`s rods noun a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier

napkin
table napkin noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

napkin ring
noun a circular band used to hold a particular person`s napkin

Naples
Napoli noun a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

Napoleon
noun a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

Napoleon III
Emperor Napoleon III noun nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873)

Napoleonic
adjective of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; `Napoleonic Wars`

Napoleonic Wars
noun 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

napping
off-guard(a) adjective not prepared or vigilant; `the blow caught him napping`; `caught in an off-guard moment`; `found him off his guard`

naprapath
noun a therapist who practices naprapathy

naprapathy
noun a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues

naproxen
Naprosyn noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain

naproxen sodium
Aleve noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen)

napu
Tragulus Javanicus noun chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya

naranjilla
Solanum quitoense noun small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges

narc
nark 1 narcotics agent noun a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

narcissist
narcist noun someone in love with themselves

narcissistic personality
noun personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others

Narcissus
noun (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection

narco-state
noun 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`

narcolepsy
noun 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`

narcoleptic
adjective of or relating to narcolepsy

narcosis
noun unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

narcoterrorism
noun the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade

narcotic
narcotizing adjective inducing stupor or narcosis; `narcotic drugs`

narcotic antagonist
noun an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)

nard
spikenard noun an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

nardoo
nardo noun Australian clover fern

Nares Deep
noun a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico

narial
adjective of or relating to or near the nares

naris
noun any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx

nark
copper`s nark noun an informer or spy working for the police

Narragansett Bay
noun a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island

narrate
recount verb narrate or give a detailed account of; `Tell what happened`; `The father told a story to his child`

narration
recital 1 yarn noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; `his narration was hesitant`

narrative
adjective consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; `narrative poetry`

narrator
storyteller noun someone who tells a story

narrow
adjective limited in size or scope; `the narrow sense of a word`

narrow gauge
noun a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

narrow goldenrod
Solidago spathulata noun western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers

narrow margin
noun a small margin; `the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory`; `the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote`

narrow wale
noun corduroy with narrow ribs

narrow-bodied
adjective having a relatively narrow body

narrow-leaf penstemon
Penstemon linarioides noun plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona

narrow-leaved everlasting pea
Lathyrus sylvestris noun European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure

narrow-leaved flame flower
Talinum augustissimum noun similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States