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

native cranberry
groundberry 2 ground-berry 2 cranberry heath noun small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia

Native Hawaiian
noun a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands

native language
noun the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood

native orange
Capparis mitchellii noun small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit

native pear
woody pear noun tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp

native pomegranate
Capparis arborea noun small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate

native speaker
noun a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; `native speakers of French`

native-born
adjective belonging to a place by birth; `a native-born Scot`; `a native Scot`

nativeness
noun the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin

nativism
noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

nativist
nativistic adjective of or relating to or advocating nativism; `nativist theories`; `the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories`

natriuresis
noun the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine

natriuretic
adjective of or relating to natriuresis

Natrix
genus Natrix noun water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus

natrolite
noun a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum

Natta
Giulio Natta noun Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)

natterjack
Bufo calamita noun common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops

nattily
adverb in a natty manner; with smartness; `it was arranged carefully and nattily`

nattiness
dapperness noun stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance

natural
born(p) adjective being talented through inherited qualities; `a natural leader`; `a born musician`; `an innate talent`

natural ability
noun ability that is inherited

natural childbirth
noun 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`

natural depression
depression noun a sunken or depressed geological formation

natural elevation
elevation noun a raised or elevated geological formation

natural family planning
noun 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

natural fiber
natural fibre noun derived from plants or animals

natural gas
noun a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

natural glass
noun magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly

natural history
noun the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

natural immunity
innate immunity noun immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual`s natural biologic makeup

natural language
tongue noun a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

natural language processing
NLP noun the branch of information science that deals with natural language information

natural language processor
natural language processing application noun an application program that deals with natural language text

natural logarithm
Napierian logarithm noun a logarithm to the base e

natural number
noun the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly

natural object
noun an object occurring naturally; not made by man

natural order
noun the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws

natural phenomenon
noun all phenomena that are not artificial

natural process
natural action noun a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); `the action of natural forces`; `volcanic activity`

natural resin
noun a plant exudate

natural resource
natural resources noun resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature

natural science
noun the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

natural shape
noun a shape created by natural forces; not man-made

natural theology
noun a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation

natural virtue
noun (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature

naturalism
realism noun an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

naturalist
natural scientist noun a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)

naturalistic
realistic adjective representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; `realistic portraiture`; `a realistic novel`; `in naturalistic colors`; `the school of naturalistic writers`

naturalization
naturalisation noun the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

naturalized
naturalised adjective planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; `drifts of naturalized daffodils`

naturally
of course adverb as might be expected; `naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill`

naturally
adverb through inherent nature; `he was naturally lazy`

naturally occurring
adjective existing by nature and without artificial aid; `one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements`

naturalness
noun the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; `he accepted the naturalness of death`; `the spontaneous naturalness of his manner`

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`

nature study
noun the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)

nature worship
noun a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena

naturistic
adjective in accord with naturism

naturopath
noun a therapist who practices naturopathy

naturopathy
noun a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process

Nauclea
genus Nauclea noun small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves

Naucrates
genus Naucrates noun a genus of Carangidae

naught
noun complete failure; `all my efforts led to naught`

naughtiness
mischievousness noun an attribute of mischievous children

naumachy
naumachia noun a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans

Nauru
Republic of Nauru noun an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy

Nauru
Pleasant Island noun a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands

Nauru Island
Pleasant Island noun a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands

Nauruan
adjective of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents

nausea
noun disgust so strong it makes you feel sick

nauseated
nauseous adjective feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

nauseating
nauseous adjective causing or able to cause nausea; `a nauseating smell`; `nauseous offal`; `a sickening stench`

naut mi
Admiralty mile noun a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)

nautch
nauch noun an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls

nautch girl
noun a professional dancing girl in India

nautical
adjective relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; `nautical charts`; `maritime law`; `marine insurance`

nautical chain
noun a nautical unit of length (15 ft)

nautical linear unit
noun a linear unit of distance used in navigation

nautical mile
knot noun a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters

Nautilidae
family Nautilidae noun spiral-shelled cephalopods

nautilus
nuclear submarine noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

Navaho
Navajo noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho

naval
adjective connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; `naval history`; `naval commander`; `naval vessels`

naval academy
noun an academy for training naval officers

naval attache
noun a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy

naval battle
noun a pitched battle between naval fleets

naval blockade
noun the interdiction of a nation`s lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power

naval brass
Admiralty brass noun alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark

naval campaign
noun an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea

naval chart
navigational chart noun a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions

naval commander
noun naval officer in command of a fleet of warships

naval division
noun a group of ships of similar type

naval engineering
noun the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships

naval equipment
noun equipment for a navy

naval gun
noun naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship

naval installation
shore station noun military installation servicing naval forces

naval missile
noun naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship

naval officer
noun an officer in the navy

naval radar
noun naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar

Naval Research Laboratory
NRL noun the United States Navy`s defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines