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

Naval Special Warfare
NSW noun the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare

Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSWC noun the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare

naval tactical data system
noun a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data

Naval Underwater Warfare Center
NUWC noun the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems

naval unit
noun a military unit that is part of a navy

naval weaponry
noun weaponry for warships

Navarino
battle of Navarino noun 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

nave
noun the central area of a church

navel
umbilicus noun scar where the umbilical cord was attached

navel orange
noun seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex

navicular
scaphoid adjective shaped like a boat

navigability
noun the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft

navigable
adjective able to be sailed on or through safely; `navigable waters`; `a navigable channel`

navigation
pilotage noun the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

navigation light
noun 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

navigational
adjective of or relating to navigation; `navigational aids`

navigational instrument
noun an instrument used for navigating

navigational system
noun a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft

navigator
noun in earlier times, a person who explored by ship

navy
naval forces noun an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

navy base
noun base of operations for a naval fleet

navy bean
pea bean noun white-seeded bean; usually dried

Navy Cross
noun a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy

Navy Department
noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947

Navy SEAL
SEAL noun a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; `SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land`

navy yard
naval shipyard noun a military shipyard

nawab
noun a governor in India during the Mogul empire

nay
adverb not this merely but also; not only so but; `each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique`

naysayer
noun someone with an aggressively negative attitude

naysaying
noun the act of saying no to a request

Nazarene
adjective of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants

Nazarene
noun 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 the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome

Nazareth
noun a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

Nazi
German Nazi noun a German member of Adolf Hitler`s political party

Nazification
noun social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; `as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion`

Nazism
Naziism noun a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader

Ndebele
Matabele noun a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu

Neandertal man
Neanderthal man noun extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

Neanderthal
Neanderthalian adjective relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; `Neanderthal skull`

neap tide
neap noun a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

Neapolitan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

Neapolitan ice cream
noun a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors

near
close 5 nigh adjective 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`; `had a close call`

near
adverb 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`; `don`t get too close to the fire`

near beer
noun drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol

near miss
noun an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

near thing
noun something that barely avoids failure or disaster

near vision
noun vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer

near-death experience
noun the experience of being close to death but surviving

near(a)
nigh(a) adjective 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`

nearby
adjective close at hand; `the nearby towns`; `concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus`

nearer
nigher adverb (comparative of `near` or `close`) within a shorter distance; `come closer, my dear!`; `they drew nearer`; `getting nearer to the true explanation`

nearest
nighest adverb (superlative of `near` or `close`) within the shortest distance; `that was the time he came nearest to death`

nearness
closeness noun the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; `the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action`

nearside
noun the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb

nearsighted
shortsighted adjective unable to see distant objects clearly

neat
refined adjective free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; `a neat style`; `a neat set of rules`; `she hated to have her neat plans upset`

neat`s-foot oil
noun a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather

neatly
adverb with neatness; `she put the slippers under the bed neatly`

neatness
spruceness noun the state of being neat and smart and trim

nebbish
nebbech noun (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton

Nebraska
Cornhusker State noun a midwestern state on the Great Plains

Nebraskan
noun a native or resident of Nebraska

nebuchadnezzar
noun a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display

nebula
noun (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea

nebular
nebulous adjective of or relating to or resembling a nebula; `the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system`

nebular hypothesis
noun (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula

nebule
noun a small cloud

nebulous
unfixed adjective lacking definition or definite content; `nebulous reasons`; `unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be`- Jane Austen

nebulously
adverb in a nebulous and indefinite manner

necessarily
needfully adverb in an essential manner; `such expenses are necessarily incurred`

necessary
adjective unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; `the necessary consequences of one`s actions`

necessitarian
noun someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will

necessity
essential noun anything indispensable; `food and shelter are necessities of life`; `the essentials of the good life`; `allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions`; `a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained`

neck
neck opening noun an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer`s neck

neck and neck
head-to-head adjective inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; `as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck`; `the election was a nip and tuck affair`

neck brace
noun a brace worn to steady the neck

neck exercise
noun exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles

neck sweetbread
throat sweetbread noun edible thymus gland of an animal

neck-deep
up to my neck adjective deeply involved; `neck-deep in work`; `up to their necks in debt`

Neckar
Neckar River noun a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine

neckcloth
noun an ornamental white cravat

necked
adjective having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination)

necker
noun a lover who necks

neckerchief
noun a kerchief worn around the neck

necklace
noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

necklace tree
noun a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads

neckless
adjective lacking or apparently lacking a neck

necklet
noun decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament

necklike
adjective resembling a neck

neckline
noun the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck

neckpiece
noun an article of apparel worn about the neck

necktie
noun neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; `he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie`; `he wore a vest and tie`

neckwear
noun articles of clothing worn about the neck

necrobiosis
cell death noun (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

necrobiosis lipoidica
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum noun skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus

necrolysis
noun disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue

necromancy
noun conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

necromantic
necromantical adjective relating to or associated with necromancy; `mysterious necromantic rites`

necrophagia
necrophagy noun feeding on corpses or carrion