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

nepotism
noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

nepotist
noun a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends

Neptune
noun a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; `the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846`

neptunium
Np noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium

Nereid
noun (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

Nereus
noun (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids

Nergal
noun (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead

nerita
noun a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum

neritic
adjective relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast; `neritic fauna`

neritic zone
noun the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms

neritid
neritid gastropod noun operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell

Neritidae
family Neritidae noun neritids

neritina
noun ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters

Nerium
genus Nerium noun one species: oleander

Nernst
Walther Hermann Nernst noun German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)

Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus noun Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)

Nerodia
genus Nerodia noun North American water snakes

neroli oil
noun an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring

Nerthus
Hertha noun the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord

Neruda
Pablo Neruda noun Chilean poet (1904-1973)

Nerva
Marcus Cocceius Nerva noun Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98)

nerve
nervus noun any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

nerve
face 2 cheek noun impudent aggressiveness; `I couldn`t believe her boldness`; `he had the effrontery to question my honesty`

nerve cell
neuron noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

nerve center
nerve centre noun a center that provides information and control; `the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam`

nerve compression
noun harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness

nerve ending
nerve end noun the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

nerve entrapment
noun repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)

nerve fiber
nerve fibre noun a threadlike extension of a nerve cell

nerve gas
nerve agent noun a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system

nerve growth factor
NGF noun a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells

nerve impulse
impulse noun the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; `they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus`

nerve pathway
tract noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

nerve plexus
noun a network of intersecting nerves

nerve-racking
nerve-wracking adjective extremely irritating to the nerves; `nerve-racking noise`; `the stressful days before a war`; `a trying day at the office`

nervelessness
noun fearless self-possession in the face of danger

nerves
noun control of your emotions; `this kind of tension is not good for my nerves`

Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi noun Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979)

nervous
adjective easily agitated; `quick nervous movements`

nervous breakdown
noun a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder

nervous disorder
neurological disorder noun a disorder of the nervous system

nervous exhaustion
nervous prostration noun an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work

nervous system
systema nervosum noun the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

nervous tissue
nerve tissue noun tissue composed of neurons

nervously
adverb in an anxiously nervous manner; `we watched the stock market nervously`

nervousness
noun a sensitive or highly strung temperament

nervy
adjective showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; `the nervy feats of mountaineers`

nescient
unbelieving adjective holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible

nescient
unenlightened adjective uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; `an ignorant man`; `nescient of contemporary literature`; `an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues`; `exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions`

Nesokia
genus Nesokia noun bandicoot rats

Nesselrode
Nesselrode pudding noun a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum

nest
noun a kind of gun emplacement; `a machine-gun nest`; `a nest of snipers`

nest egg
noun device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

nester
noun a bird that has built (or is building) a nest

nesting place
noun a place suitable for nesting

nestled
snuggled adjective drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection; `saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside`; `like a baby snuggled in its mother`s arms`

nestling
baby bird noun young bird not yet fledged

Nestor
genus Nestor noun a genus of Psittacidae

Nestorian
adjective relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism

Nestorian Church
noun a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq

Nestorianism
noun the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)

Nestorius
noun Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)

net
nett adjective remaining after all deductions; `net profit`

net estate
noun the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes)

net income
net noun the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

net melon
netted melon noun the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh

net sales
noun gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances

netball
noun a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post

nether
under adjective located below or beneath something else; `nether garments`; `the under parts of a machine`

Netherlander
Dutchman noun a native or inhabitant of Holland

Netherlands
The Netherlands noun a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

Netherlands Antilles
noun a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands

Netscape
noun a commercial browser

netting
noun creating nets

nettle
noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

nettle-leaved goosefoot
nettleleaf goosefoot noun European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada

network
web noun an interconnected system of things or people; `he owned a network of shops`; `retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life`; `tangled in a web of cloth`

network
noun (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

network architecture
noun specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors

network army
noun a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern; `a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it`

network programming
noun the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network

network topology
noun the configuration of a communication network

networklike
adjective having a network of veins or ribs

neural
neuronal adjective of or relating to neurons; `neural network`

neural arch
vertebral arch noun a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

neural network
neural net noun any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body

neural structure
noun a structure that is part of the nervous system

neural tube
noun a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop

neuralgia
neuralgy noun acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

neuralgic
adjective of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia; `neuralgic pains`

neurasthenia
noun nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

neurasthenic
adjective of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia; `neurasthenic tendencies`

neurectomy
noun surgical removal of all or part of a nerve

neurinoma
noun tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve

neuritis
noun inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function

neuroanatomic
neuroanatomical adjective of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system

neuroanatomy
noun the anatomy of the nervous system

neurobiological
adjective of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system

neurobiologist
noun a specialist in neurobiology

neurobiology
noun the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system