n
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(noun) the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
N |
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naan
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(noun) leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
Synonyms:
nan |
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nabob
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(noun) a governor in India during the Mogul empire |
Synonyms:
nawab |
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(noun) a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient) |
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naboom
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(noun) small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra |
Synonyms:
Euphorbia ingens,
cactus euphorbia |
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nabumetone
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(noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) |
Synonyms:
Relafen |
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nacelle
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(noun) a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine |
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nacho
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(noun) a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled |
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nacre
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(noun) the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell |
Synonyms:
mother-of-pearl |
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nada
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(noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential |
Synonyms:
naught,
zero,
zip,
cipher,
cypher,
zilch,
zippo,
nil,
nix,
nothing,
null,
goose egg,
aught |
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nadir
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(noun) an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything |
Synonyms:
low-water mark |
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(noun) the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
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nadolol
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(noun) a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina |
Synonyms:
Corgard |
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nafcillin
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(noun) a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci |
Synonyms:
Nafcil |
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nag
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(noun) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
Synonyms:
nagger,
scold,
scolder,
common scold |
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(noun) an old or over-worked horse |
Synonyms:
jade,
hack,
plug |
nagami
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(noun) shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats |
Synonyms:
nagami kumquat,
oval kumquat,
Fortunella margarita |
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nagger
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(noun) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
Synonyms:
nag,
scold,
scolder,
common scold |
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nagi
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(noun) medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan |
Synonyms:
Nageia nagi |
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naiad
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(noun) submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water |
Synonyms:
water nymph |
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(noun) (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains |
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naif
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(noun) a naive or inexperienced person |
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nail
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(noun) horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
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(noun) a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
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(noun) a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
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nailbrush
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(noun) a brush used to clean a person's fingernails |
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nailer
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(noun) a worker who attaches something by nailing it |
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nailfile
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(noun) a small flat file for shaping the nails |
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nailhead
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(noun) something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device |
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(noun) flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point |
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nailrod
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(noun) tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa |
Synonyms:
reed mace,
reedmace,
cat's-tail,
bullrush,
bulrush,
Typha latifolia |
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nainsook
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(noun) a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies |
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naira
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Nigeria |
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naiveness
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(noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness |
Synonyms:
naivete,
naivety |
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naivete
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(noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness |
Synonyms:
naiveness,
naivety |
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naivety
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(noun) lack of sophistication or worldliness |
Synonyms:
naiveness,
naivete |
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nakedness
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(noun) the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
Synonyms:
nudeness,
nudity |
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(noun) a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
Synonyms:
desolation,
bareness,
bleakness |
(noun) characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive |
Synonyms:
openness |
nakedwood
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(noun) any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood |
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(noun) tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood |
Synonyms:
Eugenia dicrana |
nalorphine
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(noun) a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) |
Synonyms:
Nalline |
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naloxone
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(noun) a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine |
Synonyms:
Narcan |
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naltrexone
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(noun) an oral antagonist against the action of opiates |
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name
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(noun) a language unit by which a person or thing is known |
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(noun) a person's reputation |
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(noun) family based on male descent |
Synonyms:
gens |
(noun) a well-known or notable person |
Synonyms:
figure,
public figure |
(noun) by the sanction or authority of |
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(noun) a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
Synonyms:
epithet |
nameko
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(noun) one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan |
Synonyms:
Pholiota nameko,
viscid mushroom |
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namelessness
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(noun) the state of being anonymous |
Synonyms:
anonymity |
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nameplate
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(noun) a plate bearing a name |
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namer
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(noun) a person who gives a name or names |
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names
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(noun) verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument |
Synonyms:
name calling |
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namesake
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(noun) a person with the same name as another |
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naming
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(noun) the verbal act of naming |
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(noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
Synonyms:
designation,
appointment,
assignment |
nammad
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(noun) an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt |
Synonyms:
numdah,
numdah rug |
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nan
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(noun) your grandmother |
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(noun) the mother of your father or mother |
Synonyms:
granny,
nanna,
gran,
grandma,
grandmother,
grannie |
(noun) leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
Synonyms:
naan |
nance
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(noun) offensive term for a homosexual man |
Synonyms:
pouf,
queen,
fag,
faggot,
fagot,
pansy,
poof,
poove,
queer,
fairy |
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nandrolone
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(noun) an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis |
Synonyms:
Durabolin,
Kabolin |
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nandu
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(noun) smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan |
Synonyms:
rhea,
Pterocnemia pennata |
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nanism
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(noun) a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature |
Synonyms:
dwarfism |
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nankeen
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(noun) a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color |
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nanna
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(noun) the mother of your father or mother |
Synonyms:
granny,
nan,
gran,
grandma,
grandmother,
grannie |
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nanny
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(noun) a woman who is the custodian of children |
Synonyms:
nurse,
nursemaid |
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(noun) female goat |
Synonyms:
nanny-goat,
she-goat |
nanocephaly
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(noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain |
Synonyms:
microcephalus,
microcephaly |
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nanogram
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(noun) one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram |
Synonyms:
ng |
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nanomachine
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(noun) a machine of the size of close to one nanometre |
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nanometer
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(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
Synonyms:
nanometre,
nm,
micromillimeter,
micromillimetre,
millimicron |
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nanometre
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(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
Synonyms:
nanometer,
nm,
micromillimeter,
micromillimetre,
millimicron |
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nanomia
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(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 |
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nanophthalmos
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(noun) condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal |
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nanoplankton
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(noun) microscopic organisms found in plankton |
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nanosecond
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(noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond |
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nanotechnology
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(noun) the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
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nanotube
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(noun) a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape |
Synonyms:
carbon nanotube |
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nanovolt
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(noun) a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt |
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nanus
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(noun) a person who is markedly small |
Synonyms:
midget,
dwarf |
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nap
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(noun) a period of time spent sleeping |
Synonyms:
sleep |
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(noun) a soft or fuzzy surface texture |
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(noun) the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave |
Synonyms:
pile |
(noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |
Synonyms:
short sleep,
snooze,
catnap,
forty winks,
light sleep |
(noun) a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes |
Synonyms:
Napoleon |
napa
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(noun) plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia |
Synonyms:
Chinese cabbage,
celery cabbage,
pe-tsai,
Brassica rapa pekinensis |
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napalm
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(noun) gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers |
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nape
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(noun) the back side of the neck |
Synonyms:
nucha,
scruff |
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napery
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(noun) linens for the dining table |
Synonyms:
table linen |
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naphazoline
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(noun) vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation |
Synonyms:
Privine,
Sudafed |
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naphtha
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(noun) any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents |
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naphthalene
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(noun) a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs |
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naphthol
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(noun) either of two phenols derived from naphthalene |
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naphthoquinone
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(noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood |
Synonyms:
vitamin K,
antihemorrhagic factor |
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napkin
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(noun) a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing |
Synonyms:
serviette,
table napkin |
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(noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement |
Synonyms:
nappy,
diaper |
napoleon
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(noun) a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream |
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napoleoniana
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(noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). |
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nappy
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(noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement |
Synonyms:
napkin,
diaper |
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naprapath
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(noun) a therapist who practices naprapathy |
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naprapathy
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(noun) a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues |
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naproxen
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(noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain |
Synonyms:
Naprosyn |
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napu
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(noun) chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya |
Synonyms:
Tragulus Javanicus |
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naranjilla
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(noun) small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges |
Synonyms:
Solanum quitoense |
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narc
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(noun) a lawman concerned with narcotics violations |
Synonyms:
narcotics agent,
nark |
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narcism
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(noun) an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself |
Synonyms:
narcissism,
self-love |
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narcissism
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(noun) an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself |
Synonyms:
narcism,
self-love |
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narcissist
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(noun) someone in love with themselves |
Synonyms:
narcist |
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narcissus
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(noun) bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters |
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narcist
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(noun) someone in love with themselves |
Synonyms:
narcissist |
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narcodollar
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(noun) money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking. |
Synonyms:
narco-dollar |
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narcolepsy
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(noun) a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep |
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narcoleptic
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(noun) a person who has narcolepsy |
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(noun) a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep |
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narcosis
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(noun) unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia |
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narcoterrorism
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(noun) the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade |
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narcotic
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(noun) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction |
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narcotraffic
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(noun) traffic in illegal drugs |
Synonyms:
drug traffic,
drug trafficking |
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nard
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(noun) an aromatic ointment used in antiquity |
Synonyms:
spikenard |
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nardo
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(noun) Australian clover fern |
Synonyms:
nardoo,
Marsilea drummondii,
common nardoo |
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nardoo
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(noun) Australian clover fern |
Synonyms:
nardo,
Marsilea drummondii,
common nardoo |
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narghile
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(noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water |
Synonyms:
nargileh,
hookah,
hubble-bubble,
hubbly-bubbly,
kalian,
water pipe,
sheesha,
shisha,
calean,
chicha |
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