noma | (noun) acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children | - |
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nomad | (noun) a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons | - |
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nomadism | (noun) The way of life of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc. | - |
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nombril | (noun) the center point on a shield | - |
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nomenclature | (noun) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | Synonyms: language, terminology |
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nomenklatura | (noun) the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party | - |
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nomia | (noun) a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes | Synonyms: genus Nomia |
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nominal | (noun) a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb | Synonyms: nominal phrase, noun phrase |
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nominalism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name | - |
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nominalist | (noun) a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism | - |
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nomination | (noun) the act of officially naming a candidate | - |
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(noun) an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election | Synonyms: nominating address, nominating speech |
(noun) the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election | - |
nominative | (noun) the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb | Synonyms: nominative case, subject case |
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nominator | (noun) someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election | - |
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nominee | (noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: campaigner, candidate |
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nomogram | (noun) a graphic representation of numerical relations | Synonyms: nomograph |
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nomograph | (noun) a graphic representation of numerical relations | Synonyms: nomogram |
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