| n
|
the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet |
N |
| naan
|
leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
nan |
| nab
|
tag the base runner to get him out |
- |
| nab
|
take into custody |
pick up,
apprehend,
arrest,
nail,
cop,
collar |
| nab
|
seize suddenly |
- |
| nabob
|
a governor in India during the Mogul empire |
nawab |
| nabob
|
a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient) |
- |
| naboom
|
small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra |
Euphorbia ingens,
cactus euphorbia |
| nabumetone
|
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) |
Relafen |
| nacelle
|
a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine |
- |
| nacho
|
a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled |
- |
| nacre
|
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell |
mother-of-pearl |
| nacreous
|
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
iridescent,
pearlescent,
opalescent,
opaline |
| nacreous
|
consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl |
- |
| nada
|
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential |
naught,
zero,
zip,
cipher,
cypher,
zilch,
zippo,
nil,
nix,
nothing,
null,
goose egg,
aught |
| nadir
|
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything |
low-water mark |
| nadir
|
the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
- |
| nadolol
|
a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina |
Corgard |
| nafcillin
|
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 |
Nafcil |
| nag
|
bother persistently with trivial complaints |
peck,
hen-peck |
| nag
|
worry persistently |
- |
| nag
|
remind or urge constantly |
- |
| nag
|
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
nagger,
scold,
scolder,
common scold |
| nag
|
an old or over-worked horse |
jade,
hack,
plug |
| nagami
|
shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats |
nagami kumquat,
oval kumquat,
Fortunella margarita |
| nagger
|
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
nag,
scold,
scolder,
common scold |
| nagging
|
continually complaining or faultfinding |
shrewish |
| nagi
|
medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan |
Nageia nagi |
| naiad
|
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water |
water nymph |
| naiad
|
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains |
- |
| naiant
|
applied to a fish depicted horizontally |
swimming |
| naif
|
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience |
naive |
| naif
|
a naive or inexperienced person |
- |
| nail
|
attach something somewhere by means of nails |
- |
| nail
|
take into custody |
pick up,
apprehend,
arrest,
cop,
nab,
collar |
| nail
|
hit with great force |
smash,
blast,
boom |
| nail
|
succeed in obtaining a position |
nail down,
peg |
| nail
|
succeed at easily |
ace,
pass with flying colors,
sail through,
sweep through,
breeze through |
| nail
|
locate exactly |
pinpoint |
| nail
|
complete a pass |
complete |
| nail
|
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
- |
| nail
|
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
- |
| nail
|
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard |
- |
| nailbrush
|
a brush used to clean a person's fingernails |
- |
| nailer
|
a worker who attaches something by nailing it |
- |
| nailfile
|
a small flat file for shaping the nails |
- |
| nailhead
|
something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device |
- |
| nailhead
|
flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point |
- |
| nailrod
|
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 |
reed mace,
reedmace,
cat's-tail,
bullrush,
bulrush,
Typha latifolia |
| nainsook
|
a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies |
- |
| naira
|
the basic unit of money in Nigeria |
- |
| naive
|
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience |
naif |
| naive
|
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style |
primitive |
| naive
|
inexperienced |
- |
| naive
|
lacking information or instruction |
unenlightened,
uninstructed |
| naive
|
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience |
uninitiate,
uninitiated |
| naively
|
in a naive manner |
- |
| naiveness
|
lack of sophistication or worldliness |
naivete,
naivety |
| naivete
|
lack of sophistication or worldliness |
naiveness,
naivety |
| naivety
|
lack of sophistication or worldliness |
naiveness,
naivete |
| naked
|
having no clothes on the body |
nude,
au naturel,
bare |
| naked
|
having no protecting or concealing cover |
defenseless |
| naked
|
(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument |
- |
| naked
|
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure |
raw |
| naked
|
lacking any cover |
- |
| nakedly
|
in an exposed manner; without protection or defense |
- |
| nakedly
|
without clothing |
- |
| nakedness
|
the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
nudeness,
nudity |
| nakedness
|
a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
desolation,
bareness,
bleakness |
| nakedness
|
characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive |
openness |
| nakedwood
|
any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood |
- |
| nakedwood
|
tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood |
Eugenia dicrana |
| nalorphine
|
a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine) |
Nalline |
| naloxone
|
a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine |
Narcan |
| naltrexone
|
an oral antagonist against the action of opiates |
- |
| name
|
assign a specified (usually proper) name to |
know as,
call,
be known as |
| name
|
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property |
identify |
| name
|
charge with a function; charge to be |
make,
nominate |
| name
|
create and charge with a task or function |
appoint,
nominate,
constitute |
| name
|
mention and identify by name |
- |
| name
|
make reference to |
refer,
bring up,
mention,
cite,
advert |
| name
|
identify as in botany or biology, for example |
identify,
describe,
discover,
distinguish,
key,
key out |
| name
|
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of |
list |
| name
|
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis |
diagnose |
| name
|
a language unit by which a person or thing is known |
- |
| name
|
a person's reputation |
- |
| name
|
family based on male descent |
gens |
| name
|
a well-known or notable person |
figure,
public figure |
| name
|
by the sanction or authority of |
- |
| name
|
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
epithet |
| namedrop
|
refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them |
- |
| nameko
|
one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan |
Pholiota nameko,
viscid mushroom |
| nameless
|
being or having an unknown or unnamed source |
unidentified,
unknown,
unnamed |
| namelessness
|
the state of being anonymous |
anonymity |
| namely
|
as follows |
videlicet,
viz.,
that is to say,
to wit |
| nameplate
|
a plate bearing a name |
- |
| namer
|
a person who gives a name or names |
- |
| names
|
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument |
name calling |
| namesake
|
a person with the same name as another |
- |
| naming
|
the verbal act of naming |
- |
| naming
|
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
designation,
appointment,
assignment |
| naming
|
inclined to or serving for the giving of names |
appellative |
| nammad
|
an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt |
numdah,
numdah rug |
| nan
|
your grandmother |
- |
| nan
|
the mother of your father or mother |
granny,
nanna,
gran,
grandma,
grandmother,
grannie |
| nan
|
leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop |
naan |
| nance
|
offensive term for a homosexual man |
pouf,
queen,
fag,
faggot,
fagot,
pansy,
poof,
poove,
queer,
fairy |
| nandrolone
|
an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis |
Durabolin,
Kabolin |
| nandu
|
smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan |
rhea,
Pterocnemia pennata |
| nanism
|
a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature |
dwarfism |
| nankeen
|
a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color |
- |
| nanna
|
the mother of your father or mother |
granny,
nan,
gran,
grandma,
grandmother,
grannie |
| nanny
|
a woman who is the custodian of children |
nurse,
nursemaid |
| nanny
|
female goat |
nanny-goat,
she-goat |
| nanocephalic
|
having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain |
microcephalic,
microcephalous |
| nanocephaly
|
an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain |
microcephalus,
microcephaly |
| nanogram
|
one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram |
ng |
| nanomachine
|
a machine of the size of close to one nanometre |
- |
| nanometer
|
a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
nanometre,
nm,
micromillimeter,
micromillimetre,
millimicron |
| nanometre
|
a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
nanometer,
nm,
micromillimeter,
micromillimetre,
millimicron |
| nanomia
|
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 |
- |
| nanophthalmos
|
condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal |
- |
| nanoplankton
|
microscopic organisms found in plankton |
- |
| nanosecond
|
one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond |
- |
| nanotechnology
|
the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
- |
| nanotube
|
a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape |
carbon nanotube |
| nanovolt
|
a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt |
- |
| nanus
|
a person who is markedly small |
midget,
dwarf |
| nap
|
a period of time spent sleeping |
sleep |
| nap
|
a soft or fuzzy surface texture |
- |
| nap
|
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave |
pile |
| nap
|
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |
short sleep,
snooze,
catnap,
forty winks,
light sleep |
| nap
|
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes |
Napoleon |
| nap
|
take a siesta |
catch a wink,
catnap |
| napa
|
plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia |
Chinese cabbage,
celery cabbage,
pe-tsai,
Brassica rapa pekinensis |
| napalm
|
gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers |
- |
| nape
|
the back side of the neck |
nucha,
scruff |
| napery
|
linens for the dining table |
table linen |
| naphazoline
|
vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation |
Privine,
Sudafed |
| naphtha
|
any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents |
- |
| naphthalene
|
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs |
- |
| naphthol
|
either of two phenols derived from naphthalene |
- |
| naphthoquinone
|
a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood |
vitamin K,
antihemorrhagic factor |
| napkin
|
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing |
serviette,
table napkin |
| napkin
|
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement |
nappy,
diaper |
| napoleon
|
a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream |
- |
| napoleoniana
|
items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). |
- |
| napped
|
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing |
brushed,
fleecy |
| napping
|
not prepared or vigilant |
off guard,
off her guard,
off his guard,
off one's guard,
off your guard,
off-guard |
| nappy
|
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement |
napkin,
diaper |
| nappy
|
(of hair) in small tight curls |
kinky,
crisp,
frizzly,
frizzy |
| naprapath
|
a therapist who practices naprapathy |
- |
| naprapathy
|
a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues |
- |
| naproxen
|
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain |
Naprosyn |
| napu
|
chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya |
Tragulus Javanicus |
| naranjilla
|
small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges |
Solanum quitoense |
| narc
|
a lawman concerned with narcotics violations |
narcotics agent,
nark |
| narcism
|
an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself |
narcissism,
self-love |
| narcissism
|
an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself |
narcism,
self-love |