Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter N - Page 12
Nervimotor (n.) Any agent capable of causing nervimotion.
Nervine (a.) Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.
Nervine (n.) A nervine agent.
Nervomuscular (a.) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.
Nervose (a.) Same as Nerved.
Nervosity (n.) Nervousness.
Nervous (a.) possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
Nervous (a.) Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
Nervous (a.) Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
Nervous (a.) Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
Nervous (a.) Sensitive; excitable; timid.
Nervously (adv.) In a nervous manner.
Nervousness (n.) State or quality of being nervous.
Nervousness (n.) [ U ] (C1) 擔憂，焦慮 A feeling of worry and anxiety.
// There is growing nervousness about the possibility of a war.
Nervure (n.) One of the nerves of leaves.
Nervure (n.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.
Nervy (a.) 緊張不安的；有勇氣的；冷靜的；神經過敏的 Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." -- Keats.
Nervy (a.) Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.
Nervy (a.) Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.
Nervy (a.) Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1].
Nervy (a.) Being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}].
Nervy (a.) Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers".
Nervy (a.) Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" [syn: {brash}, {cheeky}, {nervy}].
Nescience (n.) Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
Nescience (n.) Lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorance.
Nescience (n.) [ U ] (Formal) 無學，無知，不可知論 The state of not knowing.
Nescient (n.) - Nescients (n. pl.) An ignorant person.
Nescient (n.) An unbeliever holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
Nescient (a.) Ignorant, unlearned.
Nescient (a.) Unbelieving.
Nescient (a.) 無學的，無知的 Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
// Nescient matter.
Nese (n.) Nose.
Nesh (a.) Soft; tender; delicate.
Ness (n.) A promontory; a cape; a headland.
-ness () A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
Nesslerize (v. t.) To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.
Nest (n.) The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
Nest (n.) Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.
Nest (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.
Nest (n.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
Nest (n.) A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
Nest (n.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
Nest (v. i.) To build and occupy a nest.
Nest (v. t.) To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
Nestfuls (n. pl. ) of Nestful.
Nestful (n.) As much or many as will fill a nest.
Nestled (imp. & p. p.) of Nestle.
Nestling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nestle.
Nestle (v. i.) To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
Nestle (v. i.) To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Nestle (v. i.) To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
Nestle (v. t.) To house, as in a nest.
Nestle (v. t.) To cherish, as a bird her young.
Nestling (n.) A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
Nestling (n.) A nest; a receptacle.
Nestling (a.) Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
Nestor (n.) A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
Nestorian (n.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian.
Nestorian (a.) Of or relating to the Nestorians.
Nestorian (a.) relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.
Nestorianism (n.) The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
Ney (n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
Ney (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
Ney (n.) Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
Ney (n.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
Netted (imp. & p. p.) of Net.
Netting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Net.
Net (v. t.) To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to net silk.
Net (v. t.) To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
Net (v. t.) To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
Net (v. i.) To form network or netting; to knit.
Net (a.) Without spot; pure; shining.
Net (a.) Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc.
Net (a.) Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc.
Netted (imp. & p. p.) of Net.
Netting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Net.
Net (v. t.) To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.
Netfish (n.) An astrophyton.
Nether (a.) Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper.
Netherlands (n.) 荷蘭（荷蘭語：Nederland，[ˈneːdərˌlɑnt] 聆聽），直譯尼德蘭，[b][4]是主權國家荷蘭王國（荷蘭語：het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden）下的主要構成國，與美洲加勒比地區的阿魯巴、庫拉索和荷屬聖馬丁等四個主體，共同組成這個主權國家。[c] 荷蘭的領土可分為歐洲區（Europees Nederland）與加勒比區（Caribisch Nederland） 兩個部份。歐洲區領土位於歐洲西北部，瀕臨北海，與德國、比利時接壤，並與英國為鄰。加勒比海區，位於美洲加勒比海地區，包括博奈爾島、聖尤斯特歇斯島和 薩巴島三個小島。荷蘭最大的三個城市分別為阿姆斯特丹、鹿特丹與海牙。阿姆斯特丹是憲法確定的正式首都，然而，政府、國王的王宮和大多數使館都位於海牙。 此外，國際法庭也設在海牙。鹿特丹港，位於鹿特丹，為全世界進出量第八的大型港口。
The Netherlands, also known informally as Holland, is a densely populated country in Western Europe, also incorporating three island territories in the Caribbean. [nb 1] It is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The European portion of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Germany. [10] The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the country's capital, [11] while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of parliament and government. [12] The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and the world's largest outside east Asia. [13] Utrecht is a central node for road and railway communications, commerce, and cultural events.
"Netherlands" literally means "lower countries", influenced by its low land and flat geography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding one metre above sea level. [14] Most of the areas below sea level are artificial. Since the late 16th century, large areas (polders) have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, amounting to nearly 17% of the country's current land mass. With a population density of 412 people per km2 – 507 (January 2017) if water is excluded – the Netherlands is classified as a very densely populated country. Only Bangladesh, South Korea, and Taiwan have both a larger population and higher population density. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products, after the United States. [15] [16] This is partly due to the fertility of the soil and the mild climate. The Netherlands was the third country in the world to have an elected parliament, and since 1848 it has been governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, organised as a unitary state. The Netherlands has a long history of social tolerance and is generally regarded as a liberal country, having legalised abortion, prostitution and euthanasia, while maintaining a progressive drugs policy, having decriminalised cannabis in the country. Very accepting of the LGBT community, it became the world's first country to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001.
The Netherlands is a founding member of the EU, Eurozone, G-10, NATO, OECD and WTO; as well as being a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. The country is host to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and five international courts: the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The first four are situated in The Hague, as is the EU's criminal intelligence agency Europol and judicial co-operation agency Eurojust. This has led to the city being dubbed "the world's legal capital." [17] The country also ranks second highest in the world's 2016 Press Freedom Index, as published by Reporters Without Borders. [18]
The Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom. [19] It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2016 according to the International Monetary Fund. In 2017, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the sixth-happiest country in the world, reflecting its high quality of life. [20] [nb 2] The Netherlands also has a generous welfare state that provides universal health care, good public education and a wide range of social benefits. That welfare system combined with its strongly redistributive taxing system makes the Netherlands one of the most egalitarian countries worldwide. It also ranks joint third highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, along with Australia.
Neithermore (a.) Lower, nether.
Nethermost (a.) Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss.
Nethinim (n. pl.) Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.
Netify (v. t.) To render neat; to clean; to put in order.
Netizen (n.) A person who actively uses the Internet especially in a proper and responsible way.
Netting (n.) The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
Netting (n.) A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.
Netting (n.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from boarding.
Netting (n.) Urine.
Nettle (n.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.
Nettle (n.) A tall plant that has leaves with hairs that sting you if you touch them.
Nettle (n.) Any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs.
Nettle (n.) Any of various prickly or stinging plants other than the true nettles (genus Urtica).
Nettled (imp. & p. p.) of Nettle.
Nettling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nettle.
Nettle (v. t.) To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.
Nettlebird (n.) the European whitethroat.
Nettler (n.) One who nettles.
Nettles (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
Nettles (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
Nettles (n. pl.) Reef points.
Nettling (n.) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope.
Nettling (n.) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.
Nettling (p. pr. & a.) Stinging; irritating.
Netty (a.) Like a net, or network; netted.
Net-veined (a.) Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf.
Network (n.) <Networking> Hardware and software data communication systems.
The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of partitioning any computer network into independent modules from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application) layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these layers.
Networks are often also classified according to their geographical extent: local area network (LAN), {metropolitan area network} (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and also according to the protocols used.
See BITNET, Ethernet, Internet, Novell, PSTN, network, the.
[Tanenbaum, A., "Computer Networks; 2nd ed.", Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1989.]
Network (v. i.) To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's occupation, or exchanging information.
Network (n.) 網眼織物 [C] [U]；網狀物；網狀系統 [C]；廣播網；電視網；廣播（或電視）聯播公司 [C] A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
Network (n.) Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
Network (n.) Hence: (Computers) A system of computers linked together by communications channels allowing the exchange of data between the linked computers.
Network (n.) (Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations connected by communications channels that permit the same program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television network; also, the organization that controls the programming that is broadcast over such a network. Contrasted with a {local station} or {local transmitter}.
Network (n.) (Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical devices or elements connected together by conducting wires; as, a power transmission network.
Network (n.) A group of buildings connected by means of transportation and communication between them, and controlled by a central organization for a common purpose; as, a book distribution network.
Network (v. t.) 用網覆蓋；在廣播網（或電視網）聯播 To connect together into a network; as, to network computers; to network the printer with computers.
Network (n.) 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" [syn: {network}, {web}]
Network (n.) (Broadcasting) A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events"
Network (n.) An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: {net}, {network}, {mesh}, {meshing}, {meshwork}]
Network (n.) A system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"
Network (n.) (Electronics) A system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [syn: {network}, {electronic network}]
Network (v.) Communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
Neurad (adv.) Toward the neural side; -- opposed to haemad.
Neural (a.) Relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.
Neuralgia (n.) (Med.) 神經痛 A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. -- Dunglison.
Compare: Exacerbate
Exacerbate (v.) [With object] 使惡化；使加重；使發怒 Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
‘The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem.’
‘The strong pound has exacerbated the situation by making it much harder for UK companies to compete on price.’
Compare: Intermit
Intermit (v.) [With object] 使暫停，使中斷 Suspend or discontinue (an action or practice) for a time.
‘He was urged to intermit his application.’
Intermit (v.) [No object] (Especially of a fever or pulse) （病痛等）暫停，間斷 Stop for a time.
Compare: Ramification
Ramification (n.) [Usually Ramifications] 分枝；分派；縱橫交錯；延伸性影響 A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
‘Any change is bound to have legal ramifications.’
Ramification (n.) A subdivision of a complex structure or process.
‘An extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in-laws.’
Ramification (n.) [Formal, technical ] [Mass noun] The action of ramifying or the state of being ramified.
‘A coronary angiogram showed ramification of the right coronary artery close to the ostium.’
Lesion (n.) [Medicine] 損害；【醫】機能障礙；器官損害 A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.
Compare: Tumour
Tumour (n.) (US Tumor)【醫】腫瘤 A swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant.
Tumour (n.) [Archaic] A swelling of any kind.
Neuralgia (a.) Acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves [syn: neuralgia, neuralgy].
Neuralgic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.
Neuralgy (n.) Neuralgia.
Neurapophysial (a.) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.
Neurapophyses (n. pl. ) of Neurapophysis.
Neurapophysis (n.) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.
Neurapophysis (n.) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
Neurasthenia (n.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.
Neuration (n.) The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.