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.) (Bot.) Same as Nerved.
Nervosity (n.) Nervousness. [R.]
Nervous (a.) Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. "Nervous arms." -- Pope.
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.
Poor, weak, nervous creatures. -- Cheyne.
Nervous (a.) Sensitive; excitable; timid.
Nervous (a.) Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's reaction to his bad report card.
Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land. -- M. Arnold.
Nervous fever (Med.), A low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.
Nervous system (Anat.), The specialized coordinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. See Brain, Nerve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix.
Nervous temperament, A condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations. -- Mayne.
Nervous (a.) Easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred."
Nervous (a.) Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet].
Nervous (a.) Of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: nervous, neural].
Nervous (a.) Excited in anticipation [syn: aflutter, nervous].
Nervous (a.) Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous].
Nervously (adv.) In a nervous manner.
Nervously (adv.) In an anxiously nervous manner; "we watched the stock market nervously."
Nervously (adv.) With nervous excitement; "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch."
Nervousness (n.) State or quality of being nervous.
Nervousness (n.) The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters [syn: jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness].
Nervousness (n.) An uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves" [syn: nervousness, nerves].
Nervousness (n.) A sensitive or highly strung temperament.
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.) (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves.
Nervure (n.) (Zool.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.
Nervure (n.) Any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ [syn: vein, nervure].
Nervure (n.) One of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: vein, nervure].
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.
God fetched it about for me, in that absence and nescience of mine. -- Bp. Hall.
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.
Nescient (a.) Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible [syn: nescient, unbelieving].
Nescient (a.) 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" [syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered].
Nese (n.) Nose. [Obs.] -- Piers plowman.
Nesh (a.) Soft; tender; delicate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Ness (n.) A promontory; a cape; a headland. -- Hakluyt.
Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
-ness () A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
Ness (n.) A strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: cape, ness].
Ness -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000): 3454
Housing Units (2000): 1835
Land area (2000): 1074.746707 sq. miles (2783.581074 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.257650 sq. miles (0.667310 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1075.004357 sq. miles (2784.248384 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.526299 N, 99.890005 W
Headwords:
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Nesslerize (v. t.) (Chem.) 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 (v. i.) To build and occupy a nest.
The king of birds nested within his leaves. -- Howell.
Nest (n.) The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
The birds of the air have nests. -- Matt. viii. 20.
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. -- Bentley.
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.
A little cottage, like some poor man's nest. -- Spenser.
Nest (n.) (Geol.) 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.) (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
Nest (v. t.) To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
From him who nested himself into the chief power. -- South.
Nest (n.) A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
Nest (n.) A kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers."
Nest (n.) A cosy or secluded retreat.
Nest (n.) A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves."
Nest (n.) Furniture pieces made to fit close together.
Nest (v.) Inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring."
Nest (v.) Fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls."
Nest (v.) Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close].
Nest (v.) Gather nests.
NEST, () Netware Embedded Systems Technology (Novell, Netware).
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. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. -- L'Estrange.
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.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. -- Bacon.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. -- Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The Night Before Christmas).
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.
Nestle (n.) A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle].
Nestle (v.) Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close].
Nestle (v.) Lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest."
Nestle (v.) Position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle].
Nestling (n.) A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.
Nestling (n.) A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Nestling (n.) Young bird not yet fledged [syn: nestling, baby bird].
Nestling (n.) A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling].
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.
And now I am here, netted and in the toils. -- Sir W. Scott.
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. [Obs.]
Her breast all naked as net ivory. -- Spenser.
Net (a.) Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]
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. [Less properly written nett.]
Net tonnage (Naut.), The tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, 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.
Neat (a.) Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. -- Law.
Neat (a.) Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
Neat (a.) Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.) Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. "Our old wine neat." -- Chapman.
Neat (a.) Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Neat (a.) With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
Neat line (Civil Engin.), A line to which work is to be built or formed.
Neat work, Work built or formed to neat lines.
Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
Net (n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
Net (n.) Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet. -- Prov. xxix. 5.
In the church's net there are fishes good or bad. -- Jer. Taylor.
Net (n.) Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
Net (n.) (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points an related to each other by some specified law.
Net (n.) A network. [informal]
Net (n.) Specifically: The internet; -- usually the net; as, I found it on the net. [slang]
Net (a.) Remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net, nett] [ant: gross].
Net (a.) Conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net].
Net (n.) A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: internet, net, cyberspace].
Net (n.) A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects.
Net (n.) The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings].
Net (n.) A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey).
Net (n.) Game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton.
Net (n.) An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork].
Net (v.) Make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: net, sack, sack up, clear].
Net (v.) Yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: net, clear].
Net (v.) Construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net].
Net (v.) Catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett].
NET, () Network Entity Title.
Net, () Network.
Net, () Network, the.
Net, () Neural network.
Net, () The top-level domain originally for networks, although it sees heavy use for vanity domains of all types.
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Net, () In use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets. (1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size, and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat, as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt. 4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of circular form, "like the top of a tent." (3.) The bag-net (Gr. diktyon), used for enclosing fish in deep water (Luke 5:4-9).
The fowling-nets were (1) the trap, consisting of a net spread over a frame, and supported by a stick in such a way that it fell with the slightest touch (Amos 3:5, "gin;" Ps. 69:22; Job 18:9; Eccl. 9:12). (2) The snare, consisting of a cord to catch birds by the leg (Job 18:10; Ps. 18:5; 116:3; 140:5). (3.) The decoy, a cage filled with birds as decoys (Jer. 5:26, 27). Hunting-nets were much in use among the Hebrews.
Netfish (n.) (Zool.) 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.
'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. -- Milton.
This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. -- Spenser.
All my nether shape thus grew transformed. -- Milton.
Nether (a.) Lower; "gnawed his nether lip."
Nether (a.) Dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions" [syn: chthonian, chthonic, nether].
Nether (a.) Located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" [syn: nether, under].
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.
Nethermore (a.) Lower, nether. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Nethermost (a.) 最下面的 Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. -- Milton.
Nethermost (a.) Farthest down; "bottommost shelf" [syn: bottommost, lowermost, nethermost].
Nethinim (n. pl.) (jewish Antiq.) Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.
Nethinim, () The name given to the hereditary temple servants in all the post-Exilian books of Scripture. The word means given, i.e., "those set apart", viz., to the menial work of the sanctuary for the Levites. The name occurs seventeen times, and in each case in the Authorized Version incorrectly terminates in "s", "Nethinims;" in the Revised Version, correctly without the "s" (Ezra 2:70; 7:7, 24; 8:20, etc.). The tradition is that the Gibeonites (Josh. 9:27) were the original caste, afterwards called Nethinim. Their numbers were added to afterwards from captives taken in battle; and they were formally given by David to the Levites (Ezra 8:20), and so were called Nethinim, i.e., the given ones, given to the Levites to be their servants. Only 612 Nethinim returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:58; 8:20). They were under the control of a chief from among themselves (2:43; Neh. 7:46). No reference to them appears in the New Testament, because it is probable that they became merged in the general body of the Jewish people.
Netify (v. t.) To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] -- Chapman.
Netizen (n.) 網民，網路公民（由 net 和 citizen 拼綴而成） 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.) (Naut.) 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. -- Totten.
Netting needle, A kind of slender shuttle used in netting. See Needle, n., 3.
Netting (n.) Urine. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Nettle (n.) (Bot.) 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.
Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
Australian nettle, A stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides); -- also called nettle tree.
Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, A species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp.
Blind nettle, Dead nettle, A harmless species of Lamium.
False nettle ({Baehmeria cylindrica"> False nettle ({Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles.
Hedge nettle, A species of Stachys. See under Hedge.
Horse nettle ({Solanum Carolinense"> Horse nettle ({Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.
Nettle tree. Same as Hackberry.
Nettle tree. See Australian nettle (above).
Spurge nettle, A stinging American herb of the Spurge family ({Jatropha urens).
Wood nettle, A plant ({Laportea Canadensis"> Wood nettle, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles.
Nettle cloth, A kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
Nettle rash (Med.), An eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles.
Sea nettle (Zool.), A medusa.
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.
The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. -- L'Estrange.
Nettle (n.) Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).
Nettle (v.) Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation [syn: nettle, urticate].
Nettle (v.) Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil].
Nettle, () Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Prov. 24:30, 31 (R.V. marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7; Zeph. 2:9. Many have supposed that some thorny or prickly plant is intended by this word, such as the bramble, the thistle, the wild plum, the cactus or prickly pear, etc. It may probably be a species of mustard, the Sinapis arvensis, which is a pernicious weed abounding in corn-fields. Tristram thinks that this word "designates the prickly acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), a very common and troublesome weed in the plains of Palestine."
Nettle, () Heb. qimmosh, Isa. 34:13; Hos. 9:6; Prov. 24:31 (in both versions, "thorns"). This word has been regarded as denoting thorns, thistles, wild camomile; but probably it is correctly rendered "nettle," the Urtica pilulifera, "a tall and vigorous plant, often 6 feet high, the sting of which is much more severe and irritating than that of our common nettle."
Nettlebird (n.) (Zool.) The European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
Compare: Whitethroat
Whitethroat (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({Sylvia hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat ({Sylvia curruca}).
Nettler (n.) One who nettles. [R.] -- Milton.
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.