Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter N - Page 3
Nard (n.) (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
Nard (n.) An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.
Nard (n.) (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.
Nard (n.) An aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: nard, spikenard].
Nardine (a.) Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
Nardoo (n.) (Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
Nardoo (n.) Australian clover fern [syn: nardoo, nardo, common nardoo, Marsilea drummondii].
Nare (n.) A nostril. [R.] -- B. Jonson.
Nares (n. pl.) (Anat.) The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx. Nargile
Nargile (n.) Alt. of Nargileh.
Nargileh (n.) An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called hoookah and water pipe. Functionally similar to the hubble-bubble, a simplified form.
Narica (n.) (Zool.) The brown coati. See Coati.
Nariform (a.) Formed like the nose.
Narine (a.) Of or belonging to the nostrils.
Narrable (a.) Capable of being narrated or told. [Obs.]
Narragansetts (prop. n. pl.) (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
Narrated (imp. & p. p.) of Narrate.
Narrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Narrate.
Narrate (v. t.) 說故事，說明，敘述 To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
Syn: To relate; recount; detail; describe.
Narrate (v.) Provide commentary for a film, for example.
Narrate (v.) Narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell, narrate, recount, recite].
Narration (n.) 敘述，故事，敘述文 The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
Narration (n.) That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history.
Narration (n.) (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history.
See Account.
Narration (n.) A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: narrative, narration, story, tale].
Narration (n.) The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: narration, recital, yarn].
Narration (n.) (Rhetoric) The second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth.
Narrative (a.) 敘事的；敘事體的；故事形式的 Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
Narrative (a.) Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.
But wise through time, and narrative with age. -- Pope.
Narrative (n.) 記敘文；故事 [C] [U]；敘述，講述 [U] That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. -- Tatler.
Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See Account.
Narrative (n.) A story that is told or written.
Narrative (n.) Something that is narrated : story, account.
Narrative (n.) The art or practice of narration.
Narrative (n.) The representation in art of an event or story; also : an example of such a representation. -- narrative (a.) -- narratively (adv.)
Narrative (n.) [ C or U ] (Formal) (C2) 故事；敘述 A story or a description of a series of events.
// It's a moving narrative of wartime adventure.
// A first-person/ third-person narrative.
// A gripping/ compelling narrative.
Narrative (a.) 敘述，講故事 Telling a story.
// A narrative poem.
Narrative (a.) Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry".
Narrative (n.) A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: narrative, narration, story, tale].
Narratively (adv.) 故事 [體] 地 In the style of narration.
Narrator (n.) [L.] 說故事者；敘述者 One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.
Narrator (n.) Someone who tells a story [syn: narrator, storyteller, teller].
Narrator. () A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete.
Narrator (n.) [ C ] (C2) （書或電影中的）敘述者，講述者；旁白 The character who tells you what is happening in a book or film.
Narratory (a.) 敘述的，敘事的，故事體的 Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters. -- Howell.
Narre (a.) Nearer. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Narrow (a.) 狹窄的，精密的，有限的，勉強的，眼光短淺的 Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas. -- Shak.
Narrow (a.) Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world. -- Bp. Wilkins.
Narrow (a.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority. -- Dryden.
Narrow (a.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Narrow (a.) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding." -- Macaulay.
Narrow (a.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
A very narrow and stinted charity. -- Smalridge.
Narrow (a.) Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
But first with narrow search I must walk round This garden, and no corner leave unspied. -- Milton.
Narrow (a.) (Phon.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as [=e] ([=e]ve) and [=oo] (f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted, narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed, narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled, narrow-sphered, etc.
Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
Narrows (n. pl. ) of Narrow.
Narrow (n.) 狹窄部分，海峽，隘路 A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow. -- Gladstone.
Narrowed (imp. & p. p.) of Narrow.
Narrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Narrow.
Narrow (v. t.) 使變窄；限制；縮小（範圍等）[（+down）] To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. -- Sir W. Temple.
Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. -- I. Watts.
Narrow (v. t.) (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrow (v. i.) 變窄；收縮；減少 To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Narrow (v. i.) (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. -- Farrier's Dict.
Narrow (v. i.) (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrow (a.) Not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" [ant: broad, wide].
Narrow (a.) Limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word".
Narrow (a.) Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded].
Narrow (a.) Very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" [ant: wide].
Narrow (a.) Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" [syn: minute, narrow].
Narrow (n.) A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
Narrow (v.) Make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow,
contract] [ant: widen].
Narrow (v.) Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify].
Narrow (v.) Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down] [ant: branch out, broaden, diversify].
Narrow (v.) Become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, constringe, narrow].
Narrow (a.) (Small width) (B1) （尤指與長度相比）狹窄的 Having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length.
// A narrow bridge/ passage/ gap.
// A narrow face.
// Narrow feet.
// The little village has very narrow streets.
Narrow (a.) (Limited) (C2) (Mainly disapproving) （興趣、活動或思想）狹隘的，有侷限性的 Limited to a small area of interest, activity, or thought.
// They are unable to see beyond the narrow world of the theatre.
// It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law.
See also: Narrow-minded
Narrow-minded (a.) (Disapproving) (C1) 心胸狹窄的，氣量小的 Not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own.
// Narrow-minded opinions/ views.
// A narrow-minded person.
Compare: Broad-minded
Broad-minded (a.) (Approving) (C2) 心胸寬廣的；（尤指對性行為）開明的 Willing to accept other people's behaviour and beliefs, especially sexual behaviour.
// At 70 she was surprisingly broad-minded.
Narrow (a.) (Only just) 勉強的；差距微小的 A narrow result is one that could easily have been different because the amount by which someone failed or succeeded was very small.
// The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes.
// The opposition had a narrow defeat.
// We won a narrow victory.
A narrow escape (C2) 死裡逃生 A situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not.
// We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.
Idiom: A narrow squeak
A narrow squeak (UK informal) 險勝，僥倖成功 A success that was almost a failure.
// We caught the ferry but it was a narrow squeak.
Narrow (v.) (Less wide) (C1) [ I or T ] （使）變窄，（使）縮窄 To become less wide or to make something less wide.
// The road narrows after the bridge.
// He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
// They have narrowed the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.
// (Figurative) We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
Phrasal verb: Narrow sth down
Narrow sth down (- Phrasal verb with narrow) (v.) (C2) 把…縮減，壓縮 To make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable.
// We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.
Narrower (n.) One who, or that which, narrows or contracts. -- Hannah More.
Narrowing (n.) The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
Narrowing (n.) The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
Narrowing (a.) Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: tapered, tapering, narrowing].
Narrowing (a.) (Of circumstances) Tending to constrict freedom [syn: constricting, constrictive, narrowing].
Narrowing (n.) An instance of becoming narrow.
Narrowing (n.) A decrease in width [ant: broadening, widening].
Narrowing (n.) The act of making something narrower [ant: broadening, widening].
Narrowing (n.) Unification followed by unfolding. The left-hand side of a rule is unified with some term, resulting in a set of variable bindings. The term is then replaced by the right-hand side of the rule with values substituted for bound variables. (2015-01-23)
Narrowing (n.) The act or process of making narrow, limiting, or restricting, in size, scope, etc
Narrowly (adv.) 勉強地；偏狹地；嚴密地 With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
Narrowly (adv.) Without much extent; contractedly.
Narrowly (adv.) With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.
Narrowly (adv.) With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.
Narrowly (adv.) Sparingly; parsimoniously.
Narrowly (adv.) With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts.
Narrowly (adv.) In a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly" [ant: {broadly}, {broadly speaking}, {generally}, {loosely}].
Narrowly (adv.) (B2) 勉強地；差一點兒 Only by a small amount.
// She narrowly missed winning the race.
Narrowly (adv.) 狹義地；嚴格地 In a limited way.
// A narrowly interpreted law.
Narrowly (adv.) (Formal) 仔細地；質疑地 Carefully or in a way that shows doubt.
// The officer looked at him narrowly through half-closed eyes.
Narrow-minded (a.) 胸襟狹窄的；有偏見的；氣量小的 Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded, liberal. [Narrower terms: dogmatic, dogmatical; little, petty, small, small-minded].
Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant.
Narrow-minded (a.) Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable.
Syn: shockable. -- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
Narrow-minded (a.) Capable of being shocked [syn: shockable, narrow-minded] [ant: broad-minded, unshockable].
Narrow-minded (a.) Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded].
Narrow-minded (a.) Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines.
Narrowness (n.) 狹窄；狹小[U] The condition or quality of being narrow.
Narrowness (n.) The property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road" [ant: broadness, wideness].
Narrowness (n.) An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: narrow-mindedness, narrowness] [ant: broad-mindedness].
Narrowness (n.) A restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons".
Narrowness (n.) A small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote" [syn: narrow margin, narrowness, slimness].
Nart () Art not. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Narthex (n.) (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant ({Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
Compare: Umbelliferous
Umbelliferous (a.) (Bot.)【植】繖狀花科的 (a) Producing umbels.
Umbelliferous (a.) (Bot.) (b) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples.
Umbelliferous (a.) Relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae.
Compare: Umbelliferae
Umbelliferae (n. pl.) [植物] 繖形科 A large family of often fragrant or aromatic plants (order Umbellales) that have small flowers borne in umbels and include numerous economically important plants (as the carrot, anise, caraway, dill, and parsley). Umbellifer (n.)
Compare: Umbellifer
Umbellifer (n.) A plant of the carrot family.
Umbellifer (n.) A plant of the parsley family.
Compare: Inflorescence
Inflorescence (n.) 開花；【植】花序1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.
Inflorescence (n.) (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other.
Inflorescence (n.) (Bot.) (b) An axis on which all the buds are flower buds.
Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. -- Milne.
Centrifugal inflorescence, () Determinate inflorescence.
Centripetal inflorescence, () Indeterminate inflorescence. See under Determinate, and Indeterminate.
Compare: Apiaceae
Apiaceae (n.) 傘形花科A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill.
Syn: Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, family Apiaceae, carrot family
Apiaceae (n.) Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill [syn: Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family].
Compare: Fennel
Fennel (n.)【植】茴香(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus F[ae]niculum ({F[ae]niculum vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
Smell of sweetest fennel. -- Milton.
A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. -- S. G. Goodrich.
Azorean fennel, or Azorean fennel, or Sweet fennel, ({F[ae]niculum dulce). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb.
Dog's fennel ({Anthemis Cotula"> Dog's fennel ({Anthemis Cotula), A foul-smelling European weed; -- called also mayweed.
Fennel flower (Bot.), An herb ({Nigella"> Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. Nigella sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
Fennel water (Med.), The distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative.
Giant fennel ({Ferula communis"> Giant fennel ({Ferula communis), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus.
Hog's fennel, A European plant ({Peucedanum officinale"> Hog's fennel, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale) looking something like fennel.
Compare: Umbel
Umbel (n.) 繖形花序 (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
Umbel (n.) Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
Narthex (n.) (Arch.) 【建】古代禮拜堂的前廊；教堂前廳 The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
Narthex (n.) Portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church.
Narthex (n.) A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.
Narthex (n.) 古代禮拜堂的前廊；教堂前廳 The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or lobby area, located at the west end [1] of the nave, opposite the church's main altar. Traditionally the narthex was a part of the church building, but was not considered part of the church proper.
In early Christian churches the narthex was often divided into two distinct parts: an esonarthex (inner narthex), between the west wall and the body of the church proper, separated from the nave and aisles by a wall, arcade, colonnade, screen or rail, and an external closed space, the exonarthex (outer narthex), [2] a court in front of the church facade delimited on all sides by a colonnade as in the first St. Peter's Basilica in Rome or in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan. The exonarthex may have been either open or enclosed, with a door leading to the outside as in the Byzantine Chora Church. [3]
Narwal (n.) (Zool.) See Narwhal.
Narwhal (n.) [Written also narwhale and narwal.] (Zool.) An arctic cetacean ({Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet
long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
Narwal (n.) Small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros].
Narwe (a.) Narrow. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Narwhal (n.) (Zool.) An arctic cetacean ({Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
Narwhal (n.) Small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros].
Nas () Was not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Nas () Has not. [Obs.] --Spenser.
NAS, () Netware Access Services (Novell, Netware)
NAS, () Network Application Support
NAS, () Network Application Services (DEC)
NAS, () Network Attached Storage (NFS, CIFS, HDD)
NAS, () Network Application Support.
NAS, () Network Attached Storage.
NAS, () National Advanced Systems. (2003-07-20)
Nasal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose.
Nasal (a.) (Phon.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
Nasal bones (Anat.), Two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals.
Nasal index (Anat.), In the skull, the ratio of the transverse breadth of the anterior nasal aperture to the height from the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
Nasal (n.) An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
Nasal (n.) (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic]
Nasal (n.) (Anc. Armor) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Nasal (n.) (Anat.) One of the nasal bones.
Nasal (n.) (Zool.) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
Nasal (a.) Of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages" [syn: rhinal, nasal].
Nasal (a.) Sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: adenoidal, pinched, nasal].
Nasal (n.) A consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed [syn: nasal consonant, nasal].
Nasal (n.) An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale].
Nasality (n.) The quality or state of being nasal.
Nasality (n.) A quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators.
Nasalization (n.) The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.
Nasalization (n.) The act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: nasalization, nasalisation].
Nasalized (imp. & p. p.) of Nasalize.
Nasalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nasalize.
Nasalize (v. t.) 使鼻音化 To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.
Nasalize (v. t.) To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum.
Nasalize (v.) (v. i.) 發鼻音化的音；用鼻音說話 Speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: nasalize, nasalise].
Nasalize (v.) Pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: nasalize, nasalise].
Nasally (adv.) 鼻聲地；護鼻地；鼻音地 In a nasal manner; by the nose.
Nasally (adv.) In a nasal manner; "inhaled nasally".
Nascal (n.) (Med.) A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.
Nascency (n.) State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.
Nascency (n.) The event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: birth, nativity, nascency, nascence] [ant: death, decease, expiry].
Nascent (a.) Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
Nascent passions and anxieties. -- Berkley.
Nascent (a.) (Chem.) Evolving; being evolved or produced ; as, nascent oxygen.
Nascent state (Chem.), The fleeting or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer.
Nascent (a.) Being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency" [ant: dying].
Compare: Sapodilla
Sapodilla (n.) (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.]
Sapodilla plum (Bot.), The fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet.
Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
Naseberry (n.) (Bot.) A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla. [Written also nisberry.]
Nash (a.) Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Nash (n.) United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) [syn: Nash, Ogden Nash].
Nash -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000): 87420
Housing Units (2000): 37051
Land area (2000): 540.268598 sq. miles (1399.289186 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.424061 sq. miles (6.278289 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 542.692659 sq. miles (1405.567475 sq. km)
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.952773 N, 77.927170 W
Headwords:
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Nash, NC
Nash County
Nash County, NC
Nash, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 224
Housing Units (2000): 128
Land area (2000): 0.321234 sq. miles (0.831991 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.321234 sq. miles (0.831991 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50300
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.664892 N, 98.052487 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73761
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Nash, OK
Nash
Nash, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 2169
Housing Units (2000): 1003
Land area (2000): 2.822632 sq. miles (7.310582 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.011529 sq. miles (0.029859 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.834161 sq. miles (7.340441 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50352
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.441774 N, 94.125315 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75569
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Nash, TX
Nash
Nasicornous (a.) (Zool.) Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.
Nasiform (a.) Having the shape of a nose.
Nasion (n.) (Anat.) The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
Nasion (n.) The craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet.
Naso- () (Anat.) A combining form denoting pertaining to, or connected with, the nose; as, nasofrontal.
Nasobuccal (a.) (Anat.) Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate.
Nasofrontal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.
Nasolachrymal (a.) (Anat.) Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct. Nasopalatal
Nasopalatal (a.) Alt. of Nasopalatine
Nasopalatine (a.) (Anat.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.
Nasopharyngeal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus.
Nasopharyngeal (a.) Of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx.
Nasoseptal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.
Nasoturbinal (a.) (Anat.) 鼻甲骨的【即上鼻甲骨的】 Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal.
Nasoturbinal (n.) 鼻甲骨【即上鼻甲骨】 The nasoturbinal bone.
Nassas (n. pl. ) of Nassa.
Nassae (n. pl. ) of Nassa.
Nassa (n.) (Zool.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera {Nassa}, {Tritia}, and other allied genera of the family {Nassidae}; a dog whelk. See Illust. under {Gastropoda}. -- {Nas"soid}, a.
Nastily (adv.) In a nasty manner.
Nastily (adv.) In a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily" [syn: nastily, meanly].