Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter N - Page 6
Navel-string (n.) The umbilical cord.
Navelwort (n.) (Bot.) A European perennial succulent herb ({Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
Navew (n.) (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica. [Written also naphew.]
Navicular (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
Navicular (a.) Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
Navicular bone. (Anat.) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid.
Navicular bone. (Anat.) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid.
Navicular disease (Far.), A disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
Navicular (n.) (Anat.) The navicular bone.
Navicular (a.) Shaped like a boat [syn: navicular, scaphoid].
Navicular (n.) The largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum, navicular].
Navigability (n.) The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.
Navigability (n.) The quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft.
Navigable (a.) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
Note: By the common law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also the doctrine in several of the United States. In other States, the doctrine of the civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable river is a river capable of being navigated, in the common sense of the term. -- Kent. -- Burrill. -- Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n. --，-- Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n. -- -- Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Nav"i*ga*bly, adv.
Navigable (a.) Able to be sailed on or through safely; "navigable waters"; "a navigable channel".
Navigable, () Capable of being navigated.
Navigable, () In law, the term navigable is applied to the sea, to arms of the sea, and to rivers in which the tide flows and reflows. 5 Taunt. R. 705; S. C. Eng. Com. Law Rep. 240; 5 Pick. R. 199; Ang. Tide Wat. 62; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 428.
Navigable, () In North Carolina; 1 M'Cord, R. 580; 2 Dev. R. 30; 3 Dev. R. 59; and in Pennsylvania; 2 Binn. R. 75; 14 S. & R. 71; the navigability of a river does not depend upon the ebb and flow of the tide, but a stream navigable by sea vessels is a navigable river.
Navigable, () By the common law, such rivers as are navigable in the popular sense of the word, whether the tide ebb and flow in them or not, are public highways. Ang. Tide Wat. 62; Ang. Wat. Courses, 205 1 Pick. 180; 5 Pick. 199; 1 Halst. 1; 4 Call, 441: 3 Blackf. 136. Vide Arm of the sea; Reliction; River.
Navigated (imp. & p. p.) of Navigate.
Navigating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Navigate.
Navigate (v. i.) To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
Navigate (v. t.) To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.
Navigation (n.) The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
Navigation (n.) the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.
Navigation (n.) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
Navigation (n.) Ships in general.
Navigator (n.) One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.
Navigerous (a.) Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels.
Navies (n. pl. ) of Navvy.
Navvy (n.) Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.
Navies (n. pl. ) of Navy.
Navy (n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.
Navy (n.) The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
Navy (n.) The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
Navy (n.) (Sea force) (B2) [ S, + sing/ pl. verb ] 海軍 The part of a country's armed forces that is trained to operate at sea.
// My brother is an officer in the Navy.
// Gabriel joined the navy in 1997.
// A navy ship/ vessel.
Navy (n.) (Colour) (B1) [ U ] (Also Navy blue) 深藍色（的），海軍藍（的） Dark blue.
Navy (a.) (Also Navy blue) 深藍色（的），海軍藍（的） Dark blue.
// He was wearing a navy sweater.
Nawab (n.) A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
Nawl (n.) An awl.
Nay (adv.) No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes.
Nay (adv.) Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
Nays (n. pl. ) of Nay.
Nay (n.) Denial; refusal.
Nay (n.) A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
Nay (v. t. & i.) To refuse.
Nayaur (n.) A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.
Nayt (v. t.) To refuse; to deny.
Nayward (n.) The negative side.
Nayword (n.) A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword.
Nazarene (n.) A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.
Nazarene (n.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.
Nazarite (n.) A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively.
Nazariteship (n.) The state of a Nazarite.
Nazaritic (a.) Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
Nazaritism (n.) The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
Naze (n.) A promotory or headland.
Nazirite (n.) A Nazarite.
Ne (adv.) Not; never.
Ne (adv.) Nor.
Neaf (n.) See 2d Neif.
Neal (v. t.) To anneal.
Neal (v. i.) To be tempered by heat.
Neanderthal (a.) (n. & a.) 原始人似的（人），兇暴粗魯的（人）；極端守舊的（人） Uncouth in manners or appearance.
Syn: boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish. Neanderthal race Neanderthal
Neanderthal (prop. a.) (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the Neanderthal race, or Neanderthal man, a species of extinct robust humans, believed to have been widespread in the Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia; as, a Neanderthal skull.
Syn: -- Neanderthalian.
Neanderthal man (n.) 尼安德塔爾人 Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: Neandertal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis].
Neanderthal (prop. n.) (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans.
Neanderthal (prop. n.) One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.
Neanderthal (prop. n.) Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
Neanderthal (a.) Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish].
Neanderthal (a.) Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull" [syn: Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal].
Neanderthal (n.) Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis].
Neap (n.) The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
Neap (a.) Low.
Neap (n.) A neap tide.
Neaped (a.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.
Neapolitan (a.) Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy.
Neapolitan (n.) A native or citizen of Naples.
Near (adv.) At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. -- Milton.
Near (adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." -- Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." -- Addison.
Near about the yearly value of the land. -- Locke.
Near (adv.) Closely; intimately. -- Shak.
Far and near, At a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
To come near to, To want but little of; to approximate to. "Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him." -- Addison.
Near the wind (Naut.), Close to the wind; closehauled.
Near (a.) Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. "As one near
death." -- Shak.
He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. -- Dryden.
Near (a.) Closely connected or related.
She is thy father's near kinswoman. -- Lev. xviii. 12.
Near (a.) Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
Near (a.) Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
Near (a.) So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow [3]; as, a near escape; a near miss.
Near (a.) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
Near (a.) Immediate; direct; close; short. "The nearest way." -- Milton.
Near (a.) Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
Note: Near may properly be followed by to before the thing approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition.
The same is also true of the word nigh.
Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; familiar; dear.
Near (prep.) Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
Neared (imp. & p. p.) of Near.
Nearing (p. pr. & vb. n) of Near.
Near (v. t.) To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
Near (v. i.) To draw near; to approach.
A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it neared, and neared. -- Coleridge.
Near (a.) Near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: near, nigh, close].
Near (a.) (Of actions or states) Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
Near (a.) Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: near, close, nigh] [ant: far].
Near (a.) Being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)].
Near (a.) Closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin".
Near (a.) Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny].
Near (a.) With or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near].
Near (a.) Very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate, near].
Near (v.) Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near].
NEAR, () National Electronic Accounting and Reporting
Nearctic (a.) Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species.
Nearhand (a. & adv.) Near; near at hand; closely.
Near-legged (a.) Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.
Nearly (adv.) In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
Nearness (n.) The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
Nearsighted (a.) Seeing distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted.
Nearsightedness (n.) See Myopic, and Myopia.
Neat (n. sing. & pl.) (Zool.) Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot. -- Chaucer.
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat. -- Spenser.
The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat. -- Shak.
A neat and a sheep of his own. -- Tusser.
Neat's-foot, An oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable.
Neat (n.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
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.
Neat (a.) Clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" [syn: neat, orderly].
Neat (a.) Showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting".
Neat (a.) Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" [syn: neat, refined, tasteful].
Neat (a.) Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn: clean, neat].
Neat (a.) Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing].
Neat (a.) Without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: neat, straight, full-strength].
NEAT, () New Enhanced Advanced Technology (AT).
NEAT, () Novell Easy Administration Tool (Novell, Netware).
NEAT or NET, contracts. The exact weight of an article, without the bag, box, keg, or other thing in which it may be enveloped.
'Neath (prep. & adv.) An abbreviation of Beneath.
Neatherd (n.) A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.
Neathouse (n.) A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
Neatify (v. t.) To make neat.
Neatly (adv.) 整潔地，乾淨地；靈巧地，利索地；恰好地，極好地 In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
Neatness (n.) 整潔；乾淨 [U] The state or quality of being neat.
Neatness (n.) The state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: neatness, spruceness].
Neatness (n.) The trait of being neat and orderly [syn: tidiness, neatness] [ant: messiness, untidiness].
Neatness, () pleading. The statement, in apt and appropriate words, of all the necessary facts, and ne more. Lawes on Pl. 62.
Neatress (n.) A woman who takes care of cattle. [R.] -- Warner.
Neb (n.) The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.
Nebalia (n.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.)
Neb-neb (n.) Same as Bablh.
Nebulae (n. pl. ) of Nebula.
Nebula (n.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulae are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.
Nebula (n.) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.
Nebula (n.) A cloudy appearance in the urine.