English Dictionary: noetic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Zostera \[d8]Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[91]}, or Pondweed family. {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and {eelgrass}. | |
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Naiad \Na"iad\, n. [L. naias, -adis, na[8b]s, -idis, a water nymph, Gr [?], [?], fr. [?] to flow: cf. F. na[8b]ade. Cf. {Naid}.] 1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of a tribe ({Naiades}) of freshwater bivalves, including {Unio}, {Anodonta}, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 3. (Zo[94]l) One of a group of butterflies. See {Nymph}. 4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Naiadace[91]}, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. | |
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Natch \Natch\, n. [OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. {Aitchbone}.] The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump. {Natch bone}, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef. | |
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Natica \Nat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Naticas}, L. {Natic[92]} (-s[emac]). (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to {Natica}, {Lunatia}, {Neverita}, and other allied genera (family {Naticid[91]}.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells. | |
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Natica \Nat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Naticas}, L. {Natic[92]} (-s[emac]). (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to {Natica}, {Lunatia}, {Neverita}, and other allied genera (family {Naticid[91]}.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells. | |
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Natka \Nat"ka\, a. (Zo[94]l.) A species of shrike. | |
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Nautic \Nau"tic\, a. [See {Nautical}.] Nautical. | |
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Neathouse \Neat"house`\, n. A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Massinger. | |
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Neddy \Ned"dy\, n.; pl. {Neddies}. (Zo[94]l.) A pet name for a donkey. | |
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Needs \Needs\, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf. {-wards}.] Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need. A man must needs love mauger his head. --Chaucer. And he must needs go through Samaria. --John iv. 4. He would needs know the cause of his reulse. --Sir J. Davies. | |
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Noddy \Nod"dy\, n.; pl. {Noddies}. [Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.] 1. A simpleton; a fool. --L'Estrange. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any tern of the genus {Anous}, as {A. stolidus}. (b) The arctic fulmar ({Fulmarus glacialis}). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds. 3. An old game at cards. --Halliwell. 4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle. 5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached. | |
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Nodose \No*dose"\, a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.] 1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antenn[91] of certain insects. | |
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Nodosous \No*do"sous\, Nodous \No"dous\, a. Nodose; knotty; knotted. [Obs.] | |
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Noetic \No*et"ic\, Noetical \No*et"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to perceive, [?] mind, intellect.] Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual. I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Notch \Notch\, n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. {Nick} a notch.] 1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. --Swift. 2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain. | |
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Notch \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Notching}.] 1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick. 2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. --Herrick. | |
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Notice \No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Noticing}.] 1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. --Tooke. Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. --Sir W. Hamilton. 3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See {Remark}. | |
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Notice \No"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See {Know}.] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! --I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak. 3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. 4. A writing communicating information or warning. 5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. {To take notice of}, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention. Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news. | |
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Nowadays \Now"a*days`\, adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See {A-}, 1.] In these days; at the present time. What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays ? --Garrick. | |
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Nudge \Nudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nudge[?]}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nudging}.] [Cf. Prov. G. kn[81]tschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.] To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation. | |
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Nudge \Nudge\, n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow. | |
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Nuthook \Nut"hook`\, n. 1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts. 2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors. --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Natick, MA Zip code(s): 01760 | |
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Naytahwaush, MN (CDP, FIPS 45052) Location: 47.28562 N, 95.63084 W Population (1990): 378 (124 housing units) Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56566 | |
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Neodesha, KS (city, FIPS 49650) Location: 37.42345 N, 95.68093 W Population (1990): 2837 (1407 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66757 | |
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Neotsu, OR Zip code(s): 97364 | |
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Netawaka, KS (city, FIPS 49950) Location: 39.60324 N, 95.71849 W Population (1990): 167 (69 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66516 | |
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Newtok, AK (city, FIPS 53820) Location: 60.94936 N, 164.64405 W Population (1990): 207 (45 housing units) Area: 18.8 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) | |
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Niotaze, KS (city, FIPS 50750) Location: 37.06728 N, 96.01397 W Population (1990): 99 (50 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67355 | |
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Noatak, AK (CDP, FIPS 54700) Location: 67.58283 N, 163.00522 W Population (1990): 333 (85 housing units) Area: 45.8 sq km (land), 9.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99761 | |
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Notus, ID (city, FIPS 58060) Location: 43.72566 N, 116.79983 W Population (1990): 380 (157 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
neat hack n. [very common] 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch (see {Appendix A} for discussion). See also {hack}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
nethack /net'hak/ n. [Unix] A dungeon game similar to {rogue} but more elaborate, distributed in C source over {Usenet} and very popular at Unix sites and on PC-class machines (nethack is probably the most widely distributed of the freeware dungeon games). The earliest versions, written by Jay Fenlason and later considerably enhanced by Andries Brouwer, were simply called `hack'. The name changed when maintenance was taken over by a group of hackers originally organized by Mike Stephenson. There is now an official site one at `http://www.nethack.org/'. See also {moria}, {rogue}, {Angband}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NDIS {Network Device Interface Specification} | |
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NDS {Netware Directory Services} | |
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neat hack 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch. See also {hack}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NetHack more elaborate, distributed in {C} source over {Usenet} and very popular at {Unix} sites and on {PC}-class machines (nethack is probably the most widely distributed of the {freeware} dungeon games). The earliest versions, written by Jay Fenlason and later considerably enhanced by Andries Brouwer, were simply called "hack". The name changed when maintenance was taken over by a group of hackers originally organised by Mike Stephenson. Version: NetHack 3.2 (Apr 1996?). {(http://www.win.tue.nl/games/roguelike/nethack/)}. {FAQ (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/)}. {FTP U Penn (ftp://linc.cis.upenn.edu/pub/NH3.1/)} No large downloads between 9:00 and 18:00 local or the directory will be removed. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:rec.games.roguelike.nethack}. E-mail: (1996-06-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NetX software. Not to be confused with {Net:X}. {Home (http://members.aol.com/netx11/index.html)}. (1996-12-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Net:X {Home (http://www.netx.ca/)}. [Summary?] (1998-06-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NetX software. Not to be confused with {Net:X}. {Home (http://members.aol.com/netx11/index.html)}. (1996-12-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Net:X {Home (http://www.netx.ca/)}. [Summary?] (1998-06-25) | |
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Notes {Lotus Notes} | |
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NTAS {NT Advanced Server} | |
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NTIS {National Technical Information Service} | |
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NTSC {National Television Standards Committee} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Nuts were among the presents Jacob sent into Egypt for the purpose of conciliating Joseph (Gen. 43:11). This was the fruit of the pistachio tree, which resembles the sumac. It is of the size of an olive. In Cant. 6:11 a different Hebrew word ('egoz), which means "walnuts," is used. |