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   New Hampshire
         n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
               [syn: {New Hampshire}, {Granite State}, {NH}]
         2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States

English Dictionary: Nymphaeaceae	by the DICT Development Group
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New Hampshirite n a native or resident of New Hampshire [syn: {New Hampshirite}, Granite Stater]
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nimbus n a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus, {nimbus cloud}, rain cloud] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint Synonym(s): aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
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nimbus cloud n a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus, {nimbus cloud}, rain cloud]
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non-poisonous adj not producing poison [syn: nonpoisonous, {non- poisonous}] safe to eat Synonym(s): nonpoisonous, non-poisonous, nontoxic
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nonabsorbency n the property of not being absorbent Antonym(s): absorbency
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nonabsorbent adj not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) [syn: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive] Antonym(s): absorbent, absorptive
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nonabsorptive adj not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) [syn: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive] Antonym(s): absorbent, absorptive
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nonfeasance n a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do
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nonfiction n prose writing that is not fictional [syn: nonfiction, nonfictional prose]
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nonfictional adj not fictional Antonym(s): fictional
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nonfictional prose n prose writing that is not fictional [syn: nonfiction, nonfictional prose]
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nonfigurative adj not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" Synonym(s): abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
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nonfissile adj not fissile Antonym(s): fissile
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nonfissionable adj not capable of undergoing fission [ant: fissile, fissionable]
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nonobjective adj not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting" Synonym(s): abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
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nonobservance n a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. Antonym(s): honoring, observance
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nonobservant adj failing or refusing to observe religious customs
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nonpasserine adj relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds Antonym(s): passerine
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nonpasserine bird n chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
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nonphysical adj lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul" Synonym(s): intangible, nonphysical
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nonpoisonous adj not producing poison [syn: nonpoisonous, {non- poisonous}] safe to eat Synonym(s): nonpoisonous, non-poisonous, nontoxic
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nonpsychoactive adj not affecting the mind or mental processes; "a nonpsychoactive pain reliever" Antonym(s): psychoactive, psychotropic
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nonvascular organism n organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses
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nonvascular plant n any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta [syn: bryophyte, nonvascular plant]
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nonviscid adj not resembling glue in texture [syn: nonglutinous, nonviscid]
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nonvisual adj not resulting in vision; "nonvisual stimuli"
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numbfish n any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges Synonym(s): electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo
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Nymphaea caerulea n blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: blue lotus, Nymphaea caerulea]
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Nymphaea stellata n blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue lotus}, Nymphaea stellata]
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Nymphaeaceae n dicot aquatic plants [syn: Nymphaeaceae, {family Nymphaeaceae}, water-lily family]
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Nymphicus n a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nymphicus, {genus Nymphicus}]
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Nymphicus hollandicus n small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head Synonym(s): cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. 2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain. Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch. 4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}. {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa}) of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust. of {Anemone}. {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}. {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill. {Wood betony}. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Betony}. (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers. {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans}). {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. --Knight. {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] --Coleridge. {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris}). {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon. {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove. {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}. (b) The hooded merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}). {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood. {Wood engraver}. (a) An engraver on wood. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus xylographus}. {Wood engraving}. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}. {Wood fiber}. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees. {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head. {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}. {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity. {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}. {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock. {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail. {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator}) is common in Florida. {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees. {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola}). {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley. {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill bug}, under {Pill}. (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]}, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}. {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones. {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court of attachment. {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}. {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade. {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert. {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species, as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves of the grapevine. (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or green and blue. {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar. We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh. x. 34. {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See {Gurjun}. {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood. {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp}, below. {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller. {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker. {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the family {Columbid[91]}. (b) The ringdove. {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse. {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale. {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea}) growing in moist woods. {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula}, differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus} chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}. {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2. {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Grallina}, {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}). {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood. {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of {Shamrock}. {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}. {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors. {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle. {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath. {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker. {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}. {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}. (b) The missel thrush. {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary. {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}. {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest. {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See under {Sculptured}. {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony. {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above. {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}. (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); -- called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow wren}. {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler.
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Nimbose \Nim*bose"\, a. [L. nimbosus, fr. nimbus cloud.] Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous.
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Nimbus \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Nimbi}, E. {Nimbuses}. [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.] 1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See {Aureola}, and {Glory}, n., 5. Note: [bd]The nimbus is of pagan origin.[b8] [bd]As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.[b8] --Fairholl. 2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See {Cloud}.
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Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[umac]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.] 1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere. I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13. Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard, and this is still substantially employed. The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized: (a) {Cirrus}. This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman. (b) {Cumulus}. This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It often affords rain and thunder gusts. (c) {Stratus}. This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally. (d) {Nimbus}. This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus. (e) {Cirro-cumulus}. This form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is popularly called mackerel sky. (f) {Cirro-stratus}. In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus. (g) {Cumulo-stratus}. A form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- {Fog}, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- {Storm scud}, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind. 2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. [bd]A thick cloud of incense.[b8] --Ezek. viii. 11. 3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title. 4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect. 5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. [bd]So great a cloud of witnesses.[b8] --Heb. xii. 1. 6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head. {Cloud on a} (or the) {title} (Law), a defect of title, usually superficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation. {To be under a cloud}, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor. {In the clouds}, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nimbus \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Nimbi}, E. {Nimbuses}. [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.] 1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See {Aureola}, and {Glory}, n., 5. Note: [bd]The nimbus is of pagan origin.[b8] [bd]As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.[b8] --Fairholl. 2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See {Cloud}.
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Noneffective \Non`ef*fect"ive\, a. 1. Not effective. 2. (Mil.) Not fit or available for duty.
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Non-Episcopal \Non`-Epis"copal\, a. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
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Non-feasance \Non-fea"sance\, n. [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. {Malfeasance}.
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Nonobservance \Non`ob*serv"ance\, n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.
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Nonvascular \Nonvas"cular\, a. (Anat.) Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
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Nonvocal \Non*vo"cal\, a. Not vocal; destitute of tone. -- n. A nonvocal consonant.
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Numbfish \Numb"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.
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Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and {numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}. Note: The common European torpedo ({T. vulgaris}) and the American species ({T. occidentalis}) are the best known. 2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up. Specifically: (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore. (b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship. 3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it. 4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal. 5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil. 6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object. {Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine torpedo. {Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo. {Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship.
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Numbfish \Numb"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.
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Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and {numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}. Note: The common European torpedo ({T. vulgaris}) and the American species ({T. occidentalis}) are the best known. 2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up. Specifically: (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore. (b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship. 3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it. 4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal. 5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil. 6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object. {Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine torpedo. {Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo. {Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship.
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Numps \Numps\, n. [Cf. {Numb}.] A dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Bp. Parker.
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Nymphic \Nymph"ic\, Nymphical \Nymph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] bridal.] Of or pertaining to nymphs.
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Nymphic \Nymph"ic\, Nymphical \Nymph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] bridal.] Of or pertaining to nymphs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nymphish \Nymph"ish\, a. Relating to nymphs; ladylike. [bd]Nymphish war.[b8] --Drayton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Hempstead, NY (village, FIPS 50353) Location: 41.14957 N, 74.04967 W Population (1990): 4200 (1161 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NYU OMNIFAX Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nahum, Book of Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (B.C. 743). Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to the latter half of the reign of Hezekiah (about B.C. 709). This is the more probable opinion, internal evidences leading to that conclusion. Probably the book was written in Jerusalem (soon after B.C. 709), where he witnessed the invasion of Sennacherib and the destruction of his host (2 Kings 19:35). The subject of this prophecy is the approaching complete and final destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the great and at that time flourishing Assyrian empire. Assur-bani-pal was at the height of his glory. Nineveh was a city of vast extent, and was then the centre of the civilzation and commerce of the world, a "bloody city all full of lies and robbery" (Nah. 3:1), for it had robbed and plundered all the neighbouring nations. It was strongly fortified on every side, bidding defiance to every enemy; yet it was to be utterly destroyed as a punishment for the great wickedness of its inhabitants. Jonah had already uttered his message of warning, and Nahum was followed by Zephaniah, who also predicted (Zeph. 2:4-15) the destruction of the city, predictions which were remarkably fulfilled (B.C. 625) when Nineveh was destroyed apparently by fire, and the Assyrian empire came to an end, an event which changed the face of Asia. (See {NINEVEH}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nehemiah, Book of The author of this book was no doubt Nehemiah himself. There are portions of the book written in the first person (ch. 1-7; 12:27-47, and 13). But there are also portions of it in which Nehemiah is spoken of in the third person (ch. 8; 9; 10). It is supposed that these portions may have been written by Ezra; of this, however, there is no distinct evidence. These portions had their place assigned them in the book, there can be no doubt, by Nehemiah. He was the responsible author of the whole book, with the exception of ch. 12:11, 22, 23. The date at which the book was written was probably about B.C. 431-430, when Nehemiah had returned the second time to Jerusalem after his visit to Persia. The book, which may historically be regarded as a continuation of the book of Ezra, consists of four parts. (1.) An account of the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the register Nehemiah had found of those who had returned from Babylon (ch. 1-7). (2.) An account of the state of religion among the Jews during this time (8-10). (3.) Increase of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the census of the adult male population, and names of the chiefs, together with lists of priests and Levites (11-12:1-26). (4.) Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the arrangement of the temple officers, and the reforms carried out by Nehemiah (12:27-ch. 13). This book closes the history of the Old Testament. Malachi the prophet was contemporary with Nehemiah.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nymphas nymph, saluted by Paul in his Epistle to the Colossians as a member of the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:15).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nymphas, spouse; bridegroom