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   naranjilla
         n 1: small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South
               America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling
               tomatoes or oranges [syn: {naranjilla}, {Solanum
               quitoense}]

English Dictionary: narrowness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
narrowing
adj
  1. becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
    Synonym(s): tapered, tapering, narrowing
  2. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
    Synonym(s): constricting, constrictive, narrowing
n
  1. an instance of becoming narrow
  2. a decrease in width
    Antonym(s): broadening, widening
  3. the act of making something narrower
    Antonym(s): broadening, widening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
narrowness
n
  1. the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road"
    Antonym(s): broadness, wideness
  2. an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
    Synonym(s): narrow-mindedness, narrowness
    Antonym(s): broad-mindedness
  3. 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"
  4. 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"
    Synonym(s): narrow margin, narrowness, slimness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
near miss
n
  1. an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nearness
n
  1. the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
    Synonym(s): nearness, closeness
    Antonym(s): farawayness, farness, remoteness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nernst
n
  1. German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941)
    Synonym(s): Nernst, Walther Hermann Nernst
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neuromuscular
adj
  1. affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neuromuscular blocking agent
n
  1. a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neuromuscular junction
n
  1. the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
    Synonym(s): neuromuscular junction, myoneural junction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neuronic
adj
  1. of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: neural, neuronal, neuronic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Norma Jean Baker
n
  1. United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
    Synonym(s): Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
NREM sleep
n
  1. a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
    Synonym(s): orthodox sleep, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM sleep, nonrapid eye movement, NREM
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrowed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Narrowing}.] [AS. nearwian.]
      1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
            smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
            W. Temple.
  
      2. 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.
  
      3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
            taking two stitches into one.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Narrowing \Nar"row*ing\, n.
      1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in
            breadth or extent.
  
      2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Narrowness \Nar"row*ness\, n. [AS. nearunes.]
      The condition or quality of being narrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n
      {Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.]
      To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nearness \Near"ness\, n.
      The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various
      senses of the adjective.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guernsey lily \Guern"sey lil"y\ (Bot.)
      A South African plant ({Nerine Sarniensis}) with handsome
      lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neuromuscular \Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Neuro- + muscular.]
      (Physiol.)
      Nervomuscular.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Naranja, FL (CDP, FIPS 47700)
      Location: 25.51565 N, 80.42220 W
      Population (1990): 5790 (2883 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Naranjito zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 56129)
      Location: 18.30513 N, 66.24503 W
      Population (1990): 2368 (829 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Ringgold, PA (borough, FIPS 54016)
      Location: 40.68848 N, 75.99384 W
      Population (1990): 315 (126 housing units)
      Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17960

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   narrowing
  
      {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
      variable}s.
  
  
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