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   nasofrontal vein
         n 1: a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit;
               connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
               [syn: {nasofrontal vein}, {vena nasofrontalis}]

English Dictionary: neighborliness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nasopharyngeal
adj
  1. of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
n
  1. a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
    Synonym(s): mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nasopharynx
n
  1. cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
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Nazi Party
n
  1. the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
    Synonym(s): National Socialist German Workers' Party, Nazi Party
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neck brace
n
  1. a brace worn to steady the neck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Negaprion
n
  1. lemon sharks
    Synonym(s): Negaprion, genus Negaprion
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Negaprion brevirostris
n
  1. common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous
    Synonym(s): lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighbor
n
  1. a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: neighbor, neighbour]
  2. a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
v
  1. live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
  2. be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighborhood
n
  1. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
    Synonym(s): vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
  2. people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
    Synonym(s): neighborhood, neighbourhood
  3. the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"
    Synonym(s): region, neighborhood
  4. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighboring
adj
  1. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
    Synonym(s): adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighborliness
n
  1. a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: neighborliness, neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness]
    Antonym(s): unneighborliness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighborly
adj
  1. exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
    Synonym(s): neighborly, neighbourly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighbour
n
  1. a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: neighbor, neighbour]
  2. a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
v
  1. live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
  2. be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
    Synonym(s): neighbor, neighbour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighbourhood
n
  1. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
    Synonym(s): vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
  2. people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
    Synonym(s): neighborhood, neighbourhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighbourliness
n
  1. a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors [syn: neighborliness, neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness]
    Antonym(s): unneighborliness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neighbourly
adj
  1. exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
    Synonym(s): neighborly, neighbourly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neoexpressionism
n
  1. an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neosporin
n
  1. trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
New Siberian Islands
n
  1. a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea
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new-sprung
adj
  1. having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears"
    Synonym(s): newborn, new-sprung(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
news program
n
  1. a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
    Synonym(s): news program, news show, news
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newsbreak
n
  1. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
    Synonym(s): news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newsperson
n
  1. a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
    Synonym(s): reporter, newsman, newsperson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newsprint
n
  1. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day"
    Synonym(s): newspaper, newsprint
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nez Perce
n
  1. a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast
  2. the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nosey-parker
n
  1. a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn: busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nosy-parker
n
  1. a person who meddles in the affairs of others [syn: busybody, nosy-parker, nosey-parker, quidnunc]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nucifraga
n
  1. nutcrackers
    Synonym(s): Nucifraga, genus Nucifraga
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nucifraga caryocatactes
n
  1. Old World nutcracker [syn: common nutcracker, {Nucifraga caryocatactes}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nucifraga columbiana
n
  1. nutcracker of the western United States [syn: {Clark's nutcracker}, Nucifraga columbiana]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naseberry \Nase"ber`ry\, n. [Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry
      tree, fr. L. mespilus. See {Medlar}.] (Bot.)
      A tropical fruit. See {Sapodilla}. [Written also {nisberry}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,
      Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naseberry \Nase"ber`ry\, n. [Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry
      tree, fr. L. mespilus. See {Medlar}.] (Bot.)
      A tropical fruit. See {Sapodilla}. [Written also {nisberry}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,
      Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nasiform \Nas"i*form\, a. [L. nasus nose + -form. See {Nose},
      and cf. {Nariform}.]
      Having the shape of a nose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nasofrontal \Na`so*fron"tal\, a. [Naso- + frontal.] (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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nasopharyngeal \Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al\ (? [or] [?]), a. [Naso- +
      pharyngeal.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a
      nasopharyngeal polypus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neck \Neck\, n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape
      of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw.
      nacke, Dan. nakke.]
      1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the
            trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more
            slender than the trunk.
  
      2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or
            resembling the neck of an animal; as:
            (a) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of
                  a fruit, as a gourd.
            (b) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main
                  body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
            (c) (Mus.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar
                  instrument, which extends from the head to the body,
                  and on which is the finger board or fret board.
  
      3. (Mech.) A reduction in size near the end of an object,
            formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the
            journal of a shaft.
  
      4. (Bot.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant
            arises from the root.
  
      {Neck and crop}, completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and
            at once. [Colloq.]
  
      {Neck and neck} (Racing), so nearly equal that one cannot be
            said to be before the other; very close; even; side by
            side.
  
      {Neck of a capital}. (Arch.) See {Gorgerin}.
  
      {Neck of a cascabel} (Gun.), the part joining the knob to the
            base of the breech.
  
      {Neck of a gun}, the small part of the piece between the
            chase and the swell of the muzzle.
  
      {Neck of a tooth} (Anat.), the constriction between the root
            and the crown.
  
      {Neck or nothing} (Fig.), at all risks.
  
      {Neck verse}.
            (a) The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the
                  benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the
                  fifty-first Psalm, [bd]Miserere mei,[b8] etc. --Sir W.
                  Scott.
            (b) Hence, a verse or saying, the utterance of which
                  decides one's fate; a shibboleth.
  
                           These words, [bd]bread and cheese,[b8] were
                           their neck verse or shibboleth to distinguish
                           them; all pronouncing [bd]broad and cause,[b8]
                           being presently put to death.      --Fuller.
  
      {Neck yoke}.
            (a) A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or
                  carriage is suspended from the collars of the
                  harnesses.
            (b) A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as
                  buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's
                  shoulders.
  
      {On the neck of}, immediately after; following closely.
            [bd]Commiting one sin on the neck of another.[b8] --W.
            Perkins.
  
      {Stiff neck}, obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible
            obstinacy; contumacy. [bd]I know thy rebellion, and thy
            stiff neck.[b8] --Deut. xxxi. 27.
  
      {To break the neck of}, to destroy the main force of.
            [bd]What they presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous
            rules . . . breaks the neck of their own cause.[b8]
            --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[amac]"b[etil]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
      ne[a0]hgeb[umac]r; ne[a0]h nigh + geb[umac]r a dweller,
      farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[be]hgib[umac]r.
      See {Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
      1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
            far off. --Chaucer.
  
                     Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  
                     Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my
                     counsel.                                             --Shak.
  
      3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
            hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
  
                     Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
                     neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
                                                                              --Luke x. 36.
  
                     The gospel allows no such term as [bd]stranger;[b8]
                     makes every man my neighbor.               --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a.
      Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
      [bd]The neighbor cities.[b8] --Jer. l. 40. [bd]The neighbor
      room.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
      vb. n {Neighboring}.]
      1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
  
                     Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.
      To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the
      neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
  
               A copse that neighbors by.                     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[amac]"b[etil]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
      ne[a0]hgeb[umac]r; ne[a0]h nigh + geb[umac]r a dweller,
      farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[be]hgib[umac]r.
      See {Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
      1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
            far off. --Chaucer.
  
                     Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  
                     Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my
                     counsel.                                             --Shak.
  
      3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
            hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
  
                     Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
                     neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
                                                                              --Luke x. 36.
  
                     The gospel allows no such term as [bd]stranger;[b8]
                     makes every man my neighbor.               --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a.
      Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
      [bd]The neighbor cities.[b8] --Jer. l. 40. [bd]The neighbor
      room.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
      vb. n {Neighboring}.]
      1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
  
                     Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.
      To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the
      neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
  
               A copse that neighbors by.                     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[amac]"b[etil]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
      ne[a0]hgeb[umac]r; ne[a0]h nigh + geb[umac]r a dweller,
      farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[be]hgib[umac]r.
      See {Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
      1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
            far off. --Chaucer.
  
                     Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  
                     Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my
                     counsel.                                             --Shak.
  
      3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
            hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
  
                     Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
                     neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
                                                                              --Luke x. 36.
  
                     The gospel allows no such term as [bd]stranger;[b8]
                     makes every man my neighbor.               --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a.
      Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
      [bd]The neighbor cities.[b8] --Jer. l. 40. [bd]The neighbor
      room.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
      vb. n {Neighboring}.]
      1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
  
                     Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.
      To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the
      neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
  
               A copse that neighbors by.                     --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
      vb. n {Neighboring}.]
      1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
  
                     Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighborhood \Neigh"bor*hood\, n. [Written also neighbourhood.]
      1. The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of
            being or dwelling near; proximity.
  
                     Then the prison and the palace were in awful
                     neighborhood.                                    --Ld. Lytton.
  
      2. A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the
            inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he
            lives in my neighborhood.
  
      3. The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other;
            as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood.
  
      4. The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness
            or good will. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
  
      Syn: Vicinity; vicinaty; proximity.
  
      Usage: {Neighborhood}, {Vicinity}. Neigborhood is
                  Anglo-Saxon, and vicinity is Latin. Vicinity does not
                  commonly denote so close a connection as neighborhood.
                  A neigborhood is a more immediately vicinity. The
                  houses immediately adjoining a square are in the
                  neighborhood of that square; those which are somewhat
                  further removed are also in the vicinity of the
                  square.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &
      vb. n {Neighboring}.]
      1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.
  
                     Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.
                                                                              --Sandys.
  
      2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighboring \Neigh"bor*ing\, a.
      Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations
      or countries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighborliness \Neigh"bor*li*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being neighborly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighborly \Neigh"bor*ly\, a. [Also written neighbourly.]
      Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or
      familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly. -- adv.
      In a neigborly manner.
  
               Judge if this be neighborly dealing.      --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighborship \Neigh"bor*ship\, n.
      The state of being neighbors. [R.] --J. Bailie.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[amac]"b[etil]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
      ne[a0]hgeb[umac]r; ne[a0]h nigh + geb[umac]r a dweller,
      farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[be]hgib[umac]r.
      See {Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
      1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
            far off. --Chaucer.
  
                     Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  
                     Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my
                     counsel.                                             --Shak.
  
      3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
            hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
  
                     Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
                     neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
                                                                              --Luke x. 36.
  
                     The gospel allows no such term as [bd]stranger;[b8]
                     makes every man my neighbor.               --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nez Perc82s \[d8]Nez" Per`c[82]s"\, pl.; sing. {Nez Perc[90]}.
      [F., pierced noses.] (Ethnol.)
      A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naseberry \Nase"ber`ry\, n. [Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry
      tree, fr. L. mespilus. See {Medlar}.] (Bot.)
      A tropical fruit. See {Sapodilla}. [Written also {nisberry}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: In legal proceedings, this word is used to indicate
               that any order, etc., shall take effect at a given
               time, unless before that time the order, etc., in
               modified, or something else is done to prevent its
               taking effect. Continuance nisi is a conditional
               continuance of the case till the next term of the
               court, unless otherwise disposed of in the mean time.
  
      {Nisi prius} (Law), unless before; -- a phrase applied to
            terms of court, held generally by a single judge, with a
            jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated
            in a legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is,
            according to the English practice, appointed by the entry
            on the record, or written proceedings, to be tried by a
            jury from the county of which the proceedings are dated,
            at Westminster, unless before the day appointed (nisi
            prius) the judges shall have come to the county in
            question (which they always do) and there try the cause.
            See {In banc}, under {Banc}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nuciferous \Nu*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -ferous.]
      Bearing, or producing, nuts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nuciform \Nu"ci*form\, a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -form.] (Bot.)
      Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.
      1. An instrument for cracking nuts.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European bird ({Nucifraga caryocatactes}), allied to
                  the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted
                  with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
            (b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus
                  Columbianus}) of Western North America.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nashport, OH
      Zip code(s): 43830

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Neuse Forest, NC (CDP, FIPS 46280)
      Location: 34.96360 N, 76.94508 W
      Population (1990): 1110 (409 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Oxford, PA (borough, FIPS 53920)
      Location: 39.86222 N, 77.05571 W
      Population (1990): 1617 (662 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17350

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Springfield, OH
      Zip code(s): 44443

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nez Perce County, ID (county, FIPS 69)
      Location: 46.33121 N, 116.74628 W
      Population (1990): 33754 (14463 housing units)
      Area: 2199.2 sq km (land), 18.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nezperce, ID (city, FIPS 57250)
      Location: 46.23359 N, 116.23877 W
      Population (1990): 453 (210 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83543

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   newsfroup // n.   [Usenet] Silly synonym for {newsgroup},
   originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's talk.bizarre,
   and other lunatic-fringe groups.   Compare {hing}, {grilf}, {pr0n}
   and {filk}.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   NUXI problem /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ n.   Refers to the problem of
   transferring data between machines with differing byte-order.   The
   string `UNIX' might look like `NUXI' on a machine with a different
   `byte sex' (e.g., when transferring data from a {little-endian} to a
   {big-endian}, or vice-versa).   See also {middle-endian}, {swab}, and
   {bytesexual}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   newsfroup
  
      A silly synonym for {Usenet} {newsgroup},
      originally a typo but now in regular use on {Usenet}'s
      {news:talk.bizarre} and other lunatic-fringe groups.
  
      Compare {hing}, {grilf}, and {filk}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-13)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Nexpert Object
  
      An {expert system}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   NUXI problem
  
      /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of
      transferring data between computers with differing {byte
      order}.   The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine
      with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from
      a {little-endian} to a {big-endian}, or vice-versa).
  
      See also {middle-endian}, {swab}, and {bytesexual}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (2001-06-12)
  
  
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