English Dictionary: newcomer | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Newcomer \New"com`er\, n. One who has lately come. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nose \Nose\, n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[94]s, Sw. n[84]sa, Dan. n[84]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[be]s[be], n[be]s. [?] Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] 1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See {Nostril}, and {Olfactory organ} under {Olfactory}. 2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. --Collier. 3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. {Nose bit} (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. {Nose hammer} (Mach.), a frontal hammer. {Nose hole} (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. {Nose key} (Carp.), a fox wedge. {Nose leaf} (Zo[94]l.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. {Nose of wax}, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. [bd]A nose of wax to be turned every way.[b8] --Massinger {Nose piece}, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. {To hold}, {put}, [or] {bring one's nose to the grindstone}. See under {Grindstone}. {To lead by the nose}, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. --Shak. {To put one's nose out of joint}, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] {To thrust one's nose into}, to meddle officiously in. {To wipe one's nose of}, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
New Smyrna Beach, FL (city, FIPS 48625) Location: 29.03365 N, 80.91871 W Population (1990): 16543 (11476 housing units) Area: 38.0 sq km (land), 7.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32168, 32169 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
New Summerfield, TX (city, FIPS 51336) Location: 31.98517 N, 95.10478 W Population (1990): 521 (191 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Newcomerstown, OH (village, FIPS 54432) Location: 40.27450 N, 81.59877 W Population (1990): 4012 (1794 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43832 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Nicanor conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known of him. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Nicanor, a conqueror; victorious |