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   NAWCWPNS
         n 1: the principal agency of the United States Navy for research
               and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems
               [syn: {Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division},
               {NAWCWPNS}]

English Dictionary: newsvendor by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neck bone
n
  1. one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
    Synonym(s): cervical vertebra, neck bone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neck opening
n
  1. an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
    Synonym(s): neck, neck opening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neckband
n
  1. a band around the collar of a garment
  2. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
    Synonym(s): collar, neckband
  3. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
    Synonym(s): choker, collar, dog collar, neckband
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
news event
n
  1. a newsworthy event
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newsvendor
n
  1. someone who sells newspapers [syn: newsagent, newsdealer, newsvendor, newsstand operator]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noseband
n
  1. a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose
    Synonym(s): noseband, nosepiece
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nux vomica
n
  1. a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neckband \Neck"band`\, n.
      A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top
      of a garment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   News-vnder \News"-vnd`er\, n.
      A seller of newspapers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Noseband \Nose"band`\, n.
      That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a
      horse's nose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nosophen \Nos"o*phen\, n. [Nose + phenol; orig. used for
      affections of the nose.] (Pharm.)
      An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless,
      tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nux vomica \Nux` vom"i*ca\ [NL., fr. L. nux [?] nut + vomere to
      vomit.]
      The seed of {Strychnos Nuxvomica}, a tree which abounds on
      the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From
      this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine
      are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   NSFNET
  
      {National Science Foundation Network}
  
  
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