Naucrates
         n 1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Naucrates}, {genus Naucrates}]

English Dictionary: niggardness	by the DICT Development Group
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Naucrates ductor n small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas Synonym(s): pilotfish, Naucrates ductor
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Nazareth n a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
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necrotic adj relating to or affected by necrosis; "necrotic tissue"
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necrotizing enteritis n enteritis characterized by bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain
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necrotizing enterocolitis n an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow Synonym(s): necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC
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Negritude n an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage
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negroid adj characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race; "negroid features" n a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Synonym(s): Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
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Negroid race n a dark-skinned race [syn: Black race, Negroid race, Negro race]
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Neoceratodus n extant Australian lungfishes [syn: Neoceratodus, {genus Neoceratodus}]
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Neoceratodus forsteri n an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland Synonym(s): Australian lungfish, Queensland lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri
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neocortex n the cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: neopallium, neocortex]
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neocortical adj of or relating to the neocortex of the cerebrum
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new criticism n literary criticism based on close analysis of the text
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news article n an article reporting news [syn: news article, {news story}, newspaper article]
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news reader n someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: newsreader, news reader]
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newsreader n someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: newsreader, news reader]
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newsworthiness n the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" Synonym(s): newsworthiness, news
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newsworthy adj sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper
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newswriter n a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media Synonym(s): correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman
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niggard n a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl]
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niggardliness n extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness]
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niggardly adj petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" Synonym(s): grudging, niggardly, scrimy
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niggardness n extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness]
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Njord n (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus Synonym(s): Njord, Njorth
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Njorth n (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus Synonym(s): Njord, Njorth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nacarat \Nac"a*rat\, n. [F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado,       fr. n[a0]car mother-of-pearl. See {Nacre}.]       1. A pale red color, with a cast of orange. --Ure.          2. Fine linen or crape dyed of this color. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.       dogge, Sw. dogg.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the             domestic dog ({C. familiaris}).          Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the                inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and                attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred                varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog,                coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound,                mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel,                spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed                breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well                as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these                names in the Vocabulary.)          2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.                         What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he                      should do this great thing?               -- 2 Kings                                                                               viii. 13 (Rev.                                                                               Ver. )          3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly             dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]          4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and             Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis             Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).          5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an             andiron.          6. (Mech.)             (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening                   into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of                   raising or moving them.             (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on                   the carriage of a sawmill.             (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;                   especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an                   adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine                   tool.          Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in                the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.                It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,                a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --                also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,                dog Latin.          {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.          {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents             others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them             but is none to him.          {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape.          {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb,             native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum             Cynocrambe}).          {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}.          {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]          {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis})             which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to             man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and             {Aphaniptera}.          {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same             genus as wheat.          {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.                      {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina})             growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed             expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous             veins beneath.          {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.             {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is             {Trichodectes latus}.          {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog             traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for             churning.          {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and             northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia},             and {hone}.          {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}.          {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.          {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass.          {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the             family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of             England.          {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as             useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of             it.[b8] --Shak.          {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,       sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &       G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,       akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he       who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.]       1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a             steersman. --Dryden.          2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by             authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or             in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.          3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a             difficult or unknown course.          4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.          5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]          {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a             large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.          {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called                   because its presence indicates to mariners their                   approach to these islands. --Crabb.             (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]          {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and             receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.          {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit.          {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.                      {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to             make sure that the way is clear.          {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l)             (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so                   named because it is often seen in company with a                   shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which                   sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.             (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}).          {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a             pilot.          {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket.          {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied             temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the             thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.             --Waddell.          {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It                   is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the                   scales. Called also {mountain black snake}.             (b) The pine snake.          {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nazarite \Naz"a*rite\, n.       A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from       wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity       of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a       certain time. The word is also used adjectively.
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Nazariteship \Naz"a*rite*ship\, n.       The state of a Nazarite.
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Nazaritic \Naz`a*rit"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
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Nazaritism \Naz"a*ri*tism\ (?; 277), n.       The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
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Nazirite \Naz"i*rite\, n.       A Nazarite.
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Sweetbread \Sweet"bread`\, n.       1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being             called {neck, [or] throat, sweetbread}, the latter {belly             sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the             calf, are highly esteemed as food. See {Pancreas}, and             {Thymus}.          2. (Anat.) The pancreas.
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Nicker tree \Nick"er tree`\ (Bot.)       The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also {neckar tree}       and {nickar tree}.]
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Necrotic \Ne*crot"ic\, a. (Med.)       Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized       by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
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Necrotomy \Nec*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] dead person + [?] to cut.]       (Med.)       The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed       bone. -- {Nec`ro*tom"ic}, a. -- {Nec*rot"o*mist}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrotomy \Nec*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] dead person + [?] to cut.]       (Med.)       The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed       bone. -- {Nec`ro*tom"ic}, a. -- {Nec*rot"o*mist}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrotomy \Nec*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] dead person + [?] to cut.]       (Med.)       The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed       bone. -- {Nec`ro*tom"ic}, a. -- {Nec*rot"o*mist}, n.
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Negritic \Ne*grit"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes. --Keary.
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Negritos \Ne*gri"tos\, n. pl.; sing {Negrito}. [Sp., dim. of       negro black.] (Ethnol.)       A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the       other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are       smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Negritos \Ne*gri"tos\, n. pl.; sing {Negrito}. [Sp., dim. of       negro black.] (Ethnol.)       A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the       other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are       smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
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Negro \Ne"gro\, a.       Of or pertaining to negroes; black.          {Negro bug} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black bug common on the             raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable             flavor.          {negro corn}, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the             West Indies. see {Durra}. --McElrath.          {Negro fly} (Zo[94]l.), a black dipterous fly ({Psila             ros[91]}) which, in the larval state, is injurious to             carrots; -- called also {carrot fly}.          {Negro head} (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.          {Negro monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the moor monkey.
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Negrohead \Ne"gro*head`\, n.       An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into       round masses.
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Negroid \Ne"groid\, a. [Negro + -oid.]       1. Characteristic of the negro.          2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those             who resemble the negro.
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Negroid \Ne"groid\, n. [Negro + -oid.]       A member of any one of several East African tribes whose       physical characters show an admixture with other races.
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Neocriticism \Ne`o*crit"i*cism\, n. [Neo- + classicism.]       The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists,       following C. Renouvier. It rejects the noumena of Kant,       restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori       categories.
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News-writer \News"-writ`er\, n.       One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.       --Macaulay.
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Nicker tree \Nick"er tree`\ (Bot.)       The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also {neckar tree}       and {nickar tree}.]
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Nickar nut \Nick"ar nut`\, Nickar tree \Nick"ar tree`\ (Bot.)       Same as {Nicker nut}, {Nicker tree}.
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Nicker tree \Nick"er tree`\ (Bot.)       The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also {neckar tree}       and {nickar tree}.]
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Nickar nut \Nick"ar nut`\, Nickar tree \Nick"ar tree`\ (Bot.)       Same as {Nicker nut}, {Nicker tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nicker tree \Nick"er tree`\ (Bot.)       The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also {neckar tree}       and {nickar tree}.]
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Niggard \Nig"gard\, n. [Icel. hn[94]ggr niggardly, stingy +       -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne[a0]w.]       A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends       grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser. --Chaucer.                   A penurious niggard of his wealth.         --Milton.                   Be niggards of advice on no pretense.      --Pope.
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Niggard \Nig"gard\, a.       Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly;       miserly; stingy.
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Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i.       To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak.
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Niggardise \Nig"gard*ise\, n.       Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Niggardish \Nig"gard*ish\, a.       Somewhat niggard.
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Niggardliness \Nig"gard*li*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or       spending; parsimony; stinginess.                   Niggardliness is not good husbandry.      --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, a.       Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy;       niggard.                   Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is                not for the steward to be niggardly.      --Bp. Hall.          Syn: Avarcious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly;                penurios; sordid; stingy. See {Avaricious}.
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Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, adv.       In a niggard manner.
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Niggardness \Nig"gard*ness\, n.       Niggardliness. --Sir P. Sidney.
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Niggardous \Nig"gard*ous\, a.       Niggardly. [Obs.]                   Covetous gathering and niggardous keeping. --Sir T.                                                                               More.
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Niggardship \Nig"gard*ship\, n.       Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.
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Niggardy \Nig"gard*y\, n.       Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Niggerhead \Nig"ger*head`\, n.       A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form;       negro head.
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Nigritic \Ni*grit"ic\, a. (Ethnol.)       Pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, negroes, or       of the Negritos, Papuans, and the Melanesian races; negritic.
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Nigritude \Nig"ri*tude\, n. [L. nigritudo, fr. niger black.]       Blackness; the state of being black. --Lamb.
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Shake \Shake\, n.       1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering             motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling,             quaking, or shivering; agitation.                         The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker                      stuff, which could endure a shake.      --Herbert.                         Our salutations were very hearty on both sides,                      consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.                                                                               --Addison.          2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried             too suddenly. --Gwilt.          3. A fissure in rock or earth.          4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with             another represented on the next degree of the staff above             or below it; a trill.          5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken             apart. --Totten.          6. A shook of staves and headings. --Knight.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of             its head while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.]          {No great shakes}, of no great importance. [Slang] --Byron.          {The shakes}, the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nazareth, PA (borough, FIPS 52808)       Location: 40.73989 N, 75.31301 W       Population (1990): 5713 (2546 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18064    Nazareth, TX (city, FIPS 50496)       Location: 34.54143 N, 102.10366 W       Population (1990): 293 (107 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79063
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Cordell, OK (city, FIPS 51250)       Location: 35.29752 N, 98.98104 W       Population (1990): 2903 (1487 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
news reader          A {browser} program which enables a user to read       articles posted to {Usenet}.   Articles may be stored in a       local (or {NFS}-mounted) {spool} directory, or retrieved via       {NNTP}.          Examples are {rn}, {GNUS}, and {nn}.          (1996-04-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NSRD          {National Software Reuse Directory}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nazareth       separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew       _netser_, a "shoot" or "sprout." Some, however, think that the       name of the city must be connected with the name of the hill       behind it, from which one of the finest prospects in Palestine       is obtained, and accordingly they derive it from the Hebrew       _notserah_, i.e., one guarding or watching, thus designating the       hill which overlooks and thus guards an extensive region.                This city is not mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the       home of Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:39), and here the angel       announced to the Virgin the birth of the Messiah (1:26-28). Here       Jesus grew up from his infancy to manhood (4:16); and here he       began his public ministry in the synagogue (Matt. 13:54), at       which the people were so offended that they sought to cast him       down from the precipice whereon their city was built (Luke       4:29). Twice they expelled him from their borders (4:16-29;       Matt. 13:54-58); and he finally retired from the city, where he       did not many mighty works because of their unbelief (Matt.       13:58), and took up his residence in Capernaum.                Nazareth is situated among the southern ridges of Lebanon, on       the steep slope of a hill, about 14 miles from the Sea of       Galilee and about 6 west from Mount Tabor. It is identified with       the modern village en-Nazirah, of six or ten thousand       inhabitants. It lies "as in a hollow cup" lower down upon the       hill than the ancient city. The main road for traffic between       Egypt and the interior of Asia passed by Nazareth near the foot       of Tabor, and thence northward to Damascus.                It is supposed from the words of Nathanael in John 1:46 that       the city of Nazareth was held in great disrepute, either       because, it is said, the people of Galilee were a rude and less       cultivated class, and were largely influenced by the Gentiles       who mingled with them, or because of their lower type of moral       and religious character. But there seems to be no sufficient       reason for these suppositions. The Jews believed that, according       to Micah 5:2, the birth of the Messiah would take place at       Bethlehem, and nowhere else. Nathanael held the same opinion as       his countrymen, and believed that the great "good" which they       were all expecting could not come from Nazareth. This is       probably what Nathanael meant. Moreover, there does not seem to       be any evidence that the inhabitants of Galilee were in any       respect inferior, or that a Galilean was held in contempt, in       the time of our Lord. (See Dr. Merrill's Galilee in the Time of       Christ.)                The population of this city (now about 10,000) in the time of       Christ probably amounted to 15,000 or 20,000 souls.                "The so-called 'Holy House' is a cave under the Latin church,       which appears to have been originally a tank. The 'brow of the       hill', site of the attempted precipitation, is probably the       northern cliff: the traditional site has been shown since the       middle ages at some distance to the south. None of the       traditional sites are traceable very early, and they have no       authority. The name Nazareth perhaps means 'a watch tower' (now       en-Nasrah), but is connected in the New Testament with Netzer,       'a branch' (Isa. 4:2; Jer. 23:5; Zech. 3:8; 6:12; Matt. 2:23),       Nazarene being quite a different word from Nazarite."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nazarite       (Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on       them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2-21. The word denotes       generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to       God. Although there is no mention of any Nazarite before Samson,       yet it is evident that they existed before the time of Moses.       The vow of a Nazarite involved these three things, (1)       abstinence from wine and strong drink, (2) refraining from       cutting the hair off the head during the whole period of the       continuance of the vow, and (3) the avoidance of contact with       the dead.                When the period of the continuance of the vow came to an end,       the Nazarite had to present himself at the door of the sanctuary       with (1) a he lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering, (2) a       ewe lamb of the first year for a sin-offering, and (3) a ram for       a peace-offering. After these sacrifices were offered by the       priest, the Nazarite cut off his hair at the door and threw it       into the fire under the peace-offering.                For some reason, probably in the midst of his work at Corinth,       Paul took on himself the Nazarite vow. This could only be       terminated by his going up to Jerusalem to offer up the hair       which till then was to be left uncut. But it seems to have been       allowable for persons at a distance to cut the hair, which was       to be brought up to Jerusalem, where the ceremony was completed.       This Paul did at Cenchrea just before setting out on his voyage       into Syria (Acts 18:18).                On another occasion (Acts 21:23-26), at the feast of       Pentecost, Paul took on himself again the Nazarite vow. "The       ceremonies involved took a longer time than Paul had at his       disposal, but the law permitted a man to share the vow if he       could find companions who had gone through the prescribed       ceremonies, and who permitted him to join their company. This       permission was commonly granted if the new comer paid all the       fees required from the whole company (fee to the Levite for       cutting the hair and fees for sacrifices), and finished the vow       along with the others. Four Jewish Christians were performing       the vow, and would admit Paul to their company, provided he paid       their expenses. Paul consented, paid the charges, and when the       last seven days of the vow began he went with them to live in       the temple, giving the usual notice to the priests that he had       joined in regular fashion, was a sharer with the four men, and       that his vow would end with theirs. Nazarites retired to the       temple during the last period of seven days, because they could       be secure there against any accidental defilement" (Lindsay's       Acts).                As to the duration of a Nazarite's vow, every one was left at       liberty to fix his own time. There is mention made in Scripture       of only three who were Nazarites for life, Samson, Samuel, and       John the Baptist (Judg. 13:4, 5; 1 Sam. 1:11; Luke 1:15). In its       ordinary form, however, the Nazarite's vow lasted only thirty,       and at most one hundred, days. (See {RECHABITES}.)                This institution was a symbol of a life devoted to God and       separated from all sin, a holy life.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nazareth, separated; crowned; sanctified
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nazarite, one chosen or set apart