nitty-gritty
         n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
               idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
               argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
               "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
               {center}, {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and
               soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith},
               {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]

English Dictionary: nitty-gritty	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
not surprised adj not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face" Synonym(s): unsurprised, not surprised Antonym(s): surprised
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nothosaur n extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nothosauria n a suborder of Sauropterygia [syn: Nothosauria, {suborder Nothosauria}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noticer n someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details" someone who gives formal notice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notochord n a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nudger n someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push; "he needs a regular nudger to keep him awake"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nut grass n a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers Synonym(s): nutgrass, nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutcracker n a compound lever used to crack nuts open any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects Synonym(s): nuthatch, nutcracker speckled birds that feed on nuts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutgrass n a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers Synonym(s): nutgrass, nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nidgery \Nidg"er*y\, n. [See {Nidget}.]       A trifle; a piece of foolery. [Obs.] --Skinner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nit \Nit\, n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz;       cf. gr. [?], [?], Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. &       Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] (Zo[94]l.)       The egg of a louse or other small insect.          {Nit grass} (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass             ({Gastridium lendigerum}), with small spikelets somewhat             resembling a nit. It is also found in California and             Chili.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nodosarine \No`do*sa"rine\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the       genus {Nodosaria}. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) A foraminifer of the       genus {Nodosaria} or of an allied genus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumstance \Cir"cum*stance\, n. [L. circumstantia, fr.       circumstans, -antis, p. pr. of circumstare to stand around;       circum + stare to stand. See {Stand}.]       1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects,             a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.                         The circumstances are well known in the country                      where they happened.                           --W. Irving.          2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.                         The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqueror                      weeping for new worlds, or the like circumstances in                      history.                                             --Addison.          3. Circumlocution; detail. [Obs.]                         So without more circumstance at all I hold it fit                      that we shake hands and part.            --Shak.          4. pl. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of             property; situation; surroundings.                         When men are easy in their circumstances, they are                      naturally enemies to innovations.      --Addison.          {Not a circumstance}, of no account. [Colloq.]          {Under the circumstances}, taking all things into             consideration.          Syn: Event; occurrence; incident; situation; condition;                position; fact; detail; item. See {Event}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Not to care a rap}, to care nothing.          {Not worth a rap}, worth nothing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noticer \No"ti*cer\, n.       One who notices.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Notochord \No"to*chord\, n. [Gr. [?] the back + E. chord.]       (Anat.)       An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the       medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes       the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the       vertebr[91] and the posterior part of the base of the skull       are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of       {Ectoderm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Notochordal \No`to*chor"dal\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nut \Nut\, n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G.       nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[94]t, Dan. n[94]d.]       1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the             almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting             of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.          2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),             provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on             a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or             for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst {Bolt}.          3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.          4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an             anchor, to secure the stock in place.          {Check nut}, {Jam nut}, {Lock nut}, a nut which is screwed up             tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in             order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.                      {Nut buoy}. See under {Buoy}.          {Nut coal}, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal             and larger than pea coal; -- called also {chestnut coal}.                      {Nut crab} (Zo[94]l.), any leucosoid crab of the genus             {Ebalia} as, {Ebalia tuberosa} of Europe.          {Nut grass} (Bot.), a plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus             rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks             bearing small, nutlike tubers, by which the plant             multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields.          {Nut lock}, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the             corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by             jarring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nut \Nut\, n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G.       nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[94]t, Dan. n[94]d.]       1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the             almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting             of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.          2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),             provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on             a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or             for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst {Bolt}.          3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.          4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an             anchor, to secure the stock in place.          {Check nut}, {Jam nut}, {Lock nut}, a nut which is screwed up             tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in             order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.                      {Nut buoy}. See under {Buoy}.          {Nut coal}, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal             and larger than pea coal; -- called also {chestnut coal}.                      {Nut crab} (Zo[94]l.), any leucosoid crab of the genus             {Ebalia} as, {Ebalia tuberosa} of Europe.          {Nut grass} (Bot.), a plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus             rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks             bearing small, nutlike tubers, by which the plant             multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields.          {Nut lock}, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the             corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by             jarring.
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 Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
nadger /nad'jr/ v.   [UK, from rude slang noun `nadgers' for    testicles; compare American & British `bollixed'] Of software or    hardware (not people), to twiddle some object in a hidden manner,    generally so that it conforms better to some format.   For instance,    string printing routines on 8-bit processors often take the string    text from the instruction stream, thus a print call looks like `jsr    print:"Hello world"'.   The print routine has to `nadger' the saved    instruction pointer so that the processor doesn't try to execute the    text as instructions when the subroutine returns.   See {adger}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Netscrape n.   [sometimes elaborated to `Netscrape Fornicator',    also `Nutscrape'] Standard name-of-insult for Netscape    Navigator/Communicator, Netscape's overweight Web browser.   Compare    {Internet Exploiter}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nadger          /nad'jr/ [Great Britain] Of software or hardware (not people),       to twiddle some object in a hidden manner, generally so that       it conforms better to some format.   For instance, string       printing routines on 8-bit processors often take the string       text from the instruction stream, thus a print call looks like          jsr print:"Hello world"          The print routine has to "nadger" the saved {instruction       pointer} so that the processor doesn't try to execute the text       as instructions when the subroutine returns.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NoteCards          An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC,       "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic       collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly       interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".