naively
         adv 1: in a naive manner; "he believed, naively, that she would
                  leave him her money"

English Dictionary: nobble	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Napoli n a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region Synonym(s): Naples, Napoli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naval adj connected with or belonging to or used in a navy; "naval history"; "naval commander"; "naval vessels"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
navel n a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" Synonym(s): navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" Synonym(s): navel, navel point
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nebula n a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer cloudiness of the urine an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nebule n a small cloud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nepal n a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China Synonym(s): Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nepali adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" Synonym(s): Nepalese, Nepali n a native or inhabitant of Nepal Synonym(s): Nepalese, Nepali the official state language of Nepal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nibble n a small byte Synonym(s): nybble, nibble gentle biting v bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" Synonym(s): nibble, pick, piece
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nipple n the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple, mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit] a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no ball n unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nob Hill n a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nobble v deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" Synonym(s): victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con make off with belongings of others Synonym(s): pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" Synonym(s): kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nobel n Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) Synonym(s): Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noble adj impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" Synonym(s): baronial, imposing, noble, stately of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" Antonym(s): lowborn having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" Antonym(s): ignoble inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum" n a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, noble, nobleman] Antonym(s): Lady, noblewoman, peeress
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nobly adv in a noble manner; "she has behaved nobly"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nopal n cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits [syn: nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri] any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nopalea n a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers [syn: Nopalea, genus Nopalea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novel adj original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" Synonym(s): fresh, new, novel pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" Synonym(s): novel, refreshing n an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novella n a short novel Synonym(s): novelette, novella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Novial n an artificial language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nubble n a small lump or protuberance Synonym(s): nub, nubble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nubbly adj of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" Synonym(s): homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nubile adj of girls or women who are eligible to marry [syn: marriageable, nubile]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nybble n a small byte Synonym(s): nybble, nibble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Na8bvely \Na"[8b]ve`ly\, adv.       In a na[8b]ve manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nauplius \[d8]Nau"pli*us\, n.; pl. {Nauplii}. [L., a kind of       shellfish, fr. Gr. [?] ship + [?] to sail.] (Zo[94]l.)       A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs       (corresponding to the antennules, antenn[91], and mandibles),       a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Naval \Na"val\, a. [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf. F. naval.       See {Nave} of a church.]       Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a       navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes,       stores, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navel \Na"vel\ (n[amac]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave;       akin to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan.       navle, Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr.       n[amac]bh[c6]la. [fb]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf. {Omphalic},       {Nombril}, {Umbilical}.]       1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;             the umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nebula \Neb"u*la\, n.; pl. {Nebul[91]}. [L., mist, cloud; akin       to Gr. [?], [?], cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D.       nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.]       1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter             situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True             nebul[91] are gaseous; but very distant star clusters             often appear like them in the telescope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nebula \Neb"u*la\, n.; pl. {Nebul[91]}. [L., mist, cloud; akin       to Gr. [?], [?], cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D.       nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.]       1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter             situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True             nebul[91] are gaseous; but very distant star clusters             often appear like them in the telescope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nebule \Neb"ule\, n. [Cf. F. n[82]bule. See {nebula}.]       A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.]                   O light without nebule.                           --Old Ballad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nebuly \Neb"u*ly\, n. (Her. & Arch.)       A line or a direction composed of successive short curves or       waves supposed to resembe a cloud. See {N[90]bul[90]}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8N82bul82 \[d8]N[82]`bu`l[82]"\, Nebuly \Neb"u*ly\, a. [F.       n[82]bul[82].] (Her.)       Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a       cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or       subordinary may be bounded.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Nibbling}.] [Cf. {Nip}.]       To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth;       to eat slowly or in small bits.                   Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t.       To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little       of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes       nibble at the bait.                   Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he                manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.                                                                               --Tillotson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nibble \Nib"ble\, n.       A small or cautious bite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nifle \Ni"fle\, n. [OF.]       A trifle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nipple \Nip"ple\, n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See {Neb},       {Nib}.]       1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from             the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.          2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an             oil bag, is discharged. [R.] --Derham.          3. Any small projection or article in which there is an             orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes;             as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a             percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and             through which the fire passes to the charge.          4. (Mech.) A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of             pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end,             for connecting two other fittings.          {Solder nipple}, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of             which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of             a lead pipe by soldering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nival \Ni"val\, a. [L. nivalis, fr. nix, nivis, snow.]       Abounding with snow; snowy. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nobbily \Nob"bi*ly\, adv.       In a nobby manner. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[icr]), n. [Icel. hl[ymac]ri a sort of       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum}), having the body       covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting       in front of the nose; -- called also {noble}, {pluck},       {pogge}, {sea poacher}, and {armed bullhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, n.       1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.          2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,             of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A European fish; the lyrie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, v. t.       To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]                   Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.   --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F.       noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,       famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.]       1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above             whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;             magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.                         Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler                      poets for a nobler song.                     --Dryden.          2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble             edifice.          3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;             distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;             highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.          Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.          {Noble metals} (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so             called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in             air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium,             iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.          Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;                superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;                renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;                magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[icr]), n. [Icel. hl[ymac]ri a sort of       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum}), having the body       covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting       in front of the nose; -- called also {noble}, {pluck},       {pogge}, {sea poacher}, and {armed bullhead}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, n.       1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.          2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,             of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A European fish; the lyrie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, v. t.       To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]                   Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.   --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F.       noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,       famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.]       1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above             whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;             magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.                         Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong To nobler                      poets for a nobler song.                     --Dryden.          2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble             edifice.          3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;             distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;             highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.          Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.          {Noble metals} (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so             called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in             air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium,             iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.          Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;                superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;                renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;                magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nobley \No"bley\, n. [OF. nobleie.]       1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nobly \No"bly\, adv.       1. Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.          2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically;             with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.          3. Splendidly; magnificently.          Syn: Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically;                worthly; eminently; grandly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nopal \No"pal\, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)       A cactaceous plant ({Nopalea cochinellifera}), originally       Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which       it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species       of {Cactace[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novel \Nov"el\, n. [F. nouvelle. See {Novel}, a.]       1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty.          2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.]                         Some came of curiosity to hear some novels.                                                                               --Latimer.          3. A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed             to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation             of the passions, and particularly of love. --Dryden.          4. [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law)             A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under             {Novel}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novel \Nov"el\, a. [OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L.       novellus, dim. of novus new. See {New}.]       Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence,       out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.          Note: In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those                which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in                time to the other books. These contained new decrees of                successive emperors.          {Novel assignment} (Law), a new assignment or specification             of a suit.          Syn: New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare;                unusual.          Usage: {Novel}, {New} . Everything at its first occurrence is                   new; that is novel which is so much out of the                   ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is                   a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that                   is a novel sight which either was never seen before or                   is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but                   a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of                   attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with                   distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than                   sound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noyful \Noy"ful\, a.       Full of annoyance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nubble \Nub"ble\, v. t. [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.]       To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nubile \Nu"bile\, a. [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F.       nubile. See {Nuptial}.]       Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. --Prior.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Navy Hill, MP (CDP, FIPS 22650)       Location: 15.20937 N, 145.73373 E       Population (1990): 419 (147 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Neville, OH (village, FIPS 53956)       Location: 38.81321 N, 84.21079 W       Population (1990): 226 (72 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Newville, AL (town, FIPS 54600)       Location: 31.42167 N, 85.33650 W       Population (1990): 531 (223 housing units)       Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36353    Newville, PA (borough, FIPS 54320)       Location: 40.17087 N, 77.40192 W       Population (1990): 1349 (610 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17241
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nibley, UT (city, FIPS 54660)       Location: 41.67251 N, 111.84189 W       Population (1990): 1167 (318 housing units)       Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Noble, IL (village, FIPS 53143)       Location: 38.69720 N, 88.22457 W       Population (1990): 756 (350 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62868    Noble, LA (village, FIPS 55420)       Location: 31.69008 N, 93.68302 W       Population (1990): 225 (100 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71462    Noble, MO       Zip code(s): 65715    Noble, OH       Zip code(s): 44132    Noble, OK (town, FIPS 52150)       Location: 35.14093 N, 97.37185 W       Population (1990): 4710 (1954 housing units)       Area: 32.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73068
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
neophilia /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n.   The trait of being excited and    pleased by novelty.   Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members    of several other connected leading-edge subcultures, including the    pro-technology `Whole Earth' wing of the ecology movement, space    activists, many members of Mensa, and the Discordian/neo-pagan    underground.   All these groups overlap heavily and (where evidence    is available) seem to share characteristic hacker tropisms for    science fiction, {{music}}, and {{oriental food}}.   The opposite    tendency is `neophobia'.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
nybble /nib'l/ (alt. `nibble') n.   [from v.   `nibble' by    analogy with `bite' => `byte'] Four bits; one {hex} digit; a    half-byte.   Though `byte' is now techspeak, this useful relative is    still jargon.   Compare {{byte}}; see also {bit}. The more mundane    spelling "nibble" is also commonly used.   Apparently the `nybble'    spelling is uncommon in Commonwealth Hackish, as British orthography    would suggest the pronunciation /ni:'bl/.          Following `bit', `byte' and `nybble' there have been quite a few    analogical attempts to construct unambiguous terms for bit blocks of    other sizes.   All of these are strictly jargon, not techspeak, and    not very common jargon at that (most hackers would recognize them in    context but not use them spontaneously).   We collect them here for    reference together with the ambiguous techspeak terms `word',    `half-word' and `double word'; some (indicated) have substantial    information separate entries.    2 bits:             {crumb}, {quad}, {quarter}, tayste, tydbit       4 bits:             nybble       5 bits:             {nickle}       10 bits:             {deckle}       16 bits:             playte, {chawmp} (on a 32-bit machine), word (on a 16-bit             machine), half-word (on a 32-bit machine).       18 bits:             {chawmp} (on a 36-bit machine), half-word (on a 36-bit             machine)       32 bits:             dynner, {gawble} (on a 32-bit machine), word (on a 32-bit             machine), longword (on a 16-bit machine).       36:             word (on a 36-bit machine)       48 bits:             {gawble} (under circumstances that remain obscure)       64 bits             double word (on a 32-bit machine)       The fundamental motivation for most of these jargon terms (aside    from the normal hackerly enjoyment of punning wordplay) is the    extreme ambiguity of the term `word' and its derivatives.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Nebula          An early business-oriented language from {ICL} for the       {Ferranti Orion} computer.          ["NEBULA - A Programming Language for Data Processing", T.G.       Braunholtz et al, Computer J 4(3):197-201 (1961)].          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
neophilia          /nee"oh-fil"-ee-*/ The trait of being excited and pleased by       novelty.   Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members of       several other connected leading-edge subcultures, including       the pro-technology "Whole Earth" wing of the ecology movement,       space activists, many members of Mensa, and the       Discordian/neo-pagan underground.   All these groups overlap       heavily and (where evidence is available) seem to share       characteristic hacker tropisms for science fiction, music,       and oriental food.   The opposite tendency is "neophobia".          [{Jargon File}]          (1999-06-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nibble          /nib'l/ (US "nybble", by analogy with "bite" -> "byte")       Half a {byte}.   Since a byte is nearly always eight {bits}, a       nibble is nearly always four bits (and can therefore be       represented by one {hex} digit).          Other size nibbles have existed, for example the {BBC       Microcomputer} disk file system used eleven bit sector numbers       which were described as one byte (eight bits) and a nibble       (three bits).          Compare {crumb}, {tayste}, {dynner}; see also {bit}, {nickle},       {deckle}.          The spelling "nybble" is uncommon in {Commonwealth Hackish} as       British orthography suggests the pronunciation /ni:'bl/.          (1997-12-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nipple          {Trackpoint}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NPL          1. New Programming Language.   IBM's original (temporary) name       for PL/I, changed due to conflict with England's "National       Physical Laboratory."   MPL and MPPL were considered before       settling on PL/I.   Sammet 1969, p.542.          2. A {functional language} with {pattern matching} designed by       Rod Burstall and John Darlington in 1977.   The language       allowed certain sets and logic constructs to appear on the       right hand side of definitions, E.g.          setofeven(X) <= <:x: x in X & even(x) :>          The NPL {interpreter} evaluates the list of {generator}s from       left to right so conditions can mention any bound variables       that occur to their left.   These were known as {set       comprehension}s.   NPL eventually evolved into {Hope} but lost       set comprehensions which were called {list comprehension}s in       later functional languages.          [John Darlington, "Program Transformation and Synthesis:       Present Capabilities", Research Report No. 77/43, Dept. of       Computing and Control, Imperial College of Science and       Technology, London September 1977.]          3. NonProcedural Language.   A {relational database} language       developed by T.D. Truitt et al in 1980 for {Apple II} and       {MS-DOS}.          ["An Introduction to Nonprocedural Languages Using NPL",       T.D. Truitt et al, McGraw-Hill 1983].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NPPL          Network Picture Processing Language.   An interactive language       for manipulation of {digraphs}.          ["A Graph Manipulator for On-line Network Picture Processing",       H.A. DiGiulio, Proc FJCC 35 (1969)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nybble          {nibble}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nabal       foolish, a descendant of Caleb who dwelt at Maon (1 Sam. 25),       the modern Main, 7 miles south-east of Hebron. He was "very       great, and he had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats...but the man was       churlish and evil in his doings." During his wanderings David       came into that district, and hearing that Nabal was about to       shear his sheep, he sent ten of his young men to ask "whatsoever       cometh unto thy hand for thy servants." Nabal insultingly       resented the demand, saying, "Who is David, and who is the son       of Jesse?" (1 Sam. 25:10, 11). One of the shepherds that stood       by and saw the reception David's messengers had met with,       informed Abigail, Nabal's wife, who at once realized the danger       that threatened her household. She forthwith proceeded to the       camp of David, bringing with her ample stores of provisions       (25:18). She so courteously and persuasively pled her cause that       David's anger was appeased, and he said to her, "Blessed be the       Lord God of Israel which sent thee this day to meet me."                On her return she found her husband incapable from drunkenness       of understanding the state of matters, and not till the       following day did she explain to him what had happened. He was       stunned by a sense of the danger to which his conduct had       exposed him. "His heart died within him, and he became as a       stone." and about ten days after "the Lord smote Nabal that he       died" (1 Sam. 25:37, 38). Not long after David married Abigail       (q.v.).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nabal, fool; senseless
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Nepal       Nepal:Geography       Location: Southern Asia, between China and India       Map references: Asia       Area:    total area: 140,800 sq km    land area: 136,800 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Arkansas       Land boundaries: total 2,926 km, China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: none       Climate: varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to    subtropical summers and mild winters in south       Terrain: Terai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central    hill region, rugged Himalayas in north       Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydroelectric potential,    scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore       Land use:    arable land: 17%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 13%    forest and woodland: 33%    other: 37%       Irrigated land: 9,430 sq km (1989)       Environment:    current issues: the almost total dependence on wood for fuel and    cutting down trees to expand agricultural land without replanting has    resulted in widespread deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution    (use of contaminated water presents human health risks)    natural hazards: severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought,    and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the    summer monsoons    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical    Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea, Marine    Dumping, Marine Life Conservation       Note: landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains    eight of world's 10 highest peaks       Nepal:People       Population: 21,560,869 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 43% (female 4,479,950; male 4,692,575)    15-64 years: 55% (female 5,778,107; male 5,994,147)    65 years and over: 2% (female 305,502; male 310,588) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.44% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 37.31 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 12.9 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 81.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 53.09 years    male: 52.86 years    female: 53.34 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 5.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)    adjective: Nepalese       Ethnic divisions: Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs,    Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas       Religions: Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)    note: only official Hindu state in world, although no sharp    distinction between many Hindu and Buddhist groups       Languages: Nepali (official), 20 languages divided into numerous    dialects       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)    total population: 26%    male: 38%    female: 13%       Labor force: 8.5 million (1991 est.)    by occupation: agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry 2%    note: severe lack of skilled labor       Nepal:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Kingdom of Nepal    conventional short form: Nepal       Digraph: NP       Type: parliamentary democracy as of 12 May 1991       Capital: Kathmandu       Administrative divisions: 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural);    Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi,    Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti       Independence: 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah)       National holiday: Birthday of His Majesty the King, 28 December (1945)       Constitution: 9 November 1990       Legal system: based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law;    has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    head of government: Prime Minister Man Mohan ADHIKARI (since 30    November 1994)    chief of state: King BIRENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev (since 31 January    1972, crowned King 24 February 1985); Heir Apparent Crown Prince    DIPENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev, son of the King (born 21 June 1971)    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the king on recommendation of the prime    minister       Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament    National Council: consists of a 60-member body, 50 appointed by House    of Representatives and 10 by the King    House of Representatives: elections last held on 15 November 1994    (next to be held NA); results - NCP 33%, CPN/UML 31%, NDP 18%, Terai    Rights Sadbhavana Party 3%, NWPP 1%; seats - (205 total) CPN/UML 88,    NCP 83, NDP 20, NWPP 4, Terai Rights Sadbhavana Party 3, independents    7; note - the new Constitution of 9 November 1990 gave Nepal a    multiparty democracy system for the first time in 32 years       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Sarbochha Adalat)       Political parties and leaders: Communist Party of Nepal/United Marxist    and Leninist (CPN/UML), Prime Minister Man Mohan ADHIKARI, Deputy    Prime Minister Madhav Kumar NEPAL; Nepali Congress Party (NCP),    president Krishna Prasad BHATTARAI, former Prime Minister Girija    Prasad KOIRALA, Leader of the Opposition Sher Bahadur DEUBA; National    Democratic Party (NDP), Surya Bahadur THAPA; Terai Rights Sadbhavana    (Goodwill) Party, Gajendra Narayan SINGH; United People's Front (UPF),    Niranjan Govinda BAIDYA; Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP),    Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE; Communist Party of Nepal    (Democratic-Manandhar), B. B. MANANDHAR       Other political or pressure groups: numerous small, left-leaning    student groups in the capital; several small, radical Nepalese    antimonarchist groups       Member of: AsDB, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA,    IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO    (correspondent), ITU, NAM, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL,    UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Pradeep    KHATIWADA    chancery: 2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 667-4550    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Sandra L. VOGELGESANG    embassy: Pani Pokhari, Kathmandu    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [977] (1) 411179    FAX: [977] (1) 419963       Flag: red with a blue border around the unique shape of two    overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white    stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed    sun       Economy       Overview: Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in    the world. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a    livelihood for over 90% of the population and accounting for half of    GDP. Industrial activity is limited, mainly involving the processing    of agricultural produce (jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and grain).    Production of textiles and carpets has expanded recently and accounted    for 85% of foreign exchange earnings in FY93/94. Apart from    agricultural land and forests, exploitable natural resources are mica,    hydropower, and tourism. Agricultural production in the late 1980s    grew by about 5%, as compared with annual population growth of 2.6%.    More than 40% of the population is undernourished. Since May 1991, the    government has been encouraging trade and foreign investment, e.g., by    eliminating business licenses and registration requirements in order    to simplify domestic and foreign investment. The government also has    been cutting public expenditures by reducing subsidies, privatizing    state industries, and laying off civil servants. Prospects for foreign    trade and investment in the 1990s remain poor, however, because of the    small size of the economy, its technological backwardness, its    remoteness, and susceptibility to natural disaster. The international    community provides funding for 70% of Nepal's developmental budget and    for 30% of total budgetary expenditures. The government, realizing    that attempts to reverse three years of liberalization would    jeopardize this vital support, almost certainly will move ahead with    its reform program in 1995-96.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $22.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,060 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 9.6% (June 1994)       Unemployment rate: NA%; note - there is substantial underemployment    (1994)       Budget:    revenues: $455 million    expenditures: $854 million, including capital expenditures of $427    million (FY93/94 est.)       Exports: $593 million (f.o.b., 1993) but does not include unrecorded    border trade with India    commodities: carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain    partners: India, US, Germany, UK       Imports: $899 million (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10%    partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany       External debt: $2 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: NA       Electricity:    capacity: 280,000 kW    production: 920 million kWh    consumption per capita: 41 kWh (1993)       Industries: small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarette,    textile, carpet, cement, and brick production; tourism       Agriculture: rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops, milk, buffalo    meat; not self-sufficient in food, particularly in drought years       Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and    international drug markets; transit point for heroin from Southeast    Asia to the West       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $304 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1980-89), $2.23 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $30 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $286 million       Currency: 1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa       Exchange rates: Nepalese rupees (NRs) per US$1 - 49.884 (January    1995), 49.398 (1994), 48.607 (1993), 42.742 (1992), 37.255 (1991),    29.370 (1990)       Fiscal year: 16 July - 15 July       Nepal:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 101 km; note - all in Terai close to Indian border    narrow gauge: 101 km 0.762-m gauge       Highways:    total: 7,400 km    paved: 3,000 km    unpaved: 4,400 km       Ports: none       Airports:    total: 44    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 28    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 10       Nepal:Communications       Telephone system: 50,000 telephones (1990); poor telephone and    telegraph service; fair radio communication service    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: international radio communication service is fair; 1    INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 88, FM 0, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Nepal:Defense Forces       Branches: Royal Nepalese Army, Royal Nepalese Army Air Service,    Nepalese Police Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 5,163,703; males fit for    military service 2,682,284; males reach military age (17) annually    247,978 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $36 million, 1.2% of    GDP (FY92/93)