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   naval attache
         n 1: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer
               in a navy

English Dictionary: nobility by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naval division
n
  1. a group of ships of similar type [syn: division, {naval division}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naval tactical data system
n
  1. a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neapolitan
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Naples
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neapolitan ice cream
n
  1. a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neoplatonism
n
  1. a system of philosophical and theological doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the first principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century"; "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neoplatonist
n
  1. an adherent of Neoplatonism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neopolitan
n
  1. a resident of Naples
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nepal trumpet flower
n
  1. evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
    Synonym(s): Nepal trumpet flower, Easter lily vine, Beaumontia grandiflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nephelite
n
  1. a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
    Synonym(s): nepheline, nephelite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no fault automobile insurance
n
  1. a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance"
    Synonym(s): no fault insurance, no fault automobile insurance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no fault insurance
n
  1. a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident; "the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance"
    Synonym(s): no fault insurance, no fault automobile insurance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nobility
n
  1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles [syn: nobility, aristocracy]
  2. the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
    Synonym(s): nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
  3. the state of being of noble birth
    Synonym(s): nobility, noblesse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nov-Latin
n
  1. an artificial language based on Latin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novelette
n
  1. a short novel
    Synonym(s): novelette, novella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novelty
n
  1. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn: freshness, novelty]
  2. originality by virtue of being new and surprising
    Synonym(s): novelty, freshness
  3. a small inexpensive mass-produced article
    Synonym(s): knickknack, novelty
  4. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
    Synonym(s): bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novelty shop
n
  1. a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
    Synonym(s): gift shop, novelty shop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novillada
n
  1. a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nuffield
n
  1. British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963)
    Synonym(s): Nuffield, William Richard Morris, First Viscount Nuffield
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
      doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. [?]
      receptacle, fr. [?] to receive.]
      1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
            harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
            provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
            tide.
  
      2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
            projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
            sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
            on the dock.
  
      3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
            stands.
  
      {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level
            by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
            compartments of side chambers.
  
      {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
            out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
            and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
            water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
            constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
            structures used for the examination, repairing, or
            building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
            hydraulic docks, etc.
  
      {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
            by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
  
      {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
            cleaning the bottom, etc.
  
      {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
            the water by hydraulic presses.
  
      {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
            materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
            repair of ships.
  
      {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate
            sections or caissons.
  
      {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
            deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
            railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
  
      {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
            given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
            ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
            basin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Naval brigade}, a body of seamen or marines organized for
            military service on land.
  
      {Naval officer}.
      (a) An officer in the navy.
      (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses.
  
      {Naval tactics}, the science of managing or maneuvering
            vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets.
  
      Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime.
  
      Usage: {Naval}, {Nautical}. Naval is applied to vessels, or a
                  navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which
                  they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of
                  navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a
                  military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a
                  naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical
                  pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a
                  nautical almanac, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neapolitan \Ne`a*pol"i*tan\, a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis
      Naples, Gr. [?], lit., New town.]
      Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or
      citizen of Naples.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neapolitan ice \Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice\, Neapolitan ice cream
   \Neapolitan ice cream\
      (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
      (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla,
            strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon
            water ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neapolitan ice \Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice\, Neapolitan ice cream
   \Neapolitan ice cream\
      (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
      (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla,
            strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon
            water ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
      n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf.
      {Naseberry}.]
      A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the
      fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple,
      but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is
      hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to
      decay.
  
      {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}.
  
      {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree
            ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nebalia \[d8]Ne*ba"li*a\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a
      distinct order ({Nebaloidea}, or {Phyllocarida}.)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nebulated \Neb"u*la`ted\, a.
      Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   nebulation \neb`u*la"tion\, n.
      The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or
      ill-defined, color mark.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neoplatonic \Ne`o*pla"ton"ic\, a.
      Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the
      Neoplatonists.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neoplatonician \Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian\, n.
      A neoplatonist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neoplatonism \Ne`o*pla"to*nism\, n. [Neo- + Platonism.]
      A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which
      Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to
      reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental
      theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the
      last product of Greek philosophy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neoplatonist \Ne`o*pla"to*nist\, n.
      One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic
      school.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nepheline \Neph"e*line\, Nephelite \Neph"e*lite\, n. [gr. [?]
      cloud: cf. F. n[82]ph[82]line. Cf. {Nebula}.] (Min.)
      A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals;
      also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy
      luster, as the variety el[91]olite. It is a silicate of
      aluminia, soda, and potash.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
      Gr. [?].] (Min.)
      (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
            feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
            and now called {granite}.
      (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
            orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
            accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
            contains nephelite (el[91]olite) or leucite, and is then
            called {nephelite (el[91]olite) syenite} or {leucite
            syenite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nephelodometer \Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] a cloud + [?]
      way + -meter.] (Meteorol.)
      An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of
      clouds.

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]:
   Nobilitate \No*bil"i*tate\, v. t. [L. nobilitatus, p. p. of
      nobilitare.]
      To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nobilitation \No*bil`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. nobilitation.]
      The act of making noble. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nobility \No*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit[82].
      See {Noble}.]
      1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind
            or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
  
                     Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her
                     courage prevailed over it.                  --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     They thought it great their sovereign to control,
                     And named their pride nobility of soul. --Dryden.
  
      2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician
            dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank,
            station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.
  
                     I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to
                     nobility of blood and titles, in the story of
                     Sigismunda.                                       --Dryden.
  
      3. Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or
            titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician
            class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Novelette \Nov`el*ette"\, n. [Dim. of novel, n. See {Novel}.]
      A short novel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[82], F.
      nouveaut[82], L. novellitas.]
      1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness;
            recentness of origin or introduction.
  
                     Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South.
  
      2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[82], F.
      nouveaut[82], L. novellitas.]
      1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness;
            recentness of origin or introduction.
  
                     Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South.
  
      2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nubilate \Nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to
      cloud, fr. nubes cloud.]
      To cloud. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nubility \Nu*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. nubilit[82] .]
      The state of being marriageable. [R.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Naplate, IL (village, FIPS 51648)
      Location: 41.33127 N, 88.87823 W
      Population (1990): 609 (246 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Naval Training C, FL
      Zip code(s): 32813

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Baltimore, MI (city, FIPS 57100)
      Location: 42.68315 N, 82.73814 W
      Population (1990): 5798 (2459 housing units)
      Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water)
   New Baltimore, PA (borough, FIPS 53168)
      Location: 39.98575 N, 78.77200 W
      Population (1990): 162 (65 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Paltz, NY (village, FIPS 50551)
      Location: 41.74820 N, 74.08186 W
      Population (1990): 5463 (1602 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Philadelphia, OH (city, FIPS 55216)
      Location: 40.48666 N, 81.44126 W
      Population (1990): 15698 (6934 housing units)
      Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 44663
   New Philadelphia, PA (borough, FIPS 53944)
      Location: 40.71777 N, 76.11805 W
      Population (1990): 1283 (601 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Newfield, NJ (borough, FIPS 51390)
      Location: 39.54936 N, 75.01872 W
      Population (1990): 1592 (570 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08344
   Newfield, NY
      Zip code(s): 14867

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Newfield Hamlet, NY (CDP, FIPS 50257)
      Location: 42.35793 N, 76.59406 W
      Population (1990): 692 (301 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Newfolden, MN (city, FIPS 45520)
      Location: 48.35518 N, 96.32972 W
      Population (1990): 345 (171 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56738

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Novelty, MO (town, FIPS 53516)
      Location: 40.01257 N, 92.20743 W
      Population (1990): 143 (71 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63460
   Novelty, OH
      Zip code(s): 44072

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Novell Data Systems
  
      A small computer {hardware} company building {CP/M}
      {Z80}-based systems.   They later went on to become {Novell,
      Inc.} and develop {Novell Netware}.
  
      (1995-09-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Novell DOS
  
      {Novell}'s fully compatible
      alternative to {MS-DOS}.   It is intended as an {operating
      system} for {workstations} on {Novell} networks.   It features
      enhanced {memory management} that moves the operating system,
      {network drivers}, and {memory-resident programs} ({TSR}s) out
      of conventional memory on all systems with an {Intel 80286} or
      later processor and {extended memory} or {expanded memory}.
      It supports {preemptive multitasking} and {peer-to-peer
      networking} using the same {DOS Requester} and {VLM}s for a
      "common client" with native {Novell NetWare}.
  
      A data {compression} utility effectively doubles storage
      capacity of the hard disk.   It supports disk
      {defragmentation}, a read/write {disk cache} for better
      performance of both DOS and {Microsoft Windows} {application
      programs}.   An undelete utility recovers erased files, even on
      network drives.   It has a complete on-line reference guide,
      command help, and menu-driven install and setup utilities for
      easy configuration changes.
  
      Novell DOS has internal and external commands like {MS-DOS}.
      The following commands have been significantly enhanced in
      Novell DOS: CHKDSK, DISKCOPY, HELP, MEM, REPLACE, UNDELETE,
      and XCOPY.   Novell DOS also includes many new commands such as
      XDIR, CURSOR, XDEL, TOUCH, SCRIPT, and RENDIR.
  
      Version: 7.
  
      (1995-04-14)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Neballat
      wickedness in secret, (Neh. 11:34), probably the village of Beit
      Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Neballat, prophecy; budding
  
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