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   name dropper
         n 1: someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

English Dictionary: nonnatural by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
name-dropping
n
  1. the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name- dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
namedrop
v
  1. refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Namtar
n
  1. a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
    Synonym(s): Namtar, Namtaru
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Namtaru
n
  1. a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
    Synonym(s): Namtar, Namtaru
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nandrolone
n
  1. an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
    Synonym(s): nandrolone, Durabolin, Kabolin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neandertal
adj
  1. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
    Synonym(s): Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal
  2. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
    Synonym(s): boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish
n
  1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
    Synonym(s): Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neandertal man
n
  1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
    Synonym(s): Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neanderthal
adj
  1. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
    Synonym(s): boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish
  2. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
    Synonym(s): Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal
n
  1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
    Synonym(s): Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neanderthal man
n
  1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
    Synonym(s): Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neanderthalian
adj
  1. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull"
    Synonym(s): Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neem tree
n
  1. large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
    Synonym(s): neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
New Netherland
n
  1. a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nim tree
n
  1. large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
    Synonym(s): neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth, Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no matter
adv
  1. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"
    Synonym(s): regardless, irrespective, disregardless, no matter, disregarding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no matter what happens
adv
  1. in spite of all obstacles; "we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water"
    Synonym(s): come hell or high water, no matter what happens, whatever may come
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
non-metric
adj
  1. not based on the meter as a standard of measurement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
non-water-soluble
adj
  1. not soluble in water [syn: water-insoluble, {non-water- soluble}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nondirectional antenna
n
  1. an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions
    Synonym(s): omnidirectional antenna, nondirectional antenna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nondrinker
n
  1. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
    Synonym(s): abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker
    Antonym(s): drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nondriver
n
  1. a person who is not a driver
    Antonym(s): driver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonmaterial
adj
  1. not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities"
    Synonym(s): immaterial, nonmaterial
    Antonym(s): material
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonmodern
adj
  1. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time [ant: modern]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonnatural
adj
  1. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
    Synonym(s): nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonterritorial
adj
  1. not displaying territoriality; "a nonterritorial species"
    Antonym(s): territorial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonthermal
adj
  1. not involving heat; "nonthermal luminescence" [ant: caloric, thermal, thermic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonthrombocytopenic purpura
n
  1. purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontraditional
adj
  1. not conforming to or in accord with tradition; "nontraditional designs"; "nontraditional practices"
    Synonym(s): nontraditional, untraditional
    Antonym(s): traditional
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontransferable
adj
  1. incapable of being transferred [syn: nontransferable, unassignable, untransferable]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontranslational
adj
  1. of or relating to movement that is not uniform or not without rotation
    Antonym(s): translational
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontransmissible
adj
  1. not acquirable by inheritance [syn: nonhereditary, nontransmissible]
  2. (of disease) not capable of being passed on
    Synonym(s): noncommunicable, noncontagious, nontransmissible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontricyclic
n
  1. a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO
    Synonym(s): nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontricyclic antidepressant
n
  1. a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO
    Synonym(s): nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontricyclic antidepressant drug
n
  1. a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO
    Synonym(s): nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nontricyclic drug
n
  1. a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO
    Synonym(s): nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonturbulent
adj
  1. (of a liquid) not turbulent; "nonturbulent flow"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
numdah rug
n
  1. an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt [syn: numdah, numdah rug, nammad]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Klipspringer \Klip"spring`er\, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small, graceful South African antelope ({Nanotragus
      oreotragus}), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag
      to another with great agility; -- called also {kainsi}.
      [Written also {klippspringer}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steinbock \Stein"bock`\, n. [G. stein stone + bock buck, D. bok.
      Cf. {Steenbok}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European ibex.
      (b) A small South African antelope ({Nanotragus tragulus})
            which frequents dry, rocky districts; -- called also
            {steenbok}. [Written also {steinboc}, and steinbok; also
            called {stonebock}, and {stonebuck}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nauheim treatment \Nau"heim treat`ment\ (Med.)
      Orig., a method of therapeutic treatment administered, esp.
      for chronic diseases of the curculatory system, at Bad
      Nauheim, Germany, by G. Schott, consisting in baths in the
      natural mineral waters of that place, which are charged with
      carbonic acid, and the use of a graduated course of rest,
      physical exercises, massage, etc.; hence, any similar
      treatment using waters artificially charged with the
      essential ingredients of the natural mineral waters of Bad
      Nauheim. Hence,

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, a. (Anthropol.)
      Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley
      in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a
      skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized
      by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with
      closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The
      cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic
      centimeters, being about midway between that of the
      {Pithecanthropus} and modern man. Hence, designating the

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neanderthal race or man \Neanderthal race, [or] man\, a species
      supposed to have been widespread in paleolithic Europe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neanderthaloid \Ne*an`der*thal"oid\, a. [Neanderthal + -oid.]
      (Anthropol.)
      Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of
      man it represents.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[c6]m.] (Bot.)
      An Asiatic name for {Melia Azadirachta}, and {M. Azedarach}.
      See {Margosa}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonnatural \Non*nat"u*ral\, a.
      Not natural; unnatural.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonnitrognous \Non`ni*trog"nous\, a.
      Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a
      nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under {Food}, n., 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonterm \Non"term`\, n. (Law)
      A vacation between two terms of a court.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nontronite \Non"tro*nite\, n. [So called because found in the
      arrondissement of Notron, France.] (Min.)
      A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the
      hydrous silicate of iron.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Enterprise, PA
      Zip code(s): 16664

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Madrid, MO (city, FIPS 52076)
      Location: 36.58928 N, 89.54862 W
      Population (1990): 3350 (1325 housing units)
      Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63869

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Madrid County, MO (county, FIPS 143)
      Location: 36.59473 N, 89.65553 W
      Population (1990): 20928 (8557 housing units)
      Area: 1756.2 sq km (land), 51.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Underwood, SD (city, FIPS 45060)
      Location: 44.09386 N, 102.83361 W
      Population (1990): 553 (232 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57761

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   nontrivial adj.   Requiring real thought or significant
   computing power.   Often used as an understated way of saying that a
   problem is quite difficult or impractical, or even entirely
   unsolvable ("Proving P=NP is nontrivial").   The preferred emphatic
   form is `decidedly nontrivial'.   See {trivial}, {uninteresting},
   {interesting}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   nontrivial
  
      Requiring real thought or significant computing power.   Often
      used as an understated way of saying that a problem is quite
      difficult or impractical, or even entirely unsolvable
      ("Proving P=NP is nontrivial").   The preferred emphatic form
      is "decidedly nontrivial".
  
      See {uninteresting}, {interesting}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-02-21)
  
  
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