nameko
         n 1: one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn:
               {nameko}, {viscid mushroom}, {Pholiota nameko}]

English Dictionary: nowness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
names n verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" Synonym(s): name calling, names
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Nanak n Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538) Synonym(s): Nanak, Guru Nanak
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nance n offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf]
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Nancy n a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
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nanus n a person who is markedly small [syn: dwarf, midget, nanus]
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naumachia n a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans Synonym(s): naumachy, naumachia
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naumachy n a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans Synonym(s): naumachy, naumachia
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Neomys n a genus of Soricidae Synonym(s): Neomys, genus Neomys
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newness n the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness [ant: oldness]
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Ninigi n grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan [syn: Ninigi, Ninigino-Mikoto]
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ninja n a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
non-issue n the state of something that has outlived its relevance Synonym(s): dead letter, non-issue
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non-Jew n a Christian as contrasted with a Jew [syn: gentile, {non- Jew}, goy]
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nonage n any age prior to the legal age Synonym(s): minority, nonage Antonym(s): legal age, majority
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nonce n the present occasion; "for the nonce" [syn: time being, nonce]
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nones n the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
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nowness n the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller Synonym(s): presentness, nowness Antonym(s): futurity, pastness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nuance n a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" Synonym(s): nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nuncio n (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status Synonym(s): nuncio, papal nuncio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nung n a branch of the Tai languages
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Nyamwezi n a Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D.       boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne,       Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous             herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and             {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.          Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still                doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and                China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black                Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common                haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole                beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower                bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean,                {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph.                maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,                {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are                classed with vegetables.          2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more             or less resembling true beans.          {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]})             which infests the bean plant.          {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers.          {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser             segetum}).          {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval             state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus             fab[91]}.          {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West             Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida             shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.          {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species             of {Strychnos}.          {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;             probably so called because an important article of food in             the navy.          {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the             edible white bean; -- so called from its size.          {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.          {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.          {Sea bean}.             (a) Same as {Florida bean}.             (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.          {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of             {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.          {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to       D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[umac]skr, b[umac]ski,       Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr.       bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether       the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL.,       it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf.       {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]       1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild             forest.          Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the                Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In                this sense it is extensively used in the British                colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also                in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the                bush.          2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near             the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.                         To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling                      flowers.                                             --Gascoigne.          3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,             bushes to support pea vines.          4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to             Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern             sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern             itself.                         If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is                      true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.          5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.          {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a             round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a             metaphor taken from hunting.          {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and             requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety             {nanus}). See {Bean}, 1.          {Bush buck}, [or] {Bush goat} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful South             African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called             because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is             also applied to other species.          {Bush cat} (Zo[94]l.), the serval. See {Serval}.          {Bush chat} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of             the Thrush family.          {Bush dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Potto}.          {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.          {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.          {Bush hog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African wild hog             ({Potamoch[d2]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},             and {water hog}.          {Bush master} (Zo[94]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus})             of Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.          {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.                      {Bush shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},             and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species             inhabit tropical America.          {Bush tit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of the genus             {Psaltriparus}, allied to the titmouse. {P. minimus}             inhabits California.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Naumachy \Nau"ma*chy\, n. [L. naumachia, Gr. [?]; [?] ship + [?]       fight, battle, [?] to fight.]       1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.          2. (Rom. Antiq.) A show or spectacle representing a sea             fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nems \Nems\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The ichneumon.
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d8Calcaneum \[d8]Cal*ca"ne*um\n.; pl. E. {-neums}, L. {-nea}.       [L. the heel, fr. calx, calcis, the heel.] (Anal.)       One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great       bone of the heel; -- called also {fibulare}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Newing \New"ing\, n. [From {New}, v. t.]       Yeast; barm. [prov. Eng.]
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Newness \New"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a       system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.
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Nimious \Nim"i*ous\, a. [L. nimius.]       Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [Obs.]
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Nine-eyes \Nine"-eyes`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The lamprey.
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Ninny \Nin"ny\, n.; pl. {Ninnies}. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a       baby, Sp. ni[a4]o, ni[a4]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna       nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child       to sleep.]       A fool; a simpleton. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noemics \No*e"mics\, n. [Gr. [?] the understanding. See       {Noetic}.]       The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
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Noiance \Noi"ance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also       {noyance}.]       Annoyance. [Obs.] --Tusser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nomic \Nom"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] a law, custom.]       Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English       spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. --H       Sweet. -- n. Nomic spelling. --A. J. Ellis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nonage \Non"age\, n. [Pref. non- + age.]       Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal       immaturity; minority.                   The human mind . . . was still in its nonage.                                                                               --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nonage \Non"age\, n. [LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem       nine.] (Eccl.)       The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the       clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. --Mozley &       W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nonce \Nonce\ (n[ocr]ns), n. [For the nonce, OE. for the nones,       a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of       AS. m in [edh]am, dat. of the article and demonstrative       pronoun, E. the. See {For}, {Once}, and {The}.]       The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; --       chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.                   The miller was a stout carl for the nones. --Chaucer.                   And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A                chalice for the nonce.                           --Shak.          {Nonce word}, [bd]a word apparently employed only for the             nonce[b8]. --Murray (New English Dict.).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nones \Nones\, n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the       ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine.       See {Nine}, {Nones}, 2, {Noon} .]       1. (Roman Cal.) The fifth day of the months January,             February, April, June, August, September, November, and             December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and             October. The nones were nine days before the ides,             reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.          2. [F. none, fr. L. See {Noon}.] The canonical office, being             a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the             ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.          3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.]                         At my supper and sometimes at nones.   --P. Plowman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nonius \No"ni*us\, n. [Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a       Portuguese mathematician.]       A vernier.
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Nonoic \No*no"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as,       nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf.       {Pelargonic}.
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Nounize \Noun"ize\, v. t.       To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. --Earle.
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Noiance \Noi"ance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also       {noyance}.]       Annoyance. [Obs.] --Tusser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noyance \Noy"ance\, n.       Annoyance. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noiance \Noi"ance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also       {noyance}.]       Annoyance. [Obs.] --Tusser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noyance \Noy"ance\, n.       Annoyance. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nuncius \[d8]Nun"ci*us\, n.; pl. {Nuncii}. [L.] (Roman & Old       Eng. Law)             (a) A messenger.             (b) The information communicated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuncio \Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. {Nuncios}. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr.       L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E.       new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. {Announce}.]       1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a             foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a             legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature,             or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank             than internuncios.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nunnish \Nun"nish\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a       nun. -- {Nun"nish*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loreto \Lo*ret"o\, [or] Loretto \Lo*ret"to\, nuns \nuns\ [From       Loreto, a city in Italy famous for its Holy House, said to be       that in which Jesus lived, brought by angels from Nazareth.]       (R. C. Ch.)       Members of a congregation of nuns founded by Mrs. Mary Teresa       Ball, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1822, and now spread over       Ireland, India, Canada, and the United States. The nuns are       called also {Ladies of Loreto}. They are engaged in teaching       girls.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Niangua, MO (city, FIPS 52418)       Location: 37.38765 N, 92.82973 W       Population (1990): 459 (180 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65713
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ninnekah, OK       Zip code(s): 73067
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nunez, GA (town, FIPS 56644)       Location: 32.49171 N, 82.34670 W       Population (1990): 135 (44 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nunica, MI       Zip code(s): 49448
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nimshi       saved. Jehu was "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2       Kings 9:2; comp. 1 Kings 19:16).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nimshi, rescued from danger