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   N.B.
         n 1: a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that
               special attention should be paid to something; "the margins
               of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
               [syn: {nota bene}, {NB}, {N.B.}]

English Dictionary: nub	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nab v tag the base runner to get him out take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" Synonym(s): collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop seize suddenly
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Nabu n Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools Synonym(s): Nabu, Nebo
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naif adj marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" Synonym(s): naive, naif Antonym(s): sophisticated n a naive or inexperienced person
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naive adj marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" Synonym(s): naive, naif Antonym(s): sophisticated of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking" Synonym(s): primitive, naive inexperienced lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws" Synonym(s): uninstructed, unenlightened, naive not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject" Synonym(s): uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
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nap n a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" Synonym(s): sleep, nap a soft or fuzzy surface texture the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" Synonym(s): pile, nap sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Synonym(s): nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes Synonym(s): Napoleon, nap v take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" Synonym(s): nap, catnap, catch a wink
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napa n plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia Synonym(s): Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis
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Napaea n one species: glade mallow Synonym(s): Napaea, genus Napaea
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nape n the back side of the neck Synonym(s): nape, scruff, nucha
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nappy adj (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy] n garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement Synonym(s): diaper, nappy, napkin
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napu n chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya Synonym(s): napu, Tragulus Javanicus
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Navaho n a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah Synonym(s): Navaho, Navajo the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho Synonym(s): Navaho, Navajo
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nave n the central area of a church
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navvy n a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave]
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navy n an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare Synonym(s): navy, naval forces a dark shade of blue Synonym(s): dark blue, navy, navy blue the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces Synonym(s): United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy
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nawab n a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob]
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Nb n a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium Synonym(s): niobium, Nb, atomic number 41 a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" Synonym(s): nota bene, NB, N.B.
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NbE n the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north Synonym(s): north by east, NbE
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NbW n the compass point that is one point west of due north [syn: north by west, NbW]
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neap n a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon Synonym(s): neap tide, neap Antonym(s): springtide
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neb n a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose Synonym(s): snout, neb horny projecting mouth of a bird Synonym(s): beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker
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NEbE n the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn: northeast by east, NEbE]
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Nebo n Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools Synonym(s): Nabu, Nebo
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Nepa n type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions Synonym(s): Nepa, genus Nepa
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nephew n a son of your brother or sister Antonym(s): niece
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Neva n a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland Synonym(s): Neva, Neva River
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neve n the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
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New Wave n an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s [syn: {New Wave}, Nouvelle Vague] any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) Synonym(s): avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newbie n any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nib n the writing point of a pen Synonym(s): nib, pen nib horny projecting mouth of a bird Synonym(s): beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker
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niff n an unpleasant smell Synonym(s): niff, pong
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niffy adj (British informal) malodorous
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Niobe n (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
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nip n a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" Synonym(s): nip, shot (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent Synonym(s): Jap, Nip the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth Synonym(s): relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" Synonym(s): chilliness, coolness, nip a tart spicy quality Synonym(s): nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest a small sharp bite or snip Synonym(s): nip, pinch v squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" Synonym(s): pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" Synonym(s): nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nipa n monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: Nipa, genus Nipa, Nypa, genus Nypa] made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm
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nippy adj a sharp biting taste; "a nippy cheese" pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather" Synonym(s): crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nob n informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person [syn: toff, nob]
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Nov n the month following October and preceding December [syn: November, Nov]
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nova n a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
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Np n a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium Synonym(s): neptunium, Np, atomic number 93 a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician Synonym(s): nurse practitioner, NP, nurse clinician
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NPA n a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines Synonym(s): New People's Army, NPA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nub n a small lump or protuberance Synonym(s): nub, nubble a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" Synonym(s): nub, stub the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty
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nubby 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]:
Nubia n an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
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NV n a state in the southwestern United States [syn: Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV]
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NWbW n the compass point that is one point west of northwest [syn: northwest by west, NWbW]
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Nypa n monotypic genus of palms of Australasia [syn: Nipa, genus Nipa, Nypa, genus Nypa]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snowy \Snow"y\, a. 1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.[b8] --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}. {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus torquatus}), which turns white in winter. {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also {white owl}. {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
N91ve \N[91]ve\, n. [L. naevus.] A n[91]vus. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Navus \[d8]Na"vus\, n.; pl.{N[91]vi} (-v[c6]). [L.] (Med.) A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Na8bf \Na"[8b]f`\ ([?]; formerly [?]), a. [F. na[8b]f. See {Na[8b]ve}.] 1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 2. Na[8b]ve; as, a na[8b]f remark. --London Spectator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Na8bve \Na"[8b]ve`\, a. [F. na[8b]f, fem. na[8b]ve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See {Native}, and cf. {Na[8b]f}.] Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na[8b]ve manners; a na[8b]ve person; na[8b]ve and unsophisticated remarks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nab \Nab\ (n[acr]b), n. [Cf. {Knap}, {Knop}, {Knob}.] 1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight. 3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.] 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.
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Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping}.] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[c6]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, n. Same as {Napoleon}, 1, below.
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Nape \Nape\, n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.] The back part of the neck. --Spenser.
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Naphew \Na"phew\, n. (Bot.) See {Navew}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navew \Na"vew\, n. [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. {Napiform}.] (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of {Brassica campestris}. See {Brassica}. [Writen also {naphew}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Naphew \Na"phew\, n. (Bot.) See {Navew}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navew \Na"vew\, n. [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. {Napiform}.] (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of {Brassica campestris}. See {Brassica}. [Writen also {naphew}.]
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Nappe \Nappe\, n. [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See {Napery}.] (Geom.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[91]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 3d {Nap}.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[91]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 1st {Nap}.] 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. 2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nave \Nave\, n. [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. n[be]us, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n[94]kkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. {Nausea}, {Nautical}, {Naval}.] (Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nave \Nave\ (n[amac]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n[94]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[be]bhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [fb]260. Cf. {Navel}.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also {hub} or {hob}. 2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navew \Na"vew\, n. [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. {Napiform}.] (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of {Brassica campestris}. See {Brassica}. [Writen also {naphew}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navvy \Nav"vy\, n.; pl. {Navies}. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]
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Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. {Navies}. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. [bd]The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir.[b8] --1 kings x. 11. 2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. 3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. {Navy bean}. see {Bean}. {Navy yard}, a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews.
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Nawab \Na*wab"\, n. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
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Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From {Columbium}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic. {Columbic acid} (Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or niobic oxide, {Nb2O5}; -- called also {niobic acid}.
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Neaf \Neaf\, n. See 2d {Neif}. --Shak.
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Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[emac]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan. n[91]ve, Sw. n[84]fve.] The fist. [Obs.] [bd]I kiss thy neif.[b8] [bd]Give me your neaf.[b8] --Shak.
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Neap \Neap\, n. A neap tide. High springs and dead neaps. --Harkwill.
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Neap \Neap\, n. [Cf. {Neb}, {Nape}.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.]
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Neap \Neap\, a. [As. n[emac]pfl[omac]d neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low. {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to {spring tides}.
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Neb \Neb\, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[91]b beak, bill, Sw. n[84]bb, n[84]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.
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Nef \Nef\ (?; F. [?]), n. [F. See {Nave}.] The nave of a church. --Addison.
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Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[emac]f), n. [OF. ne[8b]f, na[8b]f, a born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See {Native}.] A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[emac]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan. n[91]ve, Sw. n[84]fve.] The fist. [Obs.] [bd]I kiss thy neif.[b8] [bd]Give me your neaf.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[emac]f), n. [OF. ne[8b]f, na[8b]f, a born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See {Native}.] A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf. --Blackstone.
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Nep \Nep\, n. [Abbrev. fr. Nepeta.] (Bot.) Catnip.
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Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[ecr]f"[usl]; in England n[ecr]v"[usl]; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep[be]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. {Niece}, {Nepotism}.] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. {grandchildren}]. --1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer. Taylor. 2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.
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Nevew \Nev"ew\, n. Nephew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neb \Neb\, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[91]b beak, bill, Sw. n[84]bb, n[84]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nib \Nib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nibbing}.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nib \Nib\, n. [A variabt of neb.] 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. [bd]The little nib or fructifying principle.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. 3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. 4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neb \Neb\, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[91]b beak, bill, Sw. n[84]bb, n[84]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nib \Nib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nibbing}.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nib \Nib\, n. [A variabt of neb.] 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. [bd]The little nib or fructifying principle.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. 3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. 4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nief \Nief\, n. See {Neif}, the fist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niobe \Ni"o*be\, n. [L. Nioba, Niobe, gr. [?].] (Class, Myth.) The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niopo \Ni*o"po\, n. A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree ({Piptadenia peregrina}), thence called {niopo tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nip \Nip\, n. [LG. & D. nippen to sip; akin to Dan. nippe, G. nippen.] A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nip \Nip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. knebti.] 1. To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell, Down, down, and close again, and nip me flat, If I be such a traitress. --Tennyson. 2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. The small shoots . . . must be nipped off. --Mortimer. 3. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. 4. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip. --Spenser. {To nip in the bud}, to cut off at the verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nip \Nip\, n. 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. {Nip and tuck}, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Few \Few\ (f[umac]), a. [Compar. {Fewer}; superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[a0], pl. fe[a0]we; akin to OS. f[be]h, OHG. f[omac] fao, Icel. f[be]r, Sw. f[86], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.] Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. [bd]Are not my days few?[b8] --Job x. 20. Few know and fewer care. --Proverb. Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. {A few}, a small number. {In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak. {No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper. {The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nob \Nob\, n. [Cf. {Knob}.] The head. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nob \Nob\, n. [Abbrev. fr. noble.] A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nobby \Nob"by\, a. [From 2d {Nob}.] Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nof \Nof\ [Contr. fr. ne of.] Not of; nor of. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nope \Nope\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nova \[d8]No"va\ (n[omac]"v[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[91]} (-v[emac]), E. {Novas} (-v[adot]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.) A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star with interstellar nebulosities. Note: The most important modern nov[91] are: {[d8]No"va Coro"n[91] Bo`rea"lis}[1866]; {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876]; {[d8]No"va Andro"med[91]}[1885]; {[d8]No"va Auri"g[91]}[1891-92]; {[d8]No"va Per"sei}[1901]. There are two nov[91] called {Nova Persei}. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. {Knob}.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nub \Nub\, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nubia \Nu"bi*a\, n. [From L. nubes cloud.] A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nup \Nup\, n. Same as {Nupson}. [Obs.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nabb, IN Zip code(s): 47147
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Naf, ID Zip code(s): 83342
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Napa, CA (city, FIPS 50258) Location: 38.29793 N, 122.29991 W Population (1990): 61842 (24922 housing units) Area: 45.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94559
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Nauvoo, AL (town, FIPS 53400) Location: 33.98847 N, 87.48780 W Population (1990): 240 (112 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35578 Nauvoo, IL (city, FIPS 51791) Location: 40.54754 N, 91.38478 W Population (1990): 1108 (478 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)
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Neah Bay, WA (CDP, FIPS 48295) Location: 48.36464 N, 124.61097 W Population (1990): 916 (405 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nebo, IL (village, FIPS 51882) Location: 39.44141 N, 90.79033 W Population (1990): 402 (181 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62355 Nebo, KY (city, FIPS 55092) Location: 37.38438 N, 87.64142 W Population (1990): 227 (96 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42441 Nebo, NC Zip code(s): 28761 Nebo, WV Zip code(s): 25141
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nephi, UT (city, FIPS 54220) Location: 39.71080 N, 111.82879 W Population (1990): 3515 (1274 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84648
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Hope, AL (town, FIPS 54168) Location: 34.53914 N, 86.41590 W Population (1990): 2248 (930 housing units) Area: 22.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35760 New Hope, MN (city, FIPS 45628) Location: 45.03697 N, 93.38695 W Population (1990): 21853 (8795 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) New Hope, MS (CDP, FIPS 51400) Location: 33.44651 N, 88.32493 W Population (1990): 1663 (539 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) New Hope, NC (CDP, FIPS 46640) Location: 35.80710 N, 78.55523 W Population (1990): 5694 (2354 housing units) Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) New Hope, NC (CDP, FIPS 46650) Location: 35.38494 N, 77.90435 W Population (1990): 4491 (1604 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) New Hope, PA (borough, FIPS 53712) Location: 40.36142 N, 74.95931 W Population (1990): 1400 (1007 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18938 New Hope, TN (city, FIPS 52780) Location: 35.00506 N, 85.65857 W Population (1990): 854 (347 housing units) Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) New Hope, TX (town, FIPS 51036) Location: 33.21244 N, 96.56465 W Population (1990): 523 (190 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Newhope, AR Zip code(s): 71959
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Nippa, KY Zip code(s): 41240
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nobe, WV Zip code(s): 26137
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Nova, OH Zip code(s): 44859
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Novi, MI (city, FIPS 59440) Location: 42.47549 N, 83.49047 W Population (1990): 32998 (13557 housing units) Area: 78.9 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48374, 48375, 48377
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nuevo, CA (CDP, FIPS 52624) Location: 33.80691 N, 117.13699 W Population (1990): 3010 (1069 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
naive adj. 1. Untutored in the perversities of some particular program or system; one who still tries to do things in an intuitive way, rather than the right way (in really good designs these coincide, but most designs aren't `really good' in the appropriate sense). This trait is completely unrelated to general maturity or competence, or even competence at any other specific program. It is a sad commentary on the primitive state of computing that the natural opposite of this term is often claimed to be `experienced user' but is really more like `cynical user'. 2. Said of an algorithm that doesn't take advantage of some superior but advanced technique, e.g., the {bubble sort}. It may imply naivete on the part of the programmer, although there are situations where a naive algorithm is preferred, because it is more important to keep the code comprehensible than to go for maximum performance. "I know the linear search is naive, but in this case the list typically only has half a dozen items."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
newbie /n[y]oo'bee/ n. [verry common; orig. from British public-school and military slang variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term surfaced in the {newsgroup} talk.bizarre but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The label `newbie' is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around Usenet for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See {B1FF}; see also {gnubie}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
no-op /noh'op/ n.,v. alt. NOP /nop/ [no operation] 1. A machine instruction that does nothing (sometimes used in assembler-level programming as filler for data or patch areas, or to overwrite code to be removed in binaries). 2. A person who contributes nothing to a project, or has nothing going on upstairs, or both. As in "He's a no-op." 3. Any operation or sequence of operations with no effect, such as circling the block without finding a parking space, or putting money into a vending machine and having it fall immediately into the coin-return box, or asking someone for help and being told to go away. "Oh, well, that was a no-op." Hot-and-sour soup (see {great-wall}) that is insufficiently either is `no-op soup'; so is wonton soup if everybody else is having hot-and-sour.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
NP- /N-P/ pref. Extremely. Used to modify adjectives describing a level or quality of difficulty; the connotation is often `more so than it should be' This is generalized from the computer-science terms `NP-hard' and `NP-complete'; NP-complete problems all seem to be very hard, but so far no one has found a proof that they are. NP is the set of Nondeterministic-Polynomial algorithms, those that can be completed by a nondeterministic Turing machine in an amount of time that is a polynomial function of the size of the input; a solution for one NP-complete problem would solve all the others. "Coding a BitBlt implementation to perform correctly in every case is NP-annoying." Note, however, that strictly speaking this usage is misleading; there are plenty of easy problems in class NP. NP-complete problems are hard not because they are in class NP, but because they are the hardest problems in class NP.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
naive Untutored in the perversities of some particular program or system; one who still tries to do things in an intuitive way, rather than the right way (in really good designs these coincide, but most designs aren't "really good" in the appropriate sense). This trait is completely unrelated to general maturity or competence or even competence at any other specific program. It is a sad commentary on the primitive state of computing that the natural opposite of this term is often claimed to be "experienced user" but is really more like "cynical user". (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NB {C}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
newbie /n[y]oo'bee/ (Originally from British public-school and military slang variant of "new boy") An inexperienced user of {Usenet} or other system. This term surfaced in the {newsgroup} {news:talk.bizarre} but is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup while remaining a respected regular in another. The label "newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around {Usenet} for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having a clue. See {BIFF}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-02-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NEWP {NEW Programming language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NewWave A graphical user interface and object-oriented environment from Hewlett-Packard, based on Windows and available on Unix workstations.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
nf The {country code} for Norfolk Island. (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NFA {Finite State Machine}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
no-op /noh'op/ alt. NOP /nop/ [no operation] 1. A machine instruction that does nothing (sometimes used in assembler-level programming as filler for data or patch areas, or to overwrite code to be removed in binaries). See also {JFCL}. 2. A person who contributes nothing to a project, or has nothing going on upstairs, or both. As in "He's a no-op." 3. Any operation or sequence of operations with no effect, such as circling the block without finding a parking space, or putting money into a vending machine and having it fall immediately into the coin-return box, or asking someone for help and being told to go away. "Oh, well, that was a no-op." Hot-and-sour soup that is insufficiently either is "no-op soup"; so is wonton soup if everybody else is having hot-and-sour. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Nova A {minicomputer}(?) introduced by {Data General} in 1969, with four 16-bit {accumulators}, AC0 to AC3, and a 15-bit {program counter}. A later model also had a 15-bit {stack pointer} and {frame pointer}. AC2 and AC3 could be used for {indexed addressing} and AC3 was used to store the return address on a {subroutine} call. Apart from the small {register set}, the NOVA was an ordinary {CPU} design. Memory could be accessed indirectly through addresses stored in other memory locations. If locations 0 to 3 were used for this purpose, they were auto-incremented after being used. If locations 4 to 7 were used, they were auto-decremented. Memory could be addressed in 16-bit words up to a maximum of 32K words (64K bytes). The instruction cycle time was 500 {nanoseconds}(?). The Nova originally used {core memory}, then later {dynamic RAM}. Like the {PDP-8}, the {Data General} Nova was also copied, not just in one, but two implementations - the {Data General MN601} and {Fairchild 9440}. Luckily, the NOVA was a more mature design than the PDP-8. Another CPU, the {PACE}, was based on the NOVA design, but featured 16-bit addresses (instead of the Nova's 15), more {addressing modes}, and a 10-level {stack} (like the {Intel 8008}). [Speed, mini?] (2003-10-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NOWEB A system of {structured programming} and documentation from M.Speh in {DESY}. See {literate programming}. (1996-01-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NP {nondeterministic polynomial time}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
np The {country code} for Nepal. (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NP {nondeterministic polynomial time}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
np The {country code} for Nepal. (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NYAP An early system on the {IBM 704}. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. (1997-12-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nahbi hidden, one of the twelve spies sent out to explore the land of Canaan (Num. 13:14).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nebo proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 48:1). To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs Nimrud. A statue of Nebo found at Calah, where it was set up by Pul, king of Assyria, is now in the British Museum. (2.) A mountain in the land of Moab from which Moses looked for the first and the last time on the Promised Land (Deut. 32:49; 34:1). It has been identified with Jebel Nebah, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, near its northern end, and about 5 miles south-west of Heshbon. It was the summit of the ridge of Pisgah (q.v.), which was a part of the range of the "mountains of Abarim." It is about 2,643 feet in height, but from its position it commands a view of Western Palestine. Close below it are the plains of Moab, where Balaam, and afterwards Moses, saw the tents of Israel spread along. (3.) A town on the east of Jordan which was taken possession of and rebuilt by the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:3,38; 1 Chr. 5:8). It was about 8 miles south of Heshbon. (4.) The "children of Nebo" (Ezra 2:29; Neh. 7:33) were of those who returned from Babylon. It was a town in Benjamin, probably the modern Beit Nubah, about 7 miles north-west of Hebron.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nob high place, a city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David's wanderings (1 Sam. 21:1). Here the tabernacle was then standing, and here Ahimelech the priest resided. (See {AHIMELECH}.) From Isa. 10:28-32 it seems to have been near Jerusalem. It has been identified by some with el-Isawiyeh, one mile and a half to the north-east of Jerusalem. But according to Isa. 10:28-32 it was on the south of Geba, on the road to Jerusalem, and within sight of the city. This identification does not meet these conditions, and hence others (as Dean Stanley) think that it was the northern summit of Mount Olivet, the place where David "worshipped God" when fleeing from Absalom (2 Sam. 15:32), or more probably (Conder) that it was the same as Mizpeh (q.v.), Judg. 20:1; Josh. 18:26; 1 Sam. 7:16, at Nebi Samwil, about 5 miles north-west of Jerusalem. After being supplied with the sacred loaves of showbread, and girding on the sword of Goliath, which was brought forth from behind the ephod, David fled from Nob and sought refuge at the court of Achish, the king of Gath, where he was cast into prison. (Comp. titles of Ps. 34 and 56.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nobah howling. (1.) Num. 32:42. (2.) The name given to Kenath (q.v.) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the east of Gilead (Judg. 8:11).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Noph the Hebrew name of an Egyptian city (Isa. 19:13; Jer.2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16). In Hos. 9:6 the Hebrew name is Moph, and is translated "Memphis," which is its Greek and Latin form. It was one of the most ancient and important cities of Egypt, and stood a little to the south of the modern Cairo, on the western bank of the Nile. It was the capital of Lower Egypt. Among the ruins found at this place is a colossal statue of Rameses the Great. (See {MEMPHIS}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nophah blast, a city of Moab which was occupied by the Amorites (Num. 21:30).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nahbi, very secret
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nebai, budding; speaking; prophesying
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nebo, that speaks or prophesies
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nob, discourse; prophecy
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nobah, that barks or yelps
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Noph, honeycomb; anything that distills or drops
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nophah, fearful; binding