Navajo
         n 1: a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona
               and New Mexico and Utah [syn: {Navaho}, {Navajo}]
         2: the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho [syn: {Navaho},
            {Navajo}]

English Dictionary: NPC	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nebbech n (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: nebbish, nebbech]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nebbish n (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: nebbish, nebbech]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nevis n one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nevus n a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth [syn: birthmark, nevus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nivose n fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
novice n someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows Synonym(s): novitiate, novice someone new to a field or activity Synonym(s): novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
NPC n an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems Synonym(s): Nonproliferation Center, NPC
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
N91vose \N[91]"vose`\, a.       Spotted; frecled.
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]:
Turnip \Tur"nip\, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour       a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[aemac]pe, L.       napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.)       The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a       cruciferous plant ({Brassica campestris}, var. {Napus});       also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also {turnep}.]          {Swedish turnip} (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See {Ruta-baga}.                      {Turnip flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small flea-beetle ({Haltica, [or]             Phyllotreta, striolata}), which feeds upon the turnip, and             often seriously injures it. It is black with a stripe of             yellow on each elytron. The name is also applied to             several other small insects which are injurious to             turnips. See Illust. under {Flea-beetle}.          {Turnip fly}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The turnip flea.       (b) A two-winged fly ({Anthomyia radicum}) whose larv[91]             live in the turnip root.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navajoes \Na"va*joes\, n. pl.; sing. {Navajo}. (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied       to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niobic \Ni*ob"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Same as {Columbic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niveous \Niv"e*ous\, a. [L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.]       Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.       --Sir T. Browne.
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 Co*ro"n[91] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];          {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];          {[d8]No"va An*dro"me*d[91]}[1885];          {[d8]No"va Au*ri"g[91]}[1891-92];          {[d8]No"va Per"se*i}[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]:
Novice \Nov"ice\, a.       Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Novice \Nov"ice\, n. [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from       novus new. See {New}, and cf. {Novitious}.]       1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling;             one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a             beginner; a tyro.                         I am young; a novice in the trade.      --Dryden.          2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted             to the Christian faith. --1 Tim. iii. 6.          3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks             or nuns, as a probationist. --Shipley.                         No poore cloisterer, nor no novys.      --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nabk \[d8]Nabk\ (n[acr]bk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.)       The edible berries of the {Zizyphys Lotus}, a tree of       Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also       {nubk}.] See {Lotus}       (b), and {Sadr}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Navajo, AZ       Zip code(s): 86509    Navajo, NM (CDP, FIPS 51420)       Location: 35.89633 N, 109.03140 W       Population (1990): 1985 (588 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 87328
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Navassa, NC (town, FIPS 46060)       Location: 34.25719 N, 78.00271 W       Population (1990): 445 (144 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Neffs, OH (CDP, FIPS 53788)       Location: 40.02915 N, 80.81555 W       Population (1990): 1213 (497 housing units)       Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nevis, MN (city, FIPS 45340)       Location: 46.96455 N, 94.84170 W       Population (1990): 375 (220 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56467
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Novice, TX (city, FIPS 52668)       Location: 31.98746 N, 99.62494 W       Population (1990): 183 (101 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79538
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NAPSS          Numerical Analysis Problem Solving System.   Purdue ca. 1965.          ["NAPSS - A Numerical Analysis Problem Solving System",       J.R. Rice et al, Proc ACM 21st Natl Conf, 1966.   Sammet 1969,       p.299].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NBS          National Bureau of Standards: part of the US   Department of       Commerce, now NIST.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NFS          {Network File System}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NIFOC          Naked in front of computer.   Possibly also typing with       one hand.          (2001-03-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NPC          1. {NP-complete}.          2. {Next Program Counter}.          (2000-07-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NuBus          The proprietary {expansion bus} used on Apple {Macintosh}       {personal computer}s.          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NVS          {Non-Volatile Storage}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Naphish       refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31).       He was the father of an Arab tribe.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nibhaz       barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the       Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avites (2 Kings 17:31),       probably in the form of a dog.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Naphish, the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nepheg, weak; slacked
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nephish, same as Naphish
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Nibhaz, budding; prophesying