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   N'Djamena
         n 1: the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the
               southwestern on the Shari river [syn: {N'Djamena},
               {Ndjamena}, {Fort-Lamy}, {capital of Chad}]

English Dictionary: N'Djamena by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ndjamena
n
  1. the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
    Synonym(s): N'Djamena, Ndjamena, Fort-Lamy, capital of Chad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
no-hit game
n
  1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
    Synonym(s): no-hit game, no-hitter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nudism
n
  1. going without clothes as a social practice [syn: nudism, naturism]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nuts and bolts
n
  1. detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[ucir]r"l[umac]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu,
      courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus
      courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its
      long, slender, curved bill.
  
      Note: The common European curlew is {N. arquatus}. The
               long-billed ({N. longirostris}), the Hudsonian ({N.
               Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew ({N. borealis}, are
               American species. The name is said to imitate the note
               of the European species.
  
      {Curlew Jack} (Zo[94]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
  
      {Curlew sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), a sandpiper ({Tringa
            ferruginea, [or] subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in
            America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved
            bill. See Illustation in Appendix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Natchnee \Natch"nee\, n. (Bot.)
      An annual grass ({Eleusine coracona}), cultivated in India as
      a food plant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neither \Nei"ther\, conj.
      not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or
      more co[94]rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin
      with nor.
  
               Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the
               king.                                                      --1 Kings
                                                                              xxii. 31.
  
               Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, Neither
               had I transgressed, nor thou with me.      --Milton.
  
               When she put it on, she made me vow That I should
               neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.      --Shak.
  
      Note: Neither was formerly often used where we now use nor.
               [bd]For neither circumcision, neither uncircumcision is
               anything at all.[b8] --Tyndale. [bd]Ye shall not eat of
               it, neither shall ye touch it.[b8] --Gen. iii. 3.
               Neither is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a
               clause to enforce a foregoing negative (nor, not, no).
               [bd]He is very tall, but not too tall neither.[b8]
               --Addison. [b8] [bf]I care not for his thrust' [bf]No,
               nor I neither.'[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Not so neither}, by no means. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notch \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Notching}.]
      1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by
            notches; as, to notch a stick.
  
      2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.
  
                     God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow
                     notched, only a stringless bow.         --Herrick.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notching \Notch"ing\, n.
      1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small
            hollows.
  
      2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
  
      3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by
            notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or
            interlocking the notched portions.
  
      4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series
            of cuttings side by side. See also {Gulleting}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notice \No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noticed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Noticing}.]
      1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to
            pay attention to.
  
      2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of;
            remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to
            notice a book.
  
                     This plant deserves to be noticed in this place.
                                                                              --Tooke.
  
                     Another circumstance was noticed in connection with
                     the suggestion last discussed.            --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton.
  
      3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice
            strangers.
  
      Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind;
               regard; heed; mention. See {Remark}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nudge \Nudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nudge[?]}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nudging}.] [Cf. Prov. G. kn[81]tschen to squeeze, pinch, E.
      Knock.]
      To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call
      attention or convey intimation.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Netcong, NJ (borough, FIPS 50130)
      Location: 40.89905 N, 74.70133 W
      Population (1990): 3311 (1396 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 07857

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Hudson, MI
      Zip code(s): 48165

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nodaway County, MO (county, FIPS 147)
      Location: 40.36036 N, 94.88304 W
      Population (1990): 21709 (8349 housing units)
      Area: 2270.6 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nottoway County, VA (county, FIPS 135)
      Location: 37.14141 N, 78.05467 W
      Population (1990): 14993 (5732 housing units)
      Area: 815.2 sq km (land), 3.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nowata County, OK (county, FIPS 105)
      Location: 36.79318 N, 95.62047 W
      Population (1990): 9992 (4534 housing units)
      Area: 1463.3 sq km (land), 41.3 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Netcom On-line Communication Services, Inc.
  
      A company providing {Internet} access on {Sun
      Microsystems} computers running {Unix}.   Customers either log
      in to a {shell} running on a Netcom computer, or rent a {SLIP}
      or {PPP} connection and run their own net software.   Most
      hosts are in San Jose, California, but they have {Points of
      Presence} all over the USA.
  
      {Home (http://www.netcom.com/)}.
  
      Address: 3031 Tisch Way San Jose, CA 95128, USA.
  
      Telephone: +1 (408) 983 5950, +1 800 353 6600.   Fax: +1 (408)
      241 9145.
  
      (1996-04-23)
  
  
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