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   Namib Desert
         n 1: a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the
               high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean

English Dictionary: Nembutal by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nanophthalmos
n
  1. condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nembutal
n
  1. a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
    Synonym(s): pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonbiodegradable pollution
n
  1. pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain
    Antonym(s): biodegradable pollution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonfat
adj
  1. without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
    Synonym(s): nonfat, fat-free, fatless
    Antonym(s): fat, fatty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonfat dry milk
n
  1. dehydrated skimmed milk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonfatal
adj
  1. not bringing death; "nonfatal heart attack" [ant: fatal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonphotosynthetic
adj
  1. not photosynthetic
    Antonym(s): photosynthetic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
numbat
n
  1. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
    Synonym(s): numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nunavut
n
  1. an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago; "Nunavut is the homeland of the Inuit people"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nymphaea odorata
n
  1. a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
    Synonym(s): water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nymphet
n
  1. a sexually attractive young woman
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nauheim bath \Nauheim bath\, etc. Navel orange \Na"vel or"ange\
      A type of orange in which the fruit incloses a small
      secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a
      navel-like pit or depression at the apex. There are several
      varieties; they are usually seedless, or nearly so, and are
      much grown in California.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nempt \Nempt\, p. p. of {Nempne}.
      Called; named. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonbituminous \Non`bi*tu"mi*nous\, a.
      Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonobedience \Non`o*be"di*ence\, n.
      Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonphotobiotic \Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Biol.)
      Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant
      cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Numb \Numb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Numbing}.]
      To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion;
      to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to
      stupefy.
  
               For lazy winter numbs the laboring hand. --Dryden.
  
               Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.         --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Numbedness \Numb"ed*ness\, n.
      Numbness. [Obs.] --Wiseman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nymphet \Nymph"et\, n.
      A little or young nymph. [Poetic] [bd]The nymphets sporting
      there.[b8] --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nymphotomy \Nym*phot"o*my\, n. [Nympha + Gr. [?] to cut.] (Med.)
      Excision of the nymph[91].

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Hampton, IA (city, FIPS 56100)
      Location: 43.05973 N, 92.31453 W
      Population (1990): 3660 (1550 housing units)
      Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50659
   New Hampton, MO (city, FIPS 51860)
      Location: 40.26511 N, 94.19575 W
      Population (1990): 320 (162 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64471
   New Hampton, NH
      Zip code(s): 03256
   New Hampton, NY
      Zip code(s): 10958

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nunapitchuk, AK (city, FIPS 56680)
      Location: 60.87915 N, 162.45247 W
      Population (1990): 378 (97 housing units)
      Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   nanobot /nan'oh-bot/ n.   A robot of microscopic proportions,
   presumably built by means of {{nanotechnology}}.   As yet, only used
   informally (and speculatively!).   Also called a `nanoagent'.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   non-optimal solution n.   (also `sub-optimal solution') An
   astoundingly stupid way to do something.   This term is generally
   used in deadpan sarcasm, as its impact is greatest when the person
   speaking looks completely serious.   Compare {stunning}.   See also
   {Bad Thing}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   nanobot
  
      /nan"oh-bot/ A robot of microscopic proportions,
      presumably built by means of {nanotechnology}.   As yet, only
      used informally (and speculatively!).   Also called a
      "nanoagent".
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1999-07-19)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   non-optimal solution
  
      (Or "sub-optimal solution") An astoundingly stupid way to do
      something.   This term is generally used in deadpan sarcasm, as
      its impact is greatest when the person speaking looks
      completely serious.
  
      See also {Bad Thing}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-13)
  
  
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