Nahuatl
         n 1: a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
         2: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl

English Dictionary: Nitella	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
natal adj relating to or accompanying birth; "natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences" of or relating to the buttocks n a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994" Synonym(s): Natal, KwaZulu-Natal a port city in northeastern Brazil
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nattily adv in a natty manner; with smartness; "it was arranged carefully and nattily"
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neatly adv with neatness; "she put the slippers under the bed neatly"
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needle n the leaf of a conifer Synonym(s): acerate leaf, needle a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record Synonym(s): phonograph needle, needle v goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" Synonym(s): needle, goad prick with a needle
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nettle n any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) v sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation Synonym(s): nettle, urticate cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
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New Deal n the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt the historic period (1933-1940) in the United States during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented a reapportioning of something
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New Delhi n the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi Synonym(s): New Delhi, Indian capital, capital of India
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Nitella n fragile branching stoneworts [syn: Nitella, {genus Nitella}]
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noddle n an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"
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nodule n a small node small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant Synonym(s): nodule, tubercle (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
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noodle n a ribbonlike strip of pasta informal terms for a human head Synonym(s): attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
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nuttily adv in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily" Synonym(s): daftly, dottily, balmily, nuttily, wackily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting       star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc.          {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular             nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.                      {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so             called from its star-shaped capsules.          {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum             Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a             silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike             fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when             cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of             about sixty species, and the natural order             ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the             Star-apple family.          {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an             astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.          {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony             corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied             genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and             contain conspicuous radiating septa.          {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}.          {Star flower}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum};                   star-of-Bethlehem.             (b) See {Starwort}             (b) .             (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis}                   ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray.          {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with             projecting angles; -- whence the name.          {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points             projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of             different parts of the bore of a gun.          {Star grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having                   star-shaped yellow flowers.             (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}.          {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}             ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}.                      {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants             ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}.          {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}.          {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant             ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike             flower.          {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago}             ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore.          {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other             so as to form a star-shaped figure.          {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the             United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal             stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in             a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,             one for each.                         With the old flag, the true American flag, the                      Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the                      chamber in which we sit.                     --D. Webster.          {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}.          {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating             spines.          {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of             ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions             of some machines.          {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean.          {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,             shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.             These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be             variable stars of long and undetermined periods.          {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies             periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes             irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes             occur at fixed periods.          {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera             graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Natal \Na"tal\, a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be       born: cf. F. natal. See {Nation}, and cf. {Noel}.]       1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from             one's birth; native.                         Princes' children took names from their natal                      places.                                             --Camden.                         Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er                      the monarch's natal hour.                  --Prior.          2. (Actrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.          Syn: Native, natural. See {Native}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Natty \Nat"ty\, a. [Cf. {Neat} clean.]       Neat; tidy; spruce. [Colloq.] -- {Nat"ti*ly}, adv. --       {Nat"ti*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nautilus \Nau"ti*lus\, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}.       [L., fr. gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish       which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which       served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate             cephalopods. About four species are found living in the             tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil.             The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or             divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions,             which are traversed and connected together by a continuous             and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See             {Tetrabranchiata}.          Note: The head of the animal bears numerous simple tapered                arms, or tentacles, arranged in groups, but not                furnished with suckers. The siphon, unlike, that of                ordinary cephalopods, is not a closed tube, and is not                used as a locomotive organ, but merely serves to                conduct water to and from the gill cavity, which                contains two pairs of gills. The animal occupies only                the outer chamber of the shell; the others are filled                with gas. It creeps over the bottom of the sea, not                coming to the surface to swim or sail, as was formerly                imagined.          2. The argonaut; -- also called {paper nautilus}. See             {Argonauta}, and {Paper nautilus}, under {Paper}.          3. A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical             motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neatly \Neat"ly\, adv.       In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needily \Need"i*ly\, adv. [From {Needy}.]       In a needy condition or manner; necessarily. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Declination \Dec`li*na"tion\, n. [L. declinatio a bending aside,       an avoiding: cf. F. d[82]clination a decadence. See       {Declension}.]       1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as,             declination of the head.          2. The act or state of falling off or declining from             excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.             [bd]The declination of monarchy.[b8] --Bacon.                         Summer . . . is not looked on as a time Of                      declination or decay.                        --Waller.          3. The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion;             obliquity; withdrawal.                         The declination of atoms in their descent.                                                                               --Bentley.                         Every declination and violation of the rules.                                                                               --South.          4. The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal;             refusal; averseness.                         The queen's declination from marriage. --Stow.          5. (Astron.) The angular distance of any object from the             celestial equator, either northward or southward.          6. (Dialing) The arc of the horizon, contained between the             vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned             from the east or west, or between the meridian and the             plane, reckoned from the north or south.          7. (Gram.) The act of inflecting a word; declension. See             {Decline}, v. t., 4.          {Angle of declination}, the angle made by a descending line,             or plane, with a horizontal plane.          {Circle of declination}, a circle parallel to the celestial             equator.          {Declination compass} (Physics), a compass arranged for             finding the declination of the magnetic needle.          {Declination of the compass} [or] {needle}, the horizontal             angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true             north-and-south line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, v. t.       To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, v. i.       To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Declination \Dec`li*na"tion\, n. [L. declinatio a bending aside,       an avoiding: cf. F. d[82]clination a decadence. See       {Declension}.]       1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as,             declination of the head.          2. The act or state of falling off or declining from             excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.             [bd]The declination of monarchy.[b8] --Bacon.                         Summer . . . is not looked on as a time Of                      declination or decay.                        --Waller.          3. The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion;             obliquity; withdrawal.                         The declination of atoms in their descent.                                                                               --Bentley.                         Every declination and violation of the rules.                                                                               --South.          4. The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal;             refusal; averseness.                         The queen's declination from marriage. --Stow.          5. (Astron.) The angular distance of any object from the             celestial equator, either northward or southward.          6. (Dialing) The arc of the horizon, contained between the             vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned             from the east or west, or between the meridian and the             plane, reckoned from the north or south.          7. (Gram.) The act of inflecting a word; declension. See             {Decline}, v. t., 4.          {Angle of declination}, the angle made by a descending line,             or plane, with a horizontal plane.          {Circle of declination}, a circle parallel to the celestial             equator.          {Declination compass} (Physics), a compass arranged for             finding the declination of the magnetic needle.          {Declination of the compass} [or] {needle}, the horizontal             angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true             north-and-south line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, v. t.       To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, v. i.       To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needly \Nee"dly\, a.       Like a needle or needles; as, a needly horn; a needly beard.       --R. D. Blackmore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needly \Need"ly\, adv. [AS. n[?]dlice. See {Need}.]       Necessarily; of necessity. [Obs.] --hak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nettled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Nettling}.]       To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience       sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to       violent anger.                   The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this                affront, that every man took it to himself.                                                                               --L'Estrange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,       OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla;       cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp       hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.       {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U.       cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common       European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found       in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman       nettle of England.          Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related                to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:          {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus             {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also             called {nettle tree}.          {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See             under {Hemp}.          {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of             {Lamium}.          {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in             the United States, and related to the true nettles.          {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}.          {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}.          {nettle tree}.       (a) Same as {Hackberry}.       (b) See {Australian nettle} (above).          {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge             family ({Jatropha urens}).          {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings             severely, and is related to the true nettles.          {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and             used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.          {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the             effects of whipping with nettles.          {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nittily \Nit"ti*ly\, adv.       Lousily. [Obs.] --Haywar[?].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nodal \Nod"al\, a.       Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point.          {Nodal line}, {Nodal point}, in a vibrating plate or cord,             that line or point which remains at rest while the other             parts of the body are in a state of vibration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noddle \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because       the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E.       knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]       1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nodule \Nod"ule\, n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F.       nodule.]       A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. {Noddle}, {Noddy}.]       A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]                   The chuckling grin of noodles.               --Sydney                                                                               Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.]       A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into       small pieces, and used in soup.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Notal \No"tal\, a. [Gr. [?] the back.]       Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuddle \Nud"dle\, v. i.       To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with       along. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nude \Nude\, a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.]       1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.          2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude             contract. See {Nudum pactum}. --Blackstone.          {The nude}, the undraped human figure in art. -- {Nude"ly},             adv.- {Nude"ness}, n.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Natalia, TX (city, FIPS 50400)       Location: 29.19052 N, 98.85566 W       Population (1990): 1216 (449 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78059
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Deal, TX (town, FIPS 50916)       Location: 33.73134 N, 101.83815 W       Population (1990): 521 (200 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Newdale, ID (city, FIPS 56800)       Location: 43.88607 N, 111.60412 W       Population (1990): 377 (95 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83436
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nutley, NJ (CDP, FIPS 53670)       Location: 40.81875 N, 74.15718 W       Population (1990): 27099 (11001 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07110
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NDL          1. {National Database Language}.          2. {Network Definition Language}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NETL          A {semantic network} language, for {connectionist}       architectures.          ["NETL: A System for Representing and Using Real-World Data",       S.E. Fahlman, MIT Press 1979].          (1995-01-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NODAL          Interpreted language implemented on Norsk Data's NORD-10       computers.   Used by CERN and DESY high energy physics labs to       control their accelerator hardware, PADAC and SEDAC.   Included       trackball input, graphics.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Needle       used only in the proverb, "to pass through a needle's eye"       (Matt. 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25). Some interpret the       expression as referring to the side gate, close to the principal       gate, usually called the "eye of a needle" in the East; but it       is rather to be taken literally. The Hebrew females were skilled       in the use of the needle (Ex. 28:39; 26:36; Judg. 5:30).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Nettle       (1.) Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Prov. 24:30, 31 (R.V.       marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7; Zeph. 2:9. Many have supposed       that some thorny or prickly plant is intended by this word, such       as the bramble, the thistle, the wild plum, the cactus or       prickly pear, etc. It may probably be a species of mustard, the       Sinapis arvensis, which is a pernicious weed abounding in       corn-fields. Tristram thinks that this word "designates the       prickly acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), a very common and       troublesome weed in the plains of Palestine."                (2.) Heb. qimmosh, Isa. 34:13; Hos. 9:6; Prov. 24:31 (in both       versions, "thorns"). This word has been regarded as denoting       thorns, thistles, wild camomile; but probably it is correctly       rendered "nettle," the Urtica pilulifera, "a tall and vigorous       plant, often 6 feet high, the sting of which is much more severe       and irritating than that of our common nettle."