nacreous - n. mother-of-pearl from any shelled mollusc. nacred adj. nacreous adj. nacrous... [more]

nacrous - n. mother-of-pearl from any shelled mollusc. nacred adj. nacreous adj. nacrous... [more]

nagger - cf. Norw. & Sw. nagga gnaw, irritate, LG (g)naggen provoke]... [more]

naggingly - cf. Norw. & Sw. nagga gnaw, irritate, LG (g)naggen provoke]... [more]

Nahuatlan - n. & adj. 1 a member of a group of peoples native... [more]

nail - see COFFER]... [more]

nailery - n. a nail-maker. nailery n.... [more]

nailless - n. & v. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat ... [more]

nave - adj. (also naive) 1 artless; innocent; unaffected. 2 foolishly credulous; simple.... [more]

navety - n. (also naivety, navet) (pl. -ies or navets) 1 the state ... [more]

nameable - n. & v. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal ,... [more]

namelessly - adj. 1 having no name or name-inscription. 2 inexpressible; indefinable (a nameless... [more]

namelessness - adj. 1 having no name or name-inscription. 2 inexpressible; indefinable (a nameless... [more]

naphthalic - n. a white crystalline aromatic substance produced by the distillation of coal [more]

napless - n. & v. 1 the raised pile on textiles, esp. velvet. 2 a soft downy surface. 3 Austral.... [more]

narcissist - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc.... [more]

narcissistic - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc.... [more]

narcissistically - n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc.... [more]

narcoleptic - n. Med. a disease with fits of sleepiness and drowsiness. narcoleptic adj. & n.... [more]

narcotically - adj. & n. 1 (of a substance) inducing drowsiness, sleep, stupor, or insensibility .... [more]

narcotism - adj. & n. 1 (of a substance) inducing drowsiness, sleep, stupor, or insensibility .... [more]

narcotization - adj. & n. 1 (of a substance) inducing drowsiness, sleep, stupor, or insensibility .... [more]

narial - n.pl. Anat. the nostrils. narial adj. [pl. of L naris]... [more]

narratable - v.tr. (also absol.) 1 give a continuous story... [more]

narration - v.tr. (also absol.) 1 give a continuous story... [more]

narratively - n. & adj. 1 a spoken or written account of connected events in order of happening.... [more]

narrowish - adj., n., & v. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length;... [more]

narrowly - adj., n., & v. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length;... [more]

narrowness - adj., n., & v. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length;... [more]

nasality - adj. & n. 1 of, for, or relating to the nose. 2 Phonet. (of a letter or a sound)... [more]

nasalization - adj. & n. 1 of, for, or relating to the nose. 2 Phonet. (of a letter or a sound)... [more]

nasally - adj. & n. 1 of, for, or relating to the nose. 2 Phonet. (of a letter or a sound)... [more]

nascency - adj. 1 in the act of being born. 2 just beginning to be; not yet mature. 3 Chem.... [more]

nastily - orig. unkn.]... [more]

nastiness - orig. unkn.]... [more]

nationalist - n. 1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.... [more]

nationalistic - n. 1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.... [more]

nationalistically - n. 1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.... [more]

nationalization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 take over (railways, coal-mines, the steel industry, [more]

nationalizer - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 take over (railways, coal-mines, the steel industry, [more]

nationally - adj. & n. 1 of or common to a nation or the nation. 2 peculiar to or characteristic... [more]

natively - n. & adj. 1 a (usu. foll. by of) a person born in a specified place, or whose parents... [more]

nativeness - n. & adj. 1 a (usu. foll. by of) a person born in a specified place, or whose parents... [more]

nativist - n. Philos. the doctrine of innate ideas. nativist n.... [more]

natterer - v. & n. colloq. intr. 1 chatter idly. 2 grumble; talk fretfully. 1 aimless chatter.... [more]

nattily - adj. (nattier, nattiest) colloq. 1 a smartly or neatly dressed, dapper. b spruce;... [more]

nattiness - adj. (nattier, nattiest) colloq. 1 a smartly or neatly dressed, dapper. b spruce;... [more]

NATURAL - n. Brit. 1 a card-game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling... [more]

NATURAL - adj. 1 involving or using great physical force (a violent person; a violent storm;... [more]

naturalistically - adj. 1 imitating nature closely; lifelike. 2 of or according to naturalism. 3 of... [more]

naturalization - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. 2 tr.... [more]

naturalize - v. (also -ise) 1 tr. admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country. 2 tr.... [more]

naturalness - adj. & n. 1 a existing in or caused by nature; not artificial (natural [more]

naturism - n. 1 nudism. 2 naturalism in regard to religion. 3 the worship of natural objects.... [more]

naturist - n. 1 nudism. 2 naturalism in regard to religion. 3 the worship of natural objects.... [more]

naturopath - n. 1 the treatment of disease etc. without drugs,... [more]

naturopathic - n. 1 the treatment of disease etc. without drugs,... [more]

naturopathy - n. 1 the treatment of disease etc. without drugs,... [more]

naught - n. & adj. 1 archaic or literary nothing , nought.... [more]

naughtily - adj. (naughtier, naughtiest) 1 (esp. of children) disobedient; badly behaved. 2... [more]

naughtiness - adj. (naughtier, naughtiest) 1 (esp. of children) disobedient; badly behaved. 2... [more]

nauplius - n. (pl. nauplii) the first larval stage of some crustaceans. [L, = a kind of shellfish,... [more]

nauseate - v. 1 tr. affect with nausea (was nauseated by the smell). 2 intr. (usu. foll. [more]

nauseating - v. 1 tr. affect with nausea (was nauseated by the smell). 2 intr. (usu. foll. [more]

nauseatingly - v. 1 tr. affect with nausea (was nauseated by the smell). 2 intr. (usu. foll. [more]

nauseous - adj. 1 causing nausea. 2 offensive to the taste or smell. 3 disgusting; loathsome.... [more]

nauseously - adj. 1 causing nausea. 2 offensive to the taste or smell. 3 disgusting; loathsome.... [more]

nauseousness - adj. 1 causing nausea. 2 offensive to the taste or smell. 3 disgusting; loathsome.... [more]

nautch - n. a performance of professional Indian dancing-girls. nautch-girl a professional... [more]

nautically - also called sea mile. nautically adv. [F nautique or f. L nauticus f. Gk nautikos... [more]