nearish - adv., prep., adj., & v. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space... [more]

nearness - adv., prep., adj., & v. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space... [more]

neatly - adj. 1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple in form etc.; well-proportioned.... [more]

neatness - adj. 1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple in form etc.; well-proportioned.... [more]

nebulosity - adj. 1 cloudlike. 2 a formless, clouded. b hazy, indistinct, vague (put forward... [more]

nebulously - adj. 1 cloudlike. 2 a formless, clouded. b hazy, indistinct, vague (put forward... [more]

nebulousness - adj. 1 cloudlike. 2 a formless, clouded. b hazy, indistinct, vague (put forward... [more]

necessarianism - n. & adj. = NECESSITARIAN. necessarianism n.... [more]

necessitarianism - n. & adj. Philos. a person who holds that all action is predetermined and free will... [more]

NECK - n. Archit. = NECK n. 7. ... [more]

neck - n. & v. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing... [more]

necker - n. & v. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part... [more]

NECKLACE - n. 1 = NECKLACE n. 1. 2 a strip of fur worn round the neck. ... [more]

neckless - n. & v. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part... [more]

necrobiotic - n. decay in the tissues of the body, esp. swelling of the collagen bundles in the... [more]

necrological - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a list of recently dead people. 2 an obituary notice. necrological... [more]

necromancer - n. 1 the prediction of the future by the supposed... [more]

necromantic - n. 1 the prediction of the future by the supposed... [more]

necrophil - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrophile - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrophiliac - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrophilic - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrophilism - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrophilist - n. (also necrophily) a morbid and esp. erotic attraction... [more]

necrotic - n. Med. & Physiol. the death of tissue caused by disease or injury, esp. as one... [more]

nectarean - n. 1 a sugary substance produced by plants and made ... [more]

nectareous - n. 1 a sugary substance produced by plants and made ... [more]

nectariferous - n. 1 a sugary substance produced by plants and made ... [more]

nectarous - n. 1 a sugary substance produced by plants and made ... [more]

nefariously - adj. wicked; iniquitous. nefariously adv. nefariousness n. [L nefarius f. nefas... [more]

nefariousness - adj. wicked; iniquitous. nefariously adv. nefariousness n. [L nefarius f. nefas... [more]

negatively - a lacking positive attributes; apathetic; pessimistic. b opposing or resisting;... [more]

negativeness - a lacking positive attributes; apathetic; pessimistic. b opposing or resisting;... [more]

negativist - n. 1 a negative position or attitude; extreme scepticism, criticism, etc. 2 denial... [more]

negativistic - n. 1 a negative position or attitude; extreme scepticism, criticism, etc. 2 denial... [more]

negativity - a lacking positive attributes; apathetic; pessimistic. b opposing or resisting;... [more]

negator - v.tr. 1 nullify; invalidate. 2 imply, involve, or assert the non-existence of. 3... [more]

negatory - n. 1 the absence or opposite of something actual or positive. 2 a the act of denying.... [more]

neglectful - v. & n. tr. 1 fail to care for or to do; be remiss about (neglected their duty;... [more]

neglectfully - v. & n. tr. 1 fail to care for or to do; be remiss about (neglected their duty;... [more]

neglectfulness - v. & n. tr. 1 fail to care for or to do; be remiss about (neglected their duty;... [more]

negligent - see NEGLECT]... [more]

negligently - see NEGLECT]... [more]

negligibility - adj. not worth considering; insignificant. negligible quantity a person etc. that... [more]

negligibly - adj. not worth considering; insignificant. negligible quantity a person etc. that... [more]

neglige - n. (also negligee, nglig) 1 (usu. negligee) a woman's dressing-gown of thin fabric.... [more]

negotiability - adj. 1 open to discussion or modification. 2 able to be negotiated. negotiability... [more]

negotiant - v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by with) confer with others... [more]

negotiation - v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by with) confer with others... [more]

negotiator - v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by with) confer with others... [more]

neighbouring - gebur, cf. BOOR)]... [more]

neighbourless - gebur, cf. BOOR)]... [more]

neighbourliness - adj. (US neighborly) characteristic of a good neighbour; friendly; kind. neighbourliness... [more]

neighbourship - gebur, cf. BOOR)]... [more]

neoclassicism - adj. (also neoclassic) of or relating to a revival of a classical style or treatment... [more]

neoclassicist - adj. (also neoclassic) of or relating to a revival of a classical style or treatment... [more]

neocolonialist - n. the use of economic, political, or other pressures to control or influence ... [more]

neologist - n. 1 a new word or expression. 2 the coining or use of new ... [more]

neonatal - n. a newborn child. neonatal adj. [mod.L neonatus (as NEO-, L nasci nat- be born)]... [more]

neoplastic - see PLASMA]... [more]

Neoplatonic - n. a philosophical and religious system developed... [more]

Neoplatonist - n. a philosophical and religious system developed... [more]

neotenic - n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an... [more]

neotenous - n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an... [more]

nepotism - orig. with ref. to popes with illegitimate sons called... [more]

nepotist - orig. with ref. to popes with illegitimate sons called... [more]

nepotistic - orig. with ref. to popes with illegitimate sons called... [more]

neptunium - Np. [NEPTUNE, as the next planet beyond Uranus,... [more]

NERC - abbr. (in the UK) Natural Environment Research Council. ... [more]

nerine - n. any S. African plant of the genus Nerine, bearing flowers with ... [more]