napu
1: chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya [syn: {Tragulus Javanicus}]
Naqua
1: diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension [syn: {trichlormethiazide}]
NARA
1: the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections [syn: {National Archives and Records Administration}]
naranjilla
1: small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges [syn: {Solanum quitoense}]
narc
1: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {nark}, {narcotics agent}]
Narcan
1: a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine [syn: {naloxone}]
narcism
1: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcissism}]
narcissism
1: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcism}]
narcissist
1: someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcist}]
narcissistic
1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-loving}]
narcissistic personality
1: personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others
narcissus
1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters 2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection [also: ...
Narcissus jonquilla
1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers [syn: {jonquil}]
Narcissus papyraceus
1: a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {paper white}]
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
1: any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown [syn: {daffodil}]
narcist
1: someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcissist}]
narco-state
1: an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pou...
narcolepsy
1: a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
narcoleptic
1: of or relating to narcolepsy n 1: a person who has narcolepsy 2: a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
narcosis
1: unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
narcoterrorism
1: the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
narcotic
1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor" 2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotizing}, {narcotising}] 3: inducing mental lethargy; "...
narcotic antagonist
1: an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
narcotics agent
1: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {nark}]
narcotise
1: administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotize}]
narcotised
1: under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcot...
narcotising
1: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotizing}]
narcotize
1: administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotise}]
narcotized
1: under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcot...
narcotizing
1: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotising}]
narcotraffic
1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {drug trafficking}]
nard
1: an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {spikenard}]
Nardil
1: monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {phenelzine}]
nardo
1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
nardoo
1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
Nares Deep
1: a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
narghile
1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers...
nargileh
1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers...
narial
1: of or relating to or near the nares
naris
1: any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx [also: {nares} (pl)]
nark
1: an informer or spy working for the police [syn: {copper's nark}] 2: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {narcotics agent}] v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by min...
narrate
1: provide commentary for a film, for example 2: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {tell}, {recount}, {recite}]
narration
1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disn...
narrative
1: consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry" n : a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or c...
narrator
1: someone who tells a story [syn: {storyteller}, {teller}]
narrow
1: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" [ant: {wide}] 2: limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" 3: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brill...
narrow beech fern
1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]
narrow boat
1: a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {canal boat}, {narrowboat}]
narrow down
1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow}, {specify}] 2: define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" [syn: {pin down...
narrow escape
1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}]
narrow gauge
1: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
narrow goldenrod
1: western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {Solidago spathulata}]
narrow-body
1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}]
narrow-body aircraft
1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrow-leaf cattail
1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
narrow-leaf penstemon
1: plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona [syn: {Penstemon linarioides}]
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narrow-leaved bottletree
1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia [syn: {Queensland bottletree}, {Brachychiton rupestris}, {Sterculia rupestris}]
narrow-leaved everlasting pea
1: European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure [syn: {flat pea}, {Lathyrus sylvestris}]
narrow-leaved flame flower
1: similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {Talinum augustissimum}]
narrow-leaved plantain
1: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: {English plantain}, {ribgrass}, {ribwort}, {ripple-grass}, {buckthorn}, {Plantago lanceolata}]
narrow-leaved reedmace
1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaf cattail}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
narrow-leaved spleenwort
1: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks [syn: {silvery spleenwort}, {glade fern}, {Athyrium pycnocarpon}, {Diplazium pycnocarpon}]
narrow-leaved strap fern
1: fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina [syn: {Central American strap fern}, {Campyloneurum augustifolium}]
narrow-minded
1: capable of being shocked [syn: {shockable}] [ant: {unshockable}] 2: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn: {narrow}] [an...
narrow-mindedly
1: in a narrow-minded manner; "narrow-mindedly, the authorities closed down the cafe where teenagers used to hang out" [syn: {small-mindedly}] [ant: {broad-mindedly}]
narrow-mindedness
1: an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: {narrowness}] [ant: {broad-mindedness}]
narrowboat
1: a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {canal boat}, {narrow boat}]
narrowbody aircraft
1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrow-body aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrowed
1: reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes" 2: made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world" 3: having the opening ...
narrowhead morel
1: a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age [syn: {black morel}, {Morchella conica}, {conic...
narrowing
1: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {tapering}] 2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constricting}, {constrictiv...
narrowly
1: in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly" [ant: {broadly}]
narrowness
1: the property of being narrow; having little width [ant: {wideness}] 2: an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: {narrow-mindedness}] [ant: {broad-mindedness}]
Narthecium
1: bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Narthecium}]
Narthecium americanum
1: of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina [syn: {American bog asphodel}]
Narthecium ossifragum
1: of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal [syn: {European bog asphodel}]
narthex
1: portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church 2: a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
narwal
1: small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwhal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]
narwhal
1: small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwal}, {narwhale}, {Monodon monoceros}]
narwhale
1: small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk [syn: {narwhal}, {narwal}, {Monodon monoceros}]
nary
1: (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'; "heard nary a sound" [syn: {nary(a)}]
NASA
1: an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight [syn: {National Aeronautics and Space Administration}]
nasal
1: of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages" [syn: {rhinal}] 2: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: {adenoidal}, {pinched}] n 1: a continuant consonant produce...
nasal bone
1: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: {nasal}, {os nasale}]
nasal cavity
1: either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
nasal concha
1: one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity
nasal consonant
1: a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed [syn: {nasal}]
nasal decongestant
1: a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections
nasal meatus
1: the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae
nasal septum
1: a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities
nasal sinus
1: any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities [syn: {paranasal sinus}, {si...
nasal twang
1: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) [syn: {twang}]
nasale
1: speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled"
Nasalis
1: proboscis monkeys [syn: {genus Nasalis}]
Nasalis larvatus
1: Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose [syn: {proboscis monkey}]
nasalisation
1: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: {nasalization}]
nasalise
1: speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: {nasalize}] 2: pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: {nasalize}]
nasality
1: a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
nasalization
1: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: {nasalisation}]
nasalize
1: speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: {nasalise}] 2: pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: {nasalise}]
nasally
1: in a nasal manner; "inhaled nasally"
nascence
1: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nativity}, {nascency}] [ant: {death}]
nascency
1: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nativity}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}]
nascent
1: coming into existence; "a nascent republic" [syn: {emergent}, {emerging}]
NASDAQ
1: a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter [syn: {National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations}]
Naseby
1: a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists [syn: {Battle of Naseby}]
Nash
1: United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) [syn: {Ogden Nash}]
Nash equilibrium
1: (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchang...
Nashville
1: capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music [syn: {capital of Tennessee}]
nasion
1: the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
nasofrontal vein
1: a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein [syn: {vena nasofrontalis}]
nasogastric feeding
1: feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
nasolacrimal duct
1: a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
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