native sulphur
1: an old name for sulfur [syn: {brimstone}, {native sulfur}]
native-born
1: belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"
nativeness
1: the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin [ant: {foreignness}]
nativism
1: the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) 2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
nativist
1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativistic}] 2: o...
nativistic
1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativist}] 2: of ...
nativity
1: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" [syn: {birth}, {nascency}, {nascence}] [ant: {death}] 2: the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Ch...
NATO
1: an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security [syn: {North Atlantic Treaty Organization}]
natriuresis
1: the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine
Natrix
1: water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus [syn: {genus Natrix}]
Natrix maura
1: a small harmless grass snake [syn: {viperine grass snake}]
Natrix natrix
1: harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England [syn: {grass snake}, {ring snake}, {ringed snake}]
Natrix sipedon
1: in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water [syn: {common water snake}, {banded water snake}, {Nerodia sipedon}]
natrolite
1: a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum
Natta
1: Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979) [syn: {Giulio Natta}]
natter
1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: {chew the fat}, {shoot the breeze}, {chat}, {confabulate}, {confab}, {chitcha...
natterjack
1: common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops [syn: {Bufo calamita}]
nattily
1: in a natty manner; with smartness; "it was arranged carefully and nattily"
nattiness
1: stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance [syn: {jauntiness}, {dapperness}, {rakishness}]
natty
1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {jaunty}, {raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}] [also: {nattiest}...
natural
1: in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" [...
natural action
1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural process}, {action}, {activity}]
natural childbirth
1: labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
natural covering
1: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn: {covering}, {cover}]
natural depression
1: a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: {depression}] [ant: {natural elevation}]
natural elevation
1: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {elevation}] [ant: {natural depression}]
natural endowment
1: natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {gift}, {talent}]
natural event
1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {occurrence}]
natural family planning
1: any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
natural fiber
1: derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fibre}]
natural fibre
1: derived from plants or animals [syn: {natural fiber}]
natural gas
1: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: {gas}]
natural glass
1: magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
natural immunity
1: immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup [syn: {innate immunity}]
natural language
1: a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: {tongue}] [ant: {artificial language}]
natural language processing
1: the branch of information science that deals with natural language information [syn: {NLP}, {human language technology}]
natural language processor
1: an application program that deals with natural language text [syn: {natural language processing application}]
natural law
1: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: {law}]
natural number
1: the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
natural object
1: an object occurring naturally; not made by man [ant: {artifact}]
natural order
1: the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
natural philosophy
1: the science of matter and energy and their interactions [syn: {physics}, {physical science}]
natural process
1: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: {natural action}, {action}, {activity}]
natural resource
1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resources}]
natural resources
1: resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: {natural resource}]
natural science
1: the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
natural scientist
1: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: {naturalist}]
natural selection
1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival}, {survival of the fittest}, {selection}]
natural spring
1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {spring}, {fountain}, {outflow}, {outpouring}]
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natural state
1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild" [syn: {wild}, {state of nature}]
natural theology
1: a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation
natural virtue
1: (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature
naturalisation
1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature [syn: {naturalization}] 2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship [syn: {naturalization}] 3: the introduction of animals ...
naturalise
1: adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting" [syn: {naturalize}] 2: make more natural or lifelike [syn: {naturalize}] [ant: {denaturalize}] 3: make into a c...
naturalised
1: planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils" [syn: {naturalized}]
naturalism
1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations 2: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and...
naturalist
1: an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms 2: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) [syn: {natural scientist}]
naturalistic
1: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: {realistic}]
naturalization
1: the quality of being brought into conformity with nature [syn: {naturalisation}] 2: the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship [syn: {naturalisation}] 3: the introduction of animals ...
naturalize
1: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year" [syn: {naturalise}] [ant: {denaturalize}] 2: explain with reference to nature 3: adopt to another place; "The stories had become n...
naturalized
1: introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation [syn: {established}] 2: planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils" [syn: {naturalised}]
naturally
1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: {of course}, {course}] [ant: {unnaturally}] 2: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: {by nature}] 3: accordi...
naturally occurring
1: existing by nature and without artificial aid; "one of the 93 naturally occuring chemical elements"
naturalness
1: the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner" [ant: {unnaturalness}] 2: the quality of innocent na...
nature
1: the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy" 2: a causal agent creating and controlling things in t...
nature study
1: the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
nature worship
1: a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena
naturism
1: going without clothes as a social practice [syn: {nudism}]
naturist
1: a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion [syn: {nudist}]
naturopath
1: a therapist who practices naturopathy
naturopathy
1: a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
nauch
1: an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nautch}, {nautch dance}]
Nauclea
1: small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves [syn: {genus Nauclea}]
Nauclea diderrichii
1: large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus [syn: {opepe}, {Sarcocephalus diderrichii}]
Naucrates
1: a genus of Carangidae [syn: {genus Naucrates}]
Naucrates ductor
1: small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas [syn: {pilotfish}]
naught
1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear...
naughtily
1: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn...
naughtiness
1: an attribute of mischievous children [syn: {mischievousness}, {badness}]
naughty
1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risqu...
naumachia
1: a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: {naumachy}] [also: {naumachiae} (pl)]
naumachy
1: a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans [syn: {naumachia}]
naupathia
1: motion sickness experienced while traveling on water [syn: {seasickness}, {mal de mer}]
Nauru
1: an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy [syn: {Republic of Nauru}] 2: a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia we...
Nauru Island
1: a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands [syn: {Nauru}, {Pleasant Island}]
Nauruan
1: of or relating to the island republic of Nauru or its residents n : a native or inhabitant of Nauru
nausea
1: the state that precedes vomiting [syn: {sickness}] 2: disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
nauseant
1: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {emetic}, {vomit}, {vomitive}]
nauseate
1: upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold ont he food sickened the diners" [syn: {sicken}, {turn one's stomach}] 2: cause aversion in; offend...
nauseated
1: feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {queasy}, {sick}, {sickish}]
nauseating
1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseous}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
nauseatingness
1: extreme unpalatability [syn: {disgustingness}, {distastefulness}, {sickeningness}, {unsavoriness}]
nauseous
1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {noisome}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}]
naut mi
1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}] 2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to...
nautch
1: an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nauch}, {nautch dance}]
nautch dance
1: an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls [syn: {nautch}, {nauch}]
nautical
1: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: {maritime}, {marine}]
nautical mile
1: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet) [syn: {naut mi}, {mile}, {mi}, {geographical mile}, {Admiralty mile}] 2: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the d...
nautical signal flag
1: one of an international code of flag signals used between ships [syn: {code flag}]
Nautilidae
1: spiral-shelled cephalopods [syn: {family Nautilidae}]
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