neatness
1: the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: {spruceness}] 2: the trait of being neat and orderly [syn: {tidiness}] [ant: {untidiness}]
neb
1: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose [syn: {snout}] 2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {beak}, {bill}, {nib}, {pecker}]
nebbech
1: (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: {nebbish}]
nebbish
1: (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton [syn: {nebbech}]
Nebcin
1: an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria [syn: {tobramycin}]
NEbE
1: the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn: {northeast by east}]
Nebiim
1: the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Prophets}]
NEbN
1: the compass point that is one point north of northeast [syn: {northeast by north}]
Nebo
1: Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools [syn: {Nabu}]
Nebraska
1: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: {Cornhusker State}, {NE}]
Nebraska fern
1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisono...
Nebraskan
1: a resident of Nebraska [syn: {Cornhusker}]
Nebuchadnezzar
1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}] 2: a very...
Nebuchadnezzar II
1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]
Nebuchadrezzar
1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar II}]
Nebuchadrezzar II
1: (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC) [syn: {Nebuchadnezzar}, {Nebuchadnezzar II}, {Nebuchadrezzar}]
nebula
1: a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer 2: cloudiness of the urine 3: an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space 4: (pathology) a faint cloudy s...
nebular
1: of or relating to or resembling a nebula; "the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system" 2: resembling a cloud [syn: {cloudlike}]
nebular hypothesis
1: (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula
nebulose
1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {cloudy}, {nebulous}]
nebulous
1: lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit" [syn: {cloudy}, {nebulose}] 2: lacking definiti...
NEC
1: an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow [syn: {necrotizing enterocolitis}]
necessarily
1: in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred" [syn: {needfully}] [ant: {unnecessarily}] 2: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by o...
necessary
1: absolutely essential [ant: {unnecessary}] 2: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions" n : anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessiti...
necessitarian
1: someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will [ant: {libertarian}]
necessitate
1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal ...
necessitous
1: poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {indigent}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]
necessity
1: the condition of being essential or indispensable 2: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements ...
neck
1: the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck" [syn: {cervix}] 2: a narrow elongated projecting strip of land 3: a cut of meat from the ...
neck and neck
1: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" [syn: {...
neck bone
1: one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region [syn: {cervical vertebra}]
neck exercise
1: exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles
neck of the woods
1: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you th...
neck ruff
1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {ruffle}]
neck sweetbread
1: edible thymus gland of an animal [syn: {throat sweetbread}]
neck-deep
1: deeply involved; "neck-deep in work"; "up to their necks in debt" [syn: {up to my neck}, {up to your neck}, {up to her neck}, {up to his neck}, {up to our necks}, {up to their necks}]
Neckar
1: a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine [syn: {Neckar River}]
Neckar River
1: a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine [syn: {Neckar}]
neckband
1: a band around the collar of a garment 2: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over [syn: {collar}] 3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: {choker}, {collar}, {d...
neckcloth
1: an ornamental white cravat [syn: {stock}]
necked
1: having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination) [ant: {neckless}]
necking
1: the molding at the top of a column [syn: {gorgerin}] 2: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging}, {kissing}, {pet...
necklace
1: jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
necklace poplar
1: a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber [syn: {Eastern cottonwood}, {Populus deltoides}...
necklace tree
1: a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
neckless
1: lacking or apparently lacking a neck [ant: {necked}]
necklet
1: decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament
neckline
1: the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
neckpiece
1: an article of apparel worn about the neck
necktie
1: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest a...
neckwear
1: articles of clothing worn about the neck
necrobiosis
1: (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) [syn: {cell death}]
necrobiosis lipoidica
1: skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn: {necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum}]
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
1: skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus [syn: {necrobiosis lipoidica}]
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necrology
1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: {obituary}, {obit}] 2: a list of people who died recently
necrolysis
1: disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
necromancer
1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer}, {magician}, {wizard}] 2: one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
necromancy
1: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: {sorcery}, {black magic}, {black art}] 2: conjuring up the dead, especially f...
necromania
1: an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilia}, {necrophilism}]
necromantic
1: relating to or associated with necromancy; "mysterious necromantic rites" [syn: {necromantical}] 2: given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead; "a necromantic sorcerer"; "n...
necromantical
1: relating to or associated with necromancy; "mysterious necromantic rites" [syn: {necromantic}]
necrophagia
1: feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: {necrophagy}]
necrophagy
1: feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: {necrophagia}]
necrophilia
1: an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilism}, {necromania}]
necrophilism
1: an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: {necrophilia}, {necromania}]
necropolis
1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: {cemetery}, {graveyard}, {burial site}, {burial ground}, {burying ground}, {memorial park}] [also: {necropoleis} (pl)]
necropsy
1: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: {autopsy}, {postmortem}, {PM}, {postmortem examination}]
necrose
1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: {gangrene}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]
necrosis
1: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: {mortification}, {gangrene}, {sphacelus}]
necrotic
1: relating to or affected by necrosis; "necrotic tissue"
necrotizing enterocolitis
1: an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow [syn: {NEC}]
nectar
1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators 2: fruit juice especially when undiluted 3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [syn:...
nectarine
1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine tree}, {Prunus persica nectarina}] 2: smooth-skinned variety or mutation of the peach
nectarine tree
1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: {nectarine}, {Prunus persica nectarina}]
nectarous
1: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: {ambrosial}, {ambrosian}]
nectary
1: a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar [syn: {honey gland}]
Necturus
1: a genus of Proteidae [syn: {genus Necturus}]
Necturus maculosus
1: aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills [syn: {mud puppy}]
nee
1: (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman; "Hillary Clinton nee Rodham"
need
1: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: {demand}] 2: anything that is necessary but...
needed
1: necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needful}, {required}, {requisite}]
needer
1: a person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none" [syn: {wanter}]
needful
1: necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" [syn: {needed}, {required}, {requisite}]
needfully
1: in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred" [syn: {necessarily}] [ant: {unnecessarily}]
needle
1: as of a conifer [syn: {acerate leaf}] 2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument 3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) 4: a stylus that formerly m...
needle bearing
1: bearings containing small metal balls [syn: {ball bearing}, {roller bearing}]
needle biopsy
1: biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle
needle blight
1: a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: {needle cast}, {leaf cast}]
needle bush
1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle-bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needle cast
1: a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: {needle blight}, {leaf cast}]
needle furze
1: prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe [syn: {broom tree}, {petty whin}, {Genista anglica}]
needle palm
1: yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages [syn: {Adam's needle}, {Adam's needle-and-thread}, {spoonleaf yucca}, {Yucca filamentosa}]
needle rush
1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]
needle spike rush
1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle rush}, {slender spike rush}, {hair grass}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]
needle wood
1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]
needle-bush
1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needle-shaped
1: narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerate}, {acerose}, {acicular}]
needle-wood
1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]
needlebush
1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needle-bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needlecraft
1: a creation created or assembled by needle and thread [syn: {needlework}] 2: work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle [syn: {needlework}]
needlefish
1: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: {gar}, {billfish}] 2: fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plat...
needlelike
1: ending in a sharp point [syn: {acuate}, {acute}, {sharp}]
needlepoint
1: lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern [syn: {point lace}] 2: embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry
needless
1: unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [syn: {gratuitous}, {uncalled-for}]
needlessly
1: without need; "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"
needlewoman
1: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {modiste}, {seamstress}, {sempstress}]
needlewood
1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]
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