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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Nau'seous, a.p. 877Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; loathsome; disgustful; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.
  2. Nau'seōus-ly, adv.p. 877In a loathsome manner; loathsomely; disgustfully.
  3. Nau'seōŭs-ness, n.p. 877The quality of being nauseous, or of exciting disgust; loathsome-ness; as, the nauseousness of a drug or medicine. The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man. Dryden.
  4. Nautch, n.p. 877An entertainment consisting of dances performed by girls who are usually courtesans. [East Indies.]
  5. Nau'tic or Nau'tic-al, a.p. 877Pertaining to seamen or navigators, or to the art of navigation; as, nautical skill; a nautical almanac. Syn.—Naval; marine; maritime. See NAVAL.
  6. Nau'ti-fōrm, a.p. 877Shaped like the hull of a ship.
  7. Nau'ti-līte, n.p. 877(Palæon.) A fossil nautilus.
  8. Nau'ti-loid, a.p. 877Resembling the nautilus in form or shape.
  9. Nau'ti-loid, n.p. 877That which has the form of the nautilus.
  10. Nau'ti-lūs, n.p. 877(Zoöl.) A genus of small cephalopodous mollusks. The animal has the sac, eyes, parrot-beak, and funnel of the other cephalopods; but its mouth, instead of the large arms and feet, is surrounded by…
  11. Nā'val, a.p. 877Having to do with ships; pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, &c. Naval officer (U. S. custom-house), an officer who assists the collector in…
  12. Nā'vals, n. pl.p. 877Naval affairs. [Obs.] Clarendon.
  13. Nā'vārch, n.p. 877(Gr. Antiq.) The commander of a fleet. Mitford.
  14. Nā'vārch-y, n.p. 877Knowledge of managing ships; nautical skill or experience. [Rare.] Sir W. Petty.
  15. Na-vär-rēse', n., sing. & pl.p. 877(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Navarre; in the plural, the people of Navarre.
  16. Na-vār-rēse', a.p. 877(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Navarre, or its inhabitants.
  17. Nāve, n.p. 877The piece of timber or other material in the center of a wheel, in which the spokes are inserted, and through which the axle passes; — called also hub or hob.
  18. Nāve, n.p. 877(Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the choir to the principal entrance; the part between the wings, or aisles.
  19. Nā'vel, n.p. 877A mark or depression in the center of the lower part of the abdomen, being the scar left by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth. 2. Hence, the central part or point of any thing; the…
  20. Nā'vel-gall, n.p. 877A bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle. Johnson.
  21. Nā'vel-string, n.p. 877The umbilical cord.
  22. Nă'vel-wort, n.p. 877(Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Cotyledon.
  23. Nā'vew, n.p. 877(Bot.) A plant; the Brassica napus;—called also French turnip. It has a spindle-shaped root, less than the turnip.
  24. Na-vĭc'u-lar, a.p. 877Relating to small ships or boats. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a boat; cymbiform, as the glumes of most grasses.
  25. Navicular bonep. 877the scaphoid bone of the wrist.
  26. Nāv′-i-ga-bil′i-ty, n.p. 877The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.
  27. Nāv'i-ga-ble, a.p. 877Admitting of being navigated; affording passage to vessels; as, a navigable river. ☞ By the common law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also…
  28. Nāv'i-ga-ble-ness, n.p. 877The quality or state of being navigable; navigability.
  29. Nāv'i-ga-bly, adv.p. 877In a navigable manner.
  30. Nāv'i-gāte, v. i.p. 877To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to sail. The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.
  31. Nāv'i-gāte, v. t.p. 877To pass over in ships; to sail upon; as, to navigate the Atlantic. 2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.
  32. Nāv'i-gā'tion, n.p. 877The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable. 2. The science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including…
  33. Nāv'i-gā'tor, n.p. 877One who navigates or sails; especially one who directs the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation, as Bowditch's Navigator.
  34. Na-vig'er-oüs, a.p. 877Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [Rare.] Blount.
  35. Nāv'vy, n.p. 877Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation, and, hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, and the like. [Eng.]
  36. Nā'vy, n.p. 877A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir. 1 Kings x. 11. 2. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a…
  37. Nawl, n.p. 877An awl. [Obs.]
  38. Nāy, adv.p. 877No; a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made;—now superseded by no. See YES. I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3. He that will not when he…
  39. Nāy, n.p. 877Denial; refusal.
  40. Nāy, v. t.p. 878To refuse. [Obs.]
  41. Nāy'ward, n.p. 878Tendency to denial. [Obs.] “However you lean to the nayward.” Shak.
  42. Nāy'word, n.p. 878A byword; a proverbial reproach; also, a watchword. [Obs.] Shak.
  43. Năz'a-rē'an or Năz'a-rēne', n.p. 878(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the second century, who observed the laws of Moses, and rejected the commonly received Gospels, holding a peculiar one of their own.
  44. Nāz'a-rēne', n.p. 878An inhabitant of Nazareth; one of the early converts to Christianity;—a term of contempt.
  45. Năz'a-rīte, n.p. 878A Jew who bound himself by a vow to extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
  46. Nāz'a-rīte-ship, n.p. 878The state or condition of a Nazarite.
  47. Năz'a-rīt'ic, a.p. 878Pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
  48. Năz'a-rit-īzm, n.p. 878The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
  49. Nāze, n.p. 878A cliff or headland;—the same as NESS.
  50. Nē, adv.p. 878Not; never. [Obs., or only used in imitation of old style.] Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight. Byron.
  51. Nēaf, n.p. 878The fist. [Obs.] [Written also nief.] Shak.
  52. Nēal, v. t.p. 878To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat; to anneal. [Rare.]
  53. Nēal, v. i.p. 878To be tempered by heat. [Rare.] See ANNEAL. Bacon.
  54. Nēap, n.p. 878The tongue or pole of a cart, sled, or wagon. 2. A prop or support for the front of a cart, &c.
  55. Nēap, a.p. 878Low. Neap tides, tides which happen in the second and last quarters of the moon, when the effects of the sun's and moon's attraction are opposed to each other, and the difference between high and low…
  56. Nēap, n.p. 878A neap tide. See NEAP, a.
  57. Nēaped, a.p. 878(Naut.) Left aground;—applied to a ship when it is left aground, especially on the height of a spring tide, so that she will not float till the return of the next spring tide.
  58. Nē'a-pŏl'i-tan, a.p. 878(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the city of Naples in Italy, or its inhabitants.
  59. Nē'a-pŏl'i-tan, n.p. 878(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of the city of Naples.
  60. Nēar, a.p. 878Not far distant; not remote; nigh; as, (a.) Not distant in place; close by one; adjacent; neighboring. He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. Dryden.…