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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Nōz'le, n. p. 895The same as NOZZLE.Nŏz'le, n. p. 895The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of any thing; as, the nozzle of a bellows.Nŭb, v. t. p. 895To push; to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]Nūb, n. p. 895A jag, or snag; also, a knob; a protuberance. [Colloq.]Nūb'bin, n. p. 895A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Collog. U. S.]Nŭb'ble, v. t. p. 895To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Nū-bĕ'ū-lā, n. p. 895(Astron.) (a.) A nebula. (b.) (pl.) Specifically, the Magellanic clouds. 2. (Med.) (a.) A slight spot on the cornea. (b.) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. Dunglison.Nu-bif'er-oüs, a. p. 895Bringing, or producing, clouds. [Obs.]Nu-bĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 895Born of, or produced from, clouds. [Obs.]Nū'bi-lāte, v. t. p. 895To cloud. [Obs.] Aubrey.Nū'bile, a. p. 895Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. [Obs.]Nu-bil'i-ty, n. p. 895The state of being marriageable. [Rare.]Nū'bi-lōse or Nū'bi-lōus, a. p. 895Cloudy. [Rare.] Bailey.Nū'ca-men-tā'ceous, a. p. 895(Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, a nut. Gray.Nu-cif'er-ous, a. p. 895Bearing, or producing, nuts. [Obs.]Nū'ci-fōrm, a. p. 895Nut-shaped; nut-like. Gray.Nū'cle-al or Nū'cle-ar, a. p. 895Pertaining to a nucleus; as, nuclear particles. Carpenter.Nū'cle-ate, a. p. 895Having a nucleus.Nū'cle-āte, v. t. p. 895To gather, as about a nucleus or center.Nu·clē'i·fōrm, a. p. 895Formed like a kernel.Nū'cle-o-brănch, n. p. 895(Zoöl.) One of a group of sea-snails having the foot flattened into a long fin, and usually a very small shell, called the nucleus, suspended from the back. They are very transparent, and are found…Nū'cle-o-lā'ted, a. p. 895Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.Nū'cle-ōle, n. p. 895The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus. Dana.Nu-clē'o-lūs p. 895m. [Diminutive from nucleus.] 1. A little nucleus. 2. (Histology.) A very minute, strongly refracting body contained within a nucleus, with which it seems to agree in structure; any clear, more or…Nū'cle-ūs, n. p. 895A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion;—both literally and figuratively. It must contain, itself, a…Nū'cūle, n. p. 895A very small nut; especially, a minute, nut-like growth on some plants, connected with their reproduction.Nu-dā'tion, n. p. 895The act of stripping, or making bare, or naked.Nŭd'dle, v. i. p. 895To walk quickly with the head bent forward;—followed by along. [Rare.] Ainsworth.Nūde, a. p. 895Bare; naked; uncovered; as, a nude statue. 2. (Law.) Of no force; void; as, a nude contract or compact. See NUDUM PACTUM. Blackstone.Nŭdge, v. t. p. 895To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.Nŭdge, n. p. 895A gentle push, as with the elbow.Nū'di-brāch'i-ate, a. p. 895(Zoöl.) Having arms without vibratile cilia, as certain polyps. Carpenter.Nū'di-brăn'chi-ate, a. p. 895(Zoöl.) Pertaining to an order of molluscous animals having no shell whatever.Nū'di·brăn'chi-ate, n. p. 895(Zoöl.) One of an order of mollusks having no shell, the branchiæ being exposed upon the back. Brande.Nū'di-caul, a. p. 895(Bot.) Having the stems leafless. Henslow.Nū'di-fi-cā'-tion, n. p. 895The act of making nude, or naked.Nū'dil, n. p. 895(Med.) A kind of plaster. [Obs.]Nū'di-ty, n. p. 895Quality or condition of being nude; nakedness. 2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; especially (Fine Arts), the nude human figure, or a nude portion of the same…Nū'dum Pāc'tum p. 896(Law.) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration. Tomlins.Nū-găc'i-ty, n. p. 896Futility; trifling talk or behavior. [Obs.] More.Nu-gā'tion, n. p. 896The act or practice of trifling. [Obs.] Bacon.Nū'ga-to-ry, a. p. 896Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant. 2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. If all are pardoned, and pardoned are mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made nugatory. I.…Nū'gi-fy, v. t. p. 896To render trifling or futile; to make silly. [Rare.] “The stultifying, nugifying effect of a blind and uncritical study of the Fathers.” Coleridge.Nŭg'get, n. p. 896A lump; a mass, especially of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold. ☞ This word is probably a revival of the old word nigot, which was simply an inversion of ingot. Trench.Nūi'sance, n. p. 896That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. 2. (Law.) That which incommodes or annoys; something that produces inconvenience or damage. ☞ Nuisances are public…Nūi′san-cer, n. p. 896(Law.) One who makes or causes a nuisance.Nūl, a. p. 896(Law.) No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul tiel record; nul tort.Nŭll, v. t. p. 896To annul; to deprive of validity; to destroy. See ANNUL. [Rare.] Milton.Nūll, a. p. 896Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless; of no account or significance. Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, Dead perfection; no…Nūll, n. p. 896Something that has no force or meaning. 2. That which has no value; a cipher. Bacon.Nūl'lah, n. p. 896An arm of the sea; also, a stream or water-course. [India.] Malcom.Nŭl'li-bī'e-ty, n. p. 896The state or condition of being nowhere. [Obs.]Nŭl'li-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 896The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect. Right of nullification (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in behalf of a state to nullify or make void, by its sovereign…Nŭl'li-fĭd'i-an, a. p. 896Of no faith; of no religion; also, not dependent upon, or trusting to, faith for salvation;—opposed to solifidian. [Obs.] Feltham.Nŭl'li-fĭd'i-an, n. p. 896An unbeliever. [Obs.] I am a nullifidian, if there be not three thirds of a scruple more of sampsuchinum in this confection than ever I put in any. B. Jonson.Nŭl'li-fī'er, n. p. 896One who makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties. 2. An advocate of the political doctrine of nullification. [U. S.]Nūl'li-fȳ, v. t. p. 896To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy. Such correspondence would at once nullify the conditions of the probationary system. I. Taylor. Syn.—To abolish; abrogate…Nūl'li-pōre, n. p. 896(Bot.) A kind of marine plant, secreting lime on its surface, and hence resembling coral. It was formerly considered a kind of zoöphyte. Dana.Nŭl'li-ty, n. p. 896The condition or quality of being null or void; nothingness; want of existence or force. 2. That which is null or void in law; any thing void, invalid, or of no efficacy. Was it not absurd to say…Nŭmb, a. p. 896Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; torpid; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold. 2. Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night. [Obs.] Shak. Syn.—…