NAME
NAME, noun1. That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a...
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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NAME, noun1. That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a...
NAMED, participle passive Called; denominated; designated by name.
NAMELESS, adjective1. Without a name; not distinguished by an appellation; as a nameless star.2. He or that whose name is not known or mentioned.
NAMELY, adverb To mention by name; particularly.For the excellency of the soul, namely its power of divining in dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can qu...
NAMER, noun One that names or calls by name.
NAMESAKE, noun One that has the same name as another.
NAMING, participle present tense Calling; nominating; mentioning.
NULL, verb transitive [Latin not any.] To annul; to deprive of validity; to destroy. [Not much used.] [See Annul.]NULL, adjective Void; of no legal or binding force or validity;...
NAN, a Welsh word signifying what, used as an interrogative. [This word has been extensively used within my memory by the common people of New England.]
NANKEEN, noun [Nankin a Chinese word.] A species of cotton cloth of a firm texture, from China, now imitated by the manufacturers in Great Britain.
NAP, noun To lean, that is, to nod.1. A short sleep or slumber.NAP, verb intransitive1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy.2. To be in a careless, secure state.NAP, noun1. The ...
NAPE, noun A knob; to be hard or callous, whence a callus.1. The prominent joint of the neck behind.
NAPERY, noun Linen for the table; table cloths or linen cloth in general.
NAPHEW, noun [a turnep; a knob] A plant.
NAPHTHA, noun [from nafata, to push out, as pustules, to throw out, to boil, to be angry. In Ambaric, neft or nepht, from this sense, signifies a gun or musket.]1. An inflammabl...
NAPHTHALINE, noun A peculiar crystalizable substance, deposited from naphtha distilled from coal tar, consisting of hydrogen and carbon.
NAPKIN, noun [nape, cloth; of which napkin is a diminutive.]1. A cloth used for wiping the hands; a towel.2. A handkerchief.
NAPLESS, adjective Without nap; threadbare.
NAPPAL, noun Soap rock.
NAPPINESS, noun1. The quality of being sleepy or inclined to take naps.2. The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap; as on cloth.
NAPPYadjective [from nap.] frothy
NAPTAKING, adjective Taking naps.NAPTAKING, noun A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset when one is unprepared.
NARCISSUS, noun In botany, the daffodil, a genus of plants of several species. They are of the bulbous rooted tribe, perennial in root, but with annual leaves and flower stalks.
NARCOTIC, noun A medicine which stupefies the senses and renders insensible to pain; hence, a medicine which induces sleep; a soporific; and opiate.
NARCOTICALLY, adverb By producing torpor or drowsiness.
NARCOTICNESS, noun The quality of inducing sleep or removing pain.
NARCOTINE, noun The pure narcotic principle of opium.