Webster's Dictionary 1828

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NONAGESIMAL

NONAGESIMAL, adjective [Latin Ninetieth.] Noting the 90th degree of the ecliptic; being in the highest point of the ecliptic.

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NONAGON

NONAGON, noun [Latin Nine, and Gr. an angle.] A figure having nine sides and nine angles.

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NONCE

NONCE, noun Purpose; intent; design. [Not in use.]

706

NONE

NONE, adjective1. Not one; used of persons or things.There is none that doeth good; no, not one. Psalms 14:1.2. Not any; not a part; not the least portion.Six days shall ye gath...

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NONES

NONES, noun1. In the Roman calendar, the fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November and December, and the seventh day of March, May July...

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NONESUCH

NONESUCH, noun1. An extraordinary thing; a thing that has not its equal.2. A plant of the genus Lychnis.

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NONILLION

NONILLION, noun [Latin Nine and million] The number of nine million millions.

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NONPAREIL

NONPAREIL, noun nonparel'.1. Excellence unequaled.2. A sort of apple.3. A sort of printing type very small, and the smallest now used except three.NONPAREIL, adjective nonparel'...

711

NONPLUS

NON'PLUS, noun [Latin not, and plus, more, further.] Puzzle; insuperable difficulty; a state in which one is unable to proceed or decide.NON'PLUS, verb transitive To puzzle; to ...

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NONSENSE

NON'SENSE, noun1. No sense; words or language which have no meaning, or which convey no just ideas; absurdity.2. Trifles; things of no importance.

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NONSENSICAL

NONSENS'ICAL, adjective Unmeaning; absurd; foolish.

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NONSENSICALLY

NONSENS'ICALLY, adverb Absurdly; without meaning.

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NONSENSICALNESS

NONSENS'ICALNESS, noun Jargon; absurdity; that which conveys no proper ideas.

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NONSENSITIVE

NONSENS'ITIVE, adjective Wanting sense or perception.

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NONSUCH

NONSUCH. [See Nonesuch.]

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NONSUIT

NON'SUIT, noun In law, the default, neglect or non-appearance of the plaintiff in a suit, when called in court, by which the plaintiff signifies his intention to drop the suit. ...

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NONSUITED

NON'SUITED, participle passive Adjudged to have deserted the suit by default of appearance; as a plaintiff.

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NONSUITING

NON'SUITING, participle present tense Adjudging to have abandoned the suit by non-appearance or other neglect; as a plaintiff.

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NOODLE

NOO'DLE, noun A simpleton. [A vulgar word.]

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NOOK

NOOK, noun [See Nich.] A corner; a narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; as a hollow nook

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NOON

NOON, noun [said to be from naw, that is up or ultimate, that limits, also nine. I has been supposed that the ninth hour, among the Romans, was the time of eating the chief meal...

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NOONDAY

NOON'DAY, noun Mid-day; twelve o'clock in the day.NOON'DAY, adjective Pertaining to mid-day; meridional; as the noonday heat.

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NOONING

NOON'ING, noun Repose at noon; sometimes, repast at noon.

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NOONSTEAD

NOON'STEAD, noun The station of the sun at noon.

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NOONTIDE

NOON'TIDE, noun [See Tide, which signifies time.] The time of noon; mid-day.NOON'TIDE, adjective Pertaining to noon; meridional.

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NOOSE

NOOSE, noun A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.Where the hangman does dispose to special friend the knot of nooseNOOSE, verb transitive To tie in a noos...

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NOPAL

NO'PAL, noun A Plant of the genus Cactus, from which the cochineal is collected in Mexico; Indian fig or raquette. The fruit resembles a fig.