Webster's Dictionary 1828

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NAVAL

NAVAL, adjective [Latin Gr. A ship]1. Consisting of ships; as a naval force or armament.2. Pertaining to ships; as naval stores.

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NAVALS

NAVALS, noun Naval affairs. [Not used]

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NAVARCH

NAVARCH, noun In ancient Greece, the commander of a fleet.

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NAVARCHY

NAVARCHY, noun [from Latin And admiral.] Knowledge of managing ships.

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NAVE

NAVE, noun1. The thick piece of timber in the center of a wheel, in which the spokes are inserted; called also the hob.2. The middle or body of a church extending from the ballu...

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NAVEL

NAVEL, noun The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus. The umbilical cord is a collection of vessels by which th...

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NAVEL-STRING

NAVEL-STRING, noun The umbilical cord. [See navel]

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NAVEL-WORT

NAVEL-WORT, noun A plant of the genus Cotyledon. It has the appearance of houseleek.

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NAVEW

NAVEW, n. A plant of the genus Brassica. It has a spindle-shaped root, less than the turnep.

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NAVICULAR

NAVICULAR, adjective [Latin, a little ship]1. Relating to small ships or boats.2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform. The navicular bone is the scaphoid bone of the wrist.

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NAVIGABLE

NAVIGABLE, adjective [Latin From navigo, to sail, from navis, a ship] To pass on water in ships; to sail.The Phoenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western ocean.

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NAVIGATE

NAVIGATE, verb transitive1. To pass over in ships; to sail on; as to navigate the Atlantic.2. To steer, direct or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.

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NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION, participle present tense Passing on or over in sailing; steering and managing in sailing.NAVIGATION, noun1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in shi...

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NAVIGATOR

NAVIGATOR, noun One that navigates or sails; chiefly, one who directs the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation. We say, a bold navigator an experien...

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NAVY

NAVY, noun [Gr. From to swim. To swim then is to move up and down.]1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.The navy of Hiram brought gol...

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NAWL

NAWL, noun An awl. [Not in use]

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NAY

NAY, adverb [a contracted word, to deny]1. No; a word that expresses negation.I tell you nay but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13:3.2. It expresses also r...

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NAYWARD

NAYWARD, noun Tendency to denial. [Not used]

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NAYWORD

NAYWORD, noun A by-word; a proverbial reproach; a watch-word.NAZARENEn. An inhabitant of Nazareth; one of the early converts to Christianity; in contempt. Acts 24:1.

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NAZARITE

NAZARITE, noun A jew who professed extraordinary purity of life and devotion.

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NAZARITISM

NAZARITISM, noun The doctrines of practice of the Nazarites.

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NE

NE, not, is obsolete. We find it in early English writers, prefixed to other words; as nill, for ne will, will not; nas, for ne has, has not; nis for ne is, is not.

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NEAF

NEAF, noun The fist.

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NEAL

NEAL, verb transitive To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat. But neal is now rarely used. [See Anneal]NEAL, verb intransitive To be tempered by heat. [Little used] [...

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NEAP

NEAP, noun [This word may belong to the root of neb, nib; nose] The tongue or pole of a cart, sled or wagon.NEAP, adjective [to incline, to fall] The neap tides are those which ...

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NEAP-TIDE

NEAP-TIDE, noun Low tide. [See Neap.]

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NEAPED

NEAPED, BENEAPED, adjective Left aground. A ship is said to be neaped when left aground, particularly on the height of a spring tide, so that she will not float till the return ...