Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Newsroom

News″room′ (?), n. A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.

920

Newsy

News″y (?), a. Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.

921

Newt

Newt (?), n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The commo...

922

Newtonian

New‐to″ni‐an (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; — applied to the doctrine of the un...

923

Newtonian (2)

New‐to″ni‐an, prop. n. A follower of Newton.

924

Nexible

Nex″i‐ble (?), a. [L. nexibilis, from nectere, nexum, to bind.] That may be knit together.

925

Next

Next (nĕkst), a., superl. of Nigh. [AS. nēhst, niéhst, nȳhst, superl. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer.Her princely gu...

926

Next (2)

Next, adv. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows next.

927

Nexus

‖Nex″us (?), n. Connection; tie.Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus... extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard. De Quincey.

928

Nez Percés

‖Nez″ Per′cés″ (?), pl.; sing. Nez PercÉ (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.

929

Ngina

‖Ngi″na (n'gē″nȧ), n. The gorilla.

930

Niagara period

Ni‐ag″a‐ra pe″ri‐od (?). (Geol.) A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly li...

931

Nias

Ni″as (?), n. [F. niais. See Eyas.] A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.

932

Nib

Nib (nĭb), n. [A variabt of neb.] 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. “The little nib or fructifying principle.” Sir T. Browne.2. (Zoöl.) The bill or beak of...

933

Nib (2)

Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nebbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nibbing.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

934

Nibbed

Nibbed (?), a. Having a nib or point.

935

Nibble

Nib″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nibbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nibbling (?).] [Cf. Nip.] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits...

936

Nibble (2)

Nib″ble, v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.Instead of returning a ...

937

Nibble (3)

Nib″ble, n. A small or cautious bite.

938

Nibbler

Nib″bler (?), n. One who, or that which, nibbles.

939

Nibblingly

Nib″bling‐ly (?), adv. In a nibbling manner; cautiously.

940

Nibelungenlied

Ni″be‐lung′en‐lied′ (?), n. [G. See Nibelungs; Lied.] A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Atti...

941

Nibelungs

Ni″be‐lungs (?), n. pl.; sing.Nibelung (�). In German mythology, the children of the mist, a race of dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors of the famous hoard and ri...

942

Niblick

Nib″lick (?), n. A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.

943

Nicagua

‖Ni‐ca″gua (?), n.(Zoöl.) The laughing falcon. See under laughing.

944

Nicaragua wood

Nic′a‐ra″gua wood′ (?). Brazil wood.

945

Niccolite

Nic″co‐lite (?), n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.) A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; — called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.