nanny
1: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nursemaid}, {nurse}] 2: female goat [syn: {nanny-goat}, {she-goat}]
nanny-goat
1: female goat [syn: {nanny}, {she-goat}]
nanocephalic
1: having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; "a nanocephalic dwarf" [syn: {microcephalic}, {microcephalous}]
nanocephaly
1: an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain [syn: {microcephaly}, {microcephalus}]
nanogram
1: one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram [syn: {ng}]
nanometer
1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometre}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]
nanometre
1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: {nanometer}, {nm}, {millimicron}, {micromillimeter}, {micromillimetre}]
nanomia
1: small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
nanophthalmos
1: condition in which both eyes are abnormally small but otherwise normal
nanosecond
1: one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
nanotechnology
1: the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
nanotube
1: a fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape [syn: {carbon nanotube}]
nanovolt
1: a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt
Nansen
1: Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930) [syn: {Fridtjof Nansen}]
Nantes
1: a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
Nanticoke
1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware 2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people
Nantua
1: white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter [syn: {shrimp sauce}]
Nantucket
1: an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
nanus
1: a person who is abnormally small [syn: {dwarf}, {midget}]
Naomi
1: the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament [syn: {Noemi}]
nap
1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: {sleep}] 2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture 3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduro...
napa
1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {pe-tsai}, {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
Napaea
1: 1 species: glade mallow [syn: {genus Napaea}] 2: Greek mythology [syn: {Napea}]
Napaea dioica
1: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn: {glade mallow}]
napalm
1: gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flame throwers
nape
1: the back side of the neck [syn: {scruff}, {nucha}]
Napea
1: Greek mythology [syn: {Napaea}]
napery
1: linens for the dining table [syn: {table linen}]
naphazoline
1: vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation [syn: {Privine}, {Sudafed}]
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naphtha
1: any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
naphthalene
1: a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
naphthol
1: either of two phenols derived from naphthalene
naphthoquinone
1: a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood [syn: {vitamin K}, {antihemorrhagic factor}]
Napier
1: Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617) [syn: {John Napier}]
Napier's bones
1: a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn: {Napier's rods}]
Napier's rods
1: a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier [syn: {Napier's bones}]
napkin
1: to protect clothing; wipe mouth [syn: {table napkin}, {serviette}] 2: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [s...
napkin ring
1: a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
Naples
1: a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region [syn: {Napoli}]
Naples garlic
1: European onion with white flowers [syn: {daffodil garlic}, {flowering onion}, {Allium neopolitanum}]
Napoleon
1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon I}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}] 2: a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and...
Napoleon Bonaparte
1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon I}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]
Napoleon I
1: French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) [syn: {Napoleon}, {Napoleon Bonaparte}, {Bonaparte}, {the Little Corporal}]
Napoleon III
1: nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873) [syn: {Emperor Napoleon III}, {Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte}]
Napoleonic
1: of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte; "Napoleonic Wars"
Napoleonic Wars
1: a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
Napoli
1: a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region [syn: {Naples}]
nappy
1: in small tight curls [syn: {crisp}, {frizzly}, {frizzy}, {kinky}] n : garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [s...
naprapath
1: a therapist who practices naprapathy
naprapathy
1: a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues
Naprosyn
1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain [syn: {naproxen}]
naproxen
1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain [syn: {Naprosyn}]
naproxen sodium
1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) [syn: {Aleve}, {Anaprox}, {Aflaxen}]
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