napu
1: chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya [syn: {Tragulus Javanicus}]
Naqua
1: diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension [syn: {trichlormethiazide}]
NARA
1: the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections [syn: {National Archives and Records Administration}]
naranjilla
1: small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges [syn: {Solanum quitoense}]
narc
1: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {nark}, {narcotics agent}]
Narcan
1: a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine [syn: {naloxone}]
narcism
1: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcissism}]
narcissism
1: an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself [syn: {self-love}, {narcism}]
narcissist
1: someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcist}]
narcissistic
1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: {egotistic}, {egotistical}, {self-loving}]
narcissistic personality
1: personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others
narcissus
1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters 2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection [also: ...
Narcissus jonquilla
1: widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers [syn: {jonquil}]
Narcissus papyraceus
1: a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter [syn: {paper white}]
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
1: any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown [syn: {daffodil}]
narcist
1: someone in love with themselves [syn: {narcissist}]
narco-state
1: an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent; "this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pou...
narcolepsy
1: a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
narcoleptic
1: of or relating to narcolepsy n 1: a person who has narcolepsy 2: a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
narcosis
1: unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
narcoterrorism
1: the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
narcotic
1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor" 2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotizing}, {narcotising}] 3: inducing mental lethargy; "...
narcotic antagonist
1: an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration)
narcotics agent
1: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {nark}]
narcotise
1: administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotize}]
narcotised
1: under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcot...
narcotising
1: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotizing}]
narcotize
1: administer narcotics to [syn: {narcotise}]
narcotized
1: under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous" [syn: {doped}, {drugged}, {narcot...
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narcotizing
1: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotic}, {narcotising}]
narcotraffic
1: traffic in illegal drugs [syn: {drug traffic}, {drug trafficking}]
nard
1: an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: {spikenard}]
Nardil
1: monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {phenelzine}]
nardo
1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardoo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
nardoo
1: Australian clover fern [syn: {nardo}, {common nardoo}, {Marsilea drummondii}]
Nares Deep
1: a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico
narghile
1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers...
nargileh
1: an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers...
narial
1: of or relating to or near the nares
naris
1: any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx [also: {nares} (pl)]
nark
1: an informer or spy working for the police [syn: {copper's nark}] 2: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations [syn: {narc}, {narcotics agent}] v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by min...
narrate
1: provide commentary for a film, for example 2: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: {tell}, {recount}, {recite}]
narration
1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disn...
narrative
1: consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry" n : a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or c...
narrator
1: someone who tells a story [syn: {storyteller}, {teller}]
narrow
1: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" [ant: {wide}] 2: limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" 3: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brill...
narrow beech fern
1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech fern}, {northern beech fern}, {Phegopteris connectilis}, {Dryopteris phegopteris}, {Thelypteris phegopteris}]
narrow boat
1: a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight [syn: {canal boat}, {narrowboat}]
narrow down
1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" [syn: {pin down}, {peg down}, {nail down}, {narrow}, {specify}] 2: define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" [syn: {pin down...
narrow escape
1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {squeaker}]
narrow gauge
1: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
narrow goldenrod
1: western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: {Solidago spathulata}]
narrow-body
1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body aircraft}]
narrow-body aircraft
1: a commercial airliner with a single aisle [syn: {narrowbody aircraft}, {narrow-body}]
narrow-leaf cattail
1: reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: {lesser bullrush}, {narrow-leaved reedmace}, {soft flag}, {Typha angustifolia}]
narrow-leaf penstemon
1: plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona [syn: {Penstemon linarioides}]
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