Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter N - Page 14

New (superl.) Fresh from anything; newly come.

New (adv.) Newly; recently.

New (v. t. & i.) To make new; to renew.

Newborn (a.) Recently born.

Newcome (a.) Recently come.

Newcomer (n.) One who has lately come.

Newel (n.) A novelty; a new thing.

Newel (n.) The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.

Newfangle (a.) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.

Newfangle (v. t.) To change by introducing novelties.

Newfangled (a.) Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.

Newfangled (a.) Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.

Newfangledness (n.) Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.

Newfangleness (n.) Newfangledness.

Newfanglist (n.) One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change.

Newfangly (adv.) In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.

Newfashioned (a.) Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.

Newfoundland (n.) An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.

Newfoundland (n.) A Newfoundland dog.

Newing (v. t.) Yeast; barm.

Newish (a.) Somewhat new; nearly new.

Newly (adv.) Lately; recently.

Newly (adv.) Anew; afresh; freshly.

Newmarket (n.) A long, closely fitting cloak.

New-model (v. t.) To remodel.

Newness (n.) The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.

News (n) A report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.

News (n) Something strange or newly happened.

News (n) A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.

News-book (n.) A newspaper.

newsboy (n.) A boy who distributes or sells newspaper.

News-letter (n.) A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.

Newsmen (pl. ) of Newsman

Newsman (n.) One who brings news.

Newsman (n.) A man who distributes or sells newspapers.

Newsmonger (n.) One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.

Newspaper (n.) A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

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

News-vnder (n.) A seller of newspapers.

News-writer (n.) One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.

Newsy (a.) Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.

Newt (n.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.

Newtonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.

Newtonian (n.) A follower of Newton.

New-year (a.) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes.

New Year's Day () the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.

New Zealand () A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

Nexible (a.) That may be knit together.

Next (superl.) Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.

Next (superl.) Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.

Next (superl.) Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.

Next (superl.) Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.

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

Nexus (n.) Connection; tie.

Nez Perces () A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.

Ngina (n.) The gorilla.

Niagara period () A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.

Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.

Nib (n.) A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

Nib (n.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.

Nib (n.) The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.

Nib (n.) One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.

Nebbed (imp. & p. p.) of Nib

Nibbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nib

Nib (v. t.) To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

Nibbed (a.) Having a nib or point.

Nibbled (imp. & p. p.) of Nibble

Nibbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nibble

Nibble (v. t.) To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.

Nibble (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.

Nibble (n.) A small or cautious bite.

Nibbler (n.) One who, or that which, nibbles.

Nibblingly (adv.) In a nibbling manner; cautiously.

Niblick (n.) A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.

Nicagua (n.) The laughing falcon. See under laughing.

Nicaragua wood () Brazil wood.

Niccolite (n.) A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.

Nice (superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

Nice (superl.) Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.

Nice (superl.) Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.

Nice (superl.) Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.

Nice (superl.) Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.

Nice (superl.) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.

Nice (superl.) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.

Nicely (adv.) In a nice manner.

Nicene (a.) Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.

Niceness (n.) Quality or state of being nice.

Nicery (n.) Nicety.

Niceties (pl. ) of Nicety

Nicety (n.) The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).

Nicety (n.) Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.

Nicety (n.) A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.

Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.

Niched (a.) Placed in a niche.

Nick (n.) An evil spirit of the waters.

Nick (n.) A notch cut into something

Nick (n.) A score for keeping an account; a reckoning.

Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.

Nick (n.) A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.

Nick (n.) A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.

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