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nonsensical,a.absurd,senseless,preposterous, insensate, amphigoric,silly.nook,n.retreat,corner,recess.noon,n.meridian, noonday, noontide,midday.normal,a.natural,regular.Antonyms:abnormal,unnatural.northern,a.boreal, north, arctic, northerly, septentrion.northern lights.aurora borealis.northern regions.arctic regions, Thule, septentrion.north pole.Associated words: Polynia, polar, circumpolar.north star.polestar, lodestar, Cynosure, Polaris.north wind.Boreas.Norwegian Parliament.Storthing, Lagthing.nose,n.snout, nozzle,spout,proboscis,muzzle.nose,n.Associated words: nasal, rhinal, rhinology, rhinoplasty, coryza, aquiline, simous, retroussé, pug,snuff, snuffle, vomer, nostril, nasalize, nasalization, nasiform, polypus, vibrissa,grogblossom,rosedrop,snivel, rhinitis, rhinolith, septum.nosebleeding,n.epistaxis.nostalgia,n.homesickness.notable,a.noticeable,conspicuous,plain,evident;signal,remarkable,famous.notch,v.nick,score, indent, crenellate.notch,n.nick,indentation,score,dent, crenature, serration, emargination.notched,a.serrated, crenated, incised, emarginated.notching,n.notch,indentation, serration, crenation.note,n.billet;memorandum,minute,record;remark,comment, annotation, commentary, scholium,gloss;mark,token,sign,feature,peculiarity; observation,notice;distinction,repute,celebrity,reputation,fame,renown.note,v.Seenotice;record, jotdown; annotate,comment, postillate.note-book,n.memorandum-book, commonplacebook, adversaria,journal, diary.noted,a.celebrated,renowned,eminent,distinguished,famous.notes,n. pl.marginalia (marginal notes), adversaria.noteworthy,a.memorable,remarkable.nothing,n.non-existence,nonentity; bagatelle; naught,cipher,zero,null, nullity.nothingness,n.nihility, non-existence, nullity.notice,n.observation, cognizance,note,heed,attention,regard;announcement, citation,warning,notification; bulletin; recognition,civility,courtesy.Antonyms:disregard, connivance,inattention, heedlessness, ignoring,oversight,slight.notice,v.see, observe,note,heed, recognize,perceive,mark, take cognizance of, pay attention to.Antonyms:ignore, connive,skip,neglect,slight,overlook,disregard.noticeable,a.observable,appreciable,conspicuous,salient,prominent.Antonyms: unobservable, inappreciable, inconspicuous.notification,n.Seetelling;notice,announcement,warning.notify,v.inform,acquaint,tell, apprise, give notice to.notion,n.conception,idea,concept;opinion,judgment,belief,view;inclination,intention,disposition; (Colloq.) knicknack,device.notional,a.whimsical,capricious,irresolute,freakish,crotchety,changeable.notoriety,n.repute (unfavorable), publicity.notorious,a.talked of,evident,obvious,noted, famous (usually unfavorable).notwithstanding,conj.despite,nevertheless, however.noun,n.substantive.nourish,v.feed,nurture;support;encourage,foster,cherish,promote.nourishing,a.nutritious.nourishment,n.nutrition;food,nutriment.novel,a.new,recent, fresh,unusual,rare,unique, innovative.novel,n.fiction, romance,story,tale.novelty,n.newness;change,curiosity, innovation.novice,n.tyro; probationer, proselyte,convert, novitiatenovitiate,n.apprenticeship; probation, tyronism, noviceship.now,adv.instantly,immediately, at once, instanter.now and then.occasionally, at intervals, infrequently, intermittently,sometimes, periodically, once in a while.noxious,a.injurious, baneful,unwholesome,noisome.nub,n.(Colloq.)knob,jag, protuberance, snag, excrescence.nucleus,n.kernel, core,heart,center.nude,a.Seenaked.nudge,v.poke (with the elbow).nugatory,a.futile, ineffectual,unavailing. Seevain.nuisance,n.plague,pest, bane, infliction,bore,offense.null,a.invalid,nugatory.nullification,n.invalidation,abrogation,cancellation,repeal.nullify,v.invalidate,abrogate,cancel,repeal,countermand.numb,a.deadened,unfeeling,insensible,benumbed.numb,v.benumb,deaden.number,v.enumerate; figure up,count, numerate.number,n.numeral,figure, digit, integer;collection,multitude.numbers,n.poetry,music,verse,song.numbers,n. pl.Associated words: numeral, numeric, notation, coefficient, numerary.numbness,n.insensibility.numerous,a.many,plentiful, multitudinous.numskull,n.(Colloq.) dolt, dullard,dunce, lackwit,simpleton. Seefool.nunnery,n.convent,cloister, mynchery (ruins).nuptial,a.hymeneal,bridal.nuptials,n. pl.wedding,marriage, espousals.nurse,v.suckle;nourish,cherish,foster,succor,foment,encourage;attend,tend;bring up,raise,nurture,rear.nursery,n.crèche (public nursery).nursling,n.anda.suckling.nurture,n.care,training;food,nourishment.nurture,v.feed,nourish,nurse;educate,train,school.nut-bearing,a.nuciferous.nutriment,n.nourishment,food, aliment.nutrition,n.nourishment, feeding;nutriment,food; eutrophy, (healthy nutrition); malnutrition, denutrition, innutrition, dystrophy (defective nutrition).Associated words: threpsology, trophology, trophic.nutritious,a.nourishing, nutritive.Antonym: innutritious.nuts,n. pl.mast.nut-shaped,a.nuciform.nymph,n.dryad, sylph, Undine, nereid, hydriad, oread, houri, Daphne.

nonsensical,a.absurd,senseless,preposterous, insensate, amphigoric,silly.

nook,n.retreat,corner,recess.

noon,n.meridian, noonday, noontide,midday.

normal,a.natural,regular.Antonyms:abnormal,unnatural.

northern,a.boreal, north, arctic, northerly, septentrion.

northern lights.aurora borealis.

northern regions.arctic regions, Thule, septentrion.

north pole.Associated words: Polynia, polar, circumpolar.

north star.polestar, lodestar, Cynosure, Polaris.

north wind.Boreas.

Norwegian Parliament.Storthing, Lagthing.

nose,n.snout, nozzle,spout,proboscis,muzzle.

nose,n.Associated words: nasal, rhinal, rhinology, rhinoplasty, coryza, aquiline, simous, retroussé, pug,snuff, snuffle, vomer, nostril, nasalize, nasalization, nasiform, polypus, vibrissa,grogblossom,rosedrop,snivel, rhinitis, rhinolith, septum.

nosebleeding,n.epistaxis.

nostalgia,n.homesickness.

notable,a.noticeable,conspicuous,plain,evident;signal,remarkable,famous.

notch,v.nick,score, indent, crenellate.

notch,n.nick,indentation,score,dent, crenature, serration, emargination.

notched,a.serrated, crenated, incised, emarginated.

notching,n.notch,indentation, serration, crenation.

note,n.billet;memorandum,minute,record;remark,comment, annotation, commentary, scholium,gloss;mark,token,sign,feature,peculiarity; observation,notice;distinction,repute,celebrity,reputation,fame,renown.

note,v.Seenotice;record, jotdown; annotate,comment, postillate.

note-book,n.memorandum-book, commonplacebook, adversaria,journal, diary.

noted,a.celebrated,renowned,eminent,distinguished,famous.

notes,n. pl.marginalia (marginal notes), adversaria.

noteworthy,a.memorable,remarkable.

nothing,n.non-existence,nonentity; bagatelle; naught,cipher,zero,null, nullity.

nothingness,n.nihility, non-existence, nullity.

notice,n.observation, cognizance,note,heed,attention,regard;announcement, citation,warning,notification; bulletin; recognition,civility,courtesy.Antonyms:disregard, connivance,inattention, heedlessness, ignoring,oversight,slight.

notice,v.see, observe,note,heed, recognize,perceive,mark, take cognizance of, pay attention to.Antonyms:ignore, connive,skip,neglect,slight,overlook,disregard.

noticeable,a.observable,appreciable,conspicuous,salient,prominent.Antonyms: unobservable, inappreciable, inconspicuous.

notification,n.Seetelling;notice,announcement,warning.

notify,v.inform,acquaint,tell, apprise, give notice to.

notion,n.conception,idea,concept;opinion,judgment,belief,view;inclination,intention,disposition; (Colloq.) knicknack,device.

notional,a.whimsical,capricious,irresolute,freakish,crotchety,changeable.

notoriety,n.repute (unfavorable), publicity.

notorious,a.talked of,evident,obvious,noted, famous (usually unfavorable).

notwithstanding,conj.despite,nevertheless, however.

noun,n.substantive.

nourish,v.feed,nurture;support;encourage,foster,cherish,promote.

nourishing,a.nutritious.

nourishment,n.nutrition;food,nutriment.

novel,a.new,recent, fresh,unusual,rare,unique, innovative.

novel,n.fiction, romance,story,tale.

novelty,n.newness;change,curiosity, innovation.

novice,n.tyro; probationer, proselyte,convert, novitiate

novitiate,n.apprenticeship; probation, tyronism, noviceship.

now,adv.instantly,immediately, at once, instanter.

now and then.occasionally, at intervals, infrequently, intermittently,sometimes, periodically, once in a while.

noxious,a.injurious, baneful,unwholesome,noisome.

nub,n.(Colloq.)knob,jag, protuberance, snag, excrescence.

nucleus,n.kernel, core,heart,center.

nude,a.Seenaked.

nudge,v.poke (with the elbow).

nugatory,a.futile, ineffectual,unavailing. Seevain.

nuisance,n.plague,pest, bane, infliction,bore,offense.

null,a.invalid,nugatory.

nullification,n.invalidation,abrogation,cancellation,repeal.

nullify,v.invalidate,abrogate,cancel,repeal,countermand.

numb,a.deadened,unfeeling,insensible,benumbed.

numb,v.benumb,deaden.

number,v.enumerate; figure up,count, numerate.

number,n.numeral,figure, digit, integer;collection,multitude.

numbers,n.poetry,music,verse,song.

numbers,n. pl.Associated words: numeral, numeric, notation, coefficient, numerary.

numbness,n.insensibility.

numerous,a.many,plentiful, multitudinous.

numskull,n.(Colloq.) dolt, dullard,dunce, lackwit,simpleton. Seefool.

nunnery,n.convent,cloister, mynchery (ruins).

nuptial,a.hymeneal,bridal.

nuptials,n. pl.wedding,marriage, espousals.

nurse,v.suckle;nourish,cherish,foster,succor,foment,encourage;attend,tend;bring up,raise,nurture,rear.

nursery,n.crèche (public nursery).

nursling,n.anda.suckling.

nurture,n.care,training;food,nourishment.

nurture,v.feed,nourish,nurse;educate,train,school.

nut-bearing,a.nuciferous.

nutriment,n.nourishment,food, aliment.

nutrition,n.nourishment, feeding;nutriment,food; eutrophy, (healthy nutrition); malnutrition, denutrition, innutrition, dystrophy (defective nutrition).Associated words: threpsology, trophology, trophic.

nutritious,a.nourishing, nutritive.Antonym: innutritious.

nuts,n. pl.mast.

nut-shaped,a.nuciform.

nymph,n.dryad, sylph, Undine, nereid, hydriad, oread, houri, Daphne.


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