<B>name-dropper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who practices name-dropping. </DL>
<A NAME="namedropping">
<B>name-dropping, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of using a well-known person's name in conversation and implying acquaintance with him to make one seem important. <BR> <I>Ex. He mentioned associations with Russian leaders so numerous and so mighty in power as to expose himself to reproaches for name-dropping (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nameless">
<B>nameless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having no name; unnamed. <BR> <I>Ex. a nameless stranger.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not marked with a name. <BR> <I>Ex. a nameless grave.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>that cannot be named or described. <BR> <I>Ex. a strange, nameless longing.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not fit to be mentioned. <BR> <I>Ex. nameless crimes.</I> (SYN) unmentionable. <DD><B> 5. </B>not named. <BR> <I>Ex. a book by a nameless writer.</I> (SYN) anonymous. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) unknown to fame; obscure. <BR> <I>Ex. Nameless in dark oblivion let them dwell (Milton).</I> (SYN) inglorious. <DD><B> 7. </B>having no legitimate name; not entitled to a father's name; illegitimate. adv. <B>namelessly.</B> noun <B>namelessness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="namely">
<B>namely, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is to say; to wit. <BR> <I>Ex. This bridge connects two cities--namely, St. Paul and Minneapolis.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="namepart">
<B>name part,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an important part in a play or motion picture, as that of the principal character, often having the same name as the title of the work. <BR> <I>Ex. He was asked to play the name part in Sherwood's "Abe Lincoln in Illinois."</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nameplate">
<B>nameplate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sign bearing the name of an occupant, contributor, manufacturer, or designer, and usually mounted on a door or in a lobby or other prominent part of a building. <BR> <I>Ex. They had painted the doors and put up brass nameplates.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="namer">
<B>namer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who gives a name to anything. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who calls by name. </DL>
<A NAME="namesake">
<B>namesake, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing having the same name as another, especially one named after another. <BR> <I>Ex. Theodore was proud to be the namesake of President Theodore Roosevelt.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nametape">
<B>name tape,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a cloth tape with a person's name woven or printed on it repeatedly, used for attaching each piece with a name on it on personal garments or other belongings for identification. <DD><B> 2. </B>a piece cut off this tape for attachment to a garment. </DL>
<A NAME="namh">
<B>NAMH</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> National Association for Mental Health. </DL>
<A NAME="namibian">
<B>Namibian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to Namibia, the name by which African nationalists call the territory of South West Africa. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Namibia. </DL>
<A NAME="nana">
<B>nana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman employed to care for young children; nanny. </DL>
<A NAME="nance">
<B>nance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) an effeminate man; a sissy. </DL>
<A NAME="nancy">
<B>nancy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B> =nance.</DL>
<A NAME="nandi">
<B>Nandi</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-di</B> or <B>-dis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of an East African people living in western Kenya. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Nilo-Hamitic language of this people. </DL>
<A NAME="nandi">
<B>Nandi</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Hinduism.) a sacred bull whose image is placed before temples devoted to the worship of Siva. </DL>
<A NAME="nandibear">
<B>Nandi bear,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a ferocious animal believed by the natives to roam the jungles of East Africa. It is generally thought to be the spotted hyena. </DL>
<A NAME="nandina">
<B>nandina, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an evergreen shrub of the barberry family, native to China and Japan. It reaches a height of about eight feet and is grown for its loose clusters of bright red berries and its thick foliage. </DL>
<A NAME="nandine">
<B>nandine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, spotted, ringtailed, carnivorous animal closely related to the Asiatic palm cats. </DL>
<A NAME="nandu">
<B>nandu, </B>noun. =rhea.</DL>
<A NAME="nanduti">
<B>nanduti, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fine lace of intricate design made in Paraguay. </DL>
<B>nanism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in animals and plants) abnormally small size or stature; dwarfishness. </DL>
<A NAME="nankeen">
<B>nankeen</B> or <B>nankin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a firm, yellow or buff cloth originally made at Nanking, China, from a yellow variety of cotton. <DD><B> b. </B>a similar fabric made from ordinary cotton dyed that color. <DD><B> 2. </B>a pale-buff color. <BR><I>expr. <B>nankeens,</B> </I>trousers made of nankeen. <BR> <I>Ex. You had my nankeens on ..., and had fallen into a thicket of thistles (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nankeen">
<B>Nankeen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fine Chinese porcelain, typically white with blue decorations. </DL>
<A NAME="nanking">
<B>Nanking, </B>noun. =Nankeen.</DL>
<A NAME="nannar">
<B>Nannar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the moon god of Babylonian mythology; Sin. </DL>
<A NAME="nannofossil">
<B>nannofossil, </B>noun. =nanofossil.</DL>
<A NAME="nannoplankton">
<B>nannoplankton, </B>noun. =nanoplankton.</DL>
<A NAME="nanny">
<B>nanny, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies,</B> verb, <B>-nied,</B> <B>-nying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>(British.) a woman who takes care of the young children of a particular family; child's nurse. <BR> <I>Ex. Mistress Nellie cross-examined her on the subject of nannies (H. Allen Smith).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) a nanny goat. <DD><I>v.t. </I> (British Informal.) to act like a nanny toward; treat as a child. <BR> <I>Ex. We don't want to nanny the firms taking part (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nannygoat">
<B>nanny goat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a female goat. </DL>
<B>nano-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a billionth (used in subminiature units of measurement). <BR> <I>Ex. Nanosecond = a billionth of a second.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>very small; dwarf. <BR> <I>Ex. Nanoplankton = a very small plankton.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nanofossil">
<B>nanofossil, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very small or microscopic fossil, such as that of a bacterial colony. </DL>
<A NAME="nanogram">
<B>nanogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a gram. </DL>
<A NAME="nanohenry">
<B>nanohenry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries</B> or <B>-rys.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a henry. </DL>
<A NAME="nanometer">
<B>nanometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a meter. </DL>
<A NAME="nanomole">
<B>nanomole, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a mole. </DL>
<A NAME="nanophase">
<B>nanophase, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> only a few nanometers in size; ultrafine; subminiature. <BR> <I>Ex. The new nanophase form of pure copper ... could find important structural uses (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nanoplankton">
<B>nanoplankton, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very small plankton. </DL>
<A NAME="nanosecond">
<B>nanosecond, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a second. </DL>
<A NAME="nanosurgery">
<B>nanosurgery, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> surgery performed on microscopic parts of cells, tissues, etc., under an electron microscope. </DL>
<A NAME="nanotechnology">
<B>nanotechnology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the techniques, machines, tools, and processes needed to manipulate matter the size of atoms and molecules. <BR> <I>Ex. Their [researchers'] territory is the realm of individual atoms and molecules ... This infant discipline is known as nanotechnology (Ivan Amato).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nanotube">
<B>nanotube, </B>noun. =buckytube.</DL>
<A NAME="nanovolt">
<B>nanovolt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a volt. </DL>
<A NAME="nanowatt">
<B>nanowatt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a billionth of a watt. </DL>
<A NAME="nansenbottle">
<B>Nansen bottle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a special container for taking samples of ocean water at different depths. </DL>
<A NAME="nansencast">
<B>Nansen cast,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a set of Nansen bottles lowered on the same wire rope and alternately closed at various depths by a sliding metal weight. </DL>
<A NAME="nansenpassport">
<B>Nansen passport,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a passport issued after World War I by an agency of the League of Nations to permit refugees to travel freely through different countries. </DL>
<A NAME="nantes">
<B>Nantes, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> <B>Edict of,</B> an edict granting religious toleration to French Huguenots, signed in 1598 by Henry IV, revoked in 1685. </DL>
<A NAME="nantucketsleighride">
<B>Nantucket sleigh ride,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the towing, usually at great speed, of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale. </DL>
<A NAME="nao">
<B>nao, </B>noun, pl. <B>naos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sailing ship of former times, similar to but larger than a caravel and having a deck amidships. The flagship used by Columbus, the Santa Maria, was a nao. </DL>
<A NAME="naomi">
<B>Naomi, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the mother-in-law of Ruth, a native of Judah, from whom Ruth refused to part (in the Bible, Ruth 1: 14-18). </DL>
<A NAME="naos">
<B>naos, </B>noun, pl. <B>-oi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a temple. <DD><B> 2. </B>the central chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. </DL>
<A NAME="nap">
<B>nap</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>napped,</B> <B>napping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a short sleep, especially one taken during the day; doze; snooze. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to take a short sleep; doze. <BR> <I>Ex. Grandfather naps in his armchair.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to be off guard; be unprepared. <BR> <I>Ex. The test caught me napping.</I> </DL>
