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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.
nouris.h.i.+ng, 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. apprentices.h.i.+p; probation, tyronism, novices.h.i.+p.
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.) k.n.o.b, jag, protuberance, snag, excrescence.
nucleus, n. kernel, core, heart, center.
nude, a. See naked.
nudge, v. poke (with the elbow).
nugatory, a. futile, ineffectual, unavailing. See vain.
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, mult.i.tude.
numbers, n. poetry, music, verse, song.
numbers, n. pl. a.s.sociated Words: numeral, numeric, notation, coefficient, numerary.
numbness, n. insensibility.
numerous, a. many, plentiful, mult.i.tudinous.
numskull, n. (Colloq.) dolt, dullard, dunce, lackwit, simpleton.
See fool.
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. creche (public nursery).
nursling, n. and a. 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). a.s.sociated Words: threpsology, trophology, trophic.
nutritious, a. nouris.h.i.+ng, 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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