Part 41

~Muddled~, _a._ Fuddled, tipsy, disguised, mellow, in liquor, half DRUNK, half seas over, the worse for liquor.

~Muddy~, _a._ ~1.~ Miry.

~2.~ Turbid, dirty, foul, soiled.

~3.~ Confused, dull, stupid, heavy, muddy-headed, muddy-brained.

~Muddy-brained~, _a._ Dull, muddy, stupid.

~Muddy-headed~, _a._ Dull, muddy, stupid.

~Muffle~, _v. a._ Wrap, cover, shroud.

~Muggy~, _a._ ~1.~ Wet, damp, moist.

~2.~ Close, warm, oppressive (_said of the weather_).

~Mulct~, _n._ Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

~Mulct~, _v. a._ Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon.

~Mule~, _n._ Hybrid, mongrel, hinny.

~Muliebrity~, _n._ Womanhood, feminality, femineity.

~Mulish~, _a._ STUBBORN, dogged, obstinate, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable.

~Mulishness~, _n._ Stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy.

~Mullion~, _n._ [_Arch._] Munnion.

~Multangular~, _a._ Polygonal.

~Multifarious~, _a._ Multiform, manifold, various, divers, diversified, different, of many sorts, of various kinds, of all sorts and kinds; this, that, or the other.

~Multiform~, _a._ ~1.~ Many-shaped, of many shapes, of many forms.

~2.~ Manifold, MULTIFARIOUS.

~Multiplicity~, _n._ Great number.

~Multiplied~, _a._ Numerous, many.

~Multiply~, _v. a._ Increase (_in number_), make more, make many.

~Multiply~, _v. n._ Increase, grow in number.

~Multitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Host, legion, crowd, throng, concourse, confluence, army, swarm, a great number, a great many.

~2.~ Rabble, MOB, the populace, the vulgar, dregs of the people, scum of society.

~Mum~, _a._ Silent, mute, speechless, dumb.

~Mumble~, _v. n._ Mutter, speak inarticulately.

~Mumbler~, _n._ Mutterer.

~Mummer~, _n._ Masker, buffoon.

~Mummery~, _n._ ~1.~ Masking, masquerade, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.

~2.~ Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.

~Mumpish~, _a._ Sullen, SULKY, morose, moody, spleeny, spleenish.

~Munch~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._] Eat (_with the lips closed_), masticate, mandicate, chew.

~Mundane~, _a._ Earthly, terrene, terrestrial, terraqueous, worldly, sublunary, under the sun.

~Municipal~, _a._ Civic, civil, not military.

~Munificence~, _n._ Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty.

~Munificent~, _a._ Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free-hearted.

~Muniment~, _n._ ~1.~ Fortification, stronghold, citadel, fortress, fort.

~2.~ (_Law._) Record, title deeds and papers.

~Munition~, _n._ Ammunition, military stores.

~Munnion~, _n._ (_Arch._) Mullion.

~Murder~, _n._ Homicide (_with malice_), slaughter, massacre, ASSASSINATION, butchery, MANSLAUGHTER.

~Murder~, _v. a._ Kill (_with malice_), slay, ASSASSINATE, despatch, put to death.

~Murder the king's English~, Use bad grammar, commit a solecism, break Priscian's head.

~Murderer~, _n._ Slaughterer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut- throat.

~Murderous~, _a._ Sanguinary, bloody, cruel, savage, fell, bloodthirsty.

~Muriate~, _n._ Hydrochlorate.

~Muriatic acid~, Hydrochloric acid, marine acid, spirit of sea-salt.

~Murky~, _a._ Dark, gloomy, obscure, dim, cloudy, clouded, dusky, lurid, overcast, lowering.

~Murmur~, _n._ ~1.~ Whisper; low, continuous sound.

~2.~ Complaint, plaint, whimper.

~3.~ Mutter, indistinct utterance.

~Murmur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make a low, continued sound.

~2.~ Complain, mutter, repine, croak, grumble.

~Murmurer~, _n._ Censurer, complainer, repiner, objector, fault-finder.

~Murrain~, _n._ Cattle-plague.

~Muscadel~, _n._ Muscat, muscatel.

~Muscadine~, _n._ Muscat, muscatel.

~Muscat~, _n._ Muscadel, muscadine.

~Muscatel~, _n._ Muscadel, muscadine.

~Muscovado~, _n._ Unclayed sugar.

~Muscovy-duck~, _n._ Musk-duck.

~Muscular~, _a._ Brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, Herculean, able-bodied.

~Muse~, _n._ Revery, abstraction, MUSING.

~Muse~, _v._ _n._ ~1.~ Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood.

~2.~ Be absent-minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study.

~Muse~, _v._ _a._ [_Poetical._] Consider, ponder, meditate on, think on.

~Muses~, _n._ _pl._ [With _The_ prefixed.] The tuneful Nine, the tuneful quire (_Calliope_, _Clio_, _Erato_, _Euterpe_, _Melpomene_, _Polyhymnia_, _Terpsichore_, _Thalia_, _Urania_).

~Mush~, _n._ [_U. S._] SUPAWN, hasty-pudding (_made of Indian meal_).

~Mushroom~, _n._ ~1.~ Cryptogamous plant.

~2.~ Upstart, PARVENU.

~Mushroom~, _a._ Ephemeral, short-lived.

~Music~, _n._ ~1.~ Melody, harmony, symphony, minstrelsy.

~2.~ Science of harmonical sounds.

~Musical~, _a._ Melodious, harmonious, tuneful, symphonious, dulcet, sweet-sounding.

~Musing~, _n._ Revery, abstraction, muse, meditation, reflection, contemplation, brown study, deep thought.

~Musk-duck~, _n._ Muscovy-duck (_Anas moschata_).

~Musk-rat~, _n._ ~1.~ Musquash (_Ondatra zibethicus_).

~2.~ Desman, muscovy (_Mygale moschata_).

~Muss~, _n._ Scramble, confused struggle.

~Mussulman~, _n._ Mahometan, Mohammedan.

~Must~, _v._ _n._ Be obliged to, be required to, be bound to, be necessitated to, be under the necessity of.

~Must~, _n._ ~1.~ Grape-juice (_unfermented_), new wine.

~2.~ Mould, fust, mustiness, mildew, blight, rust, smut.

~Muster~, _v._ _a._ Assemble, collect, gather, congregate, convene, bring together, call together, get together, muster up.

~Muster~, _v._ _n._ Be assembled, meet together.

~Muster~, _n._ Gathering, assemblage.

~Muster up~, MUSTER, get together.

~Musty~, _a._ Mouldy, fusty, soured, fetid, foul, spoiled, stale.

~Mutability~, _n._ ~1.~ Changeableness, mutableness, inconstancy, variableness.

~2.~ Instability, fickleness, vacillation.

~Mutable~, _a._ ~1.~ Changeable, alterable, variable, ever-changing.

~2.~ Inconstant, unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unstable.

~Mutableness~, _n._ MUTABILITY.

~Mutation~, _n._ Change, alteration, variation.

~Mute~, _a._ ~1.~ Dumb, unable to speak, incapable of speech.

~2.~ Silent, speechless, taciturn, mum.

~Mutilate~, _v. a._ Disfigure, maim, cripple.

~Mutilation~, _n._ Disfigurement.

~Mutinous~, _a._ Turbulent, contumacious, seditious, insurrectionary, refractory, unruly, insubordinate, riotous, insurgent, rebellious.

~Mutiny~, _v. n._ Rebel, rise, STRIKE, resist authority.

~Mutiny~, _n._ Sedition, revolt, rebellion, insurrection, riot, rising, uprising.

~Mutter~, _v. n._ Grumble, murmur.

~Mutter~, _v. a._ Utter indistinctly.

~Mutter~, _n._ Murmur, indistinct utterance.

~Mutual~, _a._ Reciprocal, interchanged, correlative, reciprocally given and received.

~Muzzle~, _n._ ~1.~ Snout.

~2.~ Mouth, nozzle.

~Muzzy~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Stupefied, bewildered, confused, bemused, half-drunk.

~Myopic~, _a._ Near-sighted, short-sighted, dim-sighted, purblind.

~Myopy~, _n._ Near-sightedness.

~Myriad~, _n._ Ten thousand.

~Mysterious~, _a._ Unknown, enigmatical, obscure, hidden, occult, inscrutable, recondite, MYSTIC.

~Mystery~, _n._ Secret, enigma, riddle.

~Mystic~, _a._ Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

~Mystical~, _a._ Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

~Mystify~, _v. a._ Perplex, puzzle, bewilder, embarrass, pose.

~Myth~, _n._ Fable, invention, allegory, parable, fiction, fabulous story.

~Mythic~, _a._ Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

~Mythical~, _a._ Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

~Mythologic~, _a._ Fabulous, mythical.

~Mythological~, _a._ Fabulous, mythical.

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~Nab~, _v._ _a._ [_Colloquial._] Seize (_suddenly_), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.

~Nabob~, _n._ Millionnaire, Crœsus, very rich man, man of great wealth, man of fortune.

~Nacre~, _n._ Mother-of-pearl.

~Nacreous~, _a._ Pearly, iridescent, irisated, pavonine.

~Nag~, _n._ Horse (_especially a small horse_), pony.

~Naiad~, _n._ (_Myth._) Water-nymph.

~Nail~, _n._ Claw, talon.

~Naïve~, _a._ [Fr.] Artless, unaffected, ingenuous, natural, plain, simple, unsophisticated, candid.

~Naïveté~, _n._ [Fr.] Artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness, simplicity, native candor, unaffected plainness.

~Naked~, _a._ ~1.~ Nude, uncovered, bare, denuded, unclothed, undressed, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.

~2.~ Exposed, defenceless, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded.

~3.~ Manifest, unconcealed, evident, open, plain.

~4.~ Simple, mere, sheer.

~Nakedness~, _n._ Nudity.

~Namby-pamby~, _a._ Finical, affectedly fine.

~Name~, _n._ ~1.~ Appellation, title, epithet, denomination, designation, descriptive term.

~2.~ Reputation, repute, credit, character.

~3.~ Note, distinction, fame, renown, celebrity, eminence, honor.

~Name~, _v._ _a._ ~1.~ Denominate, entitle, style, term, call, dub, phrase, christen, give an appellation to.

~2.~ Mention, speak of, call by name.

~3.~ Nominate, designate, specify.

~Namely~, _ad._ Particularly, VIDELICET, that is, that is to say, to wit, to particularize.

~Nap~, _n._ _v._ Doze, slumber, drowse, take a short sleep.

~Nap~, _n._ Doze, slumber, short sleep.

~Naphtha~, _n._ Rock oil, mineral oil.

~Nappy~, _a._ [_Scottish._] Drunk, fuddled, intoxicated, tipsy, corned, muddled, GROGGY.

~Narcissus~, _n._ Daffodil.

~Narcotic~, _a._ Stupefying, stupefactive.

~Narrate~, _v. a._ Relate, recite, recount, rehearse, tell, detail, describe, give an account of.

~Narration~, _n._ ~1.~ Recital, description, rehearsal, relation, account, statement.

~2.~ Story, history, narrative, tale, chronicle.

~Narrative~, _n._ Narration, relation, tale, account, recital, rehearsal, description, story, history, chronicle.

~Narrator~, _n._ Relater, historian.

~Narrow~, _a._ ~1.~ Of little breadth.

~2.~ Contracted, circumscribed, limited, confined, straitened, cramped, pinched, scanty, incapacious, of small extent.

~3.~ Bigoted, selfish, niggardly, mean, ungenerous, parsimonious, covetous, mercenary, illiberal.

~4.~ Close, near, within a little, with little to spare, within narrow limits.

~Narrow~, _v._ _a._ Contract, restrict, limit, cramp.

~Narrow house~, Grave, tomb, sepulchre, house of death.

~Narrows~, _n._ _pl._ Strait, sound.

~Narrow-minded~, _a._ Illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, warped, biassed,

## partial, of narrow or contracted views.

~Narwhal~, _n._ Sea-unicorn, unicorn-fish, unicorn-whale (_Monodon monoceros_).

~Nascent~, _a._ Incipient, opening, initial, dawning, inchoative, initiatory, rudimental, beginning, commencing, at the start, in the act of evolution.

~Nastiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Filth, filthiness, dirtiness, foulness, impurity, uncleanness, pollution, defilement, squalor.

~2.~ Obscenity, smuttiness, indecency, ribaldry.

~Nasty~, _a._ ~1.~ Filthy, foul, unclean, impure, dirty, polluted, denied, nauseous, disgusting, sickening, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, squalid.

~2.~ Obscene, smutty, gross, indelicate, lewd, indecent, ribald, loose.

~Natal~, _a._ Native, of birth.

~Natal day~, Birthday.

~Natch-bone~, _n._ Aitch-bone, edge-bone.

~Nation~, _n._ ~1.~ State, commonwealth, realm, nationality.

~2.~ People, community, population, race.

~National~, _a._ Public, general.

~Nationality~, _n._ ~1.~ National character.

~2.~ State, realm, nation, commonwealth.

~Native~, _a._ ~1.~ Natal, of birth.

~2.~ Vernacular, VULGAR, mother.

~3.~ Indigenous, natural, congenital, original, genuine, intrinsic, real, unartificial, home-bred, not acquired, bred in the bone, that runs in the blood.

~Native~, _n._ Original inhabitant.

~Nativity~, _n._ Birth.

~Natty~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Neat, spruce, fine, jaunty, trig, trim, finical, foppish, dandyish.

~Natural~, _a._ ~1.~ Of nature.

~2.~ Original, indigenous, essential, characteristic, native, not acquired, not assumed.

~3.~ Regular, normal, not exceptional, not violent, in the course of nature, adapted to nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature.

~4.~ Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.

~Natural~, _n._ Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.

~Natural child~, Bastard, love-child, illegitimate child.

~Naturalize~, _v. a._ Adopt as a citizen, adopt as native.

~Nature~, _n._ ~1.~ World, creation, universe, system of created things, aggregate of phenomena, world of matter and of mind, sum of causes and effects.

~2.~ Sum total of sensible objects, world of matter.

~3.~ Character, essence, constitution, quality.

~4.~ Kind, sort, species.

~5.~ Temper, disposition, humor, mood, grain.

~6.~ Mind, intelligence, intelligent being.

~7.~ Active principle of the universe, soul of the universe, GOD.

~8.~ Regular course of things, usual or established order of events.

~9.~ What is natural, conformity with nature, accordance with truth or reality.

~Naught~, _n._ Nothing, nought.

~Naught~, _a._ Worthless, bad, of no value.

~Naughtiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Wickedness, vice, badness, iniquity.

~2.~ Perverseness, frowardness.

~Naughty~, _a._ ~1.~ Wicked, bad, corrupt, sinful.

~2.~ Perverse, froward, mischievous.

~Nausea~, _n._ ~1.~ Seasickness.

~2.~ Qualm, sickness of the stomach, inclination to vomit.

~3.~ Disgust, loathing, repugnance, aversion, strong dislike.

~Nauseate~, _v. n._ Feel nausea, feel disgust, grow qualmish.

~Nauseate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sicken, disgust, revolt, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise.

~2.~ Loathe, abhor, detest, abominate, feel nausea or disgust at, shrink from, recoil from.

~Nauseous~, _a._ Disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, revolting, repulsive, distasteful, offensive, abominable, foul.

~Naval~, _a._ Nautical, marine, maritime.

~Navel-string~, _n._ Umbilical cord.

~Navew~, _n._ French turnip (_Brassica napus_).

~Navicular~, _a._ (_Anat. & Bot._) Boat-shaped, cymbiform.

~Navigate~, _v. n._ Sail, cruise, course, go in a vessel, plough the waves, plough the deep.

~Navigate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sail over, sail on, pass in a vessel.

~2.~ Steer, direct (_in sailing_), guide the course of.

~Navigator~, _n._ Sailor, seaman.

~Navy~, _n._ Fleet, ships of war.

~Nay~, _ad._ ~1.~ No.

~2.~ Not only so, but more; not this only, but also.

~Near~, _a._ ~1.~ Nigh, close, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, proximate, adjoining, not far, not distant, bordering upon, approximate to, close upon, close by, hard upon, close at hand.

~2.~ Imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching, threatening, at hand, about to happen, going to happen.

~3.~ Intimate, dear, familiar, closely allied, closely attached.

~4.~ Direct, short, straight.

~Near~, _ad._ Nearly.

~Near~, _prep._ Nigh, close to, close by, not far from.

~Nearly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Approximately, not remotely.

~2.~ Almost, well-nigh, within a little.

~3.~ Closely, intimately.

~Near-sighted~, _a._ Short-sighted, myopic, purblind.

~Neat~, _a._ ~1.~ Clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure.

~2.~ Nice, spruce, trim.

~3.~ Chaste, simple, in good taste.

~Neat-cattle~, _n._ Bovine animals (_bulls, oxen, cows, calves, heifers, steers_), beeves.

~Neatly~, _ad._ Cleanly, in a neat manner.

~Neatness~, _n._ ~1.~ Cleanness, cleanliness, tidiness.

~2.~ Nicety, spruceness, trimness.

~3.~ Chasteness, simplicity.

~Neb~, _n._ Beak, bill, nib.

~Nebulosity~, _n._ Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness.

~Nebulous~, _a._ Cloudy, hazy, misty.

~Necessary~, _a._ ~1.~ Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be, not to be avoided.

~2.~ Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared.

~3.~ Involuntary, not free.

~Necessary~, _n._ ~1.~ Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.

~2.~ Privy, jakes, water-closet, back-house.

~Necessitate~, _v. a._ Compel, force, oblige, make necessary, render unavoidable.

~Necessitous~, _a._ Needy, indigent, poor, penniless, moneyless, destitute, distressed, pinched, reduced, in need, in want, short of money, out of money, out of pocket, out of cash.

~Necessity~, _n._ ~1.~ Compulsion, fatality, fate, destiny, irresistible force.

~2.~ Indispensableness, indispensability, inevitableness.

~3.~ Need, needfulness, urgency, exigency, pressing want.

~4.~ Requirement, requisite, essential, necessary, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.

~Neck-cloth~, _n._ Cravat, neckerchief, necktie.

~Neckerchief~, _n._ Cravat, neck-cloth.

~Neckhandkerchief~, _n._ Cravat, neck-cloth.

~Necktie~, _n._ Cravat, neckcloth.

~Necrology~, _n._ Obituary, register of deaths.

~Necromancer~, _n._ Sorcerer, conjurer, enchanter, juggler, charmer, diviner, wizard, magician, exorcist, seer, soothsayer.

~Necromancy~, _n._ Sorcery, magic, divination, enchantment, conjuration, black art, magical art.

~Necropolis~, _n._ Cemetery, churchyard, graveyard, mortuary, burial- ground, burial-place, city of the dead.

~Need~, _n._ ~1.~ Necessity, want, exigency, urgency, emergency.

~2.~ Indigence, poverty, penury, destitution, distress.

~Need~, _v. a._ Want, require, lack, be in want of, stand in want of.

~Needful~, _a._ Necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable.

~Needle-shaped~, _a._ Aciform, acicular, aciculate.

~Needless~, _a._ Unnecessary, useless, not requisite, not needed.

~Needs~, _ad._ Necessarily.

~Needy~, _a._ Indigent, destitute, poor, NECESSITOUS.

~Nefarious~, _a._ Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked.

~Negation~, _n._ Denial, disavowal, disclaimer.

~Neglect~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Omit, leave out, pass over.

~2.~ Disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for.

~Neglect~, _n._ ~1.~ Omission (_of a particular act of duty_), failure, default, NEGLIGENCE, remissness.

~2.~ Slight, disregard, disrespect.

~Neglectful~, _a._ Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless.

~Negligence~, _n._ NEGLECT (_as a habit_), carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, LACHES.

~Negligent~, _a._ Careless (_habitually_), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful.

~Negotiate~, _v. n._ Treat, bargain.

~Negotiate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Treat for, arrange for.

~2.~ Pass, put into circulation.

~Negotiation~, _n._ Transaction.

~Negro-corn~, _n._ Doura, Indian millet, Guinea corn (_Sorghum vulgare_).

~Neigh~, _v. n._ Whinny.

~Neighborhood~, _n._ Vicinity, vicinage, environs.

~Neighborly~, _a._ Friendly, kind, civil, social, obliging, attentive, on friendly terms.

~Neither~, _pron. & a._ Not either, nor one nor the other.

~Neither head nor tail~, Neither one thing nor the other, nothing distinct or definite.

~Neither here nor there~, ~1.~ Nowhere, neither in one place nor another.

~2.~ Irrelevant, not to the purpose.

~Nem. con.~ [L. Contracted from _nemine contradicente_, no one speaking against.] Unanimously, with one accord, with one consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice.

~Neologism~, _n._ ~1.~ New word or phrase.

~2.~ Neology, use of new words or phrases.

~Neology~, _n._ ~1.~ Neologism, use of new words or phrases.

~2.~ (_Theol._) Rationalism, rationalistic interpretation.

~Neophyte~, _n._ ~1.~ Convert, proselyte, CATECHUMEN.

~2.~ Beginner, tyro, pupil.

~Nephritis~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Inflammation of the kidneys.

~Nerve~, _n._ ~1.~ Strength, power, force.

~2.~ Courage, pluck, fortitude, firmness, resolution, hardihood, manhood.

~Nerve~, _v. a._ Strengthen, invigorate, fortify, brace.

~Nervous~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the nerves.

~2.~ Sinewy, strong, vigorous, robust, forcible, powerful.

~3.~ Timid, timorous, easily agitated.

~Nervousness~, _n._ ~1.~ Strength, force, power, vigor.

~2.~ Timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation.

~Nescience~, _n._ Ignorance.

~Nest~, _n._ AERIE.

~Nestle~, _v. n._ Snuggle, cuddle, snug, harbor, lodge, lie close.

~Net~, _n._ Snare, gin, trap, toil.

~Net~, _a._ Clear, without deductions.

~Net~, _v. a._ Clear, get or gain over and above expenses.

~Nether~, _a._ Lower.

~Nettle~, _v. a._ Fret, chafe, ruffle, irritate, vex, tease, harass, provoke, incense, exasperate, sting.

~Net-work~, _n._ Netting, reticulated or decussated work.

~Neutral~, _a._ Indifferent, of neither party, taking no part with either side.

~Neutralize~, _v. a._ Counterbalance, render neutral, render inert, destroy the effect of, render of no effect.

~Never~, _ad._ ~1.~ At no time, not at any time, not ever.

~2.~ In no degree, not at all.

~Nevertheless~, _ad._ However, notwithstanding, not at all the less.

~New~, _a._ ~1.~ Novel, fresh, of recent origin, not old.

~2.~ Recent, modern, not ancient, of the present day.

~3.~ Just discovered, recently made known.

~4.~ Unaccustomed, unused, not habituated, not familiar.

~News~, _n._ Tidings, intelligence, information, advice, word, piece of information, recent accounts.

~Newsmonger~, _n._ Quidnunc.

~Newspaper~, _n._ Gazette, journal.

~Newt~, _n._ Eft, salamander.

~Next~, _a._ Nearest.

~Next door to~, ~1.~ Next house to.

~2.~ Near to, bordering on.

~Nib,~ _n._ ~1.~ Bill, beak, neb.

~2.~ Point (_of a pen_).

~Nibble~, _v. a. & n._ Gnaw, bite (_by nips_), browse.

~Nice~, _a._ ~1.~ Exact, accurate, precise, critical, definite, strict, rigorous.

~2.~ Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, punctilious, finical, difficult, over-scrupulous, exacting, hard to please, very particular.

~3.~ Subtile, fine, refined, minute.

~4.~ Delicate, dainty, luscious, soft, tender, savory, delicious, palatable.

~5.~ [_Colloquial._] Pleasant, agreeable, delightful, good.

~Niceness~, _n._ ~1.~ Exactness, accuracy, precision, nicety.

~2.~ Scrupulousness, fastidiousness, delicacy, daintiness, squeamishness.

~Nicety~, _n._ ~1.~ Accuracy, exactness, precision, truth, niceness.

~2.~ Fastidiousness, daintiness, PURISM, squeamishness.

~3.~ Subtilty, nice point, minute distinction.

~4.~ Delicacy, dainty, tidbit, delicate morsel.

~Niche~, _n._ Nook, recess.

~Nick~, _n._ ~1.~ Critical point (_of time_), critical moment, fortunate conjuncture.

~2.~ Notch, dent, dint, indentation, incision.

~Nick~, _v. a._ Notch, cut notches in.

~Nickname~, _n._ SOBRIQUET, by-name.

~Nictate~, _v. n._ [_Rare._] Wink, blink.

~Nictation~, _n._ Winking.

~Niggard~, _n._ Miser, curmudgeon, churl, hunks, lickpenny, skinflint, scrimp, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.

~Niggard~, _a._ Parsimonious, NIGGARDLY.

~Niggardliness~, _n._ Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness.

~Niggardly~, _a._ ~1.~ Parsimonious, covetous, stingy, avaricious, miserly, penurious, sordid, mean, illiberal, mercenary, niggard, close, close-fisted.

~2.~ Saving, sparing, chary.

~Nigh~, _a._ Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, not far off, not distant, approximate to, hard by.

~Nigh~, _ad._ Near, nearly.

~Nigh~, _prep._ Near, close to, close by, not far from.

~Night-fall~, _n._ EVENING, dusk, close of the day.

~Nightingale~, _n._ Philomel, philomela, (_Philomela luscinia._)

~Night-jar~, _n._ Goat-sucker, wheel-bird, churn-owl (_Caprimulgus Europœus_).

~Nightly~, _a._ Nocturnal.

~Night-walker~, _n._ Somnambulist, sleep-walker.

~Nihilism~, _n._ Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

~Nihility~, _n._ Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

~Nimble~, _a._ Agile, lively, brisk, active, smart, quick, spry, ready, alert, dapper, sprightly.

~Nimbleness~, _n._ Briskness, smartness, agility, spryness, alertness,

## activity, sprightliness.

~Nincompoop~, _n._ [_Low._] NINNY.

~Ninepins~, _n. pl._ Skittles.

~Ninny~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe.

~2.~ Clip, cut off.

~3.~ Blast, bite, destroy, ruin.

~Nip~, _n._ ~1.~ Pinch, bite.

~2.~ Bit, small cut.

~3.~ [_Low._] Dram, nipper, sip, drink.

~Nipper~, _n._ ~1.~ Fore tooth (_of a horse_).

~2.~ [_Low._] Dram, nip, sip, drink.

~Nippers~, _n. pl._ Pincers, tweezers.

~Nipple~, _n._ Teat, dug, pap.

~Nitre~, _n._ [Written also _Niter_.] Saltpetre, nitrate of potash.

~Nitric acid~, AQUAFORTIS, spirit of nitre.

~Nitric oxide~, Deutoxide of nitrogen, binoxide of nitrogen, nitrous gas, nitrous air.

~Nitrogen~, _n._ Azote.

~Nitrogenize~, _v. a._ Azotize.

~Nitro-muriatic acid~, Aqua regia.

~Nitrous ether~, Sweet spirits of nitre.

~Nitrous oxide~, Laughing gas, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.

~No~, _ad._ ~1.~ Nay.

~2.~ Not at all, in no degree.

~No~, _a._ None, not any.

~Nob~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Nobleman.

~Nobby~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Consequential, aristocratic.

~Nobility~, _n._ ~1.~ Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

~2.~ Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank.

~3.~ NOBLESSE, aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.

~Noble~, _a._ ~1.~ Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious.

~2.~ Grand, stately, lordly, splendid, magnificent, sublime.

~Noble~, _n._ Nobleman.

~Nobleman~, _n._ Peer, noble, grandee, lord, one of the nobility.

~Nobleness~, _n._ ~1.~ Greatness, dignity, magnanimity, elevation, superiority, worthiness, nobility, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

~2.~ Stateliness, grandeur, magnificence.

~Noblesse~, [Fr.] Aristocracy, peerage, nobility.

~Nobody~, _n._ No one, no person, not any one, not anybody.

~Nocturnal~, _a._ Nightly.

~Nocturnally~, _ad._ Nightly, by night.

~Nod~, _v. a. & n._ Bow.

~Nod~, _n._ Bow, beck.

~Noddle~, _n._ Head (_in contempt_).

~Noddy~, _n._ ~1.~ Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.

~2.~ (_Ornith._) Booby, gannet, solan goose (_Sterna solida_).

~Node~, _n._ Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule.

~Nodule~, _n._ Knot, NODE.

~Noise~, _n._ ~1.~ Sound.

~2.~ Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, HALLABALOO, fuss, breeze.

~Noisome~, _a._ ~1.~ Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.

~2.~ Offensive, fetid, disgusting.

~Noisy~, _a._ Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous.

~Nomad~, _n._ ~1.~ Wandering tribe, nomadic people.

~2.~ Wanderer, BOOLY.

~Nomade~, _n._ ~1.~ Wandering tribe, nomadic people.

~2.~ Wanderer, BOOLY.

~Nomadic~, _a._ Wandering, migratory, vagrant, roving, strolling.

~Nomenclature~, _n._ Terminology.

~Nominal~, _a._ Titular, not real, only in name.

~Nominate~, _v. a._ Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.

~Nonage~, _n._ Minority, pupilage.

~Non-appearance~, _n._ Absence.

~Non-attendance~, _n._ Absence.

~Nonchalance~, _n._ [Fr.] Carelessness, indifference, unconcern, coolness.

~Nonchalant~, _a._ [Fr.] Unconcerned, indifferent, careless, cool, apathetic, not anxious.

~Non compos~, _n._ [Contracted from _non compos mentis_.] Simpleton, DUNCE, fool.

~Non compos mentis~, [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, destitute of common sense, void of understanding.

~None~, _pron., sing. & pl._ Not one, not any.

~Nonentity~, _n._ ~1.~ Inexistence, nonexistence.

~2.~ Nothing.

~Non-essential~, _a._ Adventitious, incidental, accidental, extraneous, extrinsic.

~Nonesuch~, _n._ Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, acme of perfection, pink of perfection.

~Nonpareil~, _n._ NONESUCH.

~Nonpareil~, _a._ Peerless.

~Nonplus~, _n._ Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.

~Nonplus~, _v. a._ Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.

~Non-resistance~, _n._ Passive obedience.

~Nonsense~, _n._ ~1.~ Folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude.

~2.~ Trifles, things of no consequence or importance.

~Nonsensical~, _a._ Absurd, foolish, silly, senseless, insensate, stupid, ill-judged, unreasonable, irrational, preposterous, unmeaning, frivolous, trifling.

~Noodle~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nook~, _n._ Corner, recess, niche, retired place.

~Noonday~,_n._ Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.

~Noontide~, _n._ Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.

~Noose~, _n._ Hitch, running knot.

~Normal~, _a._ ~1.~ Regular, analogical, according to rule.

~2.~ Perpendicular, vertical, erect.

~North~, _a._ Northerly, northern, boreal, arctic.

~Northern~, _a._ North, northerly, boreal, arctic.

~Northern lights~, AURORA BOREALIS.

~North star~, _n._ Polestar, lodestar.

~Nose~, _n._ Snout, nozzle.

~Nose of wax~, Doughface, pliable politician.

~Nosegay~, _n._ Bouquet, posy.

~Nostalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Homesickness.

~Nostrum~, _n._ Quack medicine, patent medicine.

~Notability~, _n._ Notable person, person of note.

~Notable~, _a._ Remarkable, memorable, extraordinary, signal, distinguished, noted, worthy of notice.

~Notable~, _a._ Active, diligent, sedulous, industrious, assiduous, busy, watchful, attentive, careful.

~Notary~, _n._ Notary public.

~Notch~, _n._ Nick, indentation, dent, dint, incision.

~Notch~, _v. a._ Nick, cut notches in.

~Note~, _n._ ~1.~ Sign, symbol, token, indication, character, mark.

~2.~ Memorandum, minute, record.

~3.~ Comment, annotation, schollum, remark.

~4.~ Billet, short letter or epistle.

~5.~ Notice, heed, observation, regard, consideration.

~6.~ Distinction, reputation, celebrity, fame, repute, renown, credit, account, consequence, respectability.

~7.~ Bill, bank-note, promissory note, note of hand, paper money.

~Note~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, remark, observe, heed, attend to, take notice of, pay attention to.

~2.~ Record, make a note of, make a memorandum of, make a minute of, set down in writing, jot down.

~3.~ Designate, denote.

~Note-book~, _n._ Memorandum book, adversaria, journal, commonplace book.

~Noted~, _a._ Distinguished, celebrated, famous, famed, renowned, conspicuous, eminent, illustrious, well known.

~Nothing~, _n._ ~1.~ Non-existence, nihility, inexistence, nihilism, nonentity, nothingness, nullity.

~2.~ Nought, zero, cipher.

~3.~ Trifle, bagatelle, small matter, thing of no importance, matter of no consequence.

~Nothing~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree.

~Nothingness~, _n._ Nihility, nihilism, non-existence, nonentity.

~Notice~, _n._ ~1.~ Note, heed, observation, regard, cognizance.

~2.~ Information, notification, advice, intelligence, announcement, mention.

~3.~ Intimation, premonition, warning.

~Notice~, _v. a._ Heed, regard, mark, note, observe, remark, attend to, advert to, take cognizance of.

~Noticeable~, _a._ Observable, worthy of notice.

~Notification~, _n._ ~1.~ Information, notice, advice, intelligence, announcement.

~2.~ Advertisement.

~Notify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Declare, promulgate, publish, announce, advertise, make known.

~2.~ Inform, apprise, acquaint, make known to, give notice to, signify to.

~Notion~, _n._ ~1.~ Conception, concept, universal idea, general or universal conception.

~2.~ Opinion, sentiment, apprehension, judgment, belief, view, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.

~Notional~, _a._ ~1.~ Imaginary, fantastical, ideal, chimerical.

~2.~ Whimsical, capricious, visionary, crotchety, freakish.

~Notoriety~, _n._ Repute (_generally in a bad sense_), reputation, celebrity, fame, name, note, vogue, figure.

~Notorious~, _a._ ~1.~ Open, overt, patent, manifest, obvious, apparent, evident, well-known.

~2.~ Conspicuous (_generally in a bad sense_), noted, celebrated, famous, famed.

~Notwithstanding~, _prep._ Despite, in spite of.

~Notwithstanding~, _conj._ Nevertheless, yet, however, for all that.

~Nought~, _n._ Nothing, naught.

~Noun~, _n._ Substantive.

~Nourish~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nurture, nurse, feed, support, maintain, supply with food or nutriment, furnish sustenance to.

~2.~ Train, educate, instruct, breed, bring up.

~3.~ Cherish, encourage, foster, promote, succor.

~Nourishing~, _n._ Nutrition.

~Nourishing~, _a._ Nutritious, nutritive, strengthening, invigorating, healthful, wholesome.

~Nourishment~, _n._ FOOD, aliment, diet, sustenance, nutriment, nutrition.

~Novaculite~, _n._ Turkey-stone, Turkey oil-stone.

~Novel~, _a._ New, strange, unusual, late, modern, recent.