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nauseate to upset the stomach of (a person or animal), often to the point of causing vomiting; cause nausea in. [2 definitions]
nauseous causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [2 definitions]
nautch in India, a type of folk dance. [2 definitions]
nautical of, relating to, or characteristic of the sea, sea transport, or sailors; naval or marine.
nautical mile a unit of length equal to 1.852 kilometers or 6,076.1 feet, used in sea and air navigation.
nautilus any of several related mollusks of the Indian or South Pacific Ocean, having a spiral, chambered shell lined with a pearly membrane; chambered nautilus; pearly nautilus.
Navajo a member of a tribe of North American Indians occupying parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [3 definitions]
naval of or pertaining to ships, esp. those of a navy. [2 definitions]
nave1 the long center of a church, extending from the entry area to the altar, usu. with aisles on either side.
nave2 the center of a wheel; hub.
navel the place on the abdomen of a mammal where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached; umbilicus. [2 definitions]
navel orange a sweet seedless orange having a navel-like depression that contains a secondary underdeveloped fruit.
navigable wide or deep enough to be traversed by ships. [2 definitions]
navigate to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). [7 definitions]
navigation the act or practice of setting a course for or finding one's way to a destination, esp. by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the act or practice of navigating. [4 definitions]
navigator a person who practices the art of navigation. [2 definitions]
navy (often cap.) the part of a nation's military organization that is concerned with warfare on or over the sea. [3 definitions]
navy bean a small, nutritious, white kidney bean, usu. dried for long-term storage.
navy yard a government dockyard for the construction and repair of naval ships and the storage of naval supplies.
nawab a governor or viceroy in India under the Mogul empire; nabob.
nay no (used to express disagreement, denial, or rejection, as in a vote). [2 definitions]