| nearly |
just about but not quite; almost. [2 definitions] |
| near miss |
the strike of a projectile or bomb that misses its intended target by a narrow margin, often causing some damage. [3 definitions] |
| nearsighted |
able to see clearly only at short distance; myopic. |
| neat |
orderly in appearance, state, or habits; tidy. [6 definitions] |
| neaten |
to make neat; put in order (sometimes fol. by up). |
| 'neath |
contracted form of "beneath". |
| neat's-foot oil |
a fatty oil obtained by boiling cattle bones and used as a dressing for leather. |
| Neb. |
an abbreviation for Nebraska. |
| Nebraska |
a Midwestern U.S. state between South Dakota and Kansas. (abbr.: NE) |
| Nebraskan |
of or pertaining to Nebraska or its people. [4 definitions] |
| Nebuchadnezzar |
the king of Babylonia in the sixth century B.C. who destroyed Jerusalem and sent the Jews into captivity. |
| nebula |
a cloud of interstellar dust or gas or both, that may appear as either a light or dark mass depending on how it absorbs, reflects, or re-emits incident radiation. [2 definitions] |
| nebular hypothesis |
a theory stating that the solar system was once a nebula that cooled and condensed to form the sun and planets. |
| nebulize |
to convert (liquid) to a fine spray. |
| nebulosity |
the matter or form of a nebula. [2 definitions] |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. [2 definitions] |
| necessarily |
of necessity; inevitably. |
| necessary |
needed; essential. [5 definitions] |
| Necessary and Proper Clause |
the provision in the U.S. Constitution that Congress will have the power to make laws that are necessary and proper for executing the powers vested by the Constitution. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable or necessary. |
| necessitous |
in need; indigent. [2 definitions] |