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] |
Naypyidaw |
the capital city of Myanmar since 2006. |
naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, esp. because of cynicism or pessimism. |
Nazarite |
among the ancient Hebrews, a person who took strict vows to abstain from wine, leave the hair long, and avoid touching corpses. |