nature preserve |
an area set aside for the protection and propagation of fish, animals, or plant life. |
naturist |
one who appreciates the delights of nature. |
naturopathy |
a method of treating illness without drugs, relying on massage, sunlight, proper food, and the like. |
Naugahyde |
trademark for a strong vinyl-coated fabric imitative of leather, used for furniture, luggage, and the like. |
naught |
the number zero. [2 definitions] |
naughty |
misbehaving or mischievous. [2 definitions] |
Nauru |
a Pacific island country slightly south of the equator and northeast of New Guinea. |
nausea |
a stomach disturbance marked by vomiting or the impulse to vomit; queasiness. [2 definitions] |
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] |