| narrative |
an account, description, or story, or the oral or written work containing such material. [5 definitions] |
| narrator |
a person who tells a story. [3 definitions] |
| narrow |
having little breadth or width. [10 definitions] |
| narrowcast |
to transmit (a program), esp. by cable television, to a limited or specialized audience. [2 definitions] |
| narrow down |
to reduce to a smaller number in order to come closer to what is correct or possible. |
| narrow gauge |
a railroad track with a distance between the rails that is less than the standard width of 56.5 inches or 143.5 centimeters. (Cf. broad gauge, standard gauge.) [2 definitions] |
| narrow-minded |
having or showing intolerance, inflexibility, or lack of interest in or respect for new information or the views of others; prejudiced. |
| narthex |
the entrance hall leading to the nave of a church. |
| narwhal |
an arctic aquatic mammal related to the dolphin, that has a spotted pelt and, on the male, a long spirally twisted ivory tusk projecting from the upper jaw. |
| nary |
(informal) not any; never a; no. |
| NASA |
abbreviation of "National Aeronautics and Space Administration." |
| nasal |
of or relating to the nose. [3 definitions] |
| nasalize |
to make a nasal sound. |
| nascent |
coming into being or starting to develop. |
| NASDAQ |
abbreviation of "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations." |
| Nashville |
the capital of Tennessee. |
| naso- |
nose. |
| nasopharynx |
the upper part of the pharynx that is above the soft palate and continuous with the nasal passages. |
| Nassau |
the capital of the Bahamas. |
| nasturtium |
any of several trailing, edible garden plants, or their bright, usu. yellow, orange, or red flower. |
| nasty |
repellent, esp. to sight, smell, or taste; filthy or foul. [3 definitions] |