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nylon |
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a synthetic fabric |
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nylon |
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a thermoplastic polyamide |
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nylons |
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women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) |
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nylon stocking |
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women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) |
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nystatin |
Noun
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an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State |
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north-seeking pole |
Noun
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the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
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novocaine |
Noun
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procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) |
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niche |
Noun
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an enclosure that is set back or indented |
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niche |
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a small concavity |
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niche |
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(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) |
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niche |
Noun
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a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
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natatorium |
Noun
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pool that provides a facility for swimming |
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napery |
Noun
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linens for the dining table |
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nightstick |
Noun
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen |
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notecase |
Noun
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a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money |
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narcissistic personality |
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personality marked by self-love and self-absorption |
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nature |
Noun
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the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions |
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nature |
Noun
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized |
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nature |
Noun
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a particular type of thing |
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nature |
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the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. |
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nature |
Noun
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a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe |
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nervousness |
Noun
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a sensitive or highly strung temperament |
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nervousness |
Noun
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the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters |
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nervousness |
Noun
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an uneasy psychological state |
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numbness |
Noun
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally |
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numbness |
Noun
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partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body |
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nakedness |
Noun
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characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
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nakedness |
Noun
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the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind |
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nakedness |
Noun
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a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
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nebula |
Noun
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(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea |
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nebula |
Noun
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an immense cloud of gas, usually hydrogen, and dust in interstellar space |
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nebula |
Noun
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cloudiness of the urine |
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nebula |
Noun
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a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer |
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neighborliness |
Noun
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a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors |
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neighbourliness |
Noun
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a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors |
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nonchalance |
Noun
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the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care |
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neglectfulness |
Noun
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the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern |
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niceness |
Noun
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the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze |
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niceness |
Noun
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the quality of nice |
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niceness |
Noun
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a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage |
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nevus flammeus |
Noun
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a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple |
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nevus |
Noun
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a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth |
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nicety |
Noun
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conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety |
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nicety |
Noun
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a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude |
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noticeability |
Noun
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the property of being easy to see and understand |
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normality |
Noun
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conformity with the norm |
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normality |
Noun
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expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common |
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normality |
Noun
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(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter |
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normality |
Noun
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being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning |
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noticeableness |
Noun
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the property of being easy to see and understand |