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noontide |
Noun
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the middle of the day |
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nighttime |
Noun
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside |
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nightfall |
Noun
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the time of day immediately following sunset |
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name day |
Noun
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the feast day of a saint whose name one bears |
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new moon |
Noun
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the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent |
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new phase of the moon |
Noun
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the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent |
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national holiday |
Noun
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authorized by law and limiting work or official business |
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New York minute |
Noun
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a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
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nanosecond |
Noun
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one billionth (10^-9) of a second |
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natal day |
Noun
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the date on which a person was born |
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nones |
Noun
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the fifth of the seven canonical hours |
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natality |
Noun
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the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area |
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neutron flux |
Noun
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the rate of flow of neutrons |
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nictitate |
Verb
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briefly shut the eyes |
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nictate |
Verb
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briefly shut the eyes |
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night watch |
Noun
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a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) |
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noviciate |
Noun
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the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) |
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nod off |
Verb
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change from a waking to a sleeping state |
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neonatal mortality |
Noun
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the death rate during the first 28 days of life |
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neonatal mortality rate |
Noun
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the death rate during the first 28 days of life |
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neaten |
Verb
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care for one's external appearance |
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neaten |
Verb
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put (things or places) in order |
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narcotize |
Verb
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administer narcotics to |
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narcotise |
Verb
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administer narcotics to |
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necrose |
Verb
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undergo necrosis |
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novelize |
Verb
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convert into the form or the style of a novel |
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novelise |
Verb
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convert into the form or the style of a novel |
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naturalize |
Verb
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
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naturalize |
Verb
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make into a citizen |
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naturalize |
Verb
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make more natural or lifelike |
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naturalize |
Verb
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adopt to another place |
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naturalize |
Verb
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explain with reference to nature |
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naturalise |
Verb
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
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naturalise |
Verb
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make into a citizen |
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naturalise |
Verb
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make more natural or lifelike |
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naturalise |
Verb
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adopt to another place |
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naturalise |
Verb
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explain with reference to nature |
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normalize |
Verb
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bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling |
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normalize |
Verb
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make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard |
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normalize |
Verb
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become normal or return to its normal state |
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normalise |
Verb
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bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling |
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normalise |
Verb
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make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard |
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normalise |
Verb
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become normal or return to its normal state |
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nigrify |
Verb
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make or become black |
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nolle pros |
Verb
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drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records |
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nol.pros. |
Verb
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drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records |
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nationalize |
Verb
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put under state control or ownership |
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nationalize |
Verb
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make national in character or scope |
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nationalise |
Verb
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put under state control or ownership |
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nationalise |
Verb
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make national in character or scope |