Words starting with n

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

namibian means: a native or inhabitant of Namibia

namibian means: of or relating to Namibia or its people

naming means: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

naming means: the verbal act of naming

naming means: inclined to or serving for the giving of names

nammad means: an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt

nammu means: goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth

namoi means: a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River

namoi river means: a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River

nampa means: a town in southwestern Idaho

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

autistic means: characteristic of or affected with autism

brinjal means: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

common mood means: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

cornelian cherry means: deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit

corneum means: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off

dutchman's-pipe means: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe

eupatorium coelestinum means: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

genus hydrocharis means: frogbit

infant death means: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

judas tree means: small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers

leptosporangium means: a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns

parliamentary procedure means: a body of rules followed by an assembly

quercus agrifolia means: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves

reproductive cloning means: making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother

rodgers means: United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)

sedge means: grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

senegal means: a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960

spanish gorse means: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers

vena basivertebralis means: one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus

wages means: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing