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need |
Noun
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the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
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need |
Noun
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anything that is necessary but lacking |
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need |
Noun
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a condition requiring relief |
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need |
Noun
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
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need |
Verb
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have need of |
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need |
Verb
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have or feel a need for |
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narrow escape |
Noun
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something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
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nonaccomplishment |
Noun
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an act that does not achieve its intended goal |
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nonachievement |
Noun
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an act that does not achieve its intended goal |
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naught |
Noun
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complete failure |
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naught |
Noun
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the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured |
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naturalization |
Noun
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changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |
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naturalization |
Noun
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the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous |
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naturalization |
Noun
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the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship |
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naturalization |
Noun
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the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |
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naturalisation |
Noun
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changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |
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naturalisation |
Noun
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the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous |
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naturalisation |
Noun
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the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship |
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naturalisation |
Noun
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the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |
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naked option |
Noun
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a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position |
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nudge |
Noun
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a slight push or shake |
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nudge |
Verb
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push into action by pestering or annoying gently |
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nudge |
Verb
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to push against gently |
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nictitation |
Noun
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a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
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nictation |
Noun
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a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
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necropsy |
Noun
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an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
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naming |
Noun
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
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naming |
Noun
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the verbal act of naming |
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naming |
Adjective
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inclined to or serving for the giving of names |
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nomination |
Noun
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the act of officially naming a candidate |
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nomination |
Noun
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an address, usually at a political convention, proposing the name of a candidate to run for election |
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nomination |
Noun
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the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election |
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novation |
Noun
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(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties |
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near thing |
Noun
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something that barely avoids failure or disaster |
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nonacceptance |
Noun
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the act of refusing an offer |
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nullification |
Noun
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the act of nullifying |
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nullification |
Noun
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the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress |
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neutralization |
Noun
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action |
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neutralization |
Noun
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action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war |
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neutralization |
Noun
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(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) |
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neutralization |
Noun
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a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt |
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neutralisation |
Noun
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action |
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neutralisation |
Noun
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action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war |
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neutralisation |
Noun
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the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it, especially in a covert operation or military operation |
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neutralisation |
Noun
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a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt |
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nonstop flight |
Noun
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a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination |
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noctambulism |
Noun
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walking by a person who is asleep |
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noctambulation |
Noun
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walking by a person who is asleep |
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navigation |
Noun
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the work of a sailor |
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navigation |
Noun
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the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |