specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors
name-dropping
Noun
the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener
negation
Noun
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
negation
Noun
the speech act of negating
negation
Noun
a negative statement
nota bene
Noun
a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
NB
Noun
an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "nota bene," used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
name and address
Noun
written directions for finding some location
notational system
Noun
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
numeration system
Noun
any notation for the representation of numbers
number system
Noun
any notation for the representation of numbers
number representation system
Noun
any notation for the representation of numbers
n
Noun
the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
natural logarithm
Noun
a logarithm to the base e
nautical signal flag
Noun
one of an international code of flag signals used between ships
nu
Noun
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
nun
Noun
the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
nun
Noun
a buoy resembling a cone
nun
Noun
a woman religious
natural language
Noun
a human written or spoken language used by a community
national flag
Noun
an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
negative identification
Noun
evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not
native language
Noun
the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood
nontextual matter
Noun
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
nocturne
Noun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
notturno
Noun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
national anthem
Noun
a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
new jazz
Noun
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
neo jazz
Noun
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
nasalization
Noun
the act of nasalizing
nasalisation
Noun
the act of nasalizing
nasal consonant
Noun
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
nothings
Noun
inconsequential conversation
non-standard speech
Noun
speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
news conference
Noun
a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
nothingness
Noun
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
nothingness
Noun
the state of nonexistence
nursery rhyme
Noun
a tale in rhymed verse for children
news leak
Noun
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
naysaying
Noun
the act of saying no to a request
name tag
Noun
a tag showing the name of the person who wears it
newspaper ad
Noun
a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
newspaper advertisement
Noun
a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper
nominating speech
Noun
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nominating address
Noun
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nun buoy
Noun
a buoy resembling a cone
near-death experience
Noun
the experience of being close to death but surviving
night terror
Noun
an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings