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natal plum |
Noun
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South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit |
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natal plum |
Noun
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very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves |
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native peach |
Noun
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red Australian fruit |
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net melon |
Noun
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the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine |
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net melon |
Noun
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a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh |
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netted melon |
Noun
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the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine |
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netted melon |
Noun
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a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh |
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nasturtium |
Noun
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flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings |
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nasturtium |
Noun
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any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers |
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nutmeg |
Noun
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hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground |
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nutmeg |
Noun
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East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed |
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nonfat dry milk |
Noun
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dehydrated skimmed milk |
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nut butter |
Noun
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ground nuts blended with a little butter |
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Nantua |
Noun
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white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter |
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near beer |
Noun
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drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol |
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nipa |
Noun
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made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm |
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New England boiled dinner |
Noun
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corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables |
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neutral spirits |
Noun
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nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs |
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negus |
Noun
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wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg |
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network army |
Noun
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a group of like-minded people united by the internet |
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nationality |
Noun
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people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation |
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nationality |
Noun
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the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization |
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nuclear club |
Noun
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the nations possessing nuclear weapons |
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nuclear family |
Noun
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a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner |
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nongovernmental organization |
Noun
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an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
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null set |
Noun
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a set that is empty |
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null space |
Noun
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a space that contains no points |
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newspaper publisher |
Noun
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a business firm that publishes newspapers |
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newspaper publisher |
Noun
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the proprietor of a newspaper |
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nation |
Noun
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the people who live in a nation or country |
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nation |
Noun
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a politically organized body of people under a single government |
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nation |
Noun
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a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) |
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neonatal intensive care unit |
Noun
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an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
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NICU |
Noun
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an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
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night shift |
Noun
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workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) |
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night shift |
Noun
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the work shift taking up most of the night, usually from midnight to 8 a.m. |
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naval unit |
Noun
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a military unit that is part of a navy |
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naval forces |
Noun
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an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare |
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naval division |
Noun
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a group of ships of similar type |
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neighborhood |
Noun
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people living near one another |
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neighborhood |
Noun
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a surrounding or nearby region |
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neighborhood |
Noun
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an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community) |
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neighborhood |
Noun
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the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') |
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neighbourhood |
Noun
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people living near one another |
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neighbourhood |
Noun
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a surrounding or nearby region |
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nursing school |
Noun
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a school for training nurses |
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nonsingular matrix |
Noun
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a square matrix whose determinant is not zero |
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naval academy |
Noun
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an academy for training naval officers |
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nonalignment |
Noun
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people or nations who are not aligned with others in a pact or treaty |
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nonalinement |
Noun
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people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty |