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nav abbreviation 1 naval

2 navigable; navigation

Na·va·jo also Na·va·ho noun, plural -jo or -jos also -ho or -hos : a member of an American Indian people of northern New Mexico and Arizona; also : their language

na·val adjective : of, relating to, or possessing a navy

naval stores noun plural : products (as pitch, turpentine, or rosin) obtained from resinous conifers (as pines)

nave noun [ORIGIN: ML navis, fr. L, ship]

: the central part of a church running lengthwise

na·vel noun : a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of attachment of fetus and mother

navel–gaz·ing noun : useless or excessive self-contemplation

navel orange noun : a seedless orange having a pit at the blossom end where the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit

nav·i·ga·ble adjective 1 : capable of being navigated

2 : capable of being steered

— nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty noun

nav·i·gate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing 1 : to sail on or through <~ the Atlantic Ocean>

2 : to steer or direct the course of a ship or aircraft

3 : MOVE; especially : WALK

4 : to travel by water : SAIL

— nav·i·ga·tion noun

Synonyms

boat, cruise, sail, voyage—more at SAIL

nav·i·ga·tor noun : one that navigates or is qualified to navigate

na·vy noun, plural navies 1 : FLEET; also : the warships belonging to a nation

2 often cap : a nation's organization for naval warfare

navy yard noun : a yard where naval vessels are built or repaired

1nay adverb : NO

2nay noun 1 : a negative vote; also : a person casting such a vote

2 : refusal to satisfy a request or desire

3nay conjunction : not merely this but also : not only so but

Synonyms

even, indeed, truly, verily, yea—more at EVEN

nay·say·er noun : one who denies, refuses, or opposes something

Na·zi noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Nationalsozialist, lit., national socialist]

: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler

— Nazi adjective

— Na·zism also Na·zi·ism noun

Nb symbol niobium

NB abbreviation 1 New Brunswick

2 nota bene

NBA abbreviation 1 National Basketball Association

2 National Boxing Association

NBC abbreviation National Broadcasting Company

NBS abbreviation National Bureau of Standards

NC abbreviation 1 no charge

2 North Carolina

NCAA abbreviation National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCO noun : NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER

nd abbreviation no date

Nd symbol neodymium

ND abbreviation North Dakota

N Dak abbreviation North Dakota

Ne symbol neon

NE abbreviation 1 Nebraska

2 New England

3 northeast

Ne·an·der·thal adjective 1 or Ne·an·der·tal : of, relating to, or being an extinct Old World hominid that lived from about 200,000 to 30,000 years ago

2 : suggestive of a caveman

— Neanderthal or Neandertal noun

Synonyms

barbarous, heathen, heathenish, rude, savage, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated, wild—more at SAVAGE

neap tide noun : a tide of minimum range occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

1near adverb 1 : at, within, or to a short distance or time

2 : very nearly but not exactly or entirely : ALMOST

Synonyms

around, by, close, hard, in, nearby, nigh; also hereabouts, thereabouts; along, alongside

Antonyms

far

2near preposition : close to

Synonyms

about, around, by, next to—more at AROUND

3near adjective 1 : closely related or associated; also : INTIMATE

2 : not far away; also : being the closer or left-hand member of a pair

3 : barely avoided

4 : DIRECT, SHORT

5 : STINGY

6 : not real but very like <~ silk>

7 : being the closer of two

Synonyms

[2] close, immediate, nearby, nigh—more at CLOSE

[6] lifelike, natural, realistic—more at NATURAL

[7] hither; also fore, forward, front, inside

Antonyms

far, farther, further, opposite, other, that

4near verb 1 : to come closer in space or time : APPROACH