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2 : of, relating to, or being a divorce law under which neither party is held responsible for the breakup of the marriage

nog·gin noun 1 : a small mug or cup; also : a small quantity of drink

2 : a person's head

Synonyms

head, pate, poll—more at HEAD

no–good adjective : having no worth, virtue, use, or chance of success

— no–good noun

Synonyms

chaffy, empty, junky, null, valueless, worthless—more at WORTHLESS

Noh also No noun, plural Noh also No : classic Japanese dance-drama having a heroic theme, a chorus, and highly stylized action, costuming, and scenery

no–hit·ter noun : a baseball game or part of a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits

no·how adverb : in no manner

1noise noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, disturbance, noise, fr. L nausea nausea]

1 : loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry

2 : sound or a sound that lacks agreeable musical quality or is noticeably loud, harsh, or discordant

3 : unwanted electronic signal or disturbance

— noise·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar—more at CLAMOR

[2] bluster, cacophony, clamor, din, racket, roar; also discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; babel; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Antonyms

quiet, silence, still, stillness

2noise verb noised; nois·ing : to spread by rumor or report

Synonyms usually noise about

circulate, rumor, whisper—more at RUMOR

noise·less adjective : making or causing no noise or stir : free from noise

Synonyms

hushed, muted, quiet, silent, soundless, still—more at SILENT

noise·mak·er noun : one that makes noise; especially : a device used to make noise at parties

noise pollution noun : annoying or harmful noise in an environment

noi·some adjective 1 : physically harmful or destructive to living beings : UNWHOLESOME

2 : offensive to the senses (as smell); also : highly objectionable

Synonyms

[1] noxious, unhealthy, unwholesome—more at UNHEALTHY

[2] fetid, foul, fusty, malodorous, musty, rank, reeky, smelly, strong—more at MALODOROUS

noisy adjective nois·i·er; -est 1 : making loud noises

2 : full of noises : LOUD

— nois·i·ly adverb

— nois·i·ness noun

Synonyms

boisterous, clamorous, loud, raucous, resounding, uproarious; also resonant, sonorous; buzzing, humming; blustery, roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy; tumultuous, woolly; obstreperous, vociferous

Antonyms

hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, stilled

nol·le pro·se·qui noun [ORIGIN: L, to be unwilling to pursue]

: an entry on the record of a legal action that the prosecutor or plaintiff will proceed no further in an action or suit or in some aspect of it

no·lo con·ten·de·re noun [ORIGIN: L, I do not wish to contend]

: a plea in a criminal prosecution that subjects the defendant to conviction but does not admit guilt or preclude denying the charges in another proceeding

nol–pros verb nol–prossed; nol–pros·sing : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi

nom abbreviation nominative

no·mad noun 1 : a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place

2 : an individual who roams about aimlessly

Synonyms

drifter, rambler, rover, vagabond, wanderer; also laggard, straggler; lingerer, loiterer, sojourner; bum, hobo, tramp; sightseer, traveler; transient, vagrant; gadabout, stroller

nomad adjective : traversing a random course

Synonyms

errant, itinerant, peripatetic, roaming, vagabond, vagrant—more at ITINERANT

no·mad·ic adjective : NOMAD

no–man's–land noun 1 : an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land

2 : an unoccupied area between opposing troops

nom de guerre noun, plural noms de guerre [ORIGIN: F, lit., war name]

: PSEUDONYM

nom de plume noun, plural noms de plume [ORIGIN: F, pen name; prob. coined in E]

: PEN NAME

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