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Nuclear-powered ship
– definition :
- (noun)
- ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor (context:artifact)
Nudge
– definition :
- (noun)
- a slight push or shake (context:act)
- (verb)
- push into action by pestering or annoying gently (context:communication)
- to push against gently (context:contact)
– Sample : “nudge”
- She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
Number agreement
– definition :
- (noun)
- agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify) (context:linkdef)
Numeric
– definition :
- (adjective)
- measured or expressed in numbers (context:all)
- of or relating to or denoting numbers (context:pert)
– Sample : “numeric”
- a numeral adjective
- a numeric symbol
- numerical order
- numerical value
- the numerical superiority of the enemy
Nung
– definition :
- (noun)
- a branch of the Tai languages (context:communication)
Nursing home
– definition :
- (noun)
- an institution where people are cared for (context:artifact)
– Sample : “nursing home”
Nutmeg
– definition :
- (noun)
- hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground (context:food)
- East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace (context:plant)
Nutter
– definition :
- (noun)
- a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad (context:person)
Nyctophobia
– definition :
- (noun)
- a morbid fear of night or darkness (context:state)
Nuclear fusion
– definition :
- (noun)
- a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy (context:process)
