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normalize

verb · bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

Example: temper glass

normally

adverb · under normal conditions

Example: usually she was late

north by west

noun · the compass point that is one point west of due north

north-east

adverb · to, toward, or in the northeast

north-west

adverb · to, toward, or in the northwest

northeastwardly

adverb · in a northeastward direction

Example: the river flows northeastward to the gulf

northern porgy

noun · found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish

northernmost

adjective · situated farthest north

Example: Alaska is our northernmost state

northwards

adverb · in a northern direction

Example: they earn more up north

nose cone

noun · front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere

nose out

verb · recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

Example: He can smell out trouble

nosocomial

adjective · taking place or originating in a hospital

Example: nosocomial infection

nostalgically

adverb · in a nostalgic manner

Example: they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road

not

adverb · negation of a word or group of words

Example: he does not speak French

not surprised

adjective · not surprised or expressing surprise

Example: that unsuprised obstinate look on his face

not to mention

adverb · much less

Example: she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal

notably

adverb · especially; in particular

Example: notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much

notarise

verb · authenticate as a notary

Example: We had to have the signature notarized

notarize

verb · authenticate as a notary

Example: We had to have the signature notarized

notate

verb · put into notation, as of music or choreography

Example: Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized

notched

adjective · having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

nothing

adverb · in no respect; to no degree

Example: he looks nothing like his father

noticeably

adverb · in a noticeable manner

Example: he changed noticeably over the years

notify

verb · inform (somebody) of something

Example: I advised him that the rent was due

notoriously

adverb · to a notorious degree

Example: European emigres, who notoriously used to repair to the British Museum to write seditious pamphlets

notwithstanding

adverb · despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

Example: although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it

nourish

verb · provide with nourishment

Example: We sustained ourselves on bread and water

nourishment

noun · the act of nourishing

Example: her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives

novel

adjective · pleasantly new or different

Example: common sense of a most refreshing sort

novelise

verb · convert into the form or the style of a novel

Example: The author novelized the historical event

novelize

verb · convert into the form or the style of a novel

Example: The author novelized the historical event

novelty shop

noun · a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts

novocaine

noun · procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)

now

adverb · in these times- Nancy Mitford

Example: it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished

now and again

adverb · now and then or here and there

Example: he was arrogant and occasionally callous

now and then

adverb · now and then or here and there

Example: he was arrogant and occasionally callous

nowadays

adverb · in these times- Nancy Mitford

Example: it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished

nowhere

adverb · not anywhere; in or at or to no place

Example: I am going nowhere

nowise

adverb · in no manner

Example: they are nowise different

nucleolus organiser

noun · the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

null

adjective · lacking any legal or binding force

Example: null and void

nullify

verb · make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

Example: Her optimism neutralizes his gloom

numbing

adjective · causing numbness or insensitivity

Example: the numbing effect of grief

numbly

adverb · in a numb manner; without feeling

Example: I stared at him numbly

numerically

adverb · in number; with regard to numbers

Example: in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now

nuptial

adjective · of or relating to a wedding

Example: bridal procession

nut sedge

noun · a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

nut-leaved screw tree

noun · East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers

nutcase

noun · someone deranged and possibly dangerous