| nautical mile |
a unit of length equal to 1.852 kilometers or 6,076.1 feet, used to measure the distance traveled by sea and air. |
| Navajo |
a member of a Native American people whose homeland lies in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [2 definitions] |
| naval |
having to do with a navy or its ships. [2 definitions] |
| navel |
a round scar or hollow just below a person's waist. The navel is the spot where the umbilical cord was attached before the person's birth. |
| navigate |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). [5 definitions] |
| navigation |
the act or practice of setting a course for or finding one's way to a destination, especially by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the act or practice of navigating. [2 definitions] |
| navigator |
a person who charts, sets, and steers the course of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| navy |
(often capitalized) the part of a nation's military organization that conducts war on or over the sea. [3 definitions] |
| nay |
no. The word "nay" used to be part of common speech but now is only used to say "no" in voting. [2 definitions] |
| Nazi |
a member of the political party that held power in Germany from 1933 to 1945. This political party was led by Adolf Hitler. The word "Nazi" is a short form of the German name for "National Socialist German Workers' Party." |
| NC |
abbreviation of "North Carolina." |
| NC17 |
a movie rating that means persons seventeen years old and younger will not be admitted. "NC17" stands for "No Children 17 or Under." |
| ND |
abbreviation of "North Dakota." |
| NE1 |
abbreviation of "Nebraska." [3 definitions] |
| Ne |
symbol of the chemical element neon. |
| near |
to, at, or within a short distance from a person or thing. [8 definitions] |
| nearby |
located close at hand; not far away. [2 definitions] |
| nearly |
almost; just about but not quite. |
| nearsighted |
able to see objects clearly only when they are near. |
| neat |
clean and in proper order, or liking to keep things that way; tidy. [3 definitions] |
| Neb. |
abbreviation of "Nebraska." |