AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
network: a fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.-any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.
neural: relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. as applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral.  cf. hemal.
neuralgia: a disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. it seems to be independent of any structural lesion.
neuralgic: of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.
neurapophysis: one of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.-the dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
neurasthenia: a condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.
neuration: the arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.
neurenteric: of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. see illust. of ectoderm.
neuridin: a nontoxic base, c5h14n2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.
neurilemma: the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.-the perineurium.
neurility: the special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.
neurine: a poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefraction of proteid matter. it was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide.
neuro-: a combining denoting a nerve, of / pertaining to a nerve / the nervous system.
neuro-central: between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the neurocentral suture.
neuro-epidermal: pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.
neurocoele: the central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.
neurocord: a cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.
neuroglia: the delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.
neurokeratin: a substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.
neurologist: one who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.
neuroma: a tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
neuron: the brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.
neuropathic: of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.
neuropodous: having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to haemapodous.
neuroptera: an order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. the mouth organs are adapted for chewing. they feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. the ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true neuroptera and the pseudoneuroptera.
neuropteris: an extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the devonian to the triassic formation.
neurosis: a functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.
neuroskeleton: the deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are relation with the nervous axis and locomation.
neurotic: of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease.-uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.-a disease seated in the nerves.-any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.
neurotomy: the dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.-the division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
neurula: an embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.
neuter: neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.-having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender.-intransitive; as, a neuter verb.-having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. see neuter, n., 3.-a person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.-a noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.-an intransitive verb.-an organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
neutral: not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.-neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.-neuter. see neuter, a., 3.-having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. contrasted with acid, and alkaline.-a person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.
neutrality: the state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.-indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.-the quality or state of being neutral. see neutral, a., 4.-the condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.-those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
neutralization: the act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.-the act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. see neutral, a., 4.
neutralize: to render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.-to render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.-to destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
neutralizer: one who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.
neve: the upper part of a glacier, above the limit or perpetual snow. see galcier.
never: not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.-in no degree; not in the least; not.
new: having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.-not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.-newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.-as if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.-not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.-not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.-fresh from anything; newly come.-newly; recently.-to make new; to renew.
new year's day: the first day of a calendar year; the first day of january. often colloquially abbreviated to new year's or new year.
new-year: of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, new-year gifts or odes.
newel: a novelty; a new thing.-the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. see hollow newel, under hollow.
newfangle: eager for novelties; desirous of changing.-to change by introducing novelties.
newfangled: newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.-disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.
newfangledness: affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.
newfoundland: an island on the coast of british north america, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.-a newfoundland dog.
newness: the quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.
news: a report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.-something strange or newly happened.-a bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.
news-letter: a circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. this was the name given to the earliest english newspapers.
newspaper: a sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.
newsroom: a room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.
newt: any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. the common british species are the crested newt (triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (lophinus punctatus). in america, diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.
newtonian: of or pertaining to sir isaac newton, or his discoveries.-a follower of newton.
next: nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.-nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.-adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.-nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.-in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
ney: a fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.-anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.-anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.-a figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
niagara period: a subdivision or the american upper silurian system, embracing the medina, clinton, and niagara epoch. the rocks of the niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at niagara falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. see chart of geology.
nib: a small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.-the bill or beak of a bird; the neb.-the points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.-one of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [prov. eng.], the shaft of a wagon.-to furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
nibble: to bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.-to bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.-a small or cautious bite.
niblick: a kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.
niccolite: a mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
nice: foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.-of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.-overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.-delicate; refined; dainty; pure.-apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.-done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.-pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.
nicene: of or pertaining to nice, a town of asia minor, or to the ecumenial council held there a. d. 325.
nicety: the quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).-delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.-a delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
niche: a cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
nick: an evil spirit of the waters.-a notch cut into something-a score for keeping an account; a reckoning.-a notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.-a broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.-a particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.-to make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.-to mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in.-to suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.-to hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.-to make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher).-to nickname; to style.
nickel: a bright silver-white metallic element. it is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. it occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. symbol ni. atomic weight 58.6.-a small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.
nickelic: pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide.
nickelous: of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide.
nicker: one of the night brawlers of london formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.-the cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored.
nicker nut: a rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. the seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus caesalpinia. c. bonduc has yellowish seeds; c. bonducella, bluish gray.
nicking: of nick-the cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.-small coal produced in making the nicking.
nickle: the european woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker.
nickname: a name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.-to give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.
nicolaitan: one of certain corrupt persons in the early church at ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.
nicotiana: a genus of american and asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. several species yield tobacco. see tobacco.
nicotianine: a white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.
nicotidine: a complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.
nicotine: an alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. it is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. it is intensely poisonous.
nicotinic: pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
nidamental: of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. see illust. of dibranchiata.
nide: a nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants.
niding: a coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
nidorous: resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.
nidulant: nestling, as a bird in itss nest.-lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest.
nidus: a nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
niece: a relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.-a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
niello: a metallic alloy of a deep black color.-the art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.-a piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.-an impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate.
niere: one who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.-a receptacle for rags or shreds.-a movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers.
niggard: a person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.-like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.-to act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
niggardliness: the quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
niggardly: meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.-in a niggard manner.
niggle: to trifle with; to deceive; to mock.-to trifle or play.-to act or walk mincingly.-to fret and snarl about trifles.
nigh: not distant or remote in place or time; near.-not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.-in a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.-almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.-to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.-near to; not remote or distant from.
nighly: in a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.
night: that part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.-darkness; obscurity; concealment.-intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.-a state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow.-the period after the close of life; death.-a lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.
nightcap: a cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.-a potion of spirit drank at bedtime.
nightgown: a loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.
nightingale: a small, plain, brown and gray european song bird (luscinia luscinia). it sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.-a larger species (lucinia philomela), of eastern europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. the name is also applied to other allied species.
nightjar: a goatsucker, esp. the european species. see illust. of goatsucker.
nightly: of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept nightly vigils.-at night; every night.
nightmare: a fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.-a condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus.-hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.
nightshade: a common name of many species of the genus solanum, given esp. to the solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.
nigraniline: the complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also aniline black.
nigrosine: a dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; -- called also azodiphenyl blue.
nihilism: nothingness; nihility.-the doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.-the theories and practices of the nihilists.
nihilist: one who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.-a member of a secret association (esp. in russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and social institutions.
nil: will not.-nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.
nill: not to will; to refuse; to reject.-to be unwilling; to refuse to act.-shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.-scales of hot iron from the forge.
nilometer: an instrument for measuring the rise of water in the nile during its periodical flood.
nilotic: of or pertaining to the river nile; as, the nilotic crocodile.
nimble: light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
nimbleness: the quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
nimbus: a circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. see aureola, and glory, n., 5.-a rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. see cloud.
nine: eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.-the number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.-a symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
nine-bark: a white-flowered rosaceous shrub (neillia, / spiraea, opulifolia), common in the northern united states.  the bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name.
nineholes: a game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.
ninepence: an old english silver coin, worth nine pence.-a new england name for the spanish real, a coin formerly current in the united states, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
ninepins: a game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.