Chapter Nab to Near of N by Soule's Synonymes

Nab to Near

N

Nab, v. a. (Colloq.) Seize (suddenly), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.

Nabob, n.

1. Indian deputy, viceroy, or governor.

2. Millionnaire, Crœsus, Dives, very rich man, man of great wealth, man of fortune.

Nacre, n. Mother-of-pearl.

Nacreous, a.

1. Of nacre.

2. Pearly, iridescent, irisated, opalescent, pavonine, polychromatic, irisated, pearlaceous.

Nævose, a. Spotted, freckled.

Nag, n. Horse (especially a small horse), pony.

Nag, v. a. Torment, worry, pester, hector, harass.

Naiad, n. (Mythol.) Water-nymph.

Nail, n. Claw, talon.

Naïve, a. [Fr.] Artlessness, unaffected, ingenuous, natural, plain, simple, unsophisticated, candid.

Naïveté, n. [Fr.] Artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness, simplicity, native candor, unaffected plainness.

Naked, a.

1. Nude, uncovered, bare.

2. Denuded, unclothed, undressed, in puris naturalibus.

3. Uncovered.

4. Exposed, defenceless, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded, open.

5. Manifest, unconcealed, evident, open, plain, undisguised.

6. Simple, mere, sheer, bare.