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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.