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Nod, n. Bow, beck.

Noddle, n. Head (used ludicrously).

Noddy, n.

    1. Fool, simpleton, dunce.
    2. (Ornith.) Booby, gannet, solan-goose (Sterna solida).

Node, n. Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule, nodosity.

Nodule, n. See Node.

Noise, n.

    1. Sound.
    2. Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, outcry, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, fuss, breeze.
    3. Talk, stir, conversation, discussion.

Noiseless, a. Silent, inaudible, quiet.

Noisome, a.

    1. Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.
    2. Offensive, fetid, disgusting.

Noisy, a.

    1. Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous, loud.
    2. Full of noise, clamorous, boisterous, tumultuous.

Nomad, Nomade, n. Wanderer, one of a nomadic people.

Nomadic, a. Wandering, migratory, pastoral, vagrant.

Nomenclature, n. Terminology.

Nominal, a. Titular, only in name, nuncupative, nuncupatory.

Nominate, v. a. Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.