A follower of Newton.

That may be knit together.

In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows next.

next preceding the last; as, the figures in the next-to-last column.

Connection; tie.

The gorilla.

Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion.

Cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite.

A B vitamin (vitamin B5) essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Called also nicotinic acid and antipellagra vitamin. Chemical formula C6H5NO2, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.

The amide of niacin (nicotinic acid), called also nicotinamide. It was at one time called vitamin B3, and can function to relieve nicotinic acid deficiency. Chemical formula C6H6N2O, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxamide.

A large flow, used figuratively.

A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American Falls.

A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms the boundary between Ontario and New York.

The capital city of Niger.

A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.

To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

Having a nib or point.

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.

One who, or that which, nibbles.

In a nibbling manner; cautiously.

A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements pointing to heathen times.

In German mythology, the children of the mist, a race of dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors of the famous hoard and ring won by Siegfrid; also, the Burgundian kings in the Nibelungenlied.

A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.

See his nibs under nib, n.

The laughing falcon. See under laughing.

A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua.

A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

In a nice manner.

Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there a. d. 325.

Quality or state of being nice.

Nicety.

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).

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.

Placed in a niche.

A quantity of no importance; nothing.

To nickname; to style.

A bright silver-white metallic element of atomic number 28. 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 58.70.

Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms.

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.

Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.

An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.

A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents.

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.

One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.

The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. Small coal produced in making the nicking.

The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker.

See Knickknack.

See Knickknackery.

A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick.

To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.

One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15.

Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco.

A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.

A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.

Nicotinic.

A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.

An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco (C10H14N2). It occurs in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rusticum) to the extent of 2 to 8%, in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the smoking habit.

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.

The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of tobacco.

To wink; to nictitate.

The act of winking; nictitation.

To wink; to nictate.

The act of winking.

Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidamental capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.

A collection of nests.

A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants.

Infamous; dastardly.

A trifle; a piece of foolery.

A fool; an idiot, a coward.

To make a nest.

The act or process of building a nest.

A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.

Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking.

Nidorous.

Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.

Nestling, as a bird in its nest.

To make a nest, as a bird.

The time of remaining in the nest.

A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs.

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.

A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.

See Neif, the fist.

One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello.

A metallic alloy of a deep black color.

An unpleasant smell.

Malodorous, unpleasant-smelling. Opposite of fragrant.

A trifle.

Very good; excellent; -- an informal term meaning about the same as groovy, sense 1.

any plant of the genus Nigella.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos.

A native or inhabitant of Niger.

To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.

Niggardliness.

Somewhat niggard.

The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.

In a niggard manner.

Niggardliness.

Niggardly.

Niggardliness.

Niggardliness.

Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone.

A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation. It is usually intended and interpreted as highly insulting and vulgar.

A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head.

Niggardly.

To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.

One who niggles.

petty, trivial, or inconsequential.

Finicky or pottering work; Minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail.

Near to; not remote or distant from.

In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.

The quality or state of being nigh.

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.

The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled A Visit from St. Nicholas, a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve.

A person who likes to be active late at night.

The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).

Blooming in the night.

Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.

Going or traveling in the night.