nastiness

the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound" ; malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty ; a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse ;

nasturtium

flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings ; aquatic herbs ; any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers ;

nasturtium amphibium

perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium ;

nasturtium family

coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum ;

nasturtium officinale

perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere ;

nasua

coatis ;

nasua narica

omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America ;

nat turner

United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) ;

natal

a port city in northeastern Brazil ; a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994" ;

natal day

the date on which a person was born ;

natal plum

edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant ; South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging ; very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves ;

natalie wood

United States film actress (1938-1981) ;

natality

the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year ;

natantia

shrimp; prawns; etc. ;

natation

the act of someone who floats on the water ;

natator

a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" ;

natatorium

pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" ;

natchez

a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River ;

nates

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" ;

nathan bailey

English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) ;

nathan birnbaum

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) ;

nathan hale

a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) ;

nathaniel bailey

English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) ;

nathaniel bowditch

United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838) ;

nathaniel currier

United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888) ;

nathaniel hawthorne

United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864) ;

naticidae

moonshells ;

nation

the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" ; a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" ; a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" ; United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) ;

nation of islam

a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans ;

national

a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" ;

national academy of sciences

an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War ;

national aeronautics and space administration

an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight ;

national anthem

a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation ;

national archives and records administration

the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections ;

national assistance

benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law ;

national association of securities dealers automated quotations

a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter ;

national bank

a commercial bank chartered by the federal government ;

national baseball hall of fame

a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players ;

national capital

the capital city of a nation ;

national censorship

censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions ;