English to English Dictionary

Nisi

Designating a legal decree or order that is not yet final and will become absolute unless cause is shown against it.

Nivose

An automated weather station specifically designed to operate in snowy, high-altitude alpine environments.

Nocturnity

The quality or state of being nocturnal; preference for or habit of activity during the night.

Nolle prosequi

A formal entry in a court record indicating that the prosecutor or plaintiff will not prosecute a case further, either as a whole or as to a particular count.

Nomology

The science or study of laws, especially the laws of the mind, society, or physical nature.

Nomos

An overarching system of rules, laws, or customs that constitutes a shared cultural or social order and provides meaning to human existence.

Non-experiencer

In linguistics and thematic role theory, an argument or participant that does not undergo a psychological or sensory experience.

Non-sabbatarian

Not observing or advocating strict religious observance of the Sabbath as a day of mandatory rest.

Nonce

A word or expression used only for a particular occasion or purpose.

Nonintercourse

The absence or cessation of communication, commercial dealings, or diplomatic relations between nations, groups, or individuals.

Nonuplet

One of nine children born at a single birth.

Noodling

The sport or activity of catching catfish with one's bare hands by reaching into underwater holes or log hollows.