13-letter words containing n, a, s, r
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- narratologist — a person who studies narratology; an expert in narratology
- narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- nature's call — call of nature.
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necessariness — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- necessitarian — a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nefariousness — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- neoliberalist — A supporter of neoliberalism.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- new braunfels — a city in S Texas, near San Antonio.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
- newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- niagara falls — the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1000 feet (305 meters) wide.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- non-absorbent — capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
- non-assertion — a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
- non-assertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.