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Nocked
- verb - In Archery, grooves at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.
- make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
Noctua
- noun - type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
Nuchae
- noun - the back side of the neck
Nuchal
- - Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.
Nuclei
- noun - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
- a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
- a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
- any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
- the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
- the positively charged dense center of an atom
Nucula
- - A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.
Occamy
- - An alloy imitating gold or silver.
Occult
- adjective - become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
- hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
- hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
- supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
Occupy
- verb - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
- be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
- consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
- live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
- occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
- require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"