Emily Dickinson Lexicon

navy (navies), n. [OFr < L. 'ship'.]

Fleet of ships; ships of war belonging to a country.

navy (navies), n. [OFr < L. 'ship'.]

Fleet of ships; ships of war belonging to a country.

nay, adv. [ON, ne+ ei, not ever.]

1. No; expressing negation; deny or refuse.
2. A word to introduce a correction or more precise emphatic statement than the one first made.
3. Beyond doubt; assuredly; certainly.
4. Not only this; a suggestion that something is to be added by way of amplification.

nay, adv. [ON, ne+ ei, not ever.]

1. No; expressing negation; deny or refuse.
2. A word to introduce a correction or more precise emphatic statement than the one first made.
3. Beyond doubt; assuredly; certainly.
4. Not only this; a suggestion that something is to be added by way of amplification.

Nazarene, proper n. [Gk Nazōraios, inhabitant of Nazareth < Heb. nzr, separate, prince.] (webplay: Christianity).

Christ; Messiah; Savior; Redeemer; one from Nazareth; [fig.] sufferer; atoning one; (see Matthew 2:23).

Nazarene, proper n. [Gk Nazōraios, inhabitant of Nazareth < Heb. nzr, separate, prince.] (webplay: Christianity).

Christ; Messiah; Savior; Redeemer; one from Nazareth; [fig.] sufferer; atoning one; (see Matthew 2:23).

Nazareth, proper n. [see Nazarene, proper n.; possibly < Hebrew netzer, consecrated prince, untrimmed shoot, flourishing branch; see Isaiah 11:1.] (webplay: Christianity).

City in Northern Israel; place where Jesus was raised; agricultural village between the Jezreel Valley and the mountainous regions of Galilee; (see Matthew 2:23 and ED letters).

Nazareth, proper n. [see Nazarene, proper n.; possibly < Hebrew netzer, consecrated prince, untrimmed shoot, flourishing branch; see Isaiah 11:1.] (webplay: Christianity).

City in Northern Israel; place where Jesus was raised; agricultural village between the Jezreel Valley and the mountainous regions of Galilee; (see Matthew 2:23 and ED letters).

near (-er, -est), adj. [see near, adv.]

1. Close in distance.
2. Immediate; significant; essential; important; [fig.] dear to the heart.
3. Close in family relation.
4. Next; subsequent.
5. Recent; close in time.
6. Next door; [fig.] intimate; emotionally close; similar in spirit.

near (-er, -est), adj. [see near, adv.]

1. Close in distance.
2. Immediate; significant; essential; important; [fig.] dear to the heart.
3. Close in family relation.
4. Next; subsequent.
5. Recent; close in time.
6. Next door; [fig.] intimate; emotionally close; similar in spirit.