replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
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novate

(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
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novation

original and of a kind not seen before
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fresh

new

novel

sample sentences

"the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

pleasantly new or different
<adj.all>

novel

refreshing

sample sentences

"common sense of a most refreshing sort"

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
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novel

a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
<noun.artifact>

novel

sample sentences

"his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"
"he burned all the novels"

a short novel
<noun.communication>

novelette

novella

converting something into the form of a novel
<noun.act>

novelisation

novelization

convert into the form or the style of a novel
<verb.change>

fictionalise

fictionalize

novelise

novelize

sample sentences

"The author novelized the historical event"

one who writes novels
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novelist

converting something into the form of a novel
<noun.act>

novelisation

novelization

convert into the form or the style of a novel
<verb.change>

fictionalise

fictionalize

novelise

novelize

sample sentences

"The author novelized the historical event"

a short novel
<noun.communication>

novelette

novella

originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
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freshness

novelty

originality by virtue of being new and surprising
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freshness

novelty

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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bangle

bauble

fallal

gaud

gewgaw

novelty

trinket

a small inexpensive mass-produced article
<noun.artifact>

knickknack

novelty

a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
<noun.artifact>

gift shop

novelty shop

a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
<noun.act>

novena

someone new to a field or activity
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beginner

initiate

novice

tiro

tyro

someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
<noun.person>

novice

novitiate

the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
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noviciate

novitiate

a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old
<noun.artifact>

novillada

a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age
<noun.person>

novillero

the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
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noviciate

novitiate

someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
<noun.person>

novice

novitiate

an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria
<noun.artifact>

novobiocin

procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
<noun.artifact>

Novocain

novocaine

procaine hydrochloride

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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now

sample sentences

"President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"
"Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"
"the ship is now listing to port"

in these times
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now

nowadays

today

sample sentences

"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
"we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
"today almost every home has television"

used to preface a command or reproof or request
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 29

now

sample sentences

"now hear this!"
"now pay attention"

at the present moment
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at present

now

sample sentences

"goods now on sale"
"the now-aging dictator"
"they are now abroad"
"he is busy at present writing a new novel"
"it could happen any time now"

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
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at once

directly

forthwith

immediately

instantly

like a shot

now

right away

straight off

straightaway

sample sentences

"he answered immediately"
"found an answer straightaway"
"an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"
"Come here now!"

in the immediate past
<adv.all>

now

sample sentences

"told me just now"

(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity
<adv.all>

now

sample sentences

"Now the next problem is..."

the momentary present
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

now

sample sentences

"Now is a good time to do it"
"it worked up to right now"

sporadically and infrequently
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at times

from time to time

now and again

now and then

occasionally

on occasion

once in a while

sample sentences

"he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
"open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"
"they visit New York on occasion"
"now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

sporadically and infrequently
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at times

from time to time

now and again

now and then

occasionally

on occasion

once in a while

sample sentences

"he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
"open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"
"they visit New York on occasion"
"now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

interjection of rebuke
<adv.all>

now now

in these times
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 201 freq. cnt.: 182 freq. cnt.: 19

now

nowadays

today

sample sentences

"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
"we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
"today almost every home has television"

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

nowadays

present

sample sentences

"that is enough for the present"
"he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

not anywhere; in or at or to no place
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

nowhere

sample sentences

"I am going nowhere"

an insignificant place
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

nowhere

sample sentences

"he came out of nowhere"