(mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
<noun.cognition>

numerical analysis

a quantity expressed as a number
<noun.cognition>

numerical quantity

a real number regardless of its sign
<noun.quantity>

absolute value

numerical value

in number; with regard to numbers
<adv.all>

numerically

sample sentences

"in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now"

of or relating to numerology
<adj.pert>

numerological

a believer in numerology
<noun.person>

numerologist

the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
<noun.cognition>

numerology

a large number
<noun.attribute>

multiplicity

numerosity

numerousness

amounting to a large indefinite number
<adj.all>   (p)   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

legion

numerous

sample sentences

"numerous times"
"the family was numerous"
"Palomar's fans are legion"

a large number
<noun.attribute>

multiplicity

numerosity

numerousness

evincing the presence of a deity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

numinous

sample sentences

"a numinous wood"
"the most numinous moment in the Mass"

of or relating to or characteristic of a numen
<adj.pert>

numinous

the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
<noun.act>

coin collecting

coin collection

numismatics

numismatology

a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
<noun.person>

coin collector

numismatist

numismatologist

a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
<noun.person>

coin collector

numismatist

numismatologist

the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
<noun.act>

coin collecting

coin collection

numismatics

numismatology

large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period
<noun.animal>

nummulite

a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

blockhead

bonehead

dumbass

dunce

dunderhead

fuckhead

hammerhead

knucklehead

loggerhead

lunkhead

muttonhead

numskull

shithead

a woman religious
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

nun

the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
<noun.communication>

nun

a buoy resembling a cone
<noun.communication>

conical buoy

nun

nun buoy

a buoy resembling a cone
<noun.communication>

conical buoy

nun

nun buoy

a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent
<noun.artifact>

nun's habit

(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
<noun.person>

nuncio

papal nuncio

the convent of a community of nuns
<noun.artifact>

nunnery

of or relating to a wedding
<adj.pert>

bridal

nuptial

spousal

sample sentences

"bridal procession"
"nuptial day"
"spousal rites"
"wedding cake"
"marriage vows"

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

hymeneals

nuptials

wedding

wedding ceremony

one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

nurse

a woman who is the custodian of children
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

nanny

nurse

nursemaid

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

nurse

sample sentences

"He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

entertain

harbor

harbour

hold

nurse

sample sentences

"bear a grudge"
"entertain interesting notions"
"harbor a resentment"

give suck to
<verb.consumption>

breastfeed

give suck

lactate

nurse

suck

suckle

wet-nurse

sample sentences

"The wetnurse suckled the infant"
"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

treat carefully
<verb.social>

nurse

sample sentences

"He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"
"He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"

serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
<verb.social>

nurse

a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
<noun.person>

NP

nurse clinician

nurse practitioner

a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants
<noun.substance>

nurse log

a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
<noun.person>

NP

nurse clinician

nurse practitioner

small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia
<noun.animal>

Ginglymostoma cirratum

nurse shark