A man speaks frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" the doctor queries.
"No, you idiot!" the man shouts. "This is her husband!"
—n. - a (prec. By the) christ. B (esp. In jewish or muslim use) christian.
- native or inhabitant of nazareth. —adj. Of nazareth. [latin from greek]
NEARSIDE
n. (often attrib.) Left side of a vehicle, animal, etc.
NEBULOUS
adj. - cloudlike.
- indistinct, vague. [latin: related to *nebula]
NECKBAND
n. Strip of material round the neck of a garment.
NECKLACE
n. - chain or string of beads, precious stones, etc., worn round the neck.
- s.afr. Tyre soaked or filled with petrol, placed round a victim's neck, and set alight.
NECKLINE
n. Edge or shape of a garment-opening at the neck.
NECROSIS
n. Death of tissue. necrotic adj. [greek nekroo kill]
NEEDLESS
adj. - unnecessary.
- uncalled for. needlessly adv.
NEGATION
n. - absence or opposite of something actual or positive.
- act of denying.
- negative statement.
- negative or unreal thing.
NEGATIVE
—adj. - expressing or implying denial, prohibition, or refusal (negative answer).
- (of a person or attitude) lacking positive attributes.
- marked by the absence of qualities (negative reaction).
- of the opposite nature to a thing regarded as positive.
- (of a quantity) less than zero, to be subtracted from others or from zero.
- electr. A of the kind of charge carried by electrons. B containing or producing such a charge. —n. - negative statement or word.
- photog. A image with black and white reversed or colours replaced by complementary ones, from which positive pictures are obtained. B developed film or plate bearing such an image. —v. (-ving) 1 refuse to accept or countenance; veto.
- disprove.
- contradict (a statement).
- neutralize (an effect). in the negative with negative effect. negatively adv. Negativity n.
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