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leaves/buds/shoots appear/develop/form a fungus grows/spreads pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant produce/spread pollen/seeds

naugh • ty / ' noti / adjective ( naugh . ti er , naugh ti . est )

A naughty child does bad things or does not do what you ask them to do

She's the naughtiest child in the class.

nau • se • a / ' nozis / noun

[noncount]

( health ) the feeling that you are going to vomit (= bring up food from your stomach )

na•val / neivl / adjective

connected with a navy a naval officer

na • vel / ' neivl/ noun [ count ]

( biology ) the small hole in the middle of your stomach —SYNONYM belly button nav • i • gate / ' nrevsgeit / verb ( nav . i . gates , nav i . gat . ing , nav . i . gat . ed )

to use a map or some other method to find which way a

ship, an airplane, or a car should go

Long ago, explorers used the stars to navigate.

nav • i • ga • tion / ,n®vs ' geijn / noun [ noncount ] deciding which way a ship or other vehicle should go by using a map, etc.

navigation skills

nav • i • ga • tor / ' nrevsgeitsr / noun [ count ]

a person who decides which way a vehicle should go

Dad's usually the navigator when we go somewhere in the

car.

Па • Vy ©/ 'neivi / noun [count] ( plural na vie: ) the ships that a country uses when there is a war, and the people who work on them Mark is in the navy .

the U.S. Navy —Look at army .

na • vy blue / ,neivi ' blu / ( also na . vy ) adjective, noun [ noncount ]

dark blue

near © / nir / adjective, adverb, preposition (near.er,near.est )

not far away in distance or time

Where's the nearest hospital?

My parents live very near.

I don't want to sit near the window.

We're hoping to move to Arizona in the near future .

near . by © / 'mrbpai/ adjective

not far away; close

We took her to a nearby hospital.

near • by / ,nir ' bai / adverb

Let's go and see Tim — he lives nearby.

near . ly © / 'mrli / adverb almost; not completely or exactly He's nearly go — it's his birthday next week. She was so sick that she nearly died.

not nearly

not at all

The book wasn't nearly as good as the movie.

near • sight • ed / ' nir,saitsd / adjective

( health ) If you are nearsighted , you can see things clearly when they are close to you but not when they are far

away. —ANTONYM farsighted

neat © / nit / adjective ( neat er , neat est)

with everything in the right place and done carefully Keep your room neat and clean .

She has very neat handwriting.

( informal ) good; nice That's a really neat car!

neat • ly / ' nitli / adverb Write your name neatly.

nec • es • sar • i • ly / ,ness ' sersli / adverb

not necessarily

not always

Big men aren't necessarily strong.

nec .es .sar .y © / 'nesa.seri/ adjective

Spelling

Remember! You spell necessary with one C and SS .

If something is necessary , you must have it or do it Warm clothes are necessary in winter.

ne • ces • si • ty / na 'sesati / noun [ count ] ( plural ne - ces - si . ties )

something that you must have Food and clothes are necessities of life.

neck © / nek / noun [ count ]

the part of your body between your shoulders and your head

Helen wore a thick scarf around her neck. —Look at the picture at body .

the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck The neck's too tight.

the thin part at the top of a bottle neck and neck

equal or level with someone or something in a race or competition