Vocabulary : Neaf to Near

Neaf : See 2d Neif. ;; The fist.
Neal : To anneal. ;; To be tempered by heat.
Neanderthal : Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, designating the Neanderthal race, / man, a species supposed to have been widespread in paleolithic Europe.
Neanderthaloid : Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of man it represents.
Neap : The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. ;; Low. ;; A neap tide.

Neaped : Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.
Neapolitan : Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. ;; A native or citizen of Naples.
Neapolitan ice : Alt. of Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitan ice cream : An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. ;; An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice.
Near : At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. ;; Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ;; Closely; intimately. ;; Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. ;; Closely connected or related. ;; Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. ;; Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original. ;; So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape. ;; Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a. ;; Immediate; direct; close; short. ;; Close-fisted; parsimonious. ;; Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a. ;; To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. ;; To draw near; to approach.