nuisancer 
nuisancer (nu'san-ser), H. [< nuiminrt + -er l .~\ 
One who causes' an injury or nuisance. Itlni-l.-- 
ttono, 
nujeeb dm-jeb'), . [Hind, iiiijilt, < Ar. imjili, 
noble.] In India, a kind of half-disciplined in- 
fantry soldiers under some of the native gov- 
ernments; also, at one time, a kind of militia 
under the P.ritish. Yule atul liurnell, Anglo- 
Indian Glossary. 
nuke (nuk), . [< P. nuque, < ML. nu<-h<i, tin- 
nape of the neck.] The nape of the neck. Cot- 
riuke-bonet (uuk'bon), n. The occipital bone ; 
especially, the basioccipital. 
Os baMaire. [. J The Nape or Nuke-bone. The bone 
whereby all the parts of the head are supported ; some 
call it the cuneal bone, because it is wcdgelike, thrust in 
between the bones of the head and the upper Jaw. 
Cotyravt. 
null (nul), a. and . [= F. mil, nullc = 8p. 
nuh> = Pg. It. nullo, not any,< L. nullus, not any, 
none, no (fern, nulla (sc. res), > It. nulla, > G. 
null, nulls = Icel. nul = 8w. noil, nolla = Dan. 
mil, n., zero, cipher, naught), < ne, not, + ullus, 
any, for "unulus, dim. (with indef. effect) of 
IIH'H.I, one: see one, and cf. E. any, nit. < one.] 
1. a. 1. Not any; wanting; non-existent. 
That wholesome majority of our people whose experi- 
ence of more metropolitan glories is small or null. 
Harper's May., LXXVII. 800. 
2. Void; of no legal or binding force or valid- 
ity ; of no efficacy ; intalid. 
Archbishop Sancroft . . . was fully convinced that the 
court was illegal, that all its judgments would be null, 
and that by sitting in it he should incur a serious responsi- 
bility. Maeaulay, Hist. Eng., vL 
Any such presumption which can be grounded on their 
having voluntarily entered into the contract is commonly 
next to null. J. S. Mill. 
The acts of the Protectorate were held to be null alike by 
the partisans of the King and by the partisans of the Par- 
liament. E. A. Freeman, Amer. Lecte., p. 190. 
3. Of no account or significance; having no 
character or expression ; negative. 
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, 
Dead perfection, no more Tennyton, Maud, li. 
II. n. 1. Something that has no force or 
meaning; that which is of a negative or mean- 
ingless character; a cipher, literally or figur- 
atively. 
Complications havebeen introduced into ciphers [cryp- 
tographic systems] by the employment of "dummy" let- 
ters, "rniUt and insigniflcants," as Bacon terms them. 
Encyc. Brit., VI. 671. 
The danger is lest, in seeking to draw the normal, a man 
should draw the null, and write the novel of society in- 
stead of the romance of man. 
It. L. Stevetmn, A Humble Remonstrance. 
Specifically 2. In musical notation, the char- 
acter 0, denoting (a) in thorough-bass, that 
the bass note over which it is placed is to be 
played alone, the other parts resting; (6) in 
the fingering for stringed instruments, that the 
note over which it is placed is to be played on 
an open string. 3. The raised part in nulling 
or nulled work. This when small resembles a 
bead; when longer t a spindle Null method. 
See method. 
null (nul), v. [< ML. nullare, make null, < L. 
tiullus, not any, none: see null, a. Cf. annul.'] 
I.t trans. To annul; deprive of validity; de- 
stroy; nullify. [Rare.] 
Thy fair enchanted cup, and warbling charms, 
No more on me have power ; their force is null'd. 
Milton, 8. A., L 986. 
II. intrans. [<null, n., 3.] 1 . To form nulls, 
or into nulls, as in a lathe. See nulling. 2. To 
kink: said of a whalemen's line as it nms from 
the line-tub Nulled work. In tcood turning, pieces 
of wood turned to form a series of connected knobs or pro- 
tuberances resembling in general contour a straight string 
Nulled Work and I.athc. 
a, lever ; b, 6, adjustable knife-holders ; c, arm ; d, back-rest : 
e, rack ; A, head-stock. 
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of beads : much used for rounds of chairs, bedsteads of the 
cheaper sorts, etc. In operation, the lever o is lifted by 
the left hand, while the right hand grasps the upwardly 
extending handle of the carriage. This 1>rings tin knife 
li Into a. Him, and by moving the carriage longitudinally 
the stick Is turned round. Next the lever o is lowered 
Into the position shown, and by moving it up and down 
the arm c engages the teeth of the rack e successively, 
bringiiiK H"' knives held in '/, b into action, which form 
the beads one after another. 
nullah (nul'a), . [E. Ind.] In the East In- 
dies, a watercourse : commonly used for the dry 
bed of a stream. 
nulla-nulla (nul'a-nul'a), n. [Also nullah-nul- 
luli ; a native name.] A club made of hard 
wood, used by the aborigines of Australia. 
nuller(nurer), n. [< null, v.,+ -er 1 .] One who 
annuls ; a nullifier. 
As for example, If the generality of the guides of Chris- 
tendom should be grosse Idolaters, bold nullerit or abroga- 
tours of the Indispensable laws of Christ by their corrupt 
Institutes. Dr. II. More, Def. of Moral Cabbala, ill. 
nullibietyt (nul-i-bi'e-ti), n. [< LL. nullibi, no- 
where (< L. nullus, not any, + to, there, thither), 
+ -ety.] The state or condition of being no- 
where. Bailey. 
nullibistt (nul'i-bist), . [As LL. nullibi + -ist : 
Me itullibiety.'] One who advocated the princi- 
ples of nullibiety or nowhereness: applied to 
the Cartesians. Krauth-Fteming. 
nullification (nul'i-fi-ka'shon), . [< LL. nulli- 
ficatio(n-), a despising, contempt, lit. a making 
as nothing, < nullificare, despise, lit. make no- 
thing: see nullify'.] The act of nullifying; a 
rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal 
effect; specifically, in U. S. hist., the action of 
a State intended to abrogate within its limits 
the operation of a federal law, under the as- 
sumption of absolute State sovereignty. The 
doctrine of nullification that is, the doctrine that the 
power of a State to nullify acts of Congress is an integral 
feature of American constitutional law, and not revolu- 
tionarywas elaborated by John C. C'alhoun, and applied 
by South Carolina In 1832. See below. 
But the topic which became the leading feature of the 
whole debate, and gave it an interest which cannot die, 
was that of nullification the assumed right of a state to 
annul an act of Congress. 
T. H. Benton, Thirty Years, I. 1S8. 
The difficult part for our government Is how to nullify 
iii/lliiii-iitinii and yet to avoid a civil war. 
//. Adam*, Gallatin, p. 649. 
Ordinance Of Nullification, an ordinance passed by a 
State convention of South Carolina, November 24th, 1882, 
declaring void certain acts of the United States Congress 
laying duties and imposts on imports, and threatening 
that any attempt to enforce those acts, except through 
the courts in that State, would be followed by the seces- 
sion of South Carolina from the Union. H was repealed 
by the State convention which met on March 16th, 1833. 
nullifidian (nul-i-fid'i-an), a. and. [< L. ntillus, 
not any, none^ + fides, faith, trust: see faith.] 
I. a. Of no faith or religion. 
A solifldean Christian is a nullifidea pagan, and confutes 
his tongue with his hand. Feltham, Resolves, II. 47. 
II. n. One who has no faith; an unbeliever; 
an infidel. 
I am a XuUi-ftdian, if there be not three-thirds of a scru- 
ple more of sampsuchinum in this confection than ever I 
put in any. B. Jonton, Cynthia's Revels, v. 2. 
Celia was no longer the eternal cherub, but a thorn in 
her spirit, a pink-and-white nullifidian, worse than any 
discouraging presence in the "Pilgrim's Progress." 
George Eliot, Mlddlemarch, 1. 4. 
nulliner (nul'i-fi-er), n. [< nullify + -!.] 1. 
One who nullifies or makes void ; one who main- 
tains the right to nullify a contract by one of 
the parties. 2. In U. S. hist., an adherent of 
the doctrine of nullification. 
Hundreds of eyes closely scrutinized the face of the 
" great nullifier" as he took the oath to support the con- 
stitution. ' H. von Holm, John C. Calhoun, p. 104. 
nullify (nul'i-fi), 0. t.; pret. and pp. nullified, 
ppr. nullifying. [< LL. nullificare, despise, 
contemn, lit. make nothing or null, < L. nullus, 
none, + facerc, make, do : see -/y.] To annul ; 
make void; render invalid ; deprive of force or 
efficacy. 
It is to pull Christ down from the cross, to degrade him 
from bis mediatorship, and, in a word, to nullify and 
evacuate the whole work of man's redemption. 
South, Sermons, II. xiv. 
His pride got into an uneasy condition which quite nul- 
lified his boyish satisfaction. 
George Eliot, Mill on the Floss, ii. 1. 
He will endeavor to evade and nullify the laws In all 
ways which will not expose him to immediate criticism 
or condemnation. The Nation, XLVIIL 2W. 
= Syn. Annul. Annihilate, etc. See neutralize. 
nulling (nul'ing), n. [Verbal n. of null, .] 
The act or process of forming nulls: as, a null- 
i'iir/-lath; a nulling-tool. 
nullipara (nu-lip'a-ra), n. ; pi. nulliparte (-re). 
[NL. : see nulliparoHS.] A woman, especially 
numb 
one not a virgin, who has never had a child: 
correlated with prfM^fMM, nnilti/mm. 
nulliparous (nu-lip'a-rus), a. [< NL. nullipara, 
< L. nullus, none, parere, bring forth.] Of 
the condition of a nullipara. 
nullipennate (nul-i-pen'at), a. [< L. nullux, 
none, + /" iinntii.i, winged: seepennate.] Hav- 
ing no flight-feathers, as a penguin : correlated 
with l<nii/ii>cnnate, breripennate, etc. 
Nullipennes (nul-i-pen'ez), n. pi. [NL., < L. 
iinl'im, none, + prnna, wing: see pen 2 .] The 
penguins, as having no flight-feathers. 
nullipore (nul'i-por), n. [< L. nullus, none, + 
porus, a passage, pore : see pore."] A little 
coral-like seaweed, particularly CoraUina offici- 
nalin. See cut under CoraUina. 
nulliporous (nul'i-por-us), a. [< nullipnre + 
-ow.] Consisting of or resembling a nullipore. 
nullity (nul'i-ti), n. ; pi. nullities (-tiz). [< P. 
nullite= Pr.Mitad = 8p. nulidad = Pg. nulli- 
dade = It. inillita, < L. nullus, not any, none: 
see null, a., and -ity.] 1. The state or quality 
of being null or void; want of force or efficacy; 
insignificance; nothingness. In law, nullity exists 
when the Instrument or act has a material but not a legal 
existence. (Goudsmit.) Inctrtffaw.adistinction ismade 
between absolute and relatice nullity. In the former, the 
act has no effect whatever, and anybody affected by the 
act might Invoke the nullity of it. Such an act is said to 
be void. In the latter, the nullity could be Invoked only 
by the particular persons In whose favor it Is established, 
as where a contract Is made by an infant. Such an act is 
said to be voidable. It Is not null until so declared. 
And have kept 
But what is worse than nullity, a mere 
Capacity calamities to bear. 
J. Beaumont, Psyche, T. 30. 
The old Academy of Sciences wasted thirty years of 
collective efforts In the chemical study of plants by dry 
distillation before it perceived the mittify of its method. 
Harper't May., LXXVIII. 606. 
2. That which is null, void, invalid, or of no 
force or efficacy ; a nonentity. 
This charge, sir, I maintain, is wholly and entirely In- 
sufficient. It is a mere nullity. 
D. Webster, Speech, March 10, 1818. 
The Declaration was, in the eye of the law, a nullity. 
Maeaulay, Hist. Eng., vll. 
The ultimate, aggregate, or absolute effect of even the 
best epic under the sun Is a nullity. 
Poe, The Poetic Principle. 
Action of nullity, In civil laic, an action instituted to 
set aside a contract, conveyance, judgment, or judicial 
sale, because void or voidable. 
null-line (nul'lin), n. A line such that the per- 
pendiculars from any point of it on the sides of 
a given triangle add up to zero, with certain 
conventions as to their forms. 
Num., Numb. Abbreviations of lumbers, a 
book of the Old Testament. 
numb (num), a. [Early mod. E. num (the 6 in 
numb, as in limb*, being excrescent), < ME. 
name, nomen, numen, taken, seized, deprived of 
sensation, < AS. numen, pp. of niman, take; 
cf. beniman, ppr. benumen, take away, deprive 
of sensation, benumb: see Htm 1 .] If. Taken; 
seized. 
Thow ert name thef y-wis ! 
Beixs of Uamtoun, p. 73. (Halliu-ell.) 
2. Deprived of the power of sensation, as from 
a stoppage of the circulation; torpid; hence, 
stupefied; powerless to feel or act: as, fingers 
numb with cold; numb senses. 
Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb and asleep. 
Bacon, Nat. Hist. 
Struck pale and bloodless, . . . 
Even like a stony image, cold and numb. 
Shalt., Tit. And., iii. 1. 259. 
3f. Producing nambness; benumbing. 
He did lap me 
Even In his own garments, and gave himself, 
All thin and naked, to the numb cold night. 
Shale., Rich. III., ii. 1. 117. 
= Syn. 2. Benumbed, deadened, paralyzed, insensible, 
numb (num), v. t. [Early mod. E. num ; < ME. 
nomen, make numb, < name, numb: see iM/6, 
.] 1. To deprive of the power of sensation; 
dull the sense of feeling in ; benumb ; render 
torpid. 
Eternal Winter should his Horror shed. 
Tho' all thy Nerves were numb'd with endless Frost. 
Confrere, Tears of Amaryllis, 
While the freezing blast numbed our joints, how warm- 
ly would he press me to pity his flame, and glow with 
mutual ardour ! Sheridan, The Rivals, v. 1. 
2. To render dull ; deaden; stupefy. 
Like lyfull heat to nummed senses brought, 
And life to feele that long for death had sought. 
SpenKT, K. Q., VI. xi. 45. 
With a misery numbed to virtue's right 
B. Jonton, Poetaster, v. 1. 
The sad mechanic exercise, 
Like dull narcotics, numbing pain. 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, v. 
