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narrow-minded
Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted.
Narrow-minded people tend to discriminate against groups of people with which they have nothing in common.
He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow-minded.
The opposite of narrow-minded is broad-minded.
Ted is so broad-minded that he has almost no standards by which he judges others.
nary a
Not a single; not one; never a.
John went fishing but he caught nary a one.
One afternoon a large dark cloud came in the sky. John thought it would rain so he took his raincoat - but nary a drop fell.
nasty-nice
Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to be gracious.
The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike.
natural-born
Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but their children are natural-born citizens.
Born with great ability to become (something); having great ability (as in a sport or art) almost from the start.
Joe had never played baseball before trying out for the team but he showed that he was a natural-born pitcher and he became the best in the league.
Mozart was a natural-born musician. He could play the piano well when he was only six years old.
neck and neck
Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied.
At the end of the race the two horses were neck and neck.
For months John and Harry seemed to be neck and neck in Alice's favor.
necktie party
A hanging by a mob; lynching.
Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher's cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party.
neither rhyme nor reason
No emotional or intellectual substance.
As far as I am concerned, his proposal makes no sense; it has neither rhyme nor reason.
nervous breakdown
A mild or severe attack of mental illness; a collapse of a person's ability to make decisions and solve problems because of overwork, great mental strain, or the like.
When the mother saw her baby run over, she suffered a nervous breakdown.