Nug"get (?), n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]
A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of
gold.
Nu"gi*fy (?), v. t. [L. nuggae trifles + -fy.] To render trifling or
futile; to make silly. [R.] Coleridge.
Nui"sance (?), n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance, fr. L.
nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf
Necromancy, Nocent, Noxious, Pernicious.] That which annoys or gives
trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when
they affect individuals only.
Nui"san*cer (?), n. (Law) One who makes or causes a nuisance.
Nul (?), a. [F. See Null, a.] (Law) No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul
tort.
Null (?), a. [L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a dim. of
unus one; cf. F. nul. See No, and One, and cf. None.] Of no legal or
binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory;
useless.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, Dead
perfection; no more.
Tennyson.
Null, n. 1. Something that has no force or meaning.