natural object | an object occurring naturally, not made by man |
natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
sightseeing rubber-necking | going about to look at places of interest |
rubber stamp | routine authorization of an action without questions |
natural | (craps) a first roll of or that immediately wins the stake |
rubber boa tow-headed snake Charina bottae | boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America, looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape |
arctic galosh golosh rubber gumshoe | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
car tire automobile tire auto tire rubber tire | a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
handstamp rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand |
latex paint latex rubber-base paint | a water-base paint that has a latex binder |
rubber band elastic band elastic | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
rubber boot gum boot | a high boot made of rubber |
rubber bullet | a bullet made of hard rubber, designed for use in crowd control |
rubber eraser rubber pencil eraser | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber), commonly mounted at one end of a pencil |
natural virtue | (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature |
natural ability | ability that is inherited |
endowment gift talent natural endowment | natural abilities or qualities |
natural history | the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals |
law natural law | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
natural science | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
physics natural philosophy r | the science of matter and energy and their interactions, his favorite subject was physics |
natural language processing NLP human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
natural theology | a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation |
natural language processor natural language processing application | an application program that deals with natural language text |
natural logarithm Napierian logarithm | a logarithm to the base e |
natural cancel | a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat |
natural language tongue | a human written or spoken language used by a community, opposed to e.g. a computer language |
happening occurrence occurrent natural event | an event that happens |
Royal Society Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge | an honorary English society (formalized inand given a royal charter by Charles II in ) through which the British government has supported science |
covering natural covering cover | a natural object that covers or envelops, under a covering of dust, the fox was flushed from its cover |
enclosure natural enclosure | a naturally enclosed space |
natural depression depression | a sunken or depressed geological formation |
natural elevation elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation |
natural order | the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws |
spring fountain outflow outpouring natural spring | a natural flow of ground water |
natural | someone regarded as certain to succeed, he's a natural for the job |
naturalist natural scientist | a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) |
natural phenomenon | all phenomena that are not artificial |
Indiaubber tree Indiaubber plant Indiaubber fig rubber plant Assam rubber Ficus elastica | large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant, source of Assam rubber |
mistletoe fig mistletoe rubber plant Ficus diversifolia Ficus deltoidea | shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe |
Hevea rubber tree genus Hevea | small genus of South American trees yielding latex, rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations |
Para rubber tree caoutchouc tree Hevea brasiliensis | deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers, it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber |
Rufous rubber cup | a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae |
natural resource natural resources | resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature |
natural childbirth | labor and childbirth without medical intervention, no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process, natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby |
natural process natural action action activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings), the action of natural forces, volcanic activity |
survival survival of the fittest natural selection selection | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
natural number | the number and any other number obtained by adding to it repeatedly |
natural shape | a shape created by natural forces, not man-made |