Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
nias |
noun |
A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person. |
nice |
superl. |
Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate., Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial., Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters., Delicate; refined; dainty; pure., Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment., Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy., Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc. |
nick |
noun |
An evil spirit of the waters., A notch cut into something, A score for keeping an account; a reckoning., A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution., A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china., A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment., To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc., To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in., To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with., To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time., To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher)., To nickname; to style. |
nide |
noun |
A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants. |
nidi |
plural |
of Nidus |
nief |
noun |
See Neif, the fist. |
nigh |
superl. |
Not distant or remote in place or time; near., Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate., In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near., Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead., To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near., Near to; not remote or distant from. |
nile |
noun |
The great river of Egypt. |
nill |
verb t. |
Not to will; to refuse; to reject., To be unwilling; to refuse to act., Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass., Scales of hot iron from the forge. |
nilt |
|
Wilt not. |
nine |
adjective |
Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles., The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects., A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. |
nipt |
|
of Nip |
nisi |
conj. |
Unless; if not. |