nickname - eke = addition, f. OE eaca (as EKE)]...

niche - n. & v. 1 a shallow recess, esp. in a wall to contain a statue etc. 2 a comfortable...

niple - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

nightcap - n. 1 hist. a cap worn in bed. 2 a hot or alcoholic drink taken at bedtime. ...

nipel - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

ni - abbr. 1 (in the UK) National Insurance. 2 Northern Ireland. ...

nick - n. Old Nick the Devil. [prob. f. a pet-form of the name Nicholas]...

nivana - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nitrgen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nihilism - n. 1 the rejection of all religious and moral principles....

nitogen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nipple - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

ninja - n. a person skilled in ninjutsu. [Jap.]...

nifty - orig. uncert.]...

nickeldoeon - n. US colloq. a jukebox. [NICKEL + MELODEON]...

nippi - adj. (nippier, nippiest) colloq. 1 quick, nimble, active. 2 chilly, cold. nippily...

nitrogin - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nippy - adj. (nippier, nippiest) colloq. 1 quick, nimble, active. 2 chilly, cold. nippily...

nigt - n. 1 the period of darkness between ...

niece - n. a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law....

nilvana - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nirana - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nippe - n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts...

nirvna - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nickelodon - n. US colloq. a jukebox. [NICKEL + MELODEON]...

nicol - n. (in full nicol prism) a device for producing plane-polarized light, consisting...

nightshad - n. any of various poisonous plants, esp. of the genus Solanum, including S. nigrum...

nikel - Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling)...

nickel - Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling)...

nimble - adj. (nimbler, nimblest) 1 quick and light in movement or action; agile. 2 (of the...

nirvana - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nilgi - n. a large short-horned Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. [Hindi nilgai...

nitroen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nightmare - OE mre incubus]...

nineteen - n. & adj. 1 one more than eighteen, nine more than ten. 2 the symbol for this (19,...

nitrogen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nirvena - n. (in Buddhism) perfect bliss and release from karma, attained by the extinction...

nicel - Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling)...

nigger - n. offens. 1 a Black person. 2 a dark-skinned person. a nigger in the woodpile...

nitrobenzene - n. a yellow oily liquid made by the nitration of benzene and used to make aniline...

ninon - n. a lightweight silk dress fabric. [F]...

nilai - n. a large short-horned Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. [Hindi nilgai...

nitric - NO. [F nitrique (as NITRE)]...

ninety - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of nine and ten ....

nimbus - n. (pl. nimbi or nimbuses) 1 a a bright cloud or...

nice - see NESCIENT )]...

niat - n. 1 the flesh of animals (esp. mammals) as food. 2 (foll. by of) the essence or...

nitwork - n. & v. 1 an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines, like the...

nitrogn - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nickelodeon - n. US colloq. a jukebox. [NICKEL + MELODEON]...

ninjutsu - n. one of the Japanese martial arts, characterized by stealthy movement and camouflage....

nightly - adj. & adv. 1 happening , done, or existing in...

nigai - n. a large short-horned Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus. [Hindi nilgai...

niello - n. (pl. nielli or -os) 1 a black composition of sulphur ...

nightgown - n. 1 = NIGHTDRESS. 2 hist. a dressing-gown. ...

nitinol - n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. [Ni + Ti + Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Maryland,...

nicotine - n. a colourless poisonous alkaloid present in tobacco. nicotinism n. nicotinize...

NIGHTSHADE - n. any of various poisonous plants, esp. of the genus Solanum, including S. nigrum...

nirogen - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the...

nisei - n. US an American whose parents were immigrants from Japan. [Jap., lit. 'second...