nibbler - cf . LG nibbeln gnaw]... [more]

niblick - orig. unkn.]... [more]

nicely - see NESCIENT )]... [more]

niceness - see NESCIENT )]... [more]

niceness - adj. excessively fussy, punctilious, particular, etc. over-niceness n. over-nicety... [more]

nicety - adj. excessively fussy, punctilious, particular, etc. over-niceness n. over-nicety... [more]

nicish - see NESCIENT )]... [more]

nickelic - Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling)... [more]

nickelous - Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling)... [more]

nicotinism - n. a colourless poisonous alkaloid present in tobacco. nicotinism n. nicotinize... [more]

nictitation - v.intr. close and open the eyes; blink or wink. nictitating membrane a clear membrane... [more]

niffy - n. & v. Brit. colloq. a smell, esp. an unpleasant one. intr. smell, stink. niffy... [more]

niftily - orig. uncert.]... [more]

niftiness - orig. uncert.]... [more]

nigglingly - adj. 1 troublesome or irritating in a petty way. 2 trifling or petty. nigglingly... [more]

night - a intr. travel through the air or through space. b tr. traverse (a region or distance)... [more]

nightless - n. 1 the period of darkness between ... [more]

nightmarish - OE mre incubus]... [more]

nightmarishly - OE mre incubus]... [more]

nightstick - n. US a policeman's truncheon. ... [more]

nigrescence - adj. blackish. nigrescence n. [L nigrescere grow black f. niger nigri black]... [more]

nihilist - n. 1 the rejection of all religious and moral principles.... [more]

nihilistic - n. 1 the rejection of all religious and moral principles.... [more]

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

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

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

ninetieth - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of nine and ten .... [more]

ninthly - n. & adj. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 9 in the [more]

niobic - so called because first found in TANTALITE]... [more]

niobous - so called because first found in TANTALITE]... [more]

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

nipping - v. & n. (nipped, nipping) 1 tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often... [more]

nitration - n. & v. 1 any salt or ester of nitric acid. 2 potassium or sodium nitrate when used... [more]

nitrifiable - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 impregnate with nitrogen. 2 convert ( nitrogen ,... [more]

nitrification - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 impregnate with nitrogen. 2 convert ( nitrogen ,... [more]

nitrogenous - N. nitrogen cycle the interconversion of nitrogen and its compounds, usu. in the... [more]

nitwittery - n. colloq. a stupid person. nitwittery n. [perh. f. NIT(1) + WIT(1)]... [more]