Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [931]
nim·ble·ness noun : the quality or state of being nimble
Synonyms
agility, deftness, dexterity, sleight—more at DEXTERITY
nim·bus noun, plural nim·bi or nim·bus·es 1 : a figure (as a disk) in an art work suggesting radiant light about the head of a divinity, saint, or sovereign
2 : a rain cloud; also : THUNDERHEAD
NIMBY noun [ORIGIN: not in my backyard]
: opposition to the placement of something undesirable (as a prison) in one's neighborhood
nim·rod noun 1 : HUNTER
2 : IDIOT, JERK
nin·com·poop noun 1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence : FOOL, SIMPLETON
2 : an unsophisticated person
nine noun 1 : one more than eight
2 : the 9th in a set or series
3 : something having nine units; especially : a baseball team
— nine adjective or pronoun
— ninth adjective or adverb or noun
nine days' wonder noun : something that creates a short-lived sensation
nine·pins noun : a bowling game using nine pins arranged usu. in a diamond-shaped configuration
nine·teen noun : one more than 18
— nineteen adjective or pronoun
— nine·teenth adjective or noun
nine·ty noun, plural nineties : nine times 10
— nine·ti·eth adjective or noun
— ninety adjective or pronoun
nin·ja noun, plural ninja or ninjas [ORIGIN: Jp]
: a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed esp. for espionage and assassinations
nin·ny noun, plural ninnies 1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence : FOOL
2 : an unsophisticated person
ni·o·bi·um noun : a gray metallic chemical element used in alloys
1nip verb nipped; nip·ping 1 : to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points
2 : to sever by or as if by pinching sharply; also : to remove by cutting or pinching
3 : to destroy the growth, progress, or fulfillment of 4 : to injure or make numb with cold : CHILL 5 : to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully : STEAL 2nip noun 1 : a sharp stinging cold 2 : a biting or pungent flavor 3 : PINCH, BITE 4 : a small portion : BIT Synonyms bite, bitterness, bleakness, chill, rawness, sharpness—more at CHILL 3nip noun : a small quantity of liquor : SIP 4nip verb nipped; nip·ping : to take liquor in nips : TIPPLE nip and tuck adjective or adverb : so close that the lead shifts rapidly from one contestant to another Synonyms close, narrow, neck and neck, tight—more at CLOSE nip·per noun 1 : one that nips 2 plural : a gripping instrument with two handles and two jaws : PINCERS 3 : a young person esp. between infancy and youth : CHILD; especially : a small boy Synonyms boy, child, lad, shaver, stripling, youth—more at BOY nip·ple noun : the protuberance of a mammary gland through which milk is drawn off : TEAT; also : something resembling a nipple nip·py adjective nip·pi·er; -est 1 : having an intense flavor or odor : PUNGENT, SHARP 2 : noticeably cold : CHILLY 3 : brisk, quick, or nimble in movement Synonyms bitter, chill, chilly, cold, cool, frosty, raw, sharp, snappy, wintry—more at COLD nir·va·na noun, often cap [ORIGIN: Skt nirvāṇa, lit., act of extinguishing, fr. nis- out + vāti it blows] 1 : the final freeing of a soul from all that enslaves it; especially : the supreme happiness that according to Buddhism comes when all passion, hatred, and delusion die out and the soul is released from the necessity of further purification 2 : OBLIVION; also : PARADISE ni·sei noun, plural nisei often cap : a son or daughter of immigrant Japanese parents who is born and educated in America ni·si adjective [ORIGIN: L, unless, fr. ne- not + si if] : taking effect at a specified time unless previously modified or voided nit noun 1 : the egg of a parasitic insect (as a louse); also : the young insect 2 : a minor shortcoming nite variant of NIGHT ni·ter noun : POTASSIUM NITRATE nit–pick·ing noun : minute and usu. unjustified criticism nit·pick·er noun : one who engages in nitpicking