English dictionary: words starting with nes
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Nescience
ˈnes.i.ənsnounThe state of not knowing
adjectiveLacking knowledge; ignorant.
Usage examples:
I ventured into the new korean restaurant with some equally nescient companions
adjective(especially of a person) weak and delicate; feeble.
Usage examples:
It was nesh to go to school in a topcoat
nounA hydrated form of magnesium carbonate, mgco₃ ·3h₂ o, crystallizing in the monoclinic system and occurring as colourless or white prismatic crystals.
nounA headland or promontory.
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Orford ness
suffix(forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) denoting a state or condition.
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Liveliness
nounA north american soft fruit of the loganberry type; the bush producing this, thought to be a cross between a north american dewberry and a north american raspberry, or perhaps a variety or cultivar of the former.
nounMore fully "nesselrode cream", "nesselrode pie", "nesselrode pudding". an iced dessert made with chestnuts, cream, preserved fruits, etc., and frequently flavoured with rum.
nounA headland or promontory.
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Orford ness
verbTo treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.
adjectiveTreated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.
nounThe process of treating a solution with nessler's reagent to test for the presence of ammonia or measure its concentration.
verbTo treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.
adjectiveTreated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.
verbTo treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.
proper nounA centaur who was killed by hercules with a poisoned arrow. hercules eventually died when he was given a shirt smeared with the centaur's blood, which poisoned him.
nounA structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.
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Two sparrows frantically building a nest
verb(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.
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The owls often nest in barns
nounA sum of money saved for the future.
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I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg
adjectiveCapable of being nested or packed within one another; (computing, of subroutines, files, etc.) able to be embedded within similar objects to form a hierarchical structure.
Nested
nestadjective(of similar objects of graduated sizes) placed or stored one inside the other.
Usage examples:
A set of three nested tables
verb(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.
Usage examples:
The owls often nest in barns
nounA bird that nests in a specified manner or place.
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A scarce nester in britain
Nesters
ˈnestərnounA bird that nests in a specified manner or place.
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A scarce nester in britain
adjective(of a bird or other animal) building or occupying a nest.
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Do not disturb nesting birds
verb(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.
Usage examples:
The owls often nest in barns
nounA box for birds to nest in
verbSettle or lie comfortably within or against something.
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The baby nestled in her arms
verbSettle or lie comfortably within or against something.
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The baby nestled in her arms
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