English words starting with nes

Meanings of Nescience:

noun

The state of not knowing

Meanings of Nescient:

adjective

Lacking knowledge; ignorant.

Usage examples:

I ventured into the new korean restaurant with some equally nescient companions

Meanings of Nesh:

adjective

(especially of a person) weak and delicate; feeble.

Usage examples:

It was nesh to go to school in a topcoat

Meanings of Nesquehonite:

noun

A hydrated form of magnesium carbonate, mgco₃ ·3h₂ o, crystallizing in the monoclinic system and occurring as colourless or white prismatic crystals.

Meanings of Ness:

noun

A headland or promontory.

Usage examples:

Orford ness

suffix

(forming nouns chiefly from adjectives) denoting a state or condition.

Usage examples:

Liveliness

Meanings of Nessberry:

noun

A 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.

Meanings of Nesselrode:

noun

More fully "nesselrode cream", "nesselrode pie", "nesselrode pudding". an iced dessert made with chestnuts, cream, preserved fruits, etc., and frequently flavoured with rum.

Meanings of Nesses:

noun

A headland or promontory.

Usage examples:

Orford ness

Meanings of Nesslerise:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nesslerised:

adjective

Treated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.

Meanings of Nesslerization:

noun

The process of treating a solution with nessler's reagent to test for the presence of ammonia or measure its concentration.

Meanings of Nesslerize:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nesslerized:

adjective

Treated with or produced by treatment with nessler's reagent.

Meanings of Nesslerizing:

verb

To treat (a solution or sample) with nessler's reagent. also: to measure the concentration of (ammonia) by means of the nessler test.

Meanings of Nessus:

proper noun

A 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.

Meanings of Nest:

noun

A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.

Usage examples:

Two sparrows frantically building a nest

verb

(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns

Meanings of Nest-egg:

noun

A sum of money saved for the future.

Usage examples:

I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg

Meanings of Nestable:

adjective

Capable 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.

Meanings of Nested:

adjective

(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

Meanings of Nester:

noun

A bird that nests in a specified manner or place.

Usage examples:

A scarce nester in britain

Meanings of Nesters:

noun

A bird that nests in a specified manner or place.

Usage examples:

A scarce nester in britain

Meanings of Nesting:

adjective

(of a bird or other animal) building or occupying a nest.

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Nesting-box:

noun

A box for birds to nest in

Meanings of Nestle:

verb

Settle or lie comfortably within or against something.

Usage examples:

The baby nestled in her arms

Meanings of Nestled:

verb

Settle or lie comfortably within or against something.

Usage examples:

The baby nestled in her arms