All English words - page 3518

Meanings of Necessarium:

noun

A privy, especially in a monastery (historical). in recent use also: a toilet, lavatory (humorous). compare "necessary", "necessary".

Meanings of Necessary:

adjective

Needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential.

Usage examples:

They granted the necessary planning permission

noun

The basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth.

Usage examples:

Not merely luxuries, but also the common necessaries

Meanings of Necessitarian:

noun

A person who believes that human conduct is dictated by force of circumstance (as opposed to free will).

adjective

Relating to the belief that human conduct is dictated by force of circumstance (as opposed to free will).

Meanings of Necessitate:

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

Meanings of Necessitated:

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

Meanings of Necessitates:

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

Meanings of Necessitating:

verb

Make (something) necessary as a result or consequence.

Usage examples:

A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches

Meanings of Necessitation:

noun

The action or fact of making necessary or subjecting to necessity; the result of this.

Meanings of Necessitative:

adjective

Tending to necessitate; characterized by need or necessity.

Meanings of Necessities:

noun

The state or fact of being required.

Usage examples:

The necessity of providing parental guidance

Meanings of Necessitous:

adjective

(of a person) lacking the necessities of life; needy.

Usage examples:

Dried milk was supplied to necessitous mothers

Meanings of Necessitousness:

noun

The state or condition of being necessitous; neediness; necessity.

Meanings of Necessitude:

noun

The fact or condition of being in need; an instance of this; need; necessity.

Meanings of Necessity:

noun

The state or fact of being required.

Usage examples:

The necessity of providing parental guidance

Meanings of Neck:

noun

The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.

Usage examples:

She had a silver crucifix around her neck

verb

(of two people) kiss and caress amorously.

Usage examples:

We started necking on the sofa

Meanings of Neck-and-neck:

idiom

Not clear in terms of outcome; very close or even

phrase

Level in a race or other competition.

Usage examples:

Opinion polls showed the two major parties neck and neck

Meanings of Neck-of-the-woods:

phrase

A particular area.

Usage examples:

Fancy seeing her in this neck of the woods!

idiom

Infmlthe area someone comes from, or the area where you are

Usage examples:

I’m surprised to see you in this neck of the woods.

Meanings of Neckar:

proper noun

A river of western germany, which rises in the black forest and flows 367 km (228 miles) north and west through stuttgart to meet the river rhine at mannheim.

Meanings of Neckband:

noun

A strip of material round the neck of a garment.

Usage examples:

Made of 100% preshrunk cotton, this shirt features a crew neck with contrasting 3/4-length raglan s…

Meanings of Neckbands:

noun

A strip of material round the neck of a garment.

Usage examples:

Made of 100% preshrunk cotton, this shirt features a crew neck with contrasting 3/4-length raglan s…

Meanings of Neckcloth:

noun

A cravat.

Usage examples:

But his dress was as peculiar as his wife's, a large black coat of an antique cut over a long waist…

Meanings of Necked:

verb

(of two people) kiss and caress amorously.

Usage examples:

We started necking on the sofa

suffix

Used to refer to the type of neck someone or something has, or to the style of a piece of clothing around the neck or the way that it is worn

Usage examples:

A stocky, stiff-necked little man, a round-necked jumper, an open-necked shirt

Meanings of Neckerchief:

noun

A square of cloth worn round the neck.

Usage examples:

A neckerchief round a sore throat will sometimes nip colds in the bud.

Meanings of Neckerchiefs:

noun

A square of cloth worn round the neck.

Usage examples:

A neckerchief round a sore throat will sometimes nip colds in the bud.

Meanings of Neckerchieves:

Plural of neckerchief