All English words - page 3561

Meanings of Nicodemite:

noun

A person who resembles nicodemus; a secret or timid adherent; specifically a protestant living in a catholic country in the 16th century who concealed his or her faith to escape persecution.

Meanings of Nicolaitan:

noun

A member of an early christian or gnostic sect, believed to have allowed its members to participate in pagan ceremonies. also generally: a married priest, an opponent of clerical celibacy.

adjective

Of or relating to the nicolaitans or their views; paganistic, libertine.

Meanings of Nicolaitanism:

noun

The beliefs and practices of the nicolaitan sect; libertinism; an instance of this. later: specifically the practice of clerical marriage.

Meanings of Nicotian:

adjective

Of or relating to tobacco or the tobacco plant; arising from the use of tobacco.

Meanings of Nicotiana:

noun

An ornamental plant related to tobacco, with tubular flowers that are particularly fragrant at night.

Usage examples:

These include the dahlias and impatiens as well as roses, cyclamen, nicotiana, geum and the darkeni…

Meanings of Nicotinamide:

noun

A compound which is the form in which nicotinic acid often occurs in nature.

Usage examples:

Both nicotinic acid and nicotinamide can serve as the dietary source of vitamin b 3.

Meanings of Nicotine:

noun

A toxic colourless or yellowish oily liquid which is the chief active constituent of tobacco. it acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells.

Usage examples:

The nicotine in tobacco smoke causes both physical and psychological dependence.

Meanings of Nicotinean:

adjective

= nicotian .

Meanings of Nicotined:

adjective

Suffused with or affected by nicotine or tobacco smoke; stained with nicotine.

Meanings of Nictate:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictated:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictates:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictating:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictation:

noun

The action or process of blinking.

Usage examples:

Any conspicuous behavior indicating the existence of ophthalmic irritation due to the administered …

Meanings of Nictitant:

adjective

Adapted for winking or blinking; nictitating. also (occasionally): giving the appearance of winking or blinking.

Meanings of Nictitate:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictitated:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictitates:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

Meanings of Nictitating:

verb

Blink.

Usage examples:

The lid of her left eye began to nictate

noun

A thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...

Meanings of Nictitating-membrane:

noun

A thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...

Meanings of Nictitation:

noun

Winking or blinking; the action or habit of moving the eyelids; an instance of this.

Meanings of Nidal:

adjective

Of or relating to a nidus.

Meanings of Nidamental:

adjective

Serving as, or relating to, a receptacle for the ova of a marine invertebrate, especially a mollusc.

Meanings of Nidation:

noun

Another term for implantation.

Meanings of Niddering:

adjective

Cowardly, base, despicable.