15 ผลลัพธ์ สำหรับ -nimb-
หรือค้นหา: -nimb-, *nimb*

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nimbHe has a nimble mind.
nimbI wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
nimbSquirrels are nimble in climbing trees.

WordNet (3.0)
nimbleness(n) intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind, Syn. mental dexterity, Example: nimbleness of wit and imagination
nimblewill(n) slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States, Syn. Muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble Will
nimbus(n) a dark grey cloud bearing rain, Syn. rain cloud, nimbus cloud
nimby(n) someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Nimbiferous

a. [ L. nimbifer; nimbus a cloud + ferre to bear. ] Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nimble

a. [ Compar. Nimbler superl. Nimblest ] [ OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. √ 7. Cf. Nomand, Numb. ] Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]


Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt. [ 1913 Webster ]

nimble-fingered

adj. same as light-fingered; thievish; pilfering.
Syn. -- light-fingered. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Nimbleness

n. The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nimbless

n. Nimbleness. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nimbly

adv. In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nimbose

a. [ L. nimbosus, fr. nimbus cloud. ] Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nimbus

n.; pl. L. Nimbi E. Nimbuses [ L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth. ] 1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The nimbus is of pagan origin.” “As an attribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.” Fairholl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]


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