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nimble
(encz) | nimble,čilý |
nimble
(encz) | nimble,čiperný |
nimble
(encz) | nimble,hbitý |
nimble
(encz) | nimble,mrštný |
Nimble
(gcide) | Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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nimble
(wn) | nimble
adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a
gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick
of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the
stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble,
quick, spry]
2: mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" [syn: agile,
nimble] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
nimble
(encz) | nimble,čilý nimble,čiperný nimble,hbitý nimble,mrštný |
nimble will
(encz) | nimble Will, n: |
nimble-fingered
(encz) | nimble-fingered, adj: |
nimbleness
(encz) | nimbleness,čilost nimbleness,hbitost |
nimbler
(encz) | nimbler,čipera n: Zdeněk Brož |
nimblewill
(encz) | nimblewill, n: |
nimble Will
(gcide) | Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow
place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to
swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug
to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]
1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
--Chaucer.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel
or inlet from a river.
Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo,
and slue.]
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Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also {drop
seed}, and nimble Will.
[1913 Webster]Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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Nimble Will
(gcide) | Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow
place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to
swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug
to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]
1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
--Chaucer.
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He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton.
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2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel
or inlet from a river.
Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt sloo,
and slue.]
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Slough grass (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for
grasses of the genus Muhlenbergia; -- called also {drop
seed}, and nimble Will.
[1913 Webster]Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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nimble-fingered
(gcide) | nimble-fingered \nimble-fingered\ adj.
same as light-fingered; thievish; pilfering.
Syn: light-fingered.
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Nimbleness
(gcide) | Nimbleness \Nim"ble*ness\, n.
The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in
motion; agility; swiftness.
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Nimbler
(gcide) | Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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Note: 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.
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Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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Nimbless
(gcide) | Nimbless \Nim"bless\, n.
Nimbleness. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Nimblest
(gcide) | Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
(n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. [root] 7.
Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
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Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Note: 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.
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nimble
(wn) | nimble
adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a
gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick
of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the
stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble,
quick, spry]
2: mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" [syn: agile,
nimble] |
nimble will
(wn) | nimble Will
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will,
Muhlenbergia schreberi] |
nimble-fingered
(wn) | nimble-fingered
adj 1: having nimble fingers literally or figuratively;
especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-
fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank
vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered
thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the
era"- Time [syn: light-fingered, nimble-fingered] |
nimbleness
(wn) | nimbleness
n 1: intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of
mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination" [syn:
nimbleness, mental dexterity]
2: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
lightsomeness, nimbleness] |
nimblewill
(wn) | nimblewill
n 1: slender branching American grass of some value for grazing
in central United States [syn: nimblewill, nimble Will,
Muhlenbergia schreberi] |
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