| nib |
the point of a pen. [2 definitions] |
| nibble |
to take small bites of a food with one's teeth. [8 definitions] |
| Nibelung |
in Germanic mythology, any of the dwarfs who had a magic ring and gold, which were taken from them by Siegfried. [2 definitions] |
| Nicaragua |
a Central American country between Honduras and Costa Rica. |
| Niccolò Machiavelli |
an Italian statesman and author, whose most well-known work is associated with the philosophy that "the ends justify the means" (b.1469--d.1527). |
| nice |
agreeable; attractive; appealing. [6 definitions] |
| Nicene council |
either of two church councils, one in the fourth century and one in the eighth century, that convened in Nicaea to establish or modify church doctrine. |
| Nicene Creed |
a formal statement of the basic doctrines of Christianity, first adopted at a church council in Nicaea in 325 A.D. and later expanded to forms generally accepted by western Christianity. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| niche |
a crevice or recessed area, esp. an ornamental one set in a wall to hold a statue, urn, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| nick |
a shallow cut, notch, or chip in a surface. [6 definitions] |
| nickel |
a chemical element that has twenty-eight protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a dense, hard, but malleable silver-white solid metal, used in alloys such as stainless steel and as a catalyst for various chemical reactions. (symbol: Ni). [4 definitions] |
| nickelodeon |
an early type of jukebox. [2 definitions] |
| nickel plate |
a thin coating of nickel, usu. deposited by electroplating, that provides an inexpensive, protective cover for other metals. |
| nickel silver |
a silver-colored, hard, durable, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used for utensils, tableware, and the like. |
| nicker |
to neigh or whinny. [2 definitions] |
| nickknack |
variant of knickknack. |
| nickname |
a name given to a person, place, or thing in place of or in addition to the proper name, to indicate humor, familiarity, or the character of the person, place, or thing. [3 definitions] |
| Nicolaus Copernicus |
a Polish astronomer (b.1473--d.1543). |
| Nicosia |
the capital of Cyprus. |
| nicotine |
a poisonous alkaloid that occurs in tobacco and is used in insecticides. |