Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms.
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Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide.
Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.
An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.
A place of entertainment, as for moving picture exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five cents.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide.
One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.
The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. Small coal produced in making the nicking.
The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker.
See Knickknack.
See Knickknackery.
A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick.
To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15.
Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco.
A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.
A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.
Nicotinic.
A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.
An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco (C10H14N2). It occurs in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rusticum) to the extent of 2 to 8%, in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the smoking habit.
Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
An organic acid (C6H5NO2), a carboxylated derivative of pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also niacin and antipellagra vitamin, and vitamin B5. Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.
The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of tobacco.
To wink; to nictitate.
The act of winking; nictitation.
To wink; to nictate.
The act of winking.
Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidamental capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
A collection of nests.
A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants.
Infamous; dastardly.
A trifle; a piece of foolery.
A fool; an idiot, a coward.
To make a nest.
The act or process of building a nest.
A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.
Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking.
Nidorous.
Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.
Nestling, as a bird in its nest.
To make a nest, as a bird.
The time of remaining in the nest.
A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs.
A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.
See Neif, the fist.
One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello.
A metallic alloy of a deep black color.
An unpleasant smell.
Malodorous, unpleasant-smelling. Opposite of fragrant.
A trifle.
Very good; excellent; -- an informal term meaning about the same as groovy, sense 1.
any plant of the genus Nigella.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos.
A native or inhabitant of Niger.
To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
Niggardliness.
Somewhat niggard.
The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
In a niggard manner.
Niggardliness.
Niggardly.
Niggardliness.
Niggardliness.
Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone.
A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation. It is usually intended and interpreted as highly insulting and vulgar.
A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head.
Niggardly.
To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.
One who niggles.
petty, trivial, or inconsequential.
Finicky or pottering work; Minute and very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like, esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail.
Near to; not remote or distant from.
In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.
The quality or state of being nigh.
That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled A Visit from St. Nicholas, a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve.
A person who likes to be active late at night.
The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).
Blooming in the night.
Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
Going or traveling in the night.
A fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night.
A loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women; a nightgown.
The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight); night vision.
A pause during a journey, to rest for the night.
A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl.
A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.
garments designed to be worn in bed, such as pyjamas, a nightgown, etc.
An establishment providing entertainment (as singers, dancers, or comedy acts), usually open late into the night or early morning, typically serving alcoholic beverages and food.
A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly in the northern and western U. S.
A nightgown.
Darkness; clouded.
Period of night; nighttime.
The close of the day; the arrival of the night; the period at and just after dusk.
A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.
A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl.
Any loose-fitting clothing for wear in bed.
A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
Of or pertaining to night.
A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of Goatsucker.
Having no night.
Lasting all night.
At night; every night.
One whose business is emptying privies by night.
A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.
Terrifying, as if in a nightmare{2}; resembling a nightmare{2}.
member of a secret mounted band in the southern U. S. after the Civil War, which committed acts of intimidation and revenge.
A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.
A kind of nightgown for men.
A policeman's club.
The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime.
Approaching toward night.
The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also aniline black.
Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.
The act or process of making black.
A ferruginous variety of rutile.
Pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, negroes, or of the Negritos, Papuans, and the Melanesian races; negritic.
Blackness; the state of being black.
Necromancy.
A necromancer.
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