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nightly adj. 1 every night, each night, each and every night, night
after night: The watchman does his nightly rounds. 2
night-time, nocturnal, bedtime: A nightly glass of warm milk
promotes sound sleep.
--adv. 3 every night, each night, nights, after dark, after
sunset; nocturnally: The bird sings nightly outside my window.
nightmarish
adj. frightening, terrifying, alarming, horrific, horrible,
dreadful, awful, ghastly, dismaying, agonizing, worrisome,
exasperating, frustrating, Kafkaesque, Colloq creepy, scary:
Dealing with officialdom can be a nightmarish experience when
abroad.
nil n. nothing, zero, nought or naught, aught or ought, Tennis,
table tennis, etc. love, Cricket duck, US goose-egg, Slang US
zip: Oxford United: 4; Queens Park Rangers: Nil.
nimble adj. 1 agile, lively, active, light, lithe, limber, spry,
sprightly, brisk, smart, energetic, rapid, quick, swift, adroit,
deft, dexterous; nimble-fingered; nimble-footed: She's as
nimble as a cat on a hot tin roof. 2 agile, alert, acute,
nimble-witted, quick-witted, ready-witted, intelligent, keen,
sharp; smart, brilliant, sparkling, scintillating, coruscating:
Despite his inability to make decisions, Desmond has quite a
nimble mind.
nip° v. 1 bite, nibble; pinch, snip, clip, cut, snap, tweak, twitch,
trim, lop, crop, shear; grip, squeeze: The dog nipped the
postman's ankle. Nip off the suckers to promote healthy growth
of the tomatoes. 2 nip in the bud. stop, arrest, check, thwart,
frustrate, stymie, forestall; quash, squelch, suppress,
extinguish, put down: The revolt of the army officers was
nipped in the bud.
--n. 3 bite, nibble, morsel, pinch, snip: The deer had taken
nips off the tips of the shrubbery. 4 chill, coldness, iciness,
sharpness, tang, bite: There's a definite wintry nip in the air
tonight.
nipý n. taste, drop, sip, soup‡on, portion, swallow, gulp, mouthful,
finger, Brit peg, tot, draught, Scots dram, US draft, Colloq