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speech on the benefits of tobacco was unmitigated nonsense. 2
mischief, clowning, antics, capering, horseplay, pranks, tricks,
jokes, silliness, foolishness, inanity, frivolity, tomfoolery,
joking, jesting, waggishness, buffoonery, shenanigans, Colloq
monkey business, Brit monkey tricks, US monkeyshines: Keep up
this nonsense and you'll get into a lot of trouble!
nonsensical
adj. senseless, meaningless, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous,
laughable, preposterous, irrational, warped, askew, crazy, mad,
silly, foolish, hare-brained, asinine, idiotic, moronic,
imbecilic, stupid, dumb, Colloq nutty, screwy, cock-eyed, fool,
screwball, Slang loony: What is your nonsensical excuse for
being late this time?
non-stop adj. 1 uninterrupted, continuous, unbroken, direct: Is this a
non-stop flight to New York? 2 unending, endless, interminable,
unceasing, ceaseless, continual, continuous, uninterrupted,
unbroken, persistent, relentless, constant, unremitting, steady,
round-the-clock, ongoing, continuing, unhesitating, unfaltering,
tireless,; regular, habitual: I told my neighbour that his
non-stop rock 'n' roll music was driving me mad.
--adv. 3 unendingly, endlessly, interminably, unceasingly,
ceaselessly, continually, continuously, uninterruptedly,
persistently, relentlessly, constantly, unremittingly, steadily,
round-the-clock, day in and day out, tirelessly; regularly,
habitually: He continues to play his hi-fi non-stop.
nook n. 1 cranny, recess, niche, alcove, corner, cavity, crevice,
crack, opening: Flowers grew from the nooks in the wall. 2
retreat, hide-out, hideaway, nest; inglenook: I curled up with
a book in my nook next to the fireplace.
noon n. twelve o'clock (noon), midday, 1200 hours, noontime, high
noon, Archaic noontide; noonday: We sit down to lunch promptly
at noon. The noon sun is terribly hot in the tropics.
norm n. 1 usual, average, mean, normal: The norm for the day is 12
degrees Celsius. 2 model, standard, type, pattern, criterion,
rule, measure, gauge, yardstick, benchmark: That style of
window became the norm for many years.