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nightly adj. 1 every night, each night, each and every night, night<br />

after night: The watchman does his nightly rounds. 2<br />

night-time, nocturnal, bedtime: A nightly glass of warm milk<br />

promotes sound sleep.<br />

--adv. 3 every night, each night, nights, after dark, after<br />

sunset; nocturnally: The bird sings nightly outside my window.<br />

nightmarish<br />

adj. frightening, terrifying, alarming, horrific, horrible,<br />

dreadful, awful, ghastly, dismaying, agonizing, worrisome,<br />

exasperating, frustrating, Kafkaesque, Colloq creepy, scary:<br />

Dealing with officialdom can be a nightmarish experience when<br />

abroad.<br />

nil<br />

n. nothing, zero, nought or naught, aught or ought, Tennis,<br />

table tennis, etc. love, Cricket duck, US goose-egg, Slang US<br />

zip: Oxford United: 4; Queens Park Rangers: Nil.<br />

nimble adj. 1 agile, lively, active, light, lithe, limber, spry,<br />

sprightly, brisk, smart, energetic, rapid, quick, swift, adroit,<br />

deft, dexterous; nimble-fingered; nimble-footed: She's as<br />

nimble as a cat on a hot tin roof. 2 agile, alert, acute,<br />

nimble-witted, quick-witted, ready-witted, intelligent, keen,<br />

sharp; smart, brilliant, sparkling, scintillating, coruscating:<br />

Despite his inability to make decisions, Desmond has quite a<br />

nimble mind.<br />

nip°<br />

v. 1 bite, nibble; pinch, snip, clip, cut, snap, tweak, twitch,<br />

trim, lop, crop, shear; grip, squeeze: The dog nipped the<br />

postman's ankle. Nip off the suckers to promote healthy growth<br />

of the tomatoes. 2 nip in the bud. stop, arrest, check, thwart,<br />

frustrate, stymie, forestall; quash, squelch, suppress,<br />

extinguish, put down: The revolt of the army officers was<br />

nipped in the bud.<br />

--n. 3 bite, nibble, morsel, pinch, snip: The deer had taken<br />

nips off the tips of the shrubbery. 4 chill, coldness, iciness,<br />

sharpness, tang, bite: There's a definite wintry nip in the air<br />

tonight.<br />

nipý<br />

n. taste, drop, sip, soup‡on, portion, swallow, gulp, mouthful,<br />

finger, Brit peg, tot, draught, Scots dram, US draft, Colloq

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