NISUS

Meaning of NISUS in English

noun a striving; an effort; a conatus.

2. nisus ·add. ·noun the periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, ·etc.

3. nisus ·add. ·noun the contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

NISUS — noun (plural ~) see: connive Date: 1699 a mental or physical effort to attain an end ; a perfective urge …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NISUS — ˈnīsəs noun ( plural nisus ) Etymology: Latin, from nisus, past participle of niti to bear down, strive; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NISUS — (n.) The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine.
Английский словарь Webster
NISUS — (n.) The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
NISUS — (n.) A striving; an effort; a conatus.
Английский словарь Webster
NISUS — ( n. ) A striving; an effort; a conatus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NISUS — /nuy"seuhs/ , n. , pl. nisus . an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse. [ 1690-1700; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NISUS — n. ambition; effort
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NISUS — noun ( plural ni·sus -səs, -ˌsüs) Etymology: Latin, from niti to lean, rely, strive; akin to Latin nictare to wink …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NISUS — [ni.sus] n, pl ni.sus [L, fr. niti to lean, rely, strive; akin to L nictare to wink--more at connive] (1699): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NISUS — in Greek mythology, a son of King Pandion of Megara. His name was given to the Megarian port of Nisaea. …
Britannica English vocabulary
NISUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Megara and founder of Megara's harbor Nisaea. When one day Minos besieged Megara, Nisus' daughter …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
NISUS — (книжное) усилие, попытка, стремление
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NISUS — nisus.ogg ʹnaısəs n ( pl без измен.) книжн. усилие, попытка, стремление
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NISUS — (n) попытка; стремление; усилие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NISUS — n ( pl без измен.) книжн. усилие, попытка, стремление
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NISUS — n ( pl без измен.) книжн. усилие, попытка, стремление
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NISUS — (книжное) усилие, попытка, стремление
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NISUS — n. Pronunciation: ' n ī -s ə s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural ni · sus \ -s ə s, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPARROW HAWK — noun Date: 15th century any of various small hawks: as, an Old World accipiter ( Accipiter nisus ) that is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RENITENT — adjective see: nisus Date: 1701 resisting physical pressure, resisting constraint or compulsion ; recalcitrant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPARROW HAWK — noun Etymology: Middle English sparowhauk, from sparwe, sparowe, sparow sparrow + hauk hawk 1. : a small Old World hawk …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RENITENT — ˈrenəd.ənt, rə̇ˈnīt ə nt adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French rénitent from Latin renitent-, renitens, present participle of reniti to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPARROW HAWK — 1. a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds. 2. See American kestrel . [ 1400-50; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUSKET — /mus"kit/ , n. 1. a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPARROW HAWK — Date: 15th century : any of various small hawks: as a. : an Old World accipiter ( Accipiter nisus ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RENITENT — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French rénitent, from Latin renitent-, renitens, present participle of reniti to resist, from re- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPARROWHAWK — ■ noun a small Old World hawk that preys on small birds. [ Accipiter nisus and related species.] ↘ N. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPARROW HAWK — [sparrow hawk] n (15c): any of various small hawks: as a: an Old World accipiter (Accipiter nisus) that is dark …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RENITENT — [re.ni.tent] adj [F or L; F renitent, fr. L renitent-, renitens, prp. of reniti to resist, fr. re- + niti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPARROWHAWK — any of various small birds of prey usually of the genus Accipiter (family Accipitridae), classified with the goshawks as accipiters, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — in Greek mythology, two immortal and irresistible monsters who beset the narrow waters traversed by the hero Odysseus in his …
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