NISUS

Meaning of NISUS in English

n. ambition; effort

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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
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 — 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
Webster English vocab
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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