nimble

  • 21nimble — /ˈnɪmbəl / (say nimbuhl) adjective (nimbler, nimblest) 1. quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet. 2. quick in apprehending, devising, etc.: nimble wits. 3. cleverly contrived. {Middle English nymel,… …

  • 22nimble — adj. Nimble is used with these nouns: ↑finger, ↑footwork …

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  • 23Nimble Will — Nimble Nim ble (n[i^]m b l), a. [Compar. {Nimbler} (n[i^]m bl[ e]r); superl. {Nimblest} (n[i^]m bl[e^]st).] [OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima,… …

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  • 24Nimble-footed mouse — Nimble footed Mouse[1] Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2 …

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  • 25nimble-fingered — imble fingered adj. same as {light fingered}; thievish; pilfering. Syn: light fingered. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 26nimble-fingered — index deft Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27nimble-witted — index perspicacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28Nimble-Footed Mouse — Taxobox name = Nimble footed Mouse status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Peromyscus species group = P. boylii species = P. levipes binomial =… …

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  • 29nimble Will — Slough Slough, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud… …

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  • 30nimble footed — Synonyms and related words: agile, breakneck, dashing, double quick, eagle winged, expeditious, express, fast, featly, fleet, flying, galloping, graceful, hair trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, light, light of heel, light footed, lively,… …

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