Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: N- N. Na Nb Nc Nd Ne Ng Nh Ni Nj Nl Nm Nn No Np Nr Ns Nt Nu Nv Nw Ny
nilotic | nilotic language | nilpotent | nilsson | nilt | nim | nim tree | nimbiferous | nimble | nimble footed | nimble will

nim

RELATED WORD :


 : 
Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

nimv. t. [AS. niman. Nimble.].
     To take; to steal; to filch.  [1913 Webster]
    "This canon it in his hand nam."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nim, n. a game in which two players must alternately take one or more objects from one of several heaps and seek either to avoid taking or to take the last remaining object.

Etymology
20th c.: perh. f. archaic nim take (as NIMBLE), or G nimm imper. of nehmen take

ROGET THESAURUS

nim

Stealing

VB steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm, abstract, appropriate, plagiarize, convey away, carry off, abduct, kidnap, crimp, make off with, walk off with, run off with, run away with, spirit away, seize, plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach, smuggle, run, badger, bail up, hold up, stick up, bunco, bunko, filibuster, swindle, peculate, embezzle, sponge, mulct, rook, bilk, pluck, pigeon, fleece, defraud, obtain under false pretenses, live by one's wits, rob Peter to pay Paul, borrow of Peter to pay Paul, set a thief to catch a thief, disregard the distinction between meum and tuum, fence, launder, launder money.


For further exploring for "nim" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #13: Chapter View to explore chapters; Verse View for analyzing verses; Passage View for displaying list of verses. [ALL]
created in 0.97 seconds
powered by bible.org