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  • English Word Niggled Definition of Niggle
  • English Word Niggler Definition One who niggles.
  • English Word Niggling Definition of Niggle
  • English Word Nigh Definition Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
  • English Word Nigh Definition Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
  • English Word Nigh Definition In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
  • English Word Nigh Definition Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
  • English Word Nigh Definition To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
  • English Word Nigh Definition Near to; not remote or distant from.
  • English Word Nighly Definition In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.
  • English Word Nighness Definition The quality or state of being nigh.
  • English Word Night Definition That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
  • English Word Night Definition Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
  • English Word Night Definition Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
  • English Word Night Definition A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow.
  • English Word Night Definition The period after the close of life; death.
  • English Word Night Definition A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.
  • English Word Night-blooming Definition Blooming in the night.
  • English Word Night-eyed Definition Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
  • English Word Night-faring Definition Going or traveling in the night.
  • English Word Nightcap Definition A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.
  • English Word Nightcap Definition A potion of spirit drank at bedtime.
  • English Word Nightdress Definition A nightgown.
  • English Word Nighted Definition Darkness; clouded.
  • English Word Nighted Definition Overtaken by night; belated.
  • English Word Nightertale Definition period of night; nighttime.
  • English Word Nightfall Definition The close of the day.
  • English Word Nightgown Definition A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garnment.
  • English Word Nightingale Definition A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
  • English Word Nightingale Definition A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.