--- title: N — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 description: The 369 words of the English dictionary under N, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / N # N — The English dictionary · page 11 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (phonics) The letter pair «ng» that makes one sound, as at the end of sing, ring and long.[↗](../../ng/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (abbreviation, informal) «no good», as in «that plan is NG».[↗](../../ng/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (abbreviation) A short code for Nigeria (NG) or for «National Guard» or «nanogram» (ng) in science.[↗](../../ng/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The words sing, ring and bang all end in «ng».[↗](../../ng/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you think of five words with «ng» at the end?[↗](../../ng/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In «finger» you can hear «ng» followed by a «g» sound.[↗](../../ng/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The engineer wrote «NG» on the broken part, meaning no good.[↗](../../ng/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · NG is the country code for Nigeria.[↗](../../ng/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A nanogram, written ng, is a billionth of a gram.[↗](../../ng/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ni** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* NI is short for Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom.[↗](../../ni/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) NI is short for National Insurance, money taken from wages to pay for state pensions and benefits.[↗](../../ni/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Ni is the chemical symbol for the metal nickel.[↗](../../ni/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the old film «Monty Python and the Holy Grail», the Knights Who Say «Ni!» shout it as a silly word.[↗](../../ni/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Belfast is the capital of NI.[↗](../../ni/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Every worker in the UK has an NI number.[↗](../../ni/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ni is the symbol for nickel.[↗](../../ni/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The postcode area BT is in NI.[↗](../../ni/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Coins can contain Ni (nickel).[↗](../../ni/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · NI contributions help pay for state pensions.[↗](../../ni/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Klyce (f/ni- verse 1921 para. 43 f) advances the view that zero and infinity are logically identical.[↗](../../ni/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../ni/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · nB3 mynp nna ni2isn hpa graved by the voice, hewn out :mDipD nti-ens in the air, and fixed in the moutli in five places.[↗](../../ni/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../ni/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nibble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To eat something by taking very small bites.[↗](../../nibble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of animals or fish: to bite gently: «A fish nibbled my toe».[↗](../../nibble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A small bite: «take a nibble».[↗](../../nibble/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (nibbles, UK informal) Small snacks at a party, like crisps and nuts.[↗](../../nibble/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Nibble can also be a fond pet name for someone you love, as in "my nibble darling".[↗](../../nibble/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mouse nibbled the cheese.[↗](../../nibble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My rabbit nibbles carrots all day.[↗](../../nibble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She nibbled her biscuit slowly.[↗](../../nibble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt a fish nibble my toe in the sea.[↗](../../nibble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have a nibble of your chocolate?[↗](../../nibble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum put out some nibbles for the guests.[↗](../../nibble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The caterpillar nibbled holes in the leaf.[↗](../../nibble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Come to me, my nibble darling!" said he.[↗](../../nibble/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nicaea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history, church) Nicaea was an ancient city in what is now Turkey (today the town of İznik).[↗](../../nicaea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) The Council of Nicaea was a famous meeting of Christian bishops held there, called by the Roman emperor Constantine; it wrote the Nicene Creed, a statement of what Christians believe about God.[↗](../../nicaea/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Council of Nicaea met in an ancient city in Turkey.[↗](../../nicaea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bishops travelled from many lands to Nicaea.[↗](../../nicaea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nicene Creed is named after Nicaea.[↗](../../nicaea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many churches still say the Nicene Creed on Sundays.[↗](../../nicaea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Emperor Constantine called the council at Nicaea.[↗](../../nicaea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nicaea is now a town called İznik.[↗](../../nicaea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nice means pleasant, enjoyable or good: «a nice day».[↗](../../nice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nice means kind and friendly: «She is nice to everyone».[↗](../../nice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Nice can mean good-looking or attractive.[↗](../../nice/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Nice can be used to sound sarcastic: «Nice one!» after a mistake.[↗](../../nice/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Exact, fine, or careful; sometimes showing fussiness or foolishness.[↗](../../nice/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Have a nice day\![↗](../../nice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It's nice to meet you.[↗](../../nice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That was nice of you to help.[↗](../../nice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She's always nice to the younger children.[↗](../../nice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's a nice sunny morning.[↗](../../nice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup is nice and hot.[↗](../../nice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Your drawing looks really nice.[↗](../../nice/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Try a stronger word than «nice» in your story.[↗](../../nice/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "'You er nice feller, you is\![↗](../../nice/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings) · Good little dog--nice little doggie, then\![↗](../../nice/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (The Jungle Book) · "Here is a nice clover blossom."[↗](../../nice/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Tanglewood Tales) **nicely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a pleasant, kind or polite way: «ask nicely».[↗](../../nicely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Well, in a good or satisfactory way: «the cake turned out nicely».[↗](../../nicely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If you ask nicely, you can have a biscuit.[↗](../../nicely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The children played nicely together.[↗](../../nicely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plants are growing nicely.[↗](../../nicely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She smiled nicely at the new girl.[↗](../../nicely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cut is healing nicely.[↗](../../nicely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The room was nicely painted.[↗](../../nicely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nicene** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) Nicene describes something connected with Nicaea, an ancient city in what is now Turkey, where Christian leaders met in a great council.[↗](../../nicene/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) The Nicene Creed is a short statement of what Christians believe about God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit; many churches say it together at services.[↗](../../nicene/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On Sunday the whole church stood to say the Nicene Creed.[↗](../../nicene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nicene Creed begins, "We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty."[↗](../../nicene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our RE teacher explained that the Nicene Creed was agreed by a council of bishops.[↗](../../nicene/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe what the Nicene Creed says about the Trinity.[↗](../../nicene/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many churches around the world use the Nicene Creed.[↗](../../nicene/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma knows the Nicene Creed by heart.[↗](../../nicene/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **niche** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A niche is a small hollow or alcove built into a wall, often to hold a statue or ornament.[↗](../../niche/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A niche is a job, place or activity that suits someone perfectly: «She found her niche in drama».[↗](../../niche/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) An ecological niche is the role and place a living thing has in its habitat: what it eats, where it lives, how it survives.[↗](../../niche/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal, business) Niche describes something that only a small group of people like or buy: a niche hobby.[↗](../../niche/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A small statue stood in a niche in the church wall.[↗](../../niche/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After trying many sports, he found his niche in swimming.[↗](../../niche/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls and hawks hunt at different times, so they fill different niches.[↗](../../niche/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Collecting bottle caps is a niche hobby.[↗](../../niche/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells niche toys you can't find anywhere else.[↗](../../niche/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every animal in the pond has its own niche.[↗](../../niche/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Walk on till you come to a niche in a terrace where stands a lighted lamp.[↗](../../niche/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nick is a small cut or notch on a surface or the skin.[↗](../../nick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To nick something is to make a small cut in it.[↗](../../nick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand slang, to nick means to steal.[↗](../../nick/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* "In the nick of time" means only just in time.[↗](../../nick/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* "In good nick" (British slang) means in good condition.[↗](../../nick/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* "Old Nick" is an old name for the Devil.[↗](../../nick/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got a nick on my finger from the paper.[↗](../../nick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad nicked his chin while shaving.[↗](../../nick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone nicked my bike from outside the shop.[↗](../../nick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters arrived in the nick of time.[↗](../../nick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car is still in good nick.[↗](../../nick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a nick in the edge of the table.[↗](../../nick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nick is short for Nicholas.[↗](../../nick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nickel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A nickel is a US (and Canadian) coin worth 5 cents.[↗](../../nickel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nickel is also a hard, silver-coloured metal, a chemical element; magnets pull on it.[↗](../../nickel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sam has 6 nickels.[↗](../../nickel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cents are 4 nickels?[↗](../../nickel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She paid with 3 nickels and 2 dimes.[↗](../../nickel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A nickel is worth 5 cents.[↗](../../nickel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Twenty nickels make one dollar.[↗](../../nickel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A nickel is bigger than a dime but worth less.[↗](../../nickel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nickel is a metal that a magnet can pick up.[↗](../../nickel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He found a nickel under the couch.[↗](../../nickel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **nickname** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A short or friendly name used instead of someone's real name, such as "Liz" for Elizabeth.[↗](../../nickname/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A name given because of something about a person, place or thing.[↗](../../nickname/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the Big Apple" for New York.[↗](../../nickname/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb, to give a nickname.[↗](../../nickname/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My nickname is Bea.[↗](../../nickname/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa calls me by a funny nickname.[↗](../../nickname/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · New York's nickname is the Big Apple.[↗](../../nickname/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They nicknamed him "Speedy" because he runs fast.[↗](../../nickname/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use a nickname that hurts someone's feelings.[↗](../../nickname/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask your new friend which name they like.[↗](../../nickname/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His face was jolly and round, and because he had red hair he was nicknamed Rufus, or the Red.[↗](../../nickname/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nicotine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chemical drug found in tobacco plants, cigarettes and vapes; it is poisonous and makes people addicted, so they find it very hard to stop.[↗](../../nicotine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cigarettes contain nicotine.[↗](../../nicotine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nicotine makes it very hard for people to stop smoking.[↗](../../nicotine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many vapes have nicotine in them.[↗](../../nicotine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nicotine is harmful to growing brains.[↗](../../nicotine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Liquid nicotine is poisonous if swallowed.[↗](../../nicotine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa uses nicotine patches to help him quit smoking.[↗](../../nicotine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shops cannot sell nicotine products to children.[↗](../../nicotine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **niece** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A daughter of your brother or sister (or of your husband's or wife's brother or sister).[↗](../../niece/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a family tree, the girl one generation below you on a sideways branch.[↗](../../niece/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt calls me her favourite niece.[↗](../../niece/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Uncle Tom has three nieces and one nephew.[↗](../../niece/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her niece is coming to stay for the holidays.[↗](../../niece/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I am my mum's brother's niece.[↗](../../niece/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A great-niece is the granddaughter of your brother or sister.[↗](../../niece/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad's niece lives in New Zealand.[↗](../../niece/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece.[↗](../../niece/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nigerian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nigerian means from or connected with Nigeria, a large country in West Africa.[↗](../../nigerian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A Nigerian is a person from Nigeria.[↗](../../nigerian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My best friend's family is Nigerian.[↗](../../nigerian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jollof rice is a famous Nigerian dish.[↗](../../nigerian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lagos is the biggest Nigerian city.[↗](../../nigerian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Nigerian films are made in Nollywood.[↗](../../nigerian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nigerian football team are called the Super Eagles.[↗](../../nigerian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nigerian English has its own special words.[↗](../../nigerian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned a Nigerian song.[↗](../../nigerian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **nigerien** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* From or to do with Niger, a country in West Africa.[↗](../../nigerien/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A person from Niger.[↗](../../nigerien/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A Nigerien family moved into our street.[↗](../../nigerien/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nigerien farmers grow millet in dry soil.[↗](../../nigerien/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nigerien capital is Niamey.[↗](../../nigerien/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Nigeriens speak French and Hausa.[↗](../../nigerien/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Nigerien desert has camel caravans.[↗](../../nigerien/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We read about Nigerien schoolchildren in our geography book.[↗](../../nigerien/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **nigh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old) Nigh means near, either in place or in time: «The end is nigh».[↗](../../nigh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nigh on or well nigh means almost or nearly: «It took nigh on an hour».[↗](../../nigh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, dialect) Some people in parts of England still use «nigh» in everyday speech for near.[↗](../../nigh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Close by, in place or in time.[↗](../../nigh/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The end is nigh! shouted the man with the sign.[↗](../../nigh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Winter is drawing nigh.[↗](../../nigh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was well nigh impossible to see in the fog.[↗](../../nigh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited nigh on two hours for the bus.[↗](../../nigh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) «The kingdom of God is nigh at hand.»[↗](../../nigh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight rode nigh to the castle.[↗](../../nigh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bedtime is nigh, so brush your teeth.[↗](../../nigh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad says it's nigh on ten miles to the coast.[↗](../../nigh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After running seven miles or so, Pinocchio was well-nigh exhausted.[↗](../../nigh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.[↗](../../nigh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.[↗](../../nigh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.[↗](../../nigh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.30.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.[↗](../../nigh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.151, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.[↗](../../nigh/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.[↗](../../nigh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.69.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../nigh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.[↗](../../nigh/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.20.10, JPS 1917) · Art drew nigh unobserved and brought him low.[↗](../../nigh/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Irish Fairy Tales) · And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.[↗](../../nigh/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.18.22, JPS 1917) **night** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The dark time between evening and morning when the sun cannot be seen.[↗](../../night/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The evening, as a time for events.[↗](../../night/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a night at the cinema".[↗](../../night/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Good night" is said when going to sleep.[↗](../../night/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The stars shine at night.[↗](../../night/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls hunt at night.[↗](../../night/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good night, sleep well.[↗](../../night/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Last night it rained.[↗](../../night/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our side of the Earth faces away from the Sun at night.[↗](../../night/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a bright jacket when you walk at night.[↗](../../night/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We stayed at Grandma's for two nights.[↗](../../night/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Bats are night animals.[↗](../../night/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · That is why there are night-lights.[↗](../../night/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made their father drink wine that night.[↗](../../night/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.19.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made their father drink wine that night also.[↗](../../night/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.19.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.[↗](../../night/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.[↗](../../night/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.3.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Then they rose up, and went away that night.[↗](../../night/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.28.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.[↗](../../night/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.5.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../night/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **nightcap** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft cloth cap people used to wear in bed to keep their heads warm.[↗](../../nightcap/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A drink, often alcoholic or a hot milky drink, taken just before going to bed.[↗](../../nightcap/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wee Willie Winkie ran through the town in his nightcap.[↗](../../nightcap/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa had a cup of cocoa as a nightcap.[↗](../../nightcap/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man pulled his nightcap over his ears.[↗](../../nightcap/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The guests stayed for a nightcap after dinner.[↗](../../nightcap/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the picture book the bear wears a striped nightcap.[↗](../../nightcap/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They were in the nightcap still.[↗](../../nightcap/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/page/12/) … 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