nim

[ nim ]

/ nɪm /

verb (used with or without object), nimmed, nim·ming.Archaic.

to steal or pilfer.

Origin of nim

before 900; Middle English nimen,Old English niman, cognate with German nehmen,Old Norse nema,Gothic niman to take; cf. numb

Words nearby nim

Nilotic crocodile, nilpotent, nil return, nil sine numine, Nilsson, nim, nimble, nimblewit, nimbo-, nimbostratus, nimbus

Definition for nim (2 of 2)

nim²

[ nim ]

/ nɪm /

noun

a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.

Origin of nim

First recorded in 1900–05; special use of nim¹

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Example sentences from the Web for nim

When she got him, she just decided she was going to have fun with Nim.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees|Marlow Stern|July 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There, Nim lived out the rest of his days, dying in 2000 at age 26 from a heart attack.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees|Marlow Stern|July 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There, Nim met Bob Ingersoll, a high-spirited University of Oklahoma student who worked at the facility.
‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees|Marlow Stern|July 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A documentary film based on her recent book, Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human , will be released next year.
Dog Books: Loving Dogs and Michael Vick’s Crimes Reviewed|Elizabeth Hess|November 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Nim is the fattest man in Quodlibet, and besides, is the most dressy and good-natured man we have.
Quodlibet|John P. Kennedy
Nimble, nim′bl, adj. light and quick in motion: active: swift.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Looking down the lines of hungry labourers for Nim's duplicate face, it was absent, though he had seen it a-field.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
Nemanak (Our (us))nim (give us)t-kwatak (food)kwalissim (always)maisr (to-morrow)maisr.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Nim′ble-fing′ered, skilful with the fingers, thievish; Nim′ble-foot′ed, swift of foot.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nim

nim

/ (nɪm) /

noun

a game in which two players alternately remove one or more small items, such as matchsticks, from one of several rows or piles, the object being to take (or avoid taking) the last item remaining on the table

Word Origin for nim

C20: perhaps from archaic nim to take, from Old English niman

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单词	nim
释义	nim ¹ [ nim ] / nɪm / verb (used with or without object), nimmed, nim·ming.Archaic. to steal or pilfer. Origin of nim ¹ before 900; Middle English nimen,Old English niman, cognate with German nehmen,Old Norse nema,Gothic niman to take; cf. numb Words nearby nim Nilotic crocodile, nilpotent, nil return, nil sine numine, Nilsson, nim, nimble, nimblewit, nimbo-, nimbostratus, nimbus Definition for nim (2 of 2) nim² [ nim ] / nɪm / noun a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it. Origin of nim ² First recorded in 1900–05; special use of nim¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nim When she got him, she just decided she was going to have fun with Nim. ‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees\|Marlow Stern\|July 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST There, Nim lived out the rest of his days, dying in 2000 at age 26 from a heart attack. ‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees\|Marlow Stern\|July 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST There, Nim met Bob Ingersoll, a high-spirited University of Oklahoma student who worked at the facility. ‘Project Nim’: The Stunning New Documentary about Chimpanzees\|Marlow Stern\|July 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A documentary film based on her recent book, Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human , will be released next year. Dog Books: Loving Dogs and Michael Vick’s Crimes Reviewed\|Elizabeth Hess\|November 10, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Nim is the fattest man in Quodlibet, and besides, is the most dressy and good-natured man we have. Quodlibet\|John P. Kennedy Nimble, nim′bl, adj. light and quick in motion: active: swift. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Looking down the lines of hungry labourers for Nim's duplicate face, it was absent, though he had seen it a-field. Cedar Creek\|Elizabeth Hely Walshe Nemanak (Our (us))nim (give us)t-kwatak (food)kwalissim (always)maisr (to-morrow)maisr. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Nim′ble-fing′ered, skilful with the fingers, thievish; Nim′ble-foot′ed, swift of foot. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for nim nim / (nɪm) / noun a game in which two players alternately remove one or more small items, such as matchsticks, from one of several rows or piles, the object being to take (or avoid taking) the last item remaining on the table Word Origin for nim C20: perhaps from archaic nim to take, from Old English niman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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