ness
ness
Definition
ness (nes)
noun
a promontory; headland: now chiefly in place names [Inverness]
Etymology: ME nesse < OE næs & ON nes, akin to OE nosu, nose
Ness
Definition
Ness (nes)
lake in NW Scotland: 23 mi (37 km) long
ness
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- achieve: Achieving open ness or high levels of flexibility present difficulties because both notions turn current educational assumptions upside down.
Adjective modifier
- good: I finally managed to stop just before the main road - after about a mile - thank good ness!
- British: Observing British ness and British culture and customs is of ongoing interest.
- open: Achieving open ness or high levels of flexibility present difficulties because both notions turn current educational assumptions upside down.
Modifies a noun
- monster: Can you send me a picture of the loch ness monster?
- website: The documents below are recent additions to the NESS website.
- site: Margaret said that all nationally generated datasets will be made available on the NeSS site ( where it already exists ).
- survey: The NeSS survey is a step toward the Integrated Social Survey ( ISS ).
Noun used with modifier
- busi-: The three legs in a busi- ness are: The product and service, the operation -- how do you manage your business?
- loch: Can you send me a picture of the loch ness monster?
- const: Character array literals The place where strict const ness is not enforced is with character array literals.
- F: For instance, if a is F, F ness is not responsible in any way for a having the nature that it has.
- dochfour: The state's governor there was always is broader which dochfour loch ness.
- good-: I jis ' wish to good- ness he was heah now -- DEN what would he say!
Browse dictionary entries near ness
- nescient
- nescience
- Nesbit
- nervy
- nervure
- nervousness
- nervously
- nervous system
- nervous Nellie
- nervous breakdown
- -ness
- Nesselrode
- nest
- nest egg
- nester
- nestle
- nestling
- Nestor
- Nestorianism
- net
