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nid

nid is the alternative form of nide.

nid is the initialism of noun inanimate dependent.

Meaning of nide

Noun

nide (plural nides)

  1. (archaic, collective) A nest of pheasants.
    • [A] nide of pheasants are sometimes collected in a very small space, and in the middle of the day conceal themselves very close.1809, William Nicholson, “SPORTING”, in The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume VI (S … Z), London: Printed by C[harles] Whittingham, […]; for Longman, Hurst, Rees...
    Synonyms:
    nid, nye

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Forms of nid

pluralnids

Questions about nid

What is nid the alternative form of?
Nid is the alternative form of nide.

Words near nid in the dictionary

  1. NICUs
  2. nicy-nicy
  3. Nicæa
  4. Nicæan
  5. Nicæans
  6. nid
  7. nid-nod
  8. nid-nodded
  9. nid-nodding
  10. nid-nods
  11. NIDA

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