nide
/naɪd/
nide noun: a nest of pheasants.
Noun
nide (plural nides)
- 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...
- [W]e were highly entertained with the antics of two stoats, who had left their hiding places to commence nocturnal depredations; [...] in the course of a few minutes the whirring of a nide of pheasants convinced us these little vermin had marked them as prey.1818, J[ohn] Hassell, “Brentwood”, in Picturesque Rides and Walks, with Excursions by Water, Thirty Miles Round the British Metropolis; Illustrated in a Series of Engravings, Coloured after Nature...
Proper noun capitalized: Nide
Nide
- a Polynesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
- Synonyms:
- Labo, Mewun, Meoun, Meaun
Examples of nide in a sentence
- [I]f a hen pheasant takes to new ground, at such a late period of the season, she may be likely to stay and build her nest there, and thus a nide may be lost in the following October.1833 January, N. O., “Shooting in January”, in The New Sporting Magazine, volume IV, number XXI, London: Published by Baldwin & Cradock...
- The same evening a barn-door hen, with a nide of pheasants also disappeared.1852 May, “Latitat” [pseudonym], “Anecdotes of Foxes”, in The Sportsman, London: Rogerson & Tuxford, →OCLC, page 347:
Synonyms of nide
Forms of nide
| plural | nides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nid |
Origin of nide
Uncertain; possibly from Middle French nid (modern French nid (“nest”)), or its etymon Latin nīdus (“nest”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”)). Doublet of nest.
Words that rhyme with nide
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- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- offside
- -side
- collide
- confide
- flipside
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beride
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
Questions about nide
- What does nide mean?
- Nide means a nest of pheasants.
- How do you use nide in a sentence?
- [I]f a hen pheasant takes to new ground, at such a late period of the season, she may be likely to stay and build her nest there, and thus a nide may be lost in the following October.
- What part of speech is nide?
- Nide can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nide?
- Nide is pronounced /naɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nide?
- The plural of nide is nides.
Words near nide in the dictionary
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