English Dictionary: nail-biting | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nullibiety \Nul`li*bi"e*ty\, n. [L. nullibi nowhere.] The state or condition of being nowhere. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nullifidian \Nul`li*fid"i*an\, a. [L. nullus none + fide[?] faith.] Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to {solifidian}. --Feltham. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nullifidian \Nul`li*fid"i*an\, n. An unbeliever. --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nullify \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and {-fy}.] To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy. Such correspondence would at once nullify the conditions of the probationary system. --I. Taylor. Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See {Abolish}. |