- ac·ro·nym
- /ˈækrəˌnım/ noun, pl -nyms [count]: a word formed from the first letters of each one of the words in a phrase
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is known by the acronym “NATO.”
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is known by the acronym “NATO.”
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Nym — or Nym may refer to: New York Mets New York Magic, an American women’s soccer team IATA code for Nadym Airport Pseudonym, especially in the context of Internet pseudonyms Nym server, a pseudonym server which provides untraceable email addresses… … Wikipedia
nym|phae|a|ceous — «NIHM fee AY shuhs», adjective. belonging to the water lily family of aquatic plants … Useful english dictionary
nym|pha|lid — «NIHM fuh lihd», noun, adjective. –n. any one of family of butterflies having the forelegs much reduced, including the admiral, mourning cloak, viceroy, and buckeye; brush footed butterfly. –adj. of or belonging to this family. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
nym|phal — «NIHM fuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a nymph or nymphs … Useful english dictionary
nym|pha — «NIHM fuh», noun, plural phae « fee». 1. Anatomy. either of the labia minora. 2. = nymph. (Cf. ↑nymph) ╂[< New Latin nympha < Greek nýmphē the clitoris, probably as “source of water,” transferred meaning from river goddess, nymph] … Useful english dictionary
nym|phe|an — «nihm FEE uhn», adjective. = nymphal. (Cf. ↑nymphal) … Useful english dictionary
nym|phet — «nihm FEHT, NIHM fiht», noun. a young girl, especially one in her teens, who attracts older men: »The novel [“Lolita”] by Vladimir Nabokov is about a man who has a passion for…nymphets (Manchester Guardian) … Useful english dictionary
nym|phic — «NIHM fihk», adjective. = nymphal. (Cf. ↑nymphal) … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|lep|sy — «NIHM fuh LEHP see», noun. 1. a state of rapture supposed to be inspired in men by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, especially that inspired by something unattainable. ╂[< Greek nymphólēptos one bewitched by a nymph < nýmphē nymph + lēptos,… … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|lep|tic — «NIHM fuh LEHP tihk», adjective. 1. of or belonging to nympholepsy. 2. possessed by nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|ma|ni|a|cal — «NIHM fuh muh NY uh kuhl», adjective. 1. characterized by nymphomania. 2. affected with nymphomania … Useful english dictionary