Nash

//næʃ// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nesh. UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7834). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A hamlet near Keston, borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4063). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A hamlet in Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3062). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2659). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6071). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A hamlet in East Coker parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5313). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).; A village and community in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3483). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Walsh County, North Dakota; named for the Nash brothers, early settlers. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Grant County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city in Bowie County, Texas; named for railroad executive Martin Manny Nash. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A village in Gilan Province, Iran. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A surname.; An English habitational surname from Middle English from the places in England. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A surname.; A habitational surname from Irish of Anglo-Norman origin, an anglicization of Irish de Nais or de Nás, both from the English surname. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern America usage. countable

Synonyms

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nafldogden nash

Example

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""Online learning didn't feel the same, even if I left my dorm room and set up my computer outdoors. I felt very disengaged because of the format itself," said Nash."

Etymology

Dialectal variant of gnash.

Related phrases

Nash CountyNash MillsRodd, Nash and Little Bramptonget away

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