What does "nash" mean?
A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation.
Nash
/næʃ/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation.
- Grammar: nash is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: equilibrium, family name, last name, stable outcome.
- Useful contrasts: given name, non equilibrium, unstable outcome.
- Usage evidence: "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.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation.
- 2 Abbreviation of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of nesh. UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Proper Noun
- 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 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 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 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 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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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 9 A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Grant County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename; A locale in the United States:; A city in Bowie County, Texas; named for railroad executive Martin Manny Nash. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename; A village in Gilan Province, Iran. countable, uncountable
- 12 A surname.; An English habitational surname from Middle English from the places in England. countable, uncountable
- 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
- 14 A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern America usage. countable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
given namenon equilibriumunstable outcome
Example
""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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "nash"?
Common synonyms include: equilibrium, family name, last name, stable outcome.
How do you use "nash" in a sentence?
"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.
How do you pronounce "nash"?
Pronounced /næʃ/.
Etymology
Dialectal variant of gnash.