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ness
/nɛs/
name 5noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, due, fabled, most, real
NESS + NOUN
foot, monster, scotland
PREP.
across, in, in
Definitions
name
1
An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa.
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noun
1
A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
Velvraz Sebarm stands upon the lake, among orange-trees and pomegranates and almonds and peaches of the south, a mile north-west over the water from Zayana town, and two miles by land: an old castle built of honey-coloured marble at the tip of a long sickle-shaped ness that sweeps round southwards, with wild gardens running down in the rocks to the water’s edge, and behind the castle a wood of holm-oaks making a wind-break against the north.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a strip of land projecting into a body of water
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Velvraz Sebarm stands upon the lake, among orange-trees and pomegranates and almonds and peaches of the south, a mile north-west over the water from Zayana town, and two miles by land: an old castle b
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Is the Loch Ness monster real or is it just an elaborate hoax?
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The Loch Ness monster is an urban myth.
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Have you ever heard of the Loch Ness monster?
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An undated photo shows a shadowy shape that some people say is the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.
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Scotland's fabled Loch Ness Monster might most likely be a giant eel, a study of samples of DNA in the lake's murky waters has found.
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