1370
nylon /'nailrcn;
NAmE -la:n/ noun 1 [U] a very strong artificial
material, used for making clothes, rope, brushes, etc. JEM: a nylon fishing line JEM¥\0 This material is 45% nylon, & # Jtf
#4 ^ 45% $} JEM a 2 nylons [pi.] (old-fashioned) women’s stockings or tights/ pantyhose
made
of nylon ( ) JEMfcW, JEMJ&
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nymph /mmf/
noun 1 (in ancient Greek and
Roman stories) a spirit of nature in the form of a young woman, that lives in
rivers, woods, etc. ( "£#$0, *$? £} -T lb ^ /Jc # W )
fiij/t 2 (biology £) a young
insect that has a body form
which compares with that of the adult & ( £9 & & $ U fa & &ft ) : a dragonfly nymph
nymph-et /'mmfet;
mm'fet/ noun a young girl who is very
sexually attractive ft) '>£
nymphomaniac /.mmfa'meiniaek/
(also informal nympho /'mmfau; NAmE -fou/ pi. -os) noun (disapproving) a woman who has, or
wants to have, sex very often $E ► nym-pho-mania noun [U]
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NZ (BrE) (also N.Z. NAmE, BrE) abbr.