cape, ness
(noun) a strip of land projecting into a body of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ness (plural nesses)
(geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
• ESNs, SE SN, SNES, Sens, Sens., sens
Ness
(Irish mythology) 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.
The River Ness, a short river in Scotland which flows from Loch Ness through Inverness to the Beauly Firth.
A surname.
• ESNs, SE SN, SNES, Sens, Sens., sens
Source: Wiktionary
Ness, n. Etym: [AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. sq. root 261. See Nose.]
Definition: A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.
Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
-ness (. Etym: [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nassi, -nussi, G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]
Definition: A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
