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Nimble
Nimble Nim"ble, a. [Compar. Nimbler; superl. Nimblest.] [OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ? to distribute. [root] 7. Cf. Nomand, Numb.] Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope. Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.

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- Look up nimble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nimble may refer to: HMS Nimble, the name of several Royal Navy vessels RMAS Nimble (A222), a British...
- Nimble" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902. The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack be nimble,...
- Jack Be Nimble is a nursery rhyme. Jack Be Nimble may also refer to: Jack Be Nimble (film),a 1993 horror movie Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy...
- Navy have been named HMS Nimble. HMS Nimble (1778) was a 12-gun cutter that was wrecked in 1781 with the loss of 28 men. HMS Nimble (1781) was a purchased...
- Nimble Storage, founded in 2008, is a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. It specializes in producing hardware and software products for data storage...
- Nimble Nook is a locality in the town of Chadderton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. Nimble Nook lies 1.3 miles south west of...
- In September 2016, it was reported that Luckey had donated $10,000 to Nimble America, a pro-Donald Trump group that ran a billboard depicting 2016 presidential...
- Operation Nimble Archer was the 19 October 1987 attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf by United States Navy forces. The attack was a...
- Jack Be Nimble is a 1993 New Zealand gothic horror film directed by Garth Maxwell, who later described it as "a stylised supernatural tale". The film stars...
- USS Nimble may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Nimble (AM-266), was a minesweeper commissioned in 1944 and transferred to...