niggle
— Verb
– English
～ argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
niggler
— Noun
– English
～ someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
niggling
— Adjective
– English
～ (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
nigh
— Adjective
– English
～ being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
nigh
— Adjective
– English
～ not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
nigh
— Adverb
– English
～ (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
nigh
— Adverb
– English
～ near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
nigher
— Adverb
– English
～ (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"
nighest
— Adverb
– English
～ (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
night heron
— Noun
– English
～ nocturnal or crepuscular herons
night blindness
— Noun
– English
～ inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
night life
— Noun
– English
～ the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion; "a futile search for intelligent nightlife"
night court
— Noun
– English
～ a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
night club
— Noun
– English
～ a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"
night latch
— Noun
– English
～ doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
night bird
— Noun
– English
～ any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
night lizard
— Noun
– English
～ small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young
night life
— Noun
– English
～ the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.); "in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs"
night jessamine
— Noun
– English
～ West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
night jasmine
— Noun
– English
～ West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night