Associations to the word «Nimble»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
NIMBLE, adjective. Quick and light in movement or action.
NIMBLE, adjective. Quick-witted and alert.
NIMBLE WILL, noun. A slender branching American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa, now Muhlenbergia sylvatica or Muhlenbergia schreberi) of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.
Dictionary definition
NIMBLE, adjective. Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it".
NIMBLE, adjective. Mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits".
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