Associations to the word «Nisus»
Noun
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Wiktionary
NISUS, noun. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
NISUS, noun. The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
NISUS, noun. The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.
Dictionary definition
NISUS, noun. An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.