name
Meaning 1
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
nog
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /nɒɡ/
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General-American: /nɑɡ/
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rhymes with -ɒɡ
noun
Meaning 2
A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
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noun
Meaning 3
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing, mining
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noun
Meaning 4
A treenail to fasten the shores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
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noun
Meaning 5
Short for noggin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of eggnog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A kind of strong ale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Norfolk, countable, especially, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
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noun
Meaning 9
A Vietnamese person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, dated, ethnic, slur
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Synonyms: noggie
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 11
to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
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noun
Meaning 12
a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: block
noun
Meaning 13
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peg
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Broader terms: pin
Narrower terms: tee, golf tee, tent peg, treenail, trenail, trunnel
History
Etymology
Variant of knag.
Shortened from nig-nog.