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Meaning of word nous from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Common sense.

Example : She has great social nous.

Meaning : That which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions. The seat of the faculty of reason.

Example : His mind wandered.
I couldn't get his words out of my head.

Synonyms : brain, head, mind, psyche

milklike (adjective)
Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

ockham (noun)
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).

chewing out (noun)
A severe scolding.

lady (noun)
A polite name for any woman.

mimicry (noun)
The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

electrical fuse (noun)
An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

baker (noun)
Someone who bakes commercially.

bengali (noun)
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).

chastisement (noun)
Verbal punishment.

jeddah (noun)
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Near Mecca.