Nisus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An effort or endeavor to realize an aim.
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  • n. a mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A striving; an effort; a conatus.
  • n.
  • n. The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
  • n. The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Effort; endeavor; conatus.
  • n. A genus of small hawks of the family Falconidæ, containing such as are called in Great Britain sparrow-hawks. See Accipiter.
  • n. The generative impulse occurring periodically, as with many creatures in the spring.
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  • n. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attempt    endeavor    effort    endeavour    try   
    Cross Reference
    nisus formativus   
    Hyponym
    jihad    jehad   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    striving    effort    conatus   
     
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