note/narrt,~m~norrt/

,note 8th 'down to write sth down so that you

will remember it: The c W nolad down ewry
wordshewid.
nestIs pnesu E53 takesthdm:wdbathddorm
,neff *ofi ( k m t n g O M - f a s h m ,BrE, dung) ,nestle'up(tosWslh)to make ywrself warm and Qvfadv+n *v+nlpmn*&v
used by some pwple to tell sb ruddy to go away comfortable by mwing close to sb: Jamie MZed
and stop annoying than: Just fland leave up lo his mother on the mfl. number /'n~mba(r)l
me alone! +v+adv 'number s h t h among d h ( f o m 0 t o i n c l u d e
,sx*, clear oW(wpciallyBrEj sblsth ina particular group'I n u m h r her among
+ v+adv nibble lmb11 my closest friends, o He is numtlbered among the
'nlbble at sth Ito eat sth by taking very small mrld's lop experts.
nagin=/ (6 bltcs: Themouwnlbb~atf~peanurs. o You'us FEE) count sblsth among sth
'nagat sb 1to keep complainingtosb about their only nibhled at your I u h . 2 to show a sllght +v+ nlpmn + prep
behaviour; to keep asking sb to do sth:He keeps interest in sth:Sewmlmmpanieshawnibbledat
g me toget more exerck. 2 20 worry or
~ g g i n at our offer nuzzlernnzl,
irritate you mntinuously:Thesurrpicwn thut she
was iyingmntinued so nngai me.
+
v+ prep
,nibble a'way at sth I e l l y Bra to grad-
,nunla 'up agalnsMo sMth to press your
head, face, etc. against sblsth to show aflmtionor
QY+P~~P ually reduce or use up the total amount of sth: kcep warm,etc: H e rruzzfed up to his mother wlfh
i@ation beganionibbieowoy at ihetrsovfngs. a happy sigh.
Q v+adv+prep Qv+adu+pmp
,nail sb 'down (tosth)tofomsb to state exactly
what they think, what they intend to do,etc: He
says he'll come, but I wn't nuil him down to a ,nip sth 'OPf to remove a part of sth by squeezing
date. it with your Angers,cutting it qulckly with scis-
F33 ph sb dorm (to sth) sors, etc: She nipped off the dead leaves.
+v+ru'pmn+adv + v+adv+n m Ellfsthoff
,nail ath 'down 1 to fasten 8th down with nails: Qv+adv+n + v+nlpmn+adv
Sfteeof him to m i l ~ ~ ~ r ~ d2 t oo o n .
know or understand exactly what sth is: Some- nod/ n ~ d : ~ m E n a (ad-) d/
thtngseenrsamngehexe, butlcun'tnail iddown.
3 to reach an agreement or a decision, usually ,nod 'off (it$ormoO to fd asleep: She mmbM o g
after a Iot of discussion: Thy mai-mgd lo nuil infront of the lalevision.
,sr*, doze off (moreformal)
down an ugreement with the m a q e m e n t . EZEI
agreemant
+v+adv
@ 1v+nEpmn+adv 2 v+adv+n a v+nlpmn+adv
3 v + a d v + n + vf nlpmn+adv
noseI-; AmEnoW
,nail sih 'up 1 to attach sth to a wall. a post, etc. ,nose a-nd ( B E also ,nose #bout) (for m)
with nails.f nailed upa ~ t i m m y i n g : ~ p o u t I 2 (informal) to go around trying to hnd out sth
to fasten a door, a window, etc. with nails so that about sWsth, particularly when you should not
it cannot easily be opened:He Miled up the dmr do this:I'm just nosingabout fur clues.
to keep i n W e m out. ev+adv
<bv+adv+n + v+nlpron+adv ,nose sb 'out Ilrlformnt) to defeat sb by a small
amount, for example in a raceor an election:She
namejneml ruas nosed out offirstpbce ty her oki rival.
Qv+nlprm+adv+v+adv+n
'name W h 'a&ir sbMh (AmEatso 'MW
sblsth 'for sWsth) to give s b t h the name of ,nose sth 'out (in-I) to d i m some infnr-
sbtsth else that you like or admire, for example a mation by searchingfor it: That man arn nos a
famlly memhr or a famous person or place: We news story out Unywkm,
n a m d her dter her grandmother o The Miller ,sv*, mnlff cth out
fire was w m d f i r the wnyon in which it kgan. +v+nlpron*adv v+adv+n
+ v+ nlpmn + prep
notch/ n D t r : m n a q /
narrowI ' W W ; A ~ E - M I ,notch sth 'up (tqforrmt)to achieve a win or a
,narrow sth 'down (to 8th)to gradually M u m high mre:He notched up en p i n t s in rhefimt
the n u i n k of possibilities: rue mrrwusd the five minutesof thegame.
Zkt d mndidnw down m three. vlctory, p t n b E % W k Lth up
Qv+n/pmn+adv * v*a&+n +v +adv + n + v + nlpron +adv