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nave

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nave.

Editorial note

Looks like the nave is about 20 feet tall and the bell towers 40 feet maybe?

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A hub of a wheel.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nave gathered in one view.

noun

A hub of a wheel.

noun

A surname.

noun

(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nave.

noun

A hub of a wheel.

noun

A surname.

noun

(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.

noun

(architecture) The ground-level middle cavity of a barn.

Example sentences

1

Looks like the nave is about 20 feet tall and the bell towers 40 feet maybe?

2

Walking the sun‑lit nave doesn’t qualify anyone to lecture the folks who were locked in the crypt.

3

It's not their fault, and they nave no real ability to change their state policies.

4

Fire-stop trusses have been installed to separate the spire from the choir on one side and the nave on the other.

5

You may nave a point, but you're making up numbers and forget other scenarios.

6

> no angle of attack You probably need to film the plane and nave an accurate horizontal reference to ensure the wing is perfectly horizontal.

7

Sorry to hear about your experiences, nave you worked for NetApp?

8

I guess that you nave never been to a demoscene event then (or it doesn't count as a hackathon in your book).

9

One will also be able to see more chairs than have ever been crammed into YC's nave before.

10

But even in the 15th and 16th century vocal polyphony was likely performed (often?) in places other than the resonant nave or choir of a large church.

11

I nave never, and will never, use AI on my own accord.

12

I nave a Dell laptop and it has a great trackpad.

Quote examples

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Non-native speakers might see something like "nave" instead of "nigh-eve" unless it is clear that there is a stress that breaks out of the diphthong.

2

This is not to say that the US military is all "bad" but you'd be completely nave to see it as anything more than a tool used by a very specific interest.

3

For instance, if you didn't know better, you would think that the words "naive" and "nave" (said "nāv", the congregational of a traditional church) were homophones.

4

Covering the roof structures of the nave, the choir and two arms of the transept with lead does not expose any member of the public to lead, as they are located some forty metres from the ground and are inaccessible,” the institution told French daily newspaper La Croix in a December 2023 article, assuring it was taking the matter “very seriously”.

Proper noun examples

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Norway has a name for living off the welfare state as a grown up man: Nave, deriving from the social security service Nav and it has been like that for a decade at least.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nave in a sentence?

Looks like the nave is about 20 feet tall and the bell towers 40 feet maybe?

What does nave mean?

A hub of a wheel.

What part of speech is nave?

nave is commonly used as noun.