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nymph

How to use nymph in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for nymph.

Editorial note

Here's a fun one that's short and makes sense: Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex!

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

noun

a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

noun

a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nymph.

noun

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

noun

a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

noun

a voluptuously beautiful young woman

Example sentences

1

Here's a fun one that's short and makes sense: Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex!

2

Are nymph ticks even capable of breaking through human skin?

3

I advise picking up the money that's closest and running while your dog holds off the nymph and the rest.

4

Yes, the nymph stage is particularly bad, because they are so small it is easy to miss them.

5

How does nymph know which one to call?In the `obj` block, there are initializers/default values, it seems.

6

I got bit on the shoulder by a nymph, found at somewhere between 18 - 24 hours later still unengorged.

7

Its getting scary out there, my wife has basically banned us going hiking esp in Spring when the nymph ticks are tiny.

8

It is the nymph-been in the honeycomb-cell versus the working worker-bee.

9

I've always preferred "waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex", as it's the shortest one that uses simple words and has a straightforward sentence structure.

10

Some young children have been infected with extremely virulent Lyme after only 15 minutes of nymph tick attachment.

11

Climate change changed the feeding behavior of the prey of juvenile nymph ticks, the main vector for increasing the habitat is mice not deer.

12

A nymph is a supernatural female diety in Greek mythology associated with air, water and wood.

13

But without some HR codifications the line between "fully-formed" and "childish jerk nymph" becomes wholly subjective, and controlled by the majority.

Proper noun examples

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No, 'nymph' as in 'dragonfly nymph', as in the part of an insect's life cycle, which is also the reason why I called it 'NymphRPC'.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use nymph in a sentence?

Here's a fun one that's short and makes sense: Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex!

What does nymph mean?

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

What part of speech is nymph?

nymph is commonly used as noun.