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Ness

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Ness  (ns), Loch
A lake of north-central Scotland. It drains through the Ness River into the Moray Firth and is part of the Caledonian Canal system. The Loch Ness Monster is reputed to inhabit its deep waters.

ness  (ns)
n.
A cape or headland.

[Middle English ness, from Old English næss; see nas- in Indo-European roots.]

ness [nɛs]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a.  Archaic a promontory or headland
b.  (capital as part of a name) Orford Ness
[Old English næs headland; related to Old Norse nes, Old English nasu nose]

Ness [nɛs]
n
(Placename) Loch. a lake in NW Scotland, in the Great Glen: said to be inhabited by a legendary aquatic monster. Length: 36 km (22.5 miles). Depth: 229 m (754 ft.)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Nessness - a strip of land projecting into a body of water
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
spit, tongue - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea


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But the pathos, the lesson, the moral of the great spectacle were lost upon the boy; he only thought of the conspicuous- ness of the principal character before the on-looking nations; his face lit with the thought, and he said to himself that he wished he could be that child, if it was a tame lion.
The hearing of those wild notes always de- pressed my spirit, and filled me with ineffable sad- ness.
The night was warm and I was thirsty, and I went stretching my legs clumsily and feeling my way in the dark- ness, to the little table where the siphon stood, while Ogilvy exclaimed at the streamer of gas that came out towards us.
 
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