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Noun: nimbus (nimbuses,nimbi)  nim-bus
  1. A dark grey cloud bearing rain
    - nimbus cloud, rain cloud
     
  2. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
    - aura, aureole, halo, glory, gloriole, aureola

Derived forms: nimbi, nimbuses

Type of: cloud, light, lightness

Encyclopedia: Nimbus

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nim tree
nimble
nimble Will
nimble-fingered
nimbleness
nimblewill
nimble-witted
nimbly
nimbostratus
nimbus
nimbus cloud
Nimby
NIMBY
nimiety
niminy-piminy
nimious
Nimitz
Nimravus
Nimrod
Nina