Associations to the word «Nimble»
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
NIMBLE, adjective. Quick and light in movement or action.
NIMBLE, adjective. Quick-witted and alert.
NIMBLE WILL, noun. A slender branching American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa, now Muhlenbergia sylvatica or Muhlenbergia schreberi) of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.
Dictionary definition
NIMBLE, adjective. Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it".
NIMBLE, adjective. Mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.