Crossword-Solution: NIAS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Nias | n. | A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NIAS | anagram | AINS, ANIS, ANSI, ASIN, IANS, INAS, INSA, ISAN, NAIS, NASI, SAIN, SANI, SIAN, SINA |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TREEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with NIAS (5)
Jack[23] has described some upraised shells and corals, apparently recent, on Pulo Nias off _Sumatra;_ and Marsden relates in his history of this great island, that the names of many promontories, show that they were originally islands.
The people of Nias think that every man, before he is born, is asked how long or how heavy a soul he would like, and a soul of the desired weight or length is measured out to him.
Similarly, the natives of Nias believe that harm may be done to a person by the demons who hear his name pronounced.
The houses in Nias are raised above the ground on posts, and it has happened that when the dying man lay with his face on the floor, one of the candidates has bored a hole in the floor and sucked in the chief's last breath through a bamboo tube.
Jack[24] has described some upraised shells and corals, apparently recent, on Pulo Nias off _Sumatra_; and Marsden relates in his history of this great island, that the names of many promontories, show that they were originally islands.
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Appears in: Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 45 times in crossword archives (1942–2018).