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nun

/nĘŚn/noun1 syllable

Nun means: a buoy resembling a cone.

Synonyms for nun6

noun, as in a buoy resembling a cone

conical buoy, nun buoy

also used for nun

sister, moniale, sistren, cloistress

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What does nun mean?3

noun

1

a buoy resembling a cone

2

a woman religious

3

the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nun?23

two syllables

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Nun in a sentence

  • She decided to be a nun in order to avoid meeting him.hackerman
  • The nun read a prayer and crossed herself.ddnktr
  • Ziri encountered a nun dressed in a white habit.Amastan
  • The nun took the children to the beach.Amastan
  • The nun was raped by an unknown man.mervert1
  • The archbishop caused an uproar with his dismissive comments about the nuns' concerns.AlanF_US
  • The nun is fine, but I liked the other one more.negativeclock
  • The nun has devoted her life to the Lord.Nylez

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Forms of nun

as a noun

plural
nuns