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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a strip of land projecting into a body of water;
[syn: cape, ness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ness \Ness\, n. [AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n[aum]s, Dan. naes, and E. nose. [root] 261. See Nose.] A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

-ness \-ness\ [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass[imac], -nuss[imac], G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.] A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ness n 1: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: cape, ness]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Ness -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 3454 Housing Units (2000): 1835 Land area (2000): 1074.746707 sq. miles (2783.581074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.257650 sq. miles (0.667310 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1075.004357 sq. miles (2784.248384 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.526299 N, 99.890005 W Headwords: Ness Ness, KS Ness County Ness County, KS