nisus

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Synonyms: nidus, ninus, risus, niss, nasus, isus, nicus, nilus, nius, visus

Antonyms: nidus, ninus, risus, niss, nasus, isus, nicus, nilus, nius, visus

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Noun

1. A [[mental]] or [[physical]] [[effort]] to attain a specific [[goal]]; a [[striving]].
2. The [[periodic]] [[procreative]] [[desire]] manifested in the [[spring]] by [[bird]]s, etc.
3. The [[contraction]] of the [[diaphragm]] and [[abdominal]] [[muscle]]s to [[evacuate]] [[faeces]] or [[urine]].

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