"NG" meaning in English

See NG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NG (not comparable)
  1. Not OK. Initialism of no good. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-NG-en-adj-H9tHvqBd Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 20 1 9 15 21 12
  2. Initialism of nasogastric. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: nasogastric
    Sense id: en-NG-en-adj-8uoxBq87

Proper name

Etymology: no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NG
  1. (Internet) Initialism of Newgrounds. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Newgrounds
    Sense id: en-NG-en-name-MJweCHq~ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 20 1 9 15 21 12
  2. Initialism of National Geographic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Geographic
    Sense id: en-NG-en-name-1eYHtrv3 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks

Noun

Forms: NGs [plural]
Etymology: no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} NG (countable and uncountable, plural NGs)
  1. (petrochemistry) Initialism of natural gas. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: natural gas Translations ((petrochemistry) natural gas): GN (gaz naturel) [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-Haadpi~n Categories (other): Petrochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences Disambiguation of '(petrochemistry) natural gas': 99 0 1 0
  2. Initialism of nitroglycerin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: nitroglycerin
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-kr76vT61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 20 1 9 15 21 12
  3. (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: newsgroup Translations ((Internet) newsgroup): NG [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-eUvQBFu6 Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Usenet Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 1 15 1 8 10 32 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 20 1 9 15 21 12 Disambiguation of Usenet: 18 0 22 0 4 9 36 10 Disambiguation of '(Internet) newsgroup': 8 4 84 4
  4. (rail transport) Initialism of narrow gauge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: narrow gauge
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-XaBtBb5E Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 1 11 2 11 18 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 20 1 9 15 21 12 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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