"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 Categories (topical): Usenet
    Sense id: en-NG-en-adj-H9tHvqBd Disambiguation of Usenet: 28 2 4 3 12 8 32 10 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: 26 1 11 10 9 17 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 2 5 5 7 18 21 10
  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 Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-NG-en-name-MJweCHq~ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  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 Categories (topical): Petrochemistry, Usenet Translations ((petrochemistry) natural gas): GN (gaz naturel) [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-Haadpi~n Disambiguation of Usenet: 28 2 4 3 12 8 32 10 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences Disambiguation of '(petrochemistry) natural gas': 100 0 0 0
  2. Initialism of nitroglycerin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: nitroglycerin
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-kr76vT61
  3. (Internet) Initialism of newsgroup. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: newsgroup Categories (topical): Internet, Usenet Translations ((Internet) newsgroup): NG [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-eUvQBFu6 Disambiguation of Usenet: 28 2 4 3 12 8 32 10 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 1 4 4 6 11 33 14 Disambiguation of '(Internet) newsgroup': 17 11 63 10
  4. (rail transport) Initialism of narrow gauge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: narrow gauge Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Usenet
    Sense id: en-NG-en-noun-XaBtBb5E Disambiguation of Usenet: 28 2 4 3 12 8 32 10 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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