"NMS" meaning in English

See NMS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-prop}} NMS
  1. Initialism of National Museum of Scotland. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Museum of Scotland
    Sense id: en-NMS-en-name-tKQSwIFd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 32 39 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 25 1 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 27 0 14 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} NMS (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: neuroleptic malignant syndrome
    Sense id: en-NMS-en-noun-Yedq9Gk8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 32 39 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 25 1 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 27 0 14 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Romanian NMS (“Nava Majestăţii Sale”). Literally, “HMS” (His/Her Majesty's Ship). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ro|NMS||Nava Majestăţii Sale}} Borrowed from Romanian NMS (“Nava Majestăţii Sale”), {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|HMS}} “HMS”, {{lit|HMS}} Literally, “HMS”, {{gloss|His/Her Majesty's Ship}} (His/Her Majesty's Ship) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} NMS (uncountable)
  1. (military, nautical) Abbreviation of His/Her Romanian Majesty's Ship; the ship prefix used for the Royal Romanian Navy ships, of the defunct Kingdom of Romania. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: His/Her Romanian Majesty's Ship (extra: the ship prefix used for the Royal Romanian Navy ships, of the defunct Kingdom of Romania) Synonyms: HRMS, HMS Coordinate_terms: HMS, HBMS, HBMIS, HMIS, HIRMS
    Sense id: en-NMS-en-noun-nVJflnk4 Categories (other): Military, Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 44 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 25 32 39 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 18 25 1 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 22 27 0 14 24 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Phrase

Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} NMS
  1. (slang) Initialism of not my style. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: not my style
    Sense id: en-NMS-en-phrase-lSIsU3Oz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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