ness

ness

noun

Definition of NESS

1

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast <from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance>

Synonyms ness, point, promontory

Related Words cape, foreland, peninsula, spit; breakwater, jetty, levee

2

an area of land that juts out into a body of water <the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness>

Synonyms arm, foreland, headland, ness, peninsula, point, promontory, spit

Related Words breakwater, jetty