nill
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Is nill a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of nill?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (modal auxiliary, obsolete) To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).Examples: "I here auow thee neuer to forſake. Ill weares he armes, that nill them vſe for Ladies ſake."; "What I nill tell, you aske (quoth ſhe) in vaine, Nor mou’d by praier, nor conſtraind by powre[…]"auxiliarymodalobsolete
2. (intransitive, archaic) To be unwilling.Examples: "I must indeed abide the Doom of Men, whether I will or I nill:[…]"archaicintransitive
3. (transitive, archaic) To reject, refuse, negate.Examples: "Certes (ſayd he) I n’ill thine offred grace, Ne to be made ſo happy doe intend[…]."archaictransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.Synonyms: zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmeticsobsoleteuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary