nil
nil is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Will not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 2.Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping. A. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- acquit
- against
- and
- arbitrary
- artless
- babe
- blameless
- bloodless
- blow
- boutade
- brain
- camel
- capriccio
- caprice
- capricious
- captious
- chase
- clean
- clear
- cold
- conscience
- contrary
- crotchet
- crotchety
- culpa
- curia
- deuce
- dove
- eccentric
- erratic
- escapade
- exculpate
- fad
- fanciful
- fancy
- fantastic
- fast
- faultless
- fickle
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is nil.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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