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nolla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
  • neutral adj Not taking sides in a conflict, dispute, or war.
  • nil noun Nothing at all; zero.
  • nonentity noun An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.
  • nought noun Zero; the number or figure representing nothing.
  • zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.
  • zippo noun Nothing at all; used for emphasis when someone might have expected something.

Senses

nolla is used for these senses in English:

  • egg (chiefly, sports) A score of zero; specifically (cricket) , a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.
  • good-for-nothing A person of little worth or usefulness.
  • love (racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
  • neutral An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
  • nil Nothing; zero.
  • nonentity (countable) An unimportant or insignificant person.
  • zero (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.
  • zero The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

egg — full definition

  1. noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  2. noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
  3. noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
  4. verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").

love — full definition

  1. verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
  2. verb To like something very much.
  3. noun A strong feeling of deep affection.
  4. noun (tennis) A score of zero.

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