nill

Verb

Verb Forms: nilled, nilling, nills

To be unwilling; to refuse or object.
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
To be unwilling.
To reject, refuse, negate.

Noun

Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.

Examples

He would nill to play any word that didn’t land on a premium square.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Unrelated to Latin nolo which is constructed the same way, but the morphemes that compound both verbs are cognates.

Synonyms

particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics, zinc oxide

Scrabble Score: 4

nill: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nill: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nill: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

nill: valid Words With Friends Word