noll
/nɒl/
noll noun: the head, especially the top of the head.
Noun
noll (plural nolls)
- The head, especially the top of the head.
- Wolde to God it wolde please you some daye / A balade boke before me for to laye, / And lerne me to synge Re my fa sol! / And whan I fayle bobbe me on the noll.1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte
Proper noun capitalized: Noll
Noll
- A diminutive of the male given name Oliver.
- Old Noll (a nickname of Oliver Cromwell)
- A surname.
noll meaning in Tamil and Bengali
noll in Tamil
- தலை
noll in Bengali
- মাথা
Forms of noll
| plural | nolls |
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Origin of noll
From Middle English nol, from Old English hnol. Cognate with Dutch nol (“top of a sand-dune”).
From Oliver, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor.
Words formed from noll
Words that rhyme with noll
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Questions about noll
- What does noll mean?
- Noll means the head, especially the top of the head.
- What is noll in Tamil?
- Noll in Tamil is தலை. See Noll meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is noll?
- Noll can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce noll?
- Noll is pronounced /nɒl/.
- What is the plural of noll?
- The plural of noll is nolls.
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