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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up NIL, Nil, or nil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nil often refers to the number zero. Nil or NIL may also refer to: NIL (programming language)
Nil
2014 Indian film
Nimirndhu Nil (transl. Stand upright) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani featuring Ravi Mohan (then
Nimirndhu_Nil
referred to in English-language media as nul points /ˌnjuːl ˈpwæ̃/ or nil points /ˌnɪl ˈpɔɪnts/, albeit incorrectly. Grammatical French for "no points" is
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
Voting_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
Major river in northeast Africa
names within the Nile Basin. In Egypt, it is referred to as Al-Nīl, Baḥr Al-Nīl or Nahr Al-Nīl. In South Sudan, it is sometimes referred to by the Arabic
Nile
2015 film by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Nil Battey Sannata (lit. 'Zero Divided by Zero Equals Nothing'; slang for "Good for Nothing"), released internationally as The New Classmate, is a 2015
Nil_Battey_Sannata
1997 film by Gary Oldman
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama film written, produced and directed by Gary Oldman. His debut as a filmmaker, it portrays the life of a dysfunctional, working-class
Nil_by_Mouth_(film)
2023 video game
Terra Nil is a strategy video game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released for Android, iOS, and Windows on March
Terra_Nil
ring theory, a left, right or two-sided ideal of a ring is said to be a nil ideal if all of its elements are nilpotent, i.e. for each a ∈ I {\displaystyle
Nil_ideal
State of Sudan
Blue Nile State (Arabic: ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-ʾAzraq) is one of the 18 states of the Republic of the Sudan. Established by Presidential
Blue_Nile_State
1998 action video game
many other parameters which have huge impact on the game play. NiL (recursive acronym for NiL Isn't Liero) is a clone of Liero, which runs on Linux and Windows
Liero
WWE's development systems
includes the WWE Independent Development (WWE ID) and WWE Next in Line (WWE NIL) programs. The system supports the training and development of athletes at
WWE_Recruit
Card game
of two "blind nil" is usually allowed and is worth both the blind and nil bonuses or penalties. In some variants, the player bidding nil passes one or
Spades_(card_game)
Turkish singer and songwriter
Ferhan Nil Karaibrahimgil (born 17 October 1976) is a Turkish singer and songwriter, mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration
Nil_Karaibrahimgil
Species of vine
Ipomoea nil is a species of Ipomoea morning glory known by several common names, including picotee morning glory, ivy morning glory, ivy-leaf morning
Ipomoea_nil
Military unit
The Nil military unit, commonly called JW NIL and formerly known as Jednostka Wojskowa NIL, is one of six special forces units in Polish Armed Forces.
Nil_Military_Unit
Payments for college athletes
in sports or for the commercial use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Historically, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) prohibited
Student_athlete_compensation
Famous Bengali Language Play
Nil Darpan (Bengali: নীল দর্পণ, The Indigo Mirror) is a Bengali-language play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was essential to Nil
Nil_Darpan
Canadian rock band
The Dirty Nil is a Canadian rock band formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2006, who won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards
The_Dirty_Nil
Topics referred to by the same term
Nil by Mouth may refer to: Nothing by mouth or nil by mouth, a medical instruction Nil by Mouth (album), a 2015 album by Blancmange Nil by Mouth (charity)
Nil_by_Mouth
Topics referred to by the same term
Unix systems /dev/null Null pointer or reference (sometimes written NULL, nil, or None), an object pointer (or reference) not currently set to point (or
Null
The nil rate band (NRB) is a term defined and used within the tax legislation of the United Kingdom (the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, abbreviated as IHTA
Nil_rate_band
Bridge
The Qasr el Nil Bridge (originally named Khedive Ismail Bridge, Egyptian Arabic: Asr el Nil Bridge), is a historic swing bridge structure dating from
Qasr_El_Nil_Bridge
2007 EP by Porcupine Tree
Nil Recurring (also Transmission 5.1) is an EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released on 17 September 2007 through the band's online
Nil_Recurring
2009 Polish film
General Nil (Polish: Generał Nil) is a Polish historical film, based on the life of general Emil August Fieldorf, pseudonym "Nil". The film was directed
General_Nil
Name list
Fieldorf ("Nil"; 1895–1953), Polish brigadier general Nil Filatov (1847–1902), Russian pediatric Nil Hilevich (1931–2016), Belarusian poet Nil Izvorov (1823–1905)
Nil_(given_name)
State of Sudan
River Nile State (Arabic: ولاية نهر النيل, romanized: Nahr an Nīl) is one of the 18 states (wilayat) of Sudan. It has an area of 122,123 km² (47,152 mi²)
River_Nile_State
Canadian journalist
Nil Köksal is a Turkish-born Canadian radio and television journalist, serving as primary host of As It Happens on CBC Radio One. Previously, she was
Nil_Köksal
Latin phrase
The Latin phrase De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est, "Of the dead nothing but good is to be said." — abbreviated Nil nisi bonum — is a mortuary aphorism
De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum
British charitable organisation
Nil By Mouth is a Scottish charity, established in 2000, which seeks to challenge sectarianism within Scottish Society. Nil By Mouth was founded as a
Nil_by_Mouth_(charity)
Surname list
Nil is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alain De Nil (born 1966), Belgian football player Eva Nil (1909–1990), Egyptian-born Brazilian
Nil_(surname)
Turkish musical artist (born 1948)
Pembe Nihal Munsif (born 27 April 1948), better known as Nil Burak, is a Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress who is famous in Turkey and Northern Cyprus
Nil_Burak
2003 Indian film
Nil Nirjane (Bengali: নীল নির্জনে, Vacation Blues) is an Indian Bengali movie, released in 2003. It is the first movie in India that was shot on a digital
Nil_Nirjane
Topics referred to by the same term
Upper Nile may refer to: Upper portion of the river Nile and its surrounding areas. Greater Upper Nile, a region of South Sudan Upper Nile (state), a state
Upper_Nile
2006 studio album by the Gazette
Nil (Nameless Liberty Underground) (commonly known simply as Nil) is the second studio album released by Japanese rock band the Gazette. It was released
Nil_(album)
Cambodian politician (died 1970)
Lon Nil (Khmer: លន់ និល; died 28 March 1970) was the brother of the former Cambodian prime minister Lon Nol, and was a casualty of the Cambodian coup
Lon_Nil
German cigarette brand
Nil is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Gallaher Group, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco. Nil is German for Nile. Nil cigarettes
Nil_(cigarette)
Withholding oral ingestion of food and fluids for medical purposes
fluids. It is also known as nil per os (npo or NPO), a Latin phrase that translates to English as "nothing through the mouth". Nil by mouth is the term used
Nothing_by_mouth
Turkish artist (born 1938)
Nil Yalter (born 1938) is a Turkish contemporary feminist artist. She attended Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey. Her work is included in many collections
Nil_Yalter
Japanese rock band
Nil (stylized as nil) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 by Tetsu Takano (ex-Malice Mizer, ex-Mega8Ball, Zigzo, The JuneJulyAugust), Hiroyuki Kashimoto
Nil_(band)
2001 studio album by Neil Finn
One Nil, released in 2001, is the second solo album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Neil Finn. When released in the United States the following year
One_Nil
Mock-Latin aphorism
phrase, such as Illegitimis non carborundum, Noli illegitimi carborundum and Nil illegitimi carborundum, all of them Dog Latin. Sometimes (as in The Handmaid's
Illegitimi_non_carborundum
Nigerian professional wrestler (born 1998)
school and college years. After signing with the WWE in 2021 through its NIL program, Odugbesan won the 2023 NXT Men's Breakout Tournament and 2024 Men's
Oba_Femi
American singer
Nil Lara (born 1964) is an American musician from Miami, Florida who is a singer, guitarist and songwriter, playing the tres, the six-stringed Cuban guitar
Nil_Lara
Rooted binary tree data structure
remaining subtree is nil {\displaystyle {\text{nil}}} . If the searched key is not found after a nil {\displaystyle {\text{nil}}} subtree is reached
Binary_search_tree
City of medieval Iraq
an-Nīl was a city of medieval Iraq, located at the modern site of Niliyah. It was founded by Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the Umayyad governor of Iraq, on the
Nil_(Iraq)
Feminist magazine in Egypt (1945–1957)
Bint Al Nil (Arabic: Daughter of the Nile) was a feminist magazine which was founded and edited by Doria Shafik, a well-known Egyptian woman journalist
Bint_Al_Nil
Sports website
including the transfer portal and leading in name, image, and likeness (NIL) information. Aside from articles, podcasts, and video content, On3 includes
On3.com
English actress (born 1945)
English actress. After making her acting debut as Janet in the drama film Nil by Mouth (1997), she went on to join the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Mo
Laila_Morse
Japanese musician
reunited in 2012. In addition to Zigzo, Tetsu is currently active in the bands Nil, The JuneJulyAugust, The Black Comet Club Band, and Disco Volante, all of
Tetsu_Takano
Valley in Alaska, United States
Nil Desperandum Gulch is a valley in Nome Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. Nil Desperandum Gulch derives its name from the Latin phrase Nil
Nil_Desperandum_Gulch
1951 Egyptian film
Son of the Nile (Arabic: ابن النيل translit. Ibn El Nil) listen is a 1951 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It starred Yehia Chahine, Faten
Son_of_the_Nile
Bulgarian hierarch, activist and participant in the struggle for an independent Church
Nil Izvorov (Bulgarian: Нил Изворов, August 23, 1823 – March 13, 1905) was a Bulgarian hierarch, activist of the Bulgarian National Revival and participant
Nil_Izvorov
English actor (born 1972)
(1991), London Kills Me (1991), Loved Up (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Nil By Mouth (1997), Essex Boys (2000), King Arthur (2004), Harry Brown (2009)
Charlie_Creed-Miles
Russian theologian and saint (1433–1508)
Nilus of Sora (also Nil Sorsky or Nil Sorski; Russian: Нил Сорский; secular name: Nikolai Maikov; Russian: Николай Майков; c. 1433 – 7 May 1508) was a
Nilus_of_Sora
State of Sudan
White Nile State (Arabic: النيل الأبيض, romanized: An Nīl al Ābyaḍ) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 39,701 km2 and an estimated
White_Nile_State
2018 Japanese anime series
Nil Admirari no Tenbin is a 2018 Japanese dark fantasy anime television series based on a video game of the same name created and developed by Otomate
Nil_Admirari_no_Tenbin
Multiple-occupancy building
Three-nil building is a term used to describe multiple-occupancy buildings in Hong Kong which lack an owners' corporation, residents' organisation and
Three-nil_buildings
Spanish rally driver (born 1992)
Nil Solans Baldó (born 14 April 1992) is a Spanish rally driver. Solans won the Junior World Rally Championship and WRC-3 in 2017 He also was the winner
Nil_Solans
Ukrainian artist and political figure
Nil Antonovych Khasevych (Ukrainian: Ніл Антонович Хасе́вич; 25 November 1905 - 4 March 1952) was a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, and active public
Nil_Khasevych
18th-century wooden sculpture of a saint
Nil Stolobensky (Russian: Нил Столобенский) is a carved and painted wooden sculpture of the eponymous saint, currently housed in the Museum "Legacy of
Nil_Stolobensky
American rock musician (born 1951)
Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as
Nils_Lofgren
American professional basketball player (born 2002)
could be future NIL template". On3 NIL. Retrieved August 15, 2025. Butterfield, Christine. "UConn stars Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd have NIL deal with Nerf"
Azzi_Fudd
Tax nil-rate band, residence nil-rate band from 6 April 2028". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 April 2026. Lintner, Ivan (3 June 2024). "The residence nil rate
Inheritance tax in the United Kingdom
Inheritance_tax_in_the_United_Kingdom
all"; cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum. de mortuis nil nisi bonum about the dead, nothing unless a good thing From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Principal precept of bioethics meaning "first, do no harm"
that means "first, do no harm". The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere. Non-maleficence, which is derived from the maxim, is one of the principal
Primum_non_nocere
King penguin
Major General Sir Nils Olav III (Norwegian: [ˌnɪls ˈûːlɑv]), Baron of Bouvet Island, is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the
Nils_Olav
State of South Sudan
Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan. The White Nile flows through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region
Upper_Nile_(state)
Dialect of Lisp
New Implementation of LISP (NIL) is a programming language, a dialect of the language Lisp, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
NIL_(programming_language)
Street In Egypt
Qasr El Nil Street (شارع قصر النيل, lit. Nile Palace street) is a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, one of the biggest streets in Cairo, with many businesses
Qasr_El_Nil_Street
Representation of natural numbers and other data types in lambda calculus
cons ≡ pair head ≡ λ l . l ( λ h t d . h ) nil tail ≡ λ l . l ( λ h t d . t ) nil nil ≡ false isnil ≡ λ l . l ( λ h t d . false ) true
Church_encoding
American gymnast and influencer (born 2002)
to allow its athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Dunne was projected to earn more than any other collegiate athlete due
Livvy_Dunne
American basketball player and rapper (born 2003)
highest-earning college basketball players from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. She signed NIL deals with brands such as Puma, Meta, JBL, and Taco Bell. In December
Flau'jae_Johnson
Indian convention of naming large numbers
crore, 109), kharab (100 arab, 1011), nil or sometimes transliterated as neel (100 kharab, 1013), padma (100 nil, 1015), shankh (100 padma, 1017), and
Indian_numbering_system
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
Nil Vinyals Ciero (born 21 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer that plays as a attacking midfielder for Spokane Velocity in USL League
Nil_Vinyals
2004 studio album by Slipknot
style. AllMusic wrote that tracks, such as "The Blister Exists", "Three Nil", and "Opium of the People", combine the two extremes of their recognizable
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Vol._3:_(The_Subliminal_Verses)
Spanish paratriathlete (born 1996)
Nil Riudavets Victory (born 3 April 1996) is a Spanish paratriathlete. He represented Spain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Riudavets represented Spain
Nil_Riudavets
Turkish actor and model
original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2013. "İnanır, Molped kızı Nil Erkoçlar'ı seçti". Vatan. 20 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24
Rüzgar_Erkoçlar
Belgian footballer
Alain De Nil (born 17 August 1966) is a Belgian footballer. He played in one match for the Belgium national football team in 1992. Belgian Second Division:
Alain_De_Nil
Ukrainian Ruthenian Catholic hierarch (born 1973)
Nil Lushchak O.F.M. (Ukrainian: Ніл Лущак, born Yuriy Yuriyovych Lushchak, Ukrainian: Юрій Юрійович Лущак; born 22 May 1973) is a Ukrainian Ruthenian
Nil_Lushchak
Nil volentibus arduum is a Latin expression meaning "nothing is impossible for those willing", and the name of a 17th-century Dutch literary society that
Nil_volentibus_arduum
Egyptian medal
The Order of the Nile (Kiladat El Nil) was established in 1915 and was one of the Kingdom of Egypt's principal orders until the monarchy was abolished
Order_of_the_Nile
1932 film directed by Mario Bonnard
Five to Nil (Italian: Cinque a zero) is a 1932 Italian sports comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Milly, and Osvaldo Valenti
Five_to_Nil
Hermès perfume by Jean-Claude Ellena
Un Jardin sur le Nil (French for "A Garden on the Nile") is a 2005 perfume created by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena for Hermès. A unisex eau de toilette
Un_Jardin_sur_le_Nil
American basketball player (born 2007)
Chris Bengel (December 12, 2022). "LeBron James' son, Bryce James, signs NIL contract with Klutch Sports". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2023. Jelani
Bryce_James
Greek singer (born 1981)
Maxi Nil (Greek: Μάξι Νιλ, born 4 June 1981) is a Greek singer, and the lead singer of Greek power metal band Jaded Star. Maxi is best known for her work
Maxi_Nil
2024 American documentary series
sports season and the impact of them signing name, image, and likeness (NIL) contracts. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 10, 2024
The_Money_Game:_LSU
element of the algebra is nilpotent is called a nil algebra. Nilpotent algebras are trivially nil, whereas nil algebras may not be nilpotent, as each element
Nilpotent_algebra
River originating in Burundi or Rwanda
The White Nile (Arabic: النيل الأبيض an-nīl al-'abyaḍ) is a river in North and East Africa. It is the less-voluminous, but longer (and wider and shallower)
White_Nile
Device file that discards all data written to it
OS/2 and newer Windows systems (internally \Device\Null on Windows NT), NIL: on Amiga operating systems, and NL: on OpenVMS. In Windows Powershell, the
Null_device
Indian filmmaker
advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the comedy-drama Nil Battey Sannata (2016). The film garnered great reviews and Tiwari went on
Ashwiny_Iyer_Tiwari
Israeli footballer
Nil Abarbanel (Hebrew: ניל אברבאנל; born 19 June 1987) is a former Israeli footballer. Nil Abarbanel – Israel Football Association league player details
Nil_Abarbanel
American basketball player (born 2002)
athletes from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. After her junior season, she surpassed $1 million in NIL valuation, leading all women's college basketball
Angel_Reese
2012 French-language novel by Scholastique Mukasonga
Our Lady of the Nile (French: Notre-Dame du Nil) is a French-language novel by Rwanda-born writer Scholastique Mukasonga, originally published in 2012
Our_Lady_of_the_Nile
2016 video game
Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan is an otome visual novel video game developed by Otomate for PlayStation Vita that was first released on April
Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan
Nil_Admirari_no_Tenbin:_Teito_Genwaku_Kitan
TV series
also features Álex Villazán, Pol Monen, Claudia Roset, Javier Morgade, Nil Cardoner, María Caballero, Milena Smit and Elena Irureta, among others. Following
The_Girl_in_the_Mirror
First Supreme Buddhist Patriarch of Cambodia
Samdech Preah Moha Sangkha Reach Nil Teang or Nil Tieng as it was written during the French protectorate of Cambodia, was the first Supreme Patriarch of
Nil_Teang
Indian actress (born 1989)
including Peraanmai (2009), Maanja Velu (2010) and Nil Gavani Sellathey (2010). Regarding her role in Nil Gavani Sellathey, a reviewer stated that "Among
Sai_Dhanshika
Ancient Babylonian canal in southern Iraq
The Shatt en-Nil (also Shatt al-Nil) is a dry river bed/canal in southern Iraq. It is also known as the Naru Kabari. Called the Euphrates of Nippur, the
Shatt_en-Nil
Programming language family
on new Lisp dialects (mostly successors to Maclisp such as ZetaLisp and NIL (New Implementation of Lisp)) into a single language. The new language, Common
Lisp_(programming_language)
American social media personality and former basketball player (born 2001)
figures in college sports endorsements, signing name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with several companies, including Boost Mobile and WWE, and co-founding
Hanna_Cavinder
NIL
NIL
Female
Swedish
Feminine form of Swedish Nils, NILSINE means "victor of the people."
Female
Turkish
Turkish form of Persian Nilofer, NILÜFER means "water-lily."
Female
Persian/Iranian
Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, NILOUFAR means "water-lily."
Male
Greek
(ÎηλεÏÏ‚) Greek name of unknown NILEAS means. In mythology, this is the name of a son of Poseidôn and Tyro.
Girl/Female
Tamil
From the Nile
Female
Persian/Iranian
(Ù†ÛŒÙ„ÙˆÙØ±) Persian name NILOFER means "water-lily."
Female
Persian/Iranian
Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, NILOOFAR means "water-lily."
Girl/Female
Hindu
From the Nile
Male
English
English patronymic surname transferred to forename use, NILES means "son of Neal."
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil
Enchanting Moon; An Another Name of Nila (Moon)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal (see Nelson).Possibly a variant of German Neils, a derivative of the personal name Cornelius.John Niles from England was known to have been in Dorchester, MA, as early as 1634 before putting down roots in Braintree, MA, where his grandson Samuel was a Congregational clergyman for many years.
Girl/Female
Latin
From the Nile.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Nikolaos, NILS means "victor of the people."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
The nilgiris, Blue mountain
Boy/Male
Tamil
Niladri | நிலாதà¯à®°à¯€Â
The nilgiris, Blue mountain
Niladri | நிலாதà¯à®°à¯€Â
Female
Hindi/Indian
(Bengali নীলা): Hindi name NILA means "sky blue."
Girl/Female
Latin American
From the Nile.
Girl/Female
Latin
From the Nile.
Female
Italian
Short form of Italian/Spanish Brunilda, NILDA means "armored warrior woman."
Male
Hindi/Indian
Hindi name NILAKANTA means "blue-throated." In mythology, this is a title belonging to the naga king Vasuki.
NIL
NIL
Boy/Male
French
Works in iron.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shower of rain
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit
Glad
Female
English
Pet form of English Hephzibah, HEPSIE means "she is my desire."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Good Day
Girl/Female
Teutonic English German
Intelligent.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Morning
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Calm and Composed
Boy/Male
Indian
Very Big
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Pearl
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
v. t.
Not to will; to refuse; to reject.
n.
A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
imp. & p. p.
of Nill
n.
see Nylghau.
n.
An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.
n.
The great river of Egypt.
v. t.
Will not.
n.
A Nilometer.
n.
A fox (Vulpes Niloticus) of Northern Africa.
a.
Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic crocodile.
n.
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
v. i.
To be unwilling; to refuse to act.
n.
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Nill
n. & a.
Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.
n.
An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
n.
A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak.