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Meaning of "Neill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEILL

Neill  [niːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEILL

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Neill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neill

Neill is an Irish surname, and may refer to ▪ A. S. Neill, British educator and author ▪ Alec Neill, New Zealand politician ▪ Ben Neill, American composer ▪ Bob Neill, British politician ▪ Bud Neill ▪ Casey Neill, American musician ▪ James C. Neill ▪ Jay Wesley Neill ▪ John R. Neill ▪ John W. Neill ▪ Lucas Neill, Australian soccer player ▪ Noel Neill ▪ Patrick Neill, multiple people ▪ Paul Neill ▪ Jay Wesley Neill ▪ Roy William Neill ▪ Sam Neill, New Zealand actor ▪ Terry Neill, multiple people ▪ William Neill, multiple people...

Definition of Neill in the English dictionary

The definition of Neill in the dictionary is A S. 1883–1973, Scottish educationalist and writer, who put his progressive educational theories into practice at Summerhill school. Other definition of Neill is Sam. born 1947, New Zealand film and television actor; his work includes the television series Reilly, Ace of Spies, and the films My Brilliant Career, Dead Calm, Jurassic Park, and The Piano.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEILL


appeal
əˈpiːl
automobile
ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl
deal
diːl
feel
fiːl
heal
hiːl
heel
hiːl
hele
hiːl
he´ll
hiːl
meal
miːl
peel
piːl
reel
riːl
reveal
rɪˈviːl
seal
siːl
spiel
ʃpiːl
steal
stiːl
steel
stiːl
teal
tiːl
teil
tiːl
we´ll
wiːl
wheel
wiːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEILL

Neisse
neither
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
neither here nor there
neither more nor less than
neither one thing nor the other
Nejd
nek
Nekrasov
nekton
nektonic
nelis
nellie
nelly
nelson
Nelspruit

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEILL

back and fill
bill
fill
fit the bill
free-will
grill
hill
ill
kill
mill
Neill
over the hill
run of the mill
skill
still
till
Weill
what you will
will
with a will

Synonyms and antonyms of Neill in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Neill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEILL

Find out the translation of Neill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Neill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Neill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥尼尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Neill
570 millions of speakers

English

Neill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नील
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Neill
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Neill
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Neill
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neill
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neill
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Neill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Neill
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Neill
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Neill
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Neill
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Neill
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Neill
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Neill
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Neill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Neill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Neill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEILL»

The term «Neill» is very widely used and occupies the 14.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Neill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Neill» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Neill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEILL»

Discover the use of Neill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Neill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of Contrary Thinking
" The ten words quoted above are, according to Humphrey B. Neill, a potent factor behind the economic booms and busts that blight our civilization.
Humphrey B. Neill, 1963
2
Bounds of Justice
Argues for a concept of justice that takes account of boundaries, institutions and human diversity.
Onora O'Neill, 2000
3
Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction
The 3rd edition, the first new one in ten years, includes coverage of molecular levels of detail arising from the last decade's explosion of information at this level of organismic organization.
Ernst Knobil, Jimmy D. Neill, 2006
4
Hughie
Presented with great success on Broadway as a staged concert reading. The tenderness, the humor, the anguish and, above all, the poetry that sings from O'Casey's pages are being stunningly evoked. --NY Times.
Eugene O'Neill, 1982
5
Selected Letters of Eugene O'Neill
(Limelight). "...essential to any understanding of...O'Neill if only because they demystify him." Arthur Miller, The New York Times Book Review
Eugene O'Neill, Travis Bogard, Jackson R. Bryer, 1994
6
Semi-Riemannian Geometry With Applications to Relativity, 103
This book is an exposition of semi-Riemannian geometry (also called pseudo-Riemannian geometry)--the study of a smooth manifold furnished with a metric tensor of arbitrary signature.
Barrett O'Neill, 1983
7
Contour in Time: The Plays of Eugene O'Neill
Carefully traces O'Neill's development as a dramatist and his impact on the American theater between the wars
Travis Bogard, Eugene O'Neill, 1988
8
Constructions of Reason: Explorations of Kant's Practical ...
This book traces the alleged incoherences to attempts to assimilate Kant's ethical writings to modern conceptions of rationality, actions and rights.
Onora O'Neill, 1989
9
Irish Potato Famine
Presents the history of Ireland leading up to the famine, key players and happenings during the famine, and the event's effect on society.
Joseph R. O'Neill, 2010
10
Bishop Stephen Neill: From Edinburgh to South India
Through his life, readers will enter into the interwoven contexts of India and England during the final decades of the British Raj. Students of Christian missions and world Christianity will find this book indispensable to their libraries.
Dyron B. Daughrity, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Neill is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Anglo American appoints Tony O'Neill to board
Mr. O'Neill joined Anglo American as technical director in September 2013, five months after Mr. Cutifani joined the globally diversified miner. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
CU hires Neill Woelk as contributing editor for website
Neill Woelk, a former columnist and sports editor for the Daily Camera with many ties to the University of Colorado and Boulder communities, ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
3
Brian O'Neill: It's clear how he views this new office
Indulge me please, gentle reader, as I do something I had been unable to do before in 26¾ working years in Pittsburgh: bask in sunlight. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
UCD 'right in it' says Collie O'Neill
UCD boss Collie O'Neill is set to stick with the team that went so close to springing a huge surprise in Slovakia last week as the students aim to ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
O'Neill, Kieckhefer spell out session reforms at NNDA
Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, and Assemblyman P.K. O'Neill, R-Carson City, laid out a laundry list of reforms to attendees at the Northern ... «Nevada Appeal, Jul 15»
6
Eugene O'Neill Festival to Focus on Human Desires
Important plays by two of America's greatest playwrights highlight the 16th Annual Eugene O'Neill Festival beginning September 4 in Danville. «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Neill Blomkamp Is Revealing Humanity's Greatest Sins
Recently, I looked at Neill Blomkamp's first three movies (District 9, Elysium, Chappie), and I realized each of them are a revelation of humanity. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
8
O'Neill: What's in a name? In the case of Mountain Valley Pipeline …
Reading about the Mountain Valley Pipeline controversy, I am reminded of something an acquaintance said years ago about developers. «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
9
Pure Tactics wins Wickerr for O'Neill barn
DEL MAR — His nickname around the Doug O'Neill barn is “Tater,” earned for his love for sweet potatoes, sliced the way he likes them. «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
10
O'Neill's homer, Hill's gem keep Canada undefeated with win …
As the ball smacked off the batter's eye in centre field, O'Neill celebrated a three-run home run that gave Canada all the offence it needed ... «Bridge River Lillooet News, Jul 15»

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