/ˈnɔrdnˌʃoʊld, -ʃəld; Swedish ˈnurdənˌʃœld/Show Spelled[nawr-dn-shohld, -shuhld; Swedishnoor-duhn-shœld]Show IPA
noun
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Baron Nils A·dolf E·rik /nɪls ˈɑdɔlf ˈeɪrɪk/Show Spelled[nils ah-dawlf ey-rik]Show IPA, 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
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his nephew, Nils Ot·to Gus·taf /nɪls ˈɔttʊ ˈgʊstɑv/Show Spelled[nils awt-toogoos-tahv]Show IPA, 1869–1928, Swedish arctic and antarctic explorer.
Baron Nils Adolf Erik (nils ˈɑːdɔlf ˈeːrik). 1832--1901, Swedish Arctic explorer and geologist, born in Finland. He was the first to navigate the Northeast Passage (1878--79)
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.