Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The giant fulmar, Ossifraga gigantea.
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- proper noun A spelling variant of
Nellie , a diminutive of the female given namesEleanor andHelen . - proper noun One of the Frazier Islands where
nellies breed.
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Examples
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Nelly is from Webgrrls and is @DigitalWoman on Twitter.
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The case takes place in the air as Mac investigates the murder of an air marshal on his flight to D.C. •Where Nelly is playing a part on NY, Kenny G is playing himself on Dirty Sexy Money (ABC, 10 ET/PT) in what amounts to a performing cameo.
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Well, this new song by Timbaland which features Justin and Nelly is the topping on the cake.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Sometimes when it was raining they called Nelly to come over.
DO NOT PASS GO KIRKPATRICK HILL 2007
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Sometimes when it was raining they called Nelly to come over.
DO NOT PASS GO KIRKPATRICK HILL 2007
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So a few days later, I called Nelly and asked her to explain, as best she could, why their lives had diverged so.
THE ENVY OF The World Ellis Cose 2002
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He called Nelly by her name, not “good-for-nothing.”
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule Harriette Gillem Robinet 1998
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He called Nelly by her name, not “good-for-nothing.”
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule Harriette Gillem Robinet 1998
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The little goat she called Nelly, who fell ill the week before, and gasped out its breath in her arms on a dry heap of hay, gave all the love of its disputed soul to Eleanor.
When the Birds Begin to Sing Harold Piffard
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At the sound of his name Nelly's eyes were suddenly startled: she caught her breath; the colour swept over her face and ebbed away, leaving her paler than before.
Mary Gray Katharine Tynan 1896
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