The difference between Nill and Refuse
When used as nouns, nill means shining sparks thrown off from melted brass, whereas refuse means collectively, items or material that have been discarded.
When used as verbs, nill means to be unwilling, whereas refuse means to decline (a request or demand).
Refuse is also adjective with the meaning: discarded, rejected.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nill and Refuse
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Nill as a verb (modal auxiliary, obsolete):
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
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Nill as a verb (intransitive, archaic):
To be unwilling.
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Nill as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To reject, refuse, negate.
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Nill as a noun:
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
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Nill as a noun:
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Refuse as an adjective:
Discarded, rejected.
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Refuse as a noun:
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
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Refuse as a verb (transitive):
To decline (a request or demand).
Examples:
"My request for a pay rise was refused."
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Refuse as a verb (intransitive):
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
Examples:
"I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more."
"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."
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Refuse as a verb (military):
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
Examples:
"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"
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Refuse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To disown.
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Refuse as a noun (obsolete):
refusal
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairfax"
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Refuse as a verb:
To melt again.