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dolly | x |

As a proper noun dolly

is a diminutive of the female given name dorothy, and later also of dolores.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

dolly

English

Noun

(dollies)
  • A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
  • A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
  • (Knight)
  • In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
  • A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
  • A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
  • (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
  • (children, colloquial) A child's name for a doll.
  • (cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
  • See also

    * (specialized piece of film equipment) tracking shot

    Verb

  • (cricket) To hit a dolly.
  • To move an object using a dolly.
  • Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----