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Jolly vs Dolly - What's the difference?

jolly | dolly |

As proper nouns the difference between jolly and dolly

is that jolly is (female) while dolly is a diminutive of the female given name dorothy, and later also of dolores.

jolly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

    • Noun

    (jollies)
  • (British) a pleasure trip or excursion

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (British, dated) very, extremely

    • Derived terms

    * jolly well

    Verb

  • To amuse or divert.

    • Derived terms

    * jolly someone along

    References

    * JOLLY in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----

    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.

    • Related terms

    * dolly grip * dolly mixture

    See also

    * (specialized piece of film equipment) tracking shot

    Verb

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

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