Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
An untrue statement.
He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.
That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
Something foolish.
A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.
A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
(by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.
(by extension) Anything disgusting or worthless.
This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.
A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.
Inexpensive beer or alcohol.
(Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.