nil | | |
n. (quantity) | 1. aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo | a quantity of no importance.; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| ~ nihil | (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ).; "nihil habet" |
| ~ bugger all, fanny adams, fuck all, sweet fanny adams | little or nothing at all.; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" |
zero | | |
n. (quantity) | 1. 0, cipher, cypher, nought, zero | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. |
| ~ digit, figure | one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration.; "0 and 1 are digits" |
n. (cognition) | 2. zero, zero point | the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured. |
| ~ numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number. |
n. (artifact) | 3. zero | the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing. |
| ~ sight setting | the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions. |
v. (change) | 4. zero | adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value. |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
v. (change) | 5. zero, zero in | adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun).; "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
adj. | 6. 0, zero | indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.; "a zero score" |
| ~ cardinal | being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order.; "cardinal numbers" |
adj. | 7. zero | having no measurable or otherwise determinable value.; "the goal is zero population growth" |
| ~ no | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" |
adj. | 8. zero | indicating an initial point or origin. |
| ~ ordinal | being or denoting a numerical order in a series.; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" |
adj. (pertain) | 9. zero | of or relating to the null set (a set with no members). |
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