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zero

/ zero /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
Type of:
numerical quantity
noun Sense 2
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Type of:
digit figure
Derived:
calculate cipher cypher compute work out
verb Sense 3
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
"He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
Type of:
adjust set correct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
Type of:
adjust set correct
Derived:
nothing nil nix nada null
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 5
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
"a zero score"
Similar:
cardinal
adjective satellite Sense 6
indicating an initial point or origin
Similar:
ordinal
adjective Sense 7
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
Pertains to:
null set
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
relative quantity
Kinds of:
nihil bugger all fuck all Fanny Adams sweet Fanny Adams
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

numerical quantity digit figure adjust set correct cardinal ordinal relative quantity nihil bugger all fuck all