o

noun

ˈō How to pronounce o (audio)
Definition of onext
as in zero
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it our zip code is six-o-three-seven-five

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  1. zero
  2. nothing
  3. nil
  4. aught
Noun
  • These changes make the layers act as either an insulator or a conductor, producing two voltage states that allow information to be stored as ones and zeros.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
  • By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of zero
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of nil
Noun
  • Requests for this feature are up 50% since last year among kids who weren’t even born yet when Paris Hilton debuted the look in the early aughts.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the aughts, American lawmakers tried to rein in the cruise lines after a particularly high-profile case in which a newlywed groom fell (or was pushed) to his death after partying with a group of men in a Royal Caribbean cruise casino.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of aught
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