Definitions for noughts

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noughts nought

Spelling: [nawt]

IPA: /nɔt/

Noughts is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 177 anagrams from letters in noughts (ghnostu).

Definitions for noughts

noun

1. nothing.
2. a cipher (0); zero.

Idioms

1. come to naught, to come to nothing; be without result or fruition; fail.
2. set at naught, to regard or treat as of no importance; disdain:

adverb

1. Obsolete. not.

adjective

1. lost; ruined.
2. Archaic. worthless; useless.
3. Obsolete. morally bad; wicked.

noun, adjective, adverb

1. naught.

Origin of noughts

before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwiht aught¹

Examples for noughts

She then takes me to task for using the word "ought" instead of "nought."

We had best take our prisoner into camp, since we can do nought here.'

And nought else did I feel or think, I lived but just enough to be a flower at your feet.

Sink me, if they shall fight with nought but cold water in them.'

"But nought have I to pay thee with, good fellow," quoth the Tinker.

He took sabbatarianism as a type of the things that should be set at nought.

The castle is taken and on fire, the seneschal is slain, and there is nought left for us.

Why should we tarry any longer to see everything moiled and set at nought?

I rely upon your niece's truth and honour, and set your influence at nought.

I said nought to him, for I trow thou wouldst not have him know thy plight!