nought
Origin of nought
1Words that may be confused with nought
- naught, nought
Words Nearby nought
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How to use nought in a sentence
If the capital letter S were cut into two parts, and the bottom half attached to the top half, it would make a nought .
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)It was a curious chapter of accidents that brought all these well laid plans to nought.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerFortune had favoured me far above my expectations, and I saw nought before me but a career of distinction under my new master.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorBetween the two on the hills is the great camp which any force can hold, but nought but a great one can storm.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerAfter that the men of Gerent who were with them at the camp cared nought for their strange leader.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
British Dictionary definitions for nought
/ (nɔːt) /
the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering
a variant spelling of naught
Origin of nought
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