Words nearby no
nmsqt, nmss, nne, nnp, nnw, no, no accounting for tastes, there's, no ball, no bill, no buts, no call for
Idioms for no
no can do, Informal. it can't be done.
Origin of no
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British Dictionary definitions for noing (1 of 6)
No1
Noh
/ (nəʊ) /
noun plural No or Noh
the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths
Word Origin for No
from Japanese nō talent, from Chinese neng
British Dictionary definitions for noing (2 of 6)
No2
/ (nəʊ) /
noun
Lake No a lake in South Sudan, where the Bahr el Jebel (White Nile) is joined by the Bahr el Ghazal. Area: about 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for noing (3 of 6)
No3
the chemical symbol for
nobelium
British Dictionary definitions for noing (4 of 6)
no1
/ (nəʊ) /
sentence substitute
used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements
used with question intonation to query a previous negative statement, as in disbeliefAlfred isn't dead yet. No?
noun plural noes or nos
an answer or vote of no
(often plural) a person who votes in the negative
the noes have it there is a majority of votes in the negative
not take no for an answer to continue in a course of action despite refusals
Word Origin for no
Old English nā, from ne not, no + ā ever; see ay 1
British Dictionary definitions for noing (5 of 6)
no2
/ (nəʊ) /
determiner
not any, not a, or not onethere's no money left; no card in the file
not by a long way; not at allshe's no youngster
(followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) notno fewer than forty men; no more quickly than before
no go See go 1 (def. 74)
Word Origin for no
Old English nā, changed from nān none 1
British Dictionary definitions for noing (6 of 6)
no3
the internet domain name for
Norway
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Medicine definitions for noing
No
The symbol for the elementnobelium
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Science definitions for noing
No
The symbol for nobelium.
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Idioms and Phrases with noing
no
In addition to the idioms beginning with no
- no accounting for tastes, there's
- no buts
- no call for
- no can do
- nodding acquaintance
- no dice
- nod off
- no doubt
- no end
- no flies on one
- no fool like an old fool, there's
- no go
- no good
- no great shakes
- no hard feelings
- no holds barred
- no ifs or buts
- no joke
- no kidding
- no longer
- no love lost
- no man is an island
- no matter
- no matter how you slice it
- none of one's business
- none of the above
- none other than
- none the wiser
- none the worse for
- none too
- no news is good news
- no offense
- no pain, no gain
- no picnic
- no problem
- nose about
- nose in
- nose in a book, have one's
- nose in the air, have one's
- nose into
- nose out
- nose out of joint, have one's
- nose to the grindstone, keep one's
- no shit
- no sir
- no skin off one's nose
- no smoke without fire, there's
- no soap
- no sooner said than done
- no spring chicken
- no stomach for, have
- no strings attached
- no such thing
- no sweat
- no telling
- no thanks to
- no time at all
- no time for, have
- no time like the present, there's
- no two ways about it
- no use crying over spilt milk
- no use, it's
- no way
- no wonder
also see:
- all talk (and no action)
- all work and no play
- by no means
- close but no cigar
- come to an end (to no good)
- cut no ice
- do any (no) good
- feel no pain
- hell has no fury
- hold no brief for
- in no case
- in no time
- in no uncertain terms
- leave no stone unturned
- less than (no time)
- long time no see
- lose (no) time
- make no bones about
- make no difference
- make no mistake
- money is no object
- none of one's (have no) business
- point of no return
- pull no punches
- rolling stone gathers no moss
- shadow of a doubt, no
- take no for an answer
- there's no telling
- to little (no) purpose
- to no avail
- under any (no) circumstances
- up to no good
- yes and no
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