Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
       

naught (nought)

 
pronunciation:
nawt
phrases:
come to naught, set at naught
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the number zero.
The number for one million is written with six naughts: 1,000,000.
similar words:
cipher, zero
definition 2: nothing.
All our efforts came to naught.We gave them everything and we got naught in return.We worked so hard, but in the end it was all for naught.
similar words:
nil, zero
phrase: come to naught, set at naught