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| 1. | [ noun ] nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ | |
| Synonyms: | nihil | |
| Examples: | : "nihil habet") |
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| Related terms: | aught nothing Latin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a quantity of no importance | |
| Synonyms: | nothing zero naught goose_egg nada cipher zip null nix zilch cypher aught | |
| Examples: | "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before" "reduced to nil all the work we had done" "we racked up a pathetic goose egg" "it was all for naught" "I didn't hear zilch about it" |
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| Related terms: | relative_quantity nihil bugger_all zero | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a quantity of no importance | |
| Synonyms: | nothing zero naught cipher aught cypher goose_egg nada zilch zip nonentity nix | |
| Examples: | "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before" "reduced to nil all the work we had done" "we racked up a pathetic goose egg" "it was all for naught" "I didn't hear zilch about it" |
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| Related terms: | relative_quantity thing bugger_all nihil | |
| Similar spelling: |
Nile Nila Niel nihil |
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