zero
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
Number 1 meaning
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
“The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.”
Noun 4 meanings
The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
“In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.”
The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
“One million has six zeroes.”
Nothing, or none.
“The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock.”
The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
“The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.”
Determiner 1 meaning
Synonym of no.
“She showed zero respect.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
“The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet".”
Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
Verb 3 meanings
To set some amount to be zero.
“They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.”
To disappear or make something disappear.
To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.
“The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim.”
Etymology
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre.
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ZERO at a glance
ZERO has 4 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (Z 10 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,322 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with zero
All rhymes- HERO7
- SUPERHERO14
- AERO4
- CICERO10
- HETERO9
- MONTERO9
- CABALLERO13
- SOMBRERO12
- NONZERO16
- BOLERO8
- DINERO7
- HABANERO13
One letter away
- HERO7
- AERO4
- CERO6
- KERO8
- ZERK17
- DERO5
- WERO7
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