nothing
27 ENTRIES FOUND:
- nothing (pronoun)
- nothing (adverb)
- nothing (noun)
- do–nothing (adjective)
- do–nothing (noun)
- good–for–nothing (adjective)
- know–nothing (noun)
- daunt (verb)
- do (verb)
- double (noun)
- else (adjective)
- go (verb)
- here (adverb)
- hiding (noun)
- home (adverb)
- if (conjunction)
- it (pronoun)
- less (pronoun)
- say (verb)
- stick (verb)
- stop (verb)
- succeed (verb)
- sweet (adjective)
- think (verb)
- venture (verb)
- want (verb)
- write (verb)
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
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not anything
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not a thing
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see also good-for-nothing
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There's nothing in my hands.
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She knows nothing of/about our plans.
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You have nothing to worry about.
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“What are you doing?” “Nothing (much).”
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There's nothing fun to do around here.
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I have nothing against them. [=I do not dislike or resent them]
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We'll accept nothing less than a full refund. [=we will only accept a full refund]
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It costs nothing for the first month. [=you do not have to pay anything for the first month]
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The phone call was nothing more than a sales pitch. [=it was just a sales pitch and not anything else]
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They live on practically nothing. [=no money]
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This has nothing to do with you. [=it does not involve you in any way]
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There's nothing else [=no more] to say.
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If nothing else, you should send him a card. [=you should at least send him a card]
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I've had next to nothing to eat. [=I have had very little to eat]
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He could make nothing of the coded message. [=he could not understand the coded message at all]
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We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them. [=we did not do anything about what we discussed]
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He left nothing to chance. [=he planned for every possibility]
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The food leaves nothing to be desired. [=the food is excellent]
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Their children lack/want for nothing. [=their children have everything they need]
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Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them. [=they will not gain anything for themselves by helping]
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It looks like nothing so much as a big stick. [=it looks very much like a big stick]
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Those kids are nothing but trouble. [=they are always causing trouble]
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He is nothing if not persistent. [=he is extremely persistent]
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“I'm quitting school.” “You'll do nothing of the sort!” [=you will not do that; I will not allow you to do that]
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She'll stop at nothing [=she will do anything] to get what she wants.
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She finished up in nothing flat. [=in no time at all; very quickly]
2
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someone or something that has no interest, value, or importance
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Money is nothing to them. [=they do not care at all about money]
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You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through.
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Don't get all upset over nothing.
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“Thanks for your help.” “It was nothing.” [=it was no trouble]
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Your opinion means nothing to me.
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“Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.”
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All our work came to nothing. = All our work resulted in nothing.
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He's nothing to me now. [=I don't care about him at all now]
double or nothing
have nothing on
here goes nothing
nothing daunted
nothing doing
informal
— used as a forceful way of saying “no” to a question or suggestion
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He asked her to lend him the money, but she said nothing doing. [=she said that she would definitely not lend him the money]
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“Why don't you try it?” “Nothing doing.” [=no way; definitely not]
nothing else for it
old-fashioned or British nothing for it
— used to say that something must be done because there is no other choice
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By the time we discovered the mistake, there was nothing else for it but to start over.
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We don't want to sell the house, but there is nothing else for it (but to sell).
nothing in/to
◊ If you say that there is nothing in/to something, you mean that it is not true at all.
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There's nothing to the story/claim.
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There is nothing in the rumor.
nothing like
1
— used to say that something is very enjoyable or satisfying
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There's nothing like a cool swim on a hot day.
2
British, informal
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not nearly
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The report is nothing like thorough enough.
nothing to it
— used to say that something is very easy to do
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There's really nothing to it once you know how.
on a hiding to nothing
to say nothing of
2
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
adverb
2
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
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not at all
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in no way
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She is nothing like her sister.
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It's nothing close to finished.
nothing less than
1
— used to give emphasis to a description
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The idea is nothing less than revolutionary. [=the idea is revolutionary]
2
— used to say that something is the least that a situation, person, etc., requires or will accept
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He demands nothing less than the best service. [=he demands the best service]
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I want nothing less than a full refund!
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This job requires nothing less than our best effort.
nothing short of
— used to give emphasis to a description
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His recovery was nothing short of miraculous. [=his recovery was miraculous]
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That treatment is nothing short of torture!
3
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
noun
plural
nothings
3
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
noun
plural
nothings
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
1
[noncount]
:
empty space
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It appeared out of nothing.
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The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing.
2
[noncount]
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the number 0
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zero
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(chiefly US) The score is two (to) nothing.
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(Brit) She is five foot nothing [=she is exactly five feet tall] without her shoes on.
3
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someone or something that has little or no worth, importance, or influence
[count]
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I knew her back when she was a nothing. [=nobody]
[noncount]
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My children are important to me—I'm nothing without them.
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Today was a nothing day. [=nothing interesting or important happened today]
for nothing
1
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without reason
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It's not for nothing that they put her in charge.
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We did all that work for nothing. [=we did all that work when we did not need to]
2
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at no charge
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for free
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He gave it to me for nothing.
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You can't get something for nothing.
sweet nothings
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loving and romantic words
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He whispered sweet nothings in her ear.
