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Meaning of 'zero' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Zero [ n.]
- A cipher; nothing; naught.
- The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.
- Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.

Meaning of 'zero' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . zero [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a quantity of no importance
Example in sentence:
  • I didn't hear zilch about it;
  • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before;
  • it was all for naught;
  • reduced to nil all the work we had done;
  • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
2 . zero [ v]
Meaning (2):
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
Example in sentence:
  • He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards
3 . zero [ s]
Meaning (3):
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
Example in sentence:
  • a zero score
Meaning (4):
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
Example in sentence:
  • the goal is zero population growth

Nearby Words:

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