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no
1[ noh ]
adverb
- (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request):
“Have you done the dishes yet?” “No, not yet.”
- (used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement):
Not a single person came to the party, no, not a one.
- not in any degree or manner; not at all (used with a comparative):
He is no better.
interjection
- (used as an expression of disapproval, shock, disbelief, dismay, etc.):
Oh no, my pancakes are burning!
“He moved away after he graduated.” “No! I was sure he'd be the one who stuck around.”
adjective
- not a (used before a noun or a noun and its modifiers to convey the opposite meaning):
She's no beginner on the ski slopes.
His recovery was no small miracle.
noun
- an utterance of the word “no.”
- a denial or refusal:
He responded with a definite no.
- a negative vote or voter:
The noes have it.
verb (used with object)
- to reject, refuse approval, or express disapproval of:
I would have noed this plan for its lack of forethought if you'd told me about it.
verb (used without object)
- to express disapproval.
no
2[ noh ]
adjective
- not any:
no money.
- not at all; far from being:
He is no genius.
- very little; negligible:
We got her to the hospital in no time.
No
3[ noh ]
noun
- Lake, a lake in the Sudd region of S central Sudan, formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile. About 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).
No
4- nobelium.
ō
5[ noh ]
noun
- classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
no.
6abbreviation for
- north.
- northern.
- number.
N/O
7abbreviation for
n.o.
1abbreviation for
- not out
No.
2abbreviation for
- north(ern)
- Alsono Nosnos number
no'
3/ no; əʊ /
adverb
- not
No
4/ əʊ /
noun
- the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths
no
5/ əʊ /
sentence substitute
- used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements
- used with question intonation to query a previous negative statement, as in disbelief
Alfred isn't dead yet. No?
noun
- an answer or vote of no
- often plural a person who votes in the negative
- the noes have itthere is a majority of votes in the negative
- not take no for an answerto continue in a course of action despite refusals
no
6/ əʊ /
determiner
- not any, not a, or not one
there's no money left
no card in the file
- not by a long way; not at all
she's no youngster
- followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs not
no fewer than forty men
no more quickly than before
- no goSee go 1
No
7/ əʊ /
noun
- Lake Noa lake in South Sudan, where the Bahr el Jebel (White Nile) is joined by the Bahr el Ghazal. Area: about 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
No
8the chemical symbol for
- nobelium
no
9the internet domain name for
- Norway
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Idioms and Phrases
- no can do, Informal. it can't be done.
More idioms and phrases containing no
- all talk (and no action)
- all work and no play
- by no means
- close but no cigar
- come to an end (to no good)
- cut no ice
- do any (no) good
- feel no pain
- hell has no fury
- hold no brief for
- in no case
- in no time
- in no uncertain terms
- leave no stone unturned
- less than (no time)
- long time no see
- lose (no) time
- make no bones about
- make no difference
- make no mistake
- money is no object
- none of one's (have no) business
- point of no return
- pull no punches
- rolling stone gathers no moss
- shadow of a doubt, no
- take no for an answer
- there's no telling
- to little (no) purpose
- to no avail
- under any (no) circumstances
- up to no good
- yes and no
Example Sentences
Once again, no victims came forward and the responding officers were not able to take any enforcement action.
It was then that Mr Lee phoned to warn his friend "he was crossing a bridge of no return", which incensed Yoon.
In 2021, the need to be terminally ill was removed, and in two years' time, the Canadian government plans to open Maid to adults solely with a mental illness and no physical ailment.
The EU is in no rush to retaliate.
But the group is no longer the force it was since being dealt a devastating blow in Israel's bombing campaign and invasion of Lebanon, which followed the pager attacks, and faces serious challenges.
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What Is The Plural Of No?
Plural word for no
The plural form of no can be either nos or noes. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -o are also formed this way, as in mango/mangos/mangoes and mosquito/mosquitos/mosquitoes.
In some instances, particularly in advertising and other public communications, the plural form of no is written with an apostrophe, as in Դ’s. This is not considered standard, but it may be easier to understand in some contexts, because nos. (with a period at the end) is also used as an abbreviation for numbers and because many people are unfamiliar with the plural form of no.
The word no is only pluralized when it is used as a noun rather than in its more common use as an adverb. The word no as a noun means “an answer or vote of no” or “a person who votes in the negative,” as in The noes outnumbered the yeses.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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