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naught (noun)

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  • naught — noun (U) old use nothing: He cared naught for public opinion. | come to naught (=fail): All their plans came to naught …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • naught — [ nɔt ] noun uncount LITERARY nothing a. zero come to/be for naught to have no effect or fail completely …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • naught — ► PRONOUN archaic ▪ nothing. ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ nought. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • naught — /nɔt / (say nawt) noun 1. Archaic or Poetic nothing. 2. destruction, ruin, or complete failure: to bring to naught; to come to naught. 3. Chiefly US → nought (def. 1). –adjective Obsolete 4. worthless; useless. 5. lost; ruined. 6. morally bad;… …  

  • naught — pronoun archaic nothing. noun N. Amer. variant spelling of nought. Phrases come to naught be ruined or foiled. set at naught archaic disregard; despise. Origin OE nāwiht, wuht, from nā no + wiht thing (see wight) …   English new terms dictionary

  • naught — I. pronoun also nought Etymology: Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing more at no, wight Date: before 12th century nothing < efforts came to naught > II. noun also …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • do-naught — doˈ naught, doˈ nought or doˈ nothˈing noun 1. A lazy or idle person 2. A fainéant (see ↑donnot) • • • Main Entry: ↑do * * * do naught see do nought …   Useful english dictionary

  • dread|naught — or dread|nought1 «DREHD NT», noun. 1. a large, powerful battleship with heavy armor and large guns. 2. Figurative. any large, powerful person or thing: »In choosing so many dreadnoughts the heaviest, Muller, is 18 stone and square as a tank the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • good-for-naught — I noun an idle worthless person • Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑goof off, ↑ne er do well, ↑good for nothing, ↑no account • Derivationally related forms: ↑good for nothing ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • dreadnaught — noun battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber • Syn: ↑dreadnought • Hypernyms: ↑battleship, ↑battlewagon * * * noun see dreadnought I * * * dreadˈnought or dreadˈnaught …   Useful english dictionary

  • goof-off — noun an idle worthless person • Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑ne er do well, ↑good for nothing, ↑no account, ↑good for naught • Derivationally related forms: ↑good for naught (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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