ZERO as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a quantity of no importance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
    • reduced to nil all the work we had done
    • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
    • it was all for naught
    • I didn”t hear zilch about it
    Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

ZERO as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards
    Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
    Hypernyms(s) zero is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

ZERO as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a zero score
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  2. Meaning
    • indicating an initial point or origin
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  3. Meaning
    • of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
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