No (chem)

Nobelium

no¹ /nō/

1. Used as a sentence substitute to express a negative answer, refusal, disapproval, disbelief or to acknowledge a negative statement (formerly used esp in response to a question or statement containing a negative, in contradistinction to nay, used to express simple negation until superseded in this function by no in early 17c)
2. Not so
3. Not
4. (with compar) in no degree, not at all

1. A denial
2. A refusal
3. A vote or voter for the negative

noˈ-man noun

Someone ready to say ‘no’

noˈ-no noun (pl noˈ-nos, noˈ-no's or noˈ-noes) (informal)

1. A failure, non-event
2. Something which must not be done, said, etc
3. An impossibility, non-starter

no can do see under can¹

no more

1. Destroyed
2. Dead
3. Never again, not any longer

not take no for an answer

To continue (with something) in spite of refusals

the noes have it

No-votes or no-voters are in the majority

NO

1. Natural order
2. New Orleans

no² /nō/

1. Not any
2. Not one
3. By no means properly called, certainly not, not at all

no-accountˈ adjective (US informal)

1. Worthless
2. Insignificant

noˈ-ball noun (cricket)

A ball bowled in such a way that it is disallowed by the rules, and which counts as one run to the batting side

intransitive verb

To bowl a no-ball

transitive verb

(of an umpire) to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball

no-brainˈer noun (informal)

Something entailing no great mental effort

no-claims bonus or no-claims discount noun

A reduction in the price of an insurance policy because no claims have been made on it

no-faultˈ adjective

(of insurance compensation payments) made without attachment to or admission of blame by any one person or party in particular

no-finesˈ noun

Concrete from which the fine aggregate (ie sand) has been omitted

no-fly zone noun

An area in which (esp military) aircraft are not permitted to fly

no-frillsˈ adjective

Basic, not elaborate or fancy

no-go area see under go¹

noˈ-good (informal) adjective

Bad, worthless

noun

A bad, worthless person

no-hittˈer noun (baseball)

A game in which a pitcher does not allow an opponent to score a hit

no-hope, no-hoper see under hope¹

noˈ-man's-land noun

1. A waste region to which no one has a recognized claim
2. Neutral or disputed land, esp between entrenched hostile forces (also figurative)

noˈ-meaning noun

1. Lack of meaning
2. Something said that is deficient in meaning

no-nonˈsense adjective

Sensible, tolerating no nonsense

no one or noˈ-one noun and pronoun

Nobody

no-score draw noun (football)

A match in which neither team manages to score

noˈ-show noun

1. A person who does not arrive for something he or she has booked, eg a restaurant table or a flight
2. An instance of such non-arrival

no-sideˈ noun

The end of a rugby match

no-techˈ adjective (informal)

Not involving or using the most recent technology

no-trumpˈ or no-trumpsˈ noun (bridge)

A call for the playing of a hand without any trump suit

(no-trump) suitable for or relating to playing without a trump suit

no-trumpˈer noun

1. A no-trump call
2. A hand suitable for this
3. Someone addicted to calling no-trumps

noˈway, noˈways or noˈwise adverb

In no way, manner, or degree (see also below)

no-winˈ adjective

(of a situation) in which one is bound to lose or fail whatever one does

no dice see under dice¹

no doubt

Surely

no end and no go see under end and go¹

no joke

Not a trifling matter

no one

No single

no time

A very short time

no way (informal)

Under no circumstances, absolutely not, an emphatic expression of disagreement or dissent

no³ /nō/ (Scot)

Not

no⁴, nō or noh /nō/

(often with cap) the traditional Japanese style of drama developed out of a religious dance (also nōˈgaku /-gä-koo/ (pl noˈgaku))

n.o. (cricket)

Not out

no. or No.

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