Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Zero; nothing.
- noun A person regarded as being insignificant; a nonentity.
- adjective Amounting to nothing; nil.
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- noun informal
nothing . - adjective
nothing ;zero
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quantity of no importance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There are MANY mentally ill prisoners in the prison system – and I can assure you that absolutely zilch is being done for them. pseudonymous in nc Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Prisons and Mental Institutions Revisited
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Yet the Outpost has gotten zilch from the sewer board about previous elections.
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Yet the Outpost has gotten zilch from the sewer board about previous elections.
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions
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So mythicism is compared to creationism, although even historicists say the evidence for Jesus is 'zilch'.
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It might explain your perception that we have accomplished "zilch".
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It might explain your perception that we have accomplished "zilch".
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