nought

Other spellings

• naught

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nɔːt/, SAMPA: /nO:t/
• (US) enPR: nôt, IPA: /nɔːt/, SAMPA: /nO:t/

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Homophones

• knot (cot-caught merger)
• not (cot-caught merger)

Noun

Singular nought

Plural noughts

1. Nought is zero.

   What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

   There are six noughts in one million.

Synonyms

• nothing
• zero
• nil

Related words

• noughts and crosses