NO

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Initialism of normally open.

2. 2

   Initialism of Novus Ordo.

3. 3

   Alternative form of No..

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   1. 4

      Alternative form of Noh

      Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama.

   2. 5

      A lake in South Sudan.

   3. 6

      A county of South Sudan.

   4. 7

      Not any.

      • no one
      • There is no water left.
      • No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
   5. 8

      Hardly any.

      • We'll be finished in no time at all.
      • Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
   6. 9

      Not any possibility or allowance of (something).

      • No smoking. No parking.
      • There's no stopping her once she gets going.
      • No under-18s (allowed).
   7. 10

      Not (a)

      Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

      • My mother's no fool.
      • Working nine to five every day is no life.
      • No geese have blue beaks.
   8. 11

      Not, not at all.

      • It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
      • I can think of no more deserving cause.
      • Look no further than one's nose.
   9. 12

      Not.

      • I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
      • Can ye no help me?
   10. 13

       Not, does not, do not, etc.

       • Ug no like veggie.
   11. 14

       Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.

       • No, you are mistaken.
       • No, you may not watch television now.
       • David, no!
   12. 15

       Used to express sadness or disappointment.

       • We lost. / No!
   13. 16

       Used to express disbelief.

       • I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!
   14. 17

       Used to show agreement with a negative question.

       • "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
   15. 18

       Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

       • No, totally.
       • No, yeah, that's exactly right.
       • "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"
   16. 19

       Without.

       • Look Ma, no hands!
   17. 20

       Like.

   18. 21

       A negating expression

       A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.

       • Q: I'll answer any ten questions that call for a yes or a no.
   19. 22

       A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

       • The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and two nos.
   20. 23

       To say “no”.

       • “Heaven knows why a woman ‘Noes’!” / Clarrie nodded glumly. “And why she ‘Yesses’ in the end.”
       • There were days, entire years of his life, spent yessing and noing on the phone, picking up and hanging up and accomplishing nothing at all.
   21. 24

       To answer with “no”

       To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

       • BUDGET DIRECTOR SMITH / The President yessed his report […] SENATOR McCARRAN / He noed the President’s report
       • Yet in every such instance—and there are scores of them—the Justices can do nothing but impotently point toward future action after Yessing or Noing past action by men in a position to act.
   22. 25

       Alternative form of No.

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• synonymno
• synonymI'm good
• synonymixnay
• synonymnay
• synonymnah
• synonymnaw
• synonymnope
• synonymnegatory
• antonymyes
• antonymaye
• antonymyea
• neighborabsolutely not
• neighborby no means
• neighborGod forbid
• neighborhardly
• neighborhell no
• neighborI don't think so
• neighborno siree Bob
• neighbornot in a million years
• neighbornot on your life
• neighbornot on your Nellie
• neighbornot on your nelly
• neighbornot likely