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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NO. an abbreviation of number.
NO, adv.
1. A word of denial or refusal, expressing a negative, and equivalent to nay and not. When it expresses a negative answer, it is opposed to yes or yea. Will you go? It is frequently used in denying propositions, and opposed to affirmation or concession. "That I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no." Exodus 16. No, in this use, is deemed less elegant than not, but the use is very general.
2. After another negative, it repeats the negation with great emphasis.
There is none righteous, no, not one. Romans 3. I Corinthians 5.
Sometimes it follows an affirmative proposition in like manner, but still it denies with emphasis and gives force to the following negative.
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour. Galatians 2.
Sometimes it begins a sentence with a like emphatical signification, strengthening the following negative.
No, not the bow which so adorns the skies, so glorious is, or boasts so many dyes.
3. Not in any degree; as no longer; no shorter; no more; no less.
4. When no is repeated, it expresses negation or refusal with emphasis; as no, no.
NO, a.
1. Not any; none.
Let there be no strife between thee and me. Genesis 13.
2. Not any; not one.
Thou shalt worship no other God. Exodus 34.
3. When it precedes where, as in no where, it may be considered as adverbial, though originally an adjective.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [ant: all, some] n
1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: yes]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: nobelium, No, atomic number 102] adv
1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: no, no more]
2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"
3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"

Merriam Webster's

I. variant of Noh II. symbol nobelium

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English n?, from ne not + ? always; akin to Old Norse & Old High German ne not, Latin ne-, Greek n?- — more at aye Date: before 12th century 1. a. chiefly Scottish not b. — used as a function word to express the negative of an alternative choice or possibility <shall we go out to dinner or no> 2. in no respect or degree — used in comparisons <you're no better than the rest of us> 3. not so — used to express negation, dissent, denial, or refusal <no, I'm not going> 4. — used with a following adjective to imply a meaning expressed by the opposite positive statement <in no uncertain terms> 5. — used as a function word to emphasize a following negative or to introduce a more emphatic, explicit, or comprehensive statement <it's big, no, it's gigantic> 6. — used as an interjection to express surprise, doubt, or incredulity 7. — used in combination with a verb to form a compound adjective <no-bake pie> 8. in negation <shook his head no> II. adjective Date: 12th century 1. a. not any <no parking> <no disputing the decision> b. hardly any ; very little <finished in no time> 2. not a ; quite other than a <he's no expert> 3. — used in combination with a noun to form a compound adjective <a no-nonsense realist> III. noun (plural noes or nos) Date: 1588 1. an act or instance of refusing or denying by the use of the word no ; denial <received a firm no in reply> 2. a. a negative vote or decision b. plural persons voting in the negative IV. abbreviation 1. north; northern 2. [Latin numero, ablative of numerus] number

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. symb. Chem. the element nobelium. 2. var. of NOH.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 not a, quite other than (is no fool; is no part of my plan; caused no slight inconvenience). 3 hardly any (is no distance; did it in no time). 4 used elliptically as a slogan, notice, etc., to forbid, reject, or deplore the thing specified (no parking; no surrender). Phrases and idioms: by no means see MEANS. no-account unimportant, worthless. no-ball Cricket n. an unlawfully delivered ball (counting one to the batting side if not otherwise scored from). --v.tr. pronounce (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball. no-claim (or -claims) bonus a reduction of the insurance premium charged when the insured has not made a claim under the insurance during an agreed preceding period. no date (of a book etc.) not bearing a date of publication etc. no dice see DICE. no doubt see DOUBT. no end see END. no entry (of a notice) prohibiting vehicles or persons from entering a road or place. no-fault US (of insurance) valid regardless of the allocation of blame for an accident etc. no fear see FEAR. no-frills lacking ornament or embellishment. no go impossible, hopeless. no-go area an area forbidden to unauthorized people. no good see GOOD. no-good see GOOD. no-hitter US Baseball a game in which a team does not get a player to first base. no-hoper Austral. sl. a useless person. no joke see JOKE. no joy see JOY n. 3. no little see LITTLE. no man no person, nobody. no man's land 1 Mil. the space between two opposing armies. 2 an area not assigned to any owner. 3 an area not clearly belonging to any one subject etc. no-no colloq. a thing not possible or acceptable. no-nonsense serious, without flippancy. no place US nowhere. no-show a person who has reserved a seat etc. but neither uses it nor cancels the reservation. no side Rugby Football 1 the end of a game. 2 the referee's announcement of this. no small see SMALL. no sweat colloq. no bother, no trouble. no thoroughfare an indication that passage along a street, path, etc., is blocked or prohibited. no time see TIME. no trumps (or trump) Bridge a declaration or bid involving playing without a trump suit. no-trumper Bridge a hand on which a no-trump bid can suitably be, or has been, made. no way colloq. 1 it is impossible. 2 I will not agree etc. no whit see WHIT. no-win of or designating a situation in which success is impossible. no wonder see WONDER. ... or no ... regardless of the ... (rain or no rain, I shall go out). there is no ...ing it is impossible to ... (there is no accounting for tastes; there was no mistaking what he meant). Etymology: ME f. nan, non NONE(1), orig. only before consonants 2. adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or command will not be complied with, the statement made or course of action intended or conclusion arrived at is not correct or satisfactory, the negative statement made is correct. 2 (foll. by compar.) by no amount; not at all (no better than before). 3 Sc. not (will ye no come back again?). --n. (pl. noes) 1 an utterance of the word no. 2 a denial or refusal. 3 a negative vote. Phrases and idioms: is no more has died or ceased to exist. no better than she should be morally suspect; sexually promiscuous. no can do colloq. I am unable to do it. the noes have it the negative voters are in the majority. no less (often foll. by than) 1 as much (gave me £50, no less; gave me no less than £50; is no less than a scandal; a no less fatal victory). 2 as important (no less a person than the President). 3 disp. no fewer (no less than ten people have told me). no longer not now or henceforth as formerly. no more n. nothing further (have no more to say; want no more of it). --adj. not any more (no more wine?). --adv. 1 no longer. 2 never again. 3 to no greater extent (is no more a lord than I am; could no more do it than fly in the air). 4 just as little, neither (you did not come, and no more did he). no, no an emphatic equivalent of a negative sentence (cf. sense 1 of adv.). no-see-em (or -um) US a small bloodsucking insect, esp. a midge of the family Ceratopogonidae. no sooner ... than see SOON. not take no for an answer persist in spite of refusals. or no or not (pleasant or no, it is true). whether or no 1 in either case. 2 (as an indirect question) which of a case and its negative (tell me whether or no). Etymology: OE no, na f. ne not + o, a ever

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nitric Ni"tric, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See Niter.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid. Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer. Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid. Nitric oxide, a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nitroso- Ni*tro"so- (? or ?). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical NO, called the nitroso group, or its compounds.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nitrosyl Ni*tro"syl, n. [Nitroso- + -yl.] (Chem.) the radical NO, called also the nitroso group. The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as, nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

No No, n.; pl. Noes. 1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial. 2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

No No, a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.] Not any; not one; none. Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee. --Gen. xiii. 8. That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. --Byron. Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. ``No man.'' ``Noon apothercary.'' --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

No No, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. [root] 193. See Aye, and cf. Nay, Not, Nice, Nefarious.] Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic. We do no otherwise than we are willed. --Shak. I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation. --Coleridge. There is none righteous, no, not one. --Rom. iii. 10. No! Nay, Heaven forbid. --Coleridge.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(noes, or no's) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use no to give a negative response to a question. 'Any problems?'—'No, I'm O.K.'... 'Haven't you got your driver's licence?'—'No.' ? yes CONVENTION 2. You use no to say that something that someone has just said is not true. 'We thought you'd emigrated.'—'No, no.'... 'You're getting worse than me.'—'No I'm not.' ? yes CONVENTION 3. You use no to refuse an offer or a request, or to refuse permission. 'Here, have mine.'—'No, this is fine.'... 'Can you just get the message through to Pete for me?'—'No, no I can't.'... After all, the worst the boss can do is say no if you ask him. CONVENTION 4. You use no to indicate that you do not want someone to do something. No. I forbid it. You cannot... She put up a hand to stop him. 'No. It's not right. We mustn't.' EXCLAM 5. You use no to acknowledge a negative statement or to show that you accept and understand it. 'We're not on the main campus.'—'No.'... 'It's not one of my favourite forms of music.'—'No.' = right CONVENTION 6. You use no before correcting what you have just said. I was twenty-two–no, twenty-one. CONVENTION 7. You use no to express shock or disappointment at something you have just been told. 'John phoned to say that his computer wasn't working.'—'Oh God no.' EXCLAM [feelings] 8. You use no to mean not any or not one person or thing. He had no intention of paying the cash... No job has more influence on the future of the world... No letters survive from this early period. DET 9. You use no to emphasize that someone or something is not the type of thing mentioned. He is no singer... I make it no secret that our worst consultants earn nothing... DET: DET n-sing [emphasis] 10. You can use no to make the negative form of a comparative. It is to start broadcasting no later than the end of next year... Yesterday no fewer than thirty climbers reached the summit... = not ADV: ADV compar 11. You use no in front of an adjective and noun to make the noun group mean its opposite. Sometimes a bit of selfishness, if it leads to greater self-knowledge, is no bad thing... Today's elections are of no great importance in themselves. DET: DET adj n 12. No is used in notices or instructions to say that a particular activity or thing is forbidden. The captain turned out the 'no smoking' signs... ...a notice saying 'No Dogs'. DET 13. A no is a person who has answered 'no' to a question or who has voted against something. No is also used to refer to their answer or vote. According to the latest opinion polls, the noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent... ? yes N-COUNT 14. If you say there is no doing a particular thing, you mean that it is very difficult or impossible to do that thing. There is no going back to the life she had... PHRASE: PHR -ing [emphasis] 15. not to take no for an answer: see answer no doubt: see doubt no less than: see less no longer: see long in no way: see way there's no way: see way no way: see way

Hitchcock Bible Dictionary

stirring up; forbidding

Easton's Bible Dictionary

or No-A'mon, the home of Amon, the name of Thebes, the ancient capital of what is called the Middle Empire, in Upper or Southern Egypt. "The multitude of No" (Jer. 46:25) is more correctly rendered, as in the Revised Version, "Amon of No", i.e., No, where Jupiter Amon had his temple. In Ezek. 30:14, 16 it is simply called "No;" but in ver. 15 the name has the Hebrew Hamon prefixed to it, "Hamon No." This prefix is probably the name simply of the god usually styled Amon or Ammon. In Nah. 3:8 the "populous No" of the Authorized Version is in the Revised Version correctly rendered "No-Amon."

It was the Diospolis or Thebes of the Greeks, celebrated for its hundred gates and its vast population. It stood on both sides of the Nile, and is by some supposed to have included Karnak and Luxor. In grandeur and extent it can only be compared to Nineveh. It is mentioned only in the prophecies referred to, which point to its total destruction. It was first taken by the Assyrians in the time of Sargon (Isa. 20). It was afterwards "delivered into the hand" of Nebuchadnezzar and Assurbani-pal (Jer. 46:25, 26). Cambyses, king of the Persians (B.C. 525), further laid it waste by fire. Its ruin was completed (B.C. 81) by Ptolemy Lathyrus. The ruins of this city are still among the most notable in the valley of the Nile. They have formed a great storehouse of interesting historic remains for more than two thousand years. "As I wandered day after day with ever-growing amazement amongst these relics of ancient magnificence, I felt that if all the ruins in Europe, classical, Celtic, and medieval, were brought together into one centre, they would fall far short both in extent and grandeur of those of this single Egyptian city." Manning, The Land of the Pharaohs.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

no.

See NO-AMON.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. 1. Nay. 2. Not at all, in no degree. II. a. None, not any, not one.

Moby Thesaurus

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