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nothingnounSomething trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
goose eggnoun(Canada, US, informal) Zero; nothing.
naughtnoun(archaic) Nothingness.
nixnoun(colloquial) Nothing.
nilnounNothing; zero.
zilchnoun(uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero.
zeronounThe numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
zipnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A zip fastener.
cyphernounA surname from German.
ciphernounA method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
nadanounInitialism of National Anti-Doping Agency.
zeroesnoun(rare) The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.
aughtiesnounSynonym of aughts (“first decade of a century”).
noughtiesnoun(chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.
naughtiesnoun(informal) Naughty people or things.
1900snounA period that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1999; almost the same period as the 20th century (which, however, was from year 1901 to 2000)
oughtiesnoun(rare, humorous) A decade running from the first year of a century to the tenth.
zerosnounThe decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.
onetiesnoun(nonce word) The second decade of a century: the 1910s, the 2010s, etc. The tens.
tensnounAn inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.

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