Idioms for no

    no can do, Informal. it can't be done.

Origin of no

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English nā, equivalent to ne not + ā ever (see ay1)

Definition for nos (2 of 7)

No
[ noh ]
/ noʊ /

noun

Lake, a lake in the Sudd region of S central Sudan, formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile. About 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).

Definition for nos (3 of 7)

or No, Noh

[ noh ]
/ noʊ /

noun

classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
Also called Nogaku.
Compare kabuki.

Origin of

1870–75; < Japanese, earlier noũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese néng ability

Definition for nos (4 of 7)

nos-

variant of noso- before a vowel.

Definition for nos (5 of 7)

nos.

or Nos.


Definition for nos (6 of 7)

n.o.s.

not otherwise specified.

Definition for nos (7 of 7)

inter nos
[ in-ter nohs; English in-ter nohs ]
/ ˈɪn tɛr ˈnoʊs; English ˈɪn tər ˈnoʊs /

adverb, adjective Latin.

between ourselves; among ourselves.

Example sentences from the Web for nos

British Dictionary definitions for nos (1 of 7)

Nos.

nos.


abbreviation for

numbers

British Dictionary definitions for nos (2 of 7)

No 1

Noh

/ (nəʊ) /

noun plural No or Noh

the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths

Word Origin for No

from Japanese talent, from Chinese neng

British Dictionary definitions for nos (3 of 7)

No 2
/ (nəʊ) /

noun

Lake No a lake in South Sudan, where the Bahr el Jebel (White Nile) is joined by the Bahr el Ghazal. Area: about 103 sq km (40 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for nos (4 of 7)

No 3

the chemical symbol for

nobelium

British Dictionary definitions for nos (5 of 7)

no 1
/ (nəʊ) /

sentence substitute

used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements
used with question intonation to query a previous negative statement, as in disbelief Alfred isn't dead yet. No?

noun plural noes or nos

an answer or vote of no
(often plural) a person who votes in the negative
the noes have it there is a majority of votes in the negative
not take no for an answer to continue in a course of action despite refusals
Compare yes, aye 2

Word Origin for no

Old English nā, from ne not, no + ā ever; see ay 1

British Dictionary definitions for nos (6 of 7)

no 2
/ (nəʊ) /

determiner

not any, not a, or not one there's no money left; no card in the file
not by a long way; not at all she's no youngster
(followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) not no fewer than forty men; no more quickly than before
no go See go 1 (def. 74)

Word Origin for no

Old English nā, changed from nān none 1

British Dictionary definitions for nos (7 of 7)

no 3

the internet domain name for

Norway

Medical definitions for nos

No

The symbol for the elementnobelium

Scientific definitions for nos

No

The symbol for nobelium.

Idioms and Phrases with nos

no