English words starting with no

Meanings of No:

determiner

Not any.

Usage examples:

There is no excuse

exclamation

Used to give a negative response.

Usage examples:

‘is anything wrong?’ ‘no.’

adverb

Not at all; to no extent.

Usage examples:

They were no more able to perform the task than i was

noun

A negative answer or decision, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

He was unable to change his automatic yes to a no

abbreviation

North.

The chemical element nobelium.

Meanings of No love lost between:

phrase

There is mutual dislike between (the people mentioned)

Usage examples:

There's no love lost between scott and me

idiom

If there is no/little love lost between two people, they do not like each other.

Meanings of No matter:

idiom

It is not a problem

Usage examples:

"i don't have that form with me." "no matter - here's another."

Meanings of No mean feat:

To be a great achievement

Usage examples:

Getting the job finished in under a week was no mean feat.

idiom

A great achievement

Usage examples:

Getting the job finished on time was no mean achievement.

Meanings of No shit, sherlock:

phrase

Said humorously to express the view that someone is stating something that is completely obvious.

Usage examples:

There are a few worrying findings: the first is that congestion causes stress (no shit, sherlock) a…

Meanings of No wonder:

idiom

It is not surprising

Usage examples:

No wonder the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad., "if brutal killer…

Meanings of No-account:

adjective

Used to describe a person of little use or importance

Usage examples:

She left her no-account second husband and moved to oregon.

Meanings of No-avail:

idiom

Fml without any success or any effect

Usage examples:

The students asked the school to help them raise the money, but to no avail.

Meanings of No-brainer:

noun

Something so simple or obvious that you do not need to think much about it

Usage examples:

Taking that job over the one i had was a no-brainer.

Meanings of No-doubt:

idiom

Certainly

Usage examples:

He will no doubt tell you all about his vacation.

Meanings of No-end-of:

idiom

A lot of something

Usage examples:

The twins were no end of trouble.

Meanings of No-fear:

idiom

Certainly not

Usage examples:

"are you coming to the concert?" "no fear!"

Meanings of No-go:

idiom

Not allowed or not acceptable

Usage examples:

Shorts are no go here – you have to wear long pants and shoes.

Meanings of No-good:

idiom

Not very useful or effective

Usage examples:

It's no good trying to change his beliefs., i'm not much good at explaining math problems.

Meanings of No-hoper:

noun

Someone or something that will fail

Usage examples:

He's a real/total no-hoper - he'll never achieve anything.

Meanings of No-later-than:

phrase

Not after

Usage examples:

She said she'd prefer us to arrive no later than nine o'clock., you must complete the forms as soon…

Meanings of No-matter-how:

idiom

There is only one possible result

Usage examples:

Any way you slice it, there are going to be a lot of unhappy people when the winner is announced.

Meanings of No-matter-what:

idiom

Used to emphasize that something is always true, or that someone must do something

Usage examples:

I never seem to lose any weight, no matter how hard i try., we've got to get to the airport on time…

Meanings of No-more:

phrase

Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present

idiom

Said to show that you understand exactly what the other person is suggesting

Usage examples:

"i saw him coming out of her flat." "say no more!"

Meanings of No-more-than:

idiom

Used to emphasize how small an amount is

Usage examples:

There are beautiful mountains not more than ten minutes' drive away.

Meanings of No-nonsense:

adjective

Serious and practical

Usage examples:

Barnes has a quiet, no-nonsense manner of doing business.

Meanings of No-oil-painting:

idiom

To not be attractive

Usage examples:

She's no oil painting but she's got an attractive personality.

Meanings of No-picnic:

idiom

To be a difficult or unpleasant situation

Usage examples:

Being a single parent is no picnic, i can tell you.

Meanings of No-point:

noun

The stage in a process when it is too late to change what you are doing so that you must continue

Usage examples:

Once the contract is signed, we’ve reached the point of no return.

Meanings of No-purpose:

noun

An intention or aim; a reason for doing something or for allowing something to happen

Usage examples:

[ c ] for budgeting purposes, you really have to start estimating costs now., [ c ] the delay reall…