goose egg


goose egg

noun

Definition of GOOSE EGG

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it <was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg>
Synonyms aught, cipher, goose egg, naught (also nought), nil, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zip
Related Words blank, void

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