oh

noun

ˈō How to pronounce oh (audio)
Definition of ohnext
as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the number is one-oh-two-four

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  1. nothing
  2. zero
  3. aught
Noun
  • Women continue marching down the runway in their stilettos and frothy little nothings.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • Riemann himself proved that nontrivial zeros of the zeta function can only be found in a vertical strip between zero and 1.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Engineers could represent the two configurations as binary digits, or zeros and ones.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of zero
Noun
  • Roseberry repurposed the outdated materials of an early aughts IT department, while McQueen’s robotic arms were borrowed from a factory where they were used to paint cars — hardly super high-tech advancements threatening species-level extinction.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Their son, Trip (Joe Keery), resides in Los Angeles and works as a producer for early-aughts reality TV shows.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of aught
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“Oh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oh. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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