1. zero - noun
· a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
Synonym(s): nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose_egg, naught, zilch, zip, zippo
Hypernym(s): relative_quantity
2. zero - noun
· a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Synonym(s): 0, nought, cipher, cypher
3. zero - noun
· the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
Synonym(s): zero_point
Hypernym(s): numerical_quantity
4. zero - noun
· the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
Hypernym(s): sight_setting
5. zero - verb
· adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
Hypernym(s): adjust, set, correct
6. zero - verb
· adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
Synonym(s): zero_in
Hypernym(s): adjust, set, correct
7. zero - adjective
· indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"
Synonym(s): 0
8. zero - adjective
· having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth"
9. zero - adjective
· indicating an initial point or origin
10. zero - adjective
· of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
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