Naught
41for naught — (all) for naught without achievement or result. Marge s time in jail wasn t all for naught – she earned a college degree while she was there. Usage notes: sometimes, in less formal use, nothing is substituted for naught: I would hate to think… …
42set at naught — phrasal : to treat as of no account : disregard, despise * * * set at naught (archaic) To treat as of no account, despise • • • Main Entry: ↑naught set at naught see under ↑naught • • • …
43Do-naught — n. [Do + naught.] A lazy, good for nothing fellow. [1913 Webster] || …
44M'-Naught — (mak*n[add]t ), v. t. (Steam Engines) To increase the power of (a single cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the center and the flywheel end, using high pressure steam and… …
45To set at naught — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
46aught, ought, naught — Aught means any little part, in any respect : You are right for aught I know. Ought indicates duty, obligation: Everyone ought to attend the meeting. Naught means nothing, zero : Our work availed naught …
47go\ for\ naught — • go for nothing • go for naught formal v. phr. To count for nothing; be useless; be wasted. What the teacher said went for nothing because the pupils did not pay attention. I hope that all your good work doesn t go for naught. Compare: in vain …
48come to naught — phrasal see come to nothing * * * come to naught (archaic) To come to nothing, fail • • • Main Entry: ↑naught * * * be ruined or foiled …
49do-naught — doˈ naught, doˈ nought or doˈ nothˈing noun 1. A lazy or idle person 2. A fainéant (see ↑donnot) • • • Main Entry: ↑do * * * do naught see do nought …
50be naught — (obsolete) 1. Keep out of the way 2. Efface yourself 3. Go to the devil • • • Main Entry: ↑naught …
