nos
SayNOHZUS/noʊz/UK/nəʊz/
- 1Plural of no. Use this when counting more than one "no" answer or vote.
The committee counted forty-seven nos against twelve yeses.
More nos than yeses came back in the survey.
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- 2USNUM-burz/ˈnʌmbɚz/UKNUM-buhz/ˈnʌmbəz/Alternative form of nos. It is a short way to write "numbers" in a list.
Please bring catalog nos 12 and 13 to the meeting.
The parts list shows nos 4 through 9 are missing.
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- 3Sayen-oh-ESUS/ˌɛn.oʊˈɛs/UK/ˌɛn.əʊˈɛs/Abbreviation of nitrous oxide. It names a gas used to numb pain or boost engines.
He pressed a button to send nos into the engine.
They filled balloons with nos at the party.
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- 4Sayen-oh-ESUS/ˌɛn.oʊˈɛs/UK/ˌɛn.əʊˈɛs/Acronym of nitrous oxide system. It names the kit that feeds extra gas into a car engine for a speed boost.
He bolted a nos onto his old hatchback.
A nos can make a slow car suddenly fast.
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nos is a form of no
no, noun: An answer that says no, or a vote against something. Full entry
- Spelling
- no → nos: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
Practice
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Origins
Meaning 1
It comes from "no" plus "-s".
Meaning 2
It comes from "no." plus "-s".
Meanings 3–4
It is an abbreviation.