noughts
Circles meaning nothing
Noughts is the British term for zeros, especially the digit 0.
In the game noughts and crosses (American tic-tac-toe), one player marks Os while the other marks Xs.
The noughts can also refer to the decade 2000–2009: Fashion in the noughts was all about low-rise jeans.
Three-in-a-row grid game
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- crossesIntersecting line pairs
- squaresFour-sided equal figures
turns · strategy · draw · win · diagonal · row · column · opponent
Numerals representing absence
- zerosSymbols for nothing
- ciphersEncoded messages or zeroes
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- numeralsSymbols for quantities
figures · numbers · counting · arithmetic · mathematics · binary · decimal · integer
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- emptinessAbsence of substance
nonexistence · nullity · negation · insignificance · inconsequence · triviality · meaninglessness · futility
tic-tac-toe
Three-in-a-row grid game
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- crossesIntersecting line pairs
squares · turns · strategy · draw · win · diagonal · row · column · opponent · pencil
zeroes
Numerals representing absence
numerals · figures · numbers · counting · arithmetic · mathematics · binary · decimal · integer · calculation
nothing
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
emptiness · nonexistence · nullity · negation · insignificance · inconsequence · triviality · meaninglessness · futility · zilch
lack
Deficiency or absence
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- gapUnfilled space between
omission · privation · insufficiency · paucity · scarcity · want · shortage · deficit · missing · without
noughtsones
Single items or dollars
units · integers · somethings · figures · whole numbers
- noughts and crossesGrid game, align three
- came to noughtEnded in failure
- come to noughtEnd without result