null
Plural: nulls
Noun
- a quantity of no importance
- A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
- Something that has no force or meaning.
- The null character; the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, which indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
- The attribute of an entity that has no valid value.
- One of the beads in nulled work.
- The null hypothesis.
Adjective Satellite
- lacking any legal or binding force
- "null and void"
Adj
- Having no validity; "null and void".
- Insignificant.
- Absent or non-existent.
- Of the null set.
- Of or comprising a value of precisely zero.
- Causing a complete loss of gene function; amorphic.
- Neutral.
Verb
Verb Forms: nulled, nulling, nulls
- To reduce to nothing; to make invalid or void.
- To nullify; to annul.
- To return to the null position, setting, etc.
- To form nulls, or into nulls, as in a lathe.
- To crack; to remove restrictions or limitations in (software).
Examples
- His opponent’s attempt to challenge the word was successful, effectively ’NULLING’ his high-scoring play.
- Since no date of birth was entered for the patient, his age is null.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.
Synonyms
aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, void, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
Antonyms
antinull, non-null
Scrabble Score: 4
null: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnull: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
null: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary