noˈ-hopˈer (informal)

1. A racehorse that is not good enough to have a chance of winning
2. Any person or thing that has absolutely no chance of success (noˈ-hopeˈ adjective)

some hope, what a hope or not a hope (ironic)

That will never happen

no² /nō/

1. Not any
2. Not one
3. By no means properly called, certainly not, not at all

no-accountˈ adjective (US informal)

1. Worthless
2. Insignificant

noˈ-ball noun (cricket)

A ball bowled in such a way that it is disallowed by the rules, and which counts as one run to the batting side

intransitive verb

To bowl a no-ball

transitive verb

(of an umpire) to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball

no-brainˈer noun (informal)

Something entailing no great mental effort

no-claims bonus or no-claims discount noun

A reduction in the price of an insurance policy because no claims have been made on it

no-faultˈ adjective

(of insurance compensation payments) made without attachment to or admission of blame by any one person or party in particular

no-finesˈ noun

Concrete from which the fine aggregate (ie sand) has been omitted

no-fly zone noun

An area in which (esp military) aircraft are not permitted to fly

no-frillsˈ adjective

Basic, not elaborate or fancy

no-go area see under go¹

noˈ-good (informal) adjective

Bad, worthless

noun

A bad, worthless person

no-hittˈer noun (baseball)

A game in which a pitcher does not allow an opponent to score a hit

no-hope, no-hoper see under hope¹

noˈ-man's-land noun

1. A waste region to which no one has a recognized claim
2. Neutral or disputed land, esp between entrenched hostile forces (also figurative)

noˈ-meaning noun

1. Lack of meaning
2. Something said that is deficient in meaning

no-nonˈsense adjective

Sensible, tolerating no nonsense

no one or noˈ-one noun and pronoun

Nobody

no-score draw noun (football)

A match in which neither team manages to score

noˈ-show noun

1. A person who does not arrive for something he or she has booked, eg a restaurant table or a flight
2. An instance of such non-arrival

no-sideˈ noun

The end of a rugby match

no-techˈ adjective (informal)

Not involving or using the most recent technology

no-trumpˈ or no-trumpsˈ noun (bridge)

A call for the playing of a hand without any trump suit

(no-trump) suitable for or relating to playing without a trump suit

no-trumpˈer noun

1. A no-trump call
2. A hand suitable for this
3. Someone addicted to calling no-trumps

noˈway, noˈways or noˈwise adverb

In no way, manner, or degree (see also below)

no-winˈ adjective

(of a situation) in which one is bound to lose or fail whatever one does

no dice see under dice¹

no doubt

Surely

no end and no go see under end and go¹

no joke

Not a trifling matter

no one

No single

no time

A very short time

no way (informal)

Under no circumstances, absolutely not, an emphatic expression of disagreement or dissent