Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nos

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
nos
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of no

noun

Acronym of nitrous oxide system.

Countable

noun

Abbreviation of nitrous oxide (“N₂O”).

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Near-Online Storage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Network Operating System.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of New Old Stock.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Usage

Inflected Forms

noes (alternative) noses (plural) N.O.S. (alternative)

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Synonyms

Questions

What does nos mean?
plural of no
Where does nos come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce nos

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