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intonator (iou) and no(1) (iou)


intonator (iou)



intonator noun. M18.
[from INTONE verb + -ATOR.]
A monochord for the study of musical intervals, furnished with a diagram indicating the divisions of the string necessary for the production of the notes of the scale in exact intonation. Formerly, a tuning-fork. M18.
A person who intones. rare. M19.

no(1) (iou)



no adjective (in mod. usage also classed as a determiner). . OE.
[b] arch. slang [BON adjective] no good. no-brainer colloq. (a) something that requires little mental effort or intelligence to perform, undertake, or understand (also attrib.); (b) a foolish or unintelligent person or action. no-brand adjective = no-name adjective below. no-claim bonus, no-claims bonus a discount allowed on a motor-vehicle insurance premium if no claim has been submitted during a preceding period. no-'count adjective & noun (US colloq.) = no-account above. no dice: see DICE noun. no doubt: see DOUBT noun. no end: see END noun. no-fault adjective (N. Amer.) involving no attribution of fault or blame; spec. designating a form of motor-vehicle insurance in which compensation is paid for an accident regardless of whether or not it was the policyholder's fault. no fear: see FEAR noun1. no-fines adjective & noun (designating) concrete made from an aggregate from which lumps smaller than about 9 mm (0.35 inch) have been removed, which results in increased porosity and better thermal insulation. no flies on: see FLY noun1. no-frills adjective having no ornamentation or embellishment, basic. no go (a) impossible, hopeless (it is no go, it was no go, etc., the task is etc. impossible, the situation is etc. hopeless); (b) (of a contest etc.) indecisive; (see also NO-GO). no good colloq. (be) useless, worthless; (be) pointless (doing). no-good colloq. a useless or worthless person. no-gooder, no-goodnik US slang = no-good above. no-hit adjective (Baseball) designating a game in which a team scores no base hits. no-hitter Baseball a no-hit game. no-hoper colloq. (orig. Austral.) a horse with no prospect of winning, an outsider; a useless or incompetent person; a person or thing doomed to failure. no-iron adjective not requiring to be ironed. no-jump in a jumping competition, a jump disallowed because it does not comply with the rules. no-knock adjective (US) designating or pertaining to a search or raid by the police made without permission or warning. no little much, considerable; a good deal of. no-load adjective & noun (a) adjective corresponding to or involving an absence of any electrical load; (of shares) sold at net asset value; (b) noun (in pl.), no-load shares. no man pronoun no person, nobody; no man's land, a piece of waste or unowned land; an intermediate place, an indeterminate state; the terrain between two opposing, esp. entrenched, armies; a stretch of disputed territory. no-mar adjective designed not to mar, spoil, etc. no-meaning absence of meaning or purpose; nonsense. no mistake: see MISTAKE noun. no-name adjective & noun (chiefly N. Amer.) (a) (a product) having no brand name, (a product which is) generic or own-brand; (b) (a person who is) unknown, esp. in a particular profession etc. no names, no packdrill: see NAME noun. no-nonsense adjective that does not tolerate foolish or extravagant conduct; sensible, businesslike, realistic, practical. no object: see OBJECT noun 4. no offence: see OFFENCE 5. no question of, no questions asked: see QUESTION noun. no-right Law an obligation not to prevent the Exercise of a privilege. no-show (orig. US) a person who reserves a place or seat, esp. on an aircraft, and neither uses it nor cancels it; gen. someone who fails to appear when expected. no side Rugby Football (the announcement of) the conclusion of a game. no-sky adjective designating a line in a room from behind which no sky is visible from the height of a table. no small a considerable, a substantial; much, a good deal of. no such: see SUCH adjective & pronoun. no sweat: see SWEAT noun. no thanks to: see THANK noun. no thoroughfare no public way through or right of way. no-thoroughfare a street, passage, etc., closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. no through road not a thoroughfare, not open at the far end. no-throw in various Sports and Games, a throw disallowed because it does not comply with the rules. no-touch adjective (Medicine) designating a surgical technique in which only sterilized instruments and swabs are allowed to touch a wound and its dressings. no trump Cards = no trumps below. no-trump adjective (Cards) with no designated trump suit. no-trumper Cards a no-trump declaration or bid; a hand on which a no-trump bid can suitably be, or has been, made. no trumps Cards a bid or contract with no suit designated as trumps; (usu. with preceding numeral) a bid or contract involving playing with no designated trump suit. NO WAY. no whit: see WHIT noun1. no-win adjective (of a contest, struggle, etc.) that cannot be won; (of a situation) that can have no favourable outcome. no wiser: see WISE adjective & noun2. no wonder: see WONDER noun. to no purpose: see PURPOSE noun.