[noun] a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number Synonyms:zero, nought, cipher
[noun] a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" Synonyms:nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip