set+at+naught
11naught — [nôt] pron. [ME < OE nawiht < na (see NO1) + wiht (see WIGHT1, WHIT)] nothing n. 1. nothing 2. alt. sp. of NOUGHT …
12set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …
13naught — /nawt/, n. 1. nothing. 2. a cipher (0); zero. 3. come to naught, to come to nothing; be without result or fruition; fail. 4. set at naught, to regard or treat as of no importance; disdain: He entered a milieu that set his ideals at naught. adj. 5 …
14naught — /nɔt / (say nawt) noun 1. Archaic or Poetic nothing. 2. destruction, ruin, or complete failure: to bring to naught; to come to naught. 3. Chiefly US → nought (def. 1). –adjective Obsolete 4. worthless; useless. 5. lost; ruined. 6. morally bad;… …
15naught — n. & adj. n. 1 archaic or literary nothing, nought. 2 US = NOUGHT. adj. (usu. predic.) archaic or literary worthless; useless. Phrases and idioms: bring to naught ruin; baffle. come to naught be ruined or baffled. set at naught disregard; despise …
16set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …
17naught — pronoun archaic nothing. noun N. Amer. variant spelling of nought. Phrases come to naught be ruined or foiled. set at naught archaic disregard; despise. Origin OE nāwiht, wuht, from nā no + wiht thing (see wight) …
18set naught by — phrasal : to set at naught …
19naught — n 1. zero, nothing, nothing at all, no such thing, nil, Sl. zip, Sl. goose egg; none, none whatever, no part, no degree, no quantity; nullity, nothingness. 2. failure, lack of success, defeat, frustration; destruction, collapse, disaster, ruin,… …
20To set a gin — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
