Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
NO
no
(adjective) (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; “we have no bananas”; “no eggs left and no money to buy any”; “have you no decency?”; “did it with no help”; “I’ll get you there in no time”
no
(adverb) used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; “no, you are wrong”
no
(adverb) not in any degree or manner; not at all; “he is no better today”
no, no more
(adverb) referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; “he was no heavier than a child”
no
(noun) a negative; “his no was loud and clear”
nobelium, No, atomic number
(noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adverb
No (not comparable)
(archaic) Alternative form of No.
Noun
No (plural Nos)
Alternative form of No.
Etymology 2
Noun
No (countable and uncountable, plural No)
Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
No
A lake in South Sudan
A county of South Sudan
Anagrams
• -on, ON, ON., on, on-
Etymology 1
Determiner
no
Not any.
Antonyms: any, some
Hardly any.
Antonyms: quite, some
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
Etymology 2
Adverb
no (not comparable)
(Except in Scotland, now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.
Particle
no
Used to show disagreement or negation.
Synonyms: nay, nope
Antonyms: yes, yea, aye, maybe
Used to show agreement with a negative question.
Synonyms: nah, nay, nope
(colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.
Preposition
no
without
like
Synonyms
• See also no
Coordinate terms
• (expression of negation): way
Noun
no (plural noes or nos)
a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval
a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition
Synonyms
• nope
• nay
Antonyms
• yes
• yea
• aye
Etymology 3
Adverb
no (not comparable)
(archaic) Alternative form of No.
Noun
no (plural nos)
Alternative form of No.
Anagrams
• -on, ON, ON., on, on-
Adjective
NO
(electronics, of a relay) Initialism of normally open.
Proper noun
NO
(Roman Catholicism) Initialism of Novus Ordo.
Anagrams
• -on, ON, ON., on, on-
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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