zilch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, zilch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofzilch
- A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
- Nothing, zero.
Example: "Her search for decent home-made winter clothes came up with zilch, so she had to get imported stuff."
- To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.
- No, zero, non-existent.
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