not
adv
a used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifies
I will not stand for it
b (in combination)
they cannot go
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not that conj (Also (archaic))
not but what which is not to say or suppose that
I expect to lose the game <emdash> not that I mind
sentence substitute
3 used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal certainly not (C14 not, variant of nought nothing, from Old English nawiht, from na no + wiht creature, thing. See naught, nought)
forget-me-not
n any temperate low-growing plants of the mainly European boraginaceous genus Myosotis, esp. M. scorpioides, having clusters of small typically blue flowers, (Also called)
scorpion grass
have-not
n usually pl a person or group of people in possession of relatively little material wealth
not-
combining form a variant of noto- before a vowel
NOT circuit , gate
n (Computing) a logic circuit that has a high-voltage output signal if the input signal is low, and vice versa: used extensively in computers, (Also called)
inverter, negator
(C20: so named because the action performed on electrical signals is similar to the operation of not in logical constructions)
not proven
adj postpositive a third verdict available to Scottish courts, returned when there is evidence against the defendant but insufficient to convict
touch-me-not
n any of several balsaminaceous plants of the genus Impatiens, esp. I. noli-me-tangere, having yellow spurred flowers and seed pods that burst open at a touch when ripe, (Also called)
noli-me-tangere