1. Plural of nought; the digit zero or the number 0.
Usage: British English; informal
2. Plural of nought; things of no value or importance; nothing.
Usage: British English; informal

Examples

• The score was five nowts to three in the football match.
• He said all their complaints amounted to nowts.
• She wrote down several nowts in the calculation.
• Their promises turned out to be worth nowts.
• The lottery ticket was a complete nowts—he won nothing.