Emily Dickinson Lexicon

nothing, pron. [see no, adj. + thing, n.]

1. Nought; not any thing.
2. Unimportant matter; insignificant item; topic of no value.
3. A hover; a standstill; a holding pattern; a period without movement.
4. A trifle; not something to consider; a thing of no consequence.
5. No other thing.
6. Very small movement.