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{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "nowher"
},
"expansion": "Middle English nowher",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "nōhwēr"
},
"expansion": "Old English nōhwēr",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "nāhwǣr"
},
"expansion": "nāhwǣr",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "nā-"
},
"expansion": "nā-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "hwǣr"
},
"expansion": "hwǣr",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "no",
"3": "where"
},
"expansion": "By surface analysis, no + where",
"name": "surf"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where.\nAdjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "nowhere (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adv"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"no‧where"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn."
}
],
"glosses": [
"In no place."
],
"id": "en-nowhere-en-adv-dgw4FouG",
"links": [
[
"In",
"in"
],
[
"no",
"no"
],
[
"place",
"place"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "askund"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "kurrkund"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "asgjëkund"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "fī lā makān",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "فِي لَا مَكَان"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nenyures"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "heç yerdə"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "heç yanda"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "ber qayźa la",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "бер ҡайҙа ла"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "inon"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nidzjé",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "нідзе́"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "kōthaō na",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "কোথাও না"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nebleh"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nikǎdé",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "никъде́"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "enlloc"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "無處"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúchù",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "无处"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "nci",
"lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ahcān"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nikde"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ingensteds"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "intetsteds"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nergens"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nenie"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ongastaðni"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ei missään"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nulle part"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ningures"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nirgendwo"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nirgends"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pouthená",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "πουθενά"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "mēdamoû",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "μηδαμοῦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "oudamoû",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "οὐδαμοῦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "sehol"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "hvergi"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ekki neins staðar"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ekki nokkursstaðar"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nulaloke"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "kuskaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "kussaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "in áit ar bith"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "da nessuna parte"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "in nessun posto"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "dokonimo",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "どこにも"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "amudedo",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "아무데도"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "hîç şwên",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ھیچ شوێن"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "iniò"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nullibi"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nusquam"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nekur"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "néierens"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "níkade",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ни́каде"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "kuṭhec nāhī",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "कुठेच नाही"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nāhwǣr"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hič-jâ",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "هیچجا"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hič-kojâ",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "هیچکجا"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "turquz-âbâd",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "تورقوزآباد"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "noanich"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nigdzie"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "em nenhum lugar"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "em lugar nenhum"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "invèl"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nicăieri"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "niciunde"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nigdé",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "нигде́"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "нигде"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "нигдје"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "nigde"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "nigdje"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nikde"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nikjer"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "en ninguna parte"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "en ningún lugar"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "en ningún sitio"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "por ningún lado"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "en ningún lado"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ingenstans"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nidé",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ніде́"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "yn unman"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "yn unlle"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nunlle"
},
{
"_dis1": "63 37",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nearne"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We sat in traffic, going nowhere."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To no place."
],
"id": "en-nowhere-en-adv-Mfaj3B5t",
"links": [
[
"To",
"to"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈnəʊ.wɛə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-nowhere.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/En-us-nowhere.ogg/En-us-nowhere.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-us-nowhere.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "no where"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔilā lā makān",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "إِلَى لَا مَكَان"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "heç yerə"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "heç yana"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "ber qayźa la",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "бер ҡайҙа ла"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nikudý",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "нікуды́"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nanikǎde",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "наникъде"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "enlloc"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nikam"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ingen vegne"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ikke fremad"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ei minnekään"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ei mihinkään"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nulle part"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ningures"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pouthená",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "πουθενά"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "sehová"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "sehova"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "adnulaloke"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "kuhukaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "da nessuna parte"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "doko-emo",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "どこへも"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nequo"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nāhwider"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nāhwǣr"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hič-jâ",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "هیچجا"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâkojâ",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ناکجا"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "donikąd"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nikudá",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "никуда́"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "a ninguna parte"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "a ningún lugar"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "a ningún lado"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ingenstans"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nikudý",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "нікуди́"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i unman"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i unlle"
},
{
"_dis1": "47 53",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i nunlle"
}
],
"word": "nowhere"
}
{
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{
"word": "everywhere"
}
],
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"2": "enm",
"3": "nowher"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "en",
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"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "en ningún sitio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "por ningún lado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in no place",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ingenstans"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nidé",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "ніде́"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "yn unman"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "yn unlle"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nunlle"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "in no place",
"word": "nearne"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔilā lā makān",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "إِلَى لَا مَكَان"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "heç yerə"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "heç yana"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "ber qayźa la",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "бер ҡайҙа ла"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "nikudý",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "нікуды́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nanikǎde",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "наникъде"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "enlloc"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nikam"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ingen vegne"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ikke fremad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ei minnekään"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ei mihinkään"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nulle part"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ningures"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pouthená",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "πουθενά"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "sehová"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "sehova"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "adnulaloke"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "kuhukaa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "da nessuna parte"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "doko-emo",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "どこへも"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nequo"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nāhwider"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "nāhwǣr"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hič-jâ",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "هیچجا"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâkojâ",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ناکجا"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "donikąd"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nikudá",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "никуда́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "a ninguna parte"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "a ningún lugar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to no place",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "ingenstans"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nikudý",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "нікуди́"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i unman"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i unlle"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to no place",
"word": "i nunlle"
}
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"word": "everywhere"
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"ref": "1872, “Reviews of Postal Publications”, in The Stamp-Collector's Magazine, volume 10, page 110",
"text": "As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported.",
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{
"ref": "2008, Cricket Sawyer, Lavender Lust, page 180",
"text": "Elinore was such a bitch, such a nowhere person.",
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{
"ref": "2012, Nicholas Borelli, Let No Man Be My Albatross, page 247",
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"word": "all dressed up and nowhere to go"
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{
"word": "all dressed up with nowhere to go"
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{
"word": "arse end of nowhere"
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{
"word": "bumfuck middle of nowhere"
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{
"word": "bum-fuck nowhere"
},
{
"word": "bum fuck nowhere"
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{
"word": "bumfuck nowhere"
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{
"word": "go nowhere"
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{
"word": "go nowhere fast"
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{
"word": "lead nowhere"
},
{
"word": "middle of bumfuck nowhere"
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{
"word": "middle of nowhere"
},
{
"word": "nowhere else"
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{
"word": "nowhere income"
},
{
"word": "nowhere in sight"
},
{
"word": "nowhere near"
},
{
"word": "Nowheresville"
},
{
"word": "nowhere to be found"
},
{
"word": "nowhere to be seen"
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{
"word": "out of nowhere"
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{
"word": "run nowhere"
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{
"word": "view from nowhere"
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"text": "They went on a cruise to nowhere."
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"ref": "1912, Charles Inge, “Nemesis or Bad Luck?”, in The Windsor magazine, volume 36, page 95",
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{
"ref": "1976, “The Gambler”, Don Schlitz (lyrics)",
"text": "On a warm summer's evening On a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler",
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},
{
"ref": "1996 Oct, Indianapolis Monthly, volume 20, number 2, page 115",
"text": "Oh, not the middle of nowhere like the rest of Indiana, but a nowhere so flat and ugly you want to lie down in a ditch and never get up again.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2005, Dave Finkelstein with Jack London and Philip Caputo, Greater Nowheres: Wanderings Across the Outback, page xxiv",
"text": "But some Nowheres do still exist and are there to be found by any genuinely free spirit willing to hook a caravan behind his four-wheel-drive and dream, say, of finding that isolated campsite beside an as yet undiscovered waterhole",
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