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nowhere
[noh-hwair, -wair]
adverb
in or at no place; not anywhere.
The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
to no place.
We went nowhere last weekend.
noun
the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence.
A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere.
anonymity or obscurity.
She came from nowhere to win the championship.
an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region.
adjective
being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile.
to be stuck in a nowhere job.
worthless or useless.
That's a nowhere idea if I ever heard one.
nowhere
/ ˈnəʊˌwɛə /
adverb
in, at, or to no place; not anywhere
informal, to fail completely to make any progress
far from; not nearly
noun
a nonexistent or insignificant place
a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place
Spelling Note
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
miles from nowhere, in a remote, isolated, or inaccessible area.
nowhere near, not nearly.
There's nowhere near enough food to go around.
More idioms and phrases containing nowhere
- get nowhere
- in the middle (of nowhere)
- out of nowhere
Example Sentences
The pressure to find new hits was intense, and most ideas went nowhere.
It also enabled an increased flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, although still nowhere near enough to meet the territory's needs, according to the UN and humanitarian NGOs.
Who would be surprised at them finding another gem out of nowhere?
The crew is invited to a party at his home, but when they arrive, he’s nowhere to be found.
“Your whole body screams as you step out to face the audience. There’s nowhere to hide ... I love it!”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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