nowhere
In no place.
Adverb 2 meanings
In no place.
“Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn.”
To no place.
“We sat in traffic, going nowhere.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Unimportant; unworthy of notice.
Noun 1 meaning
No particular place, noplace.
“They went on a cruise to nowhere.”
Etymology
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective 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.
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NOWHERE at a glance
NOWHERE has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + W 4 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,569 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with nowhere
All rhymes- WERE7
- THERE8
- WHERE11
- HERE7
- SOMEWHERE17
- ANYWHERE17
- EVERYWHERE22
- SEVERE9
- ATMOSPHERE17
- ELSEWHERE15
- PREMIERE12
- MERE6
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