NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL

Meaning of NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL in English

neither one thing nor another

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — phrasal one that does not belong to a particular class or category
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — phrasal : one that does not belong to a definite class, party, or category : a nondescript person or thing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — : one that does not belong to a particular class or category
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — one that does not belong to a particular class or category
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — = neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
Slang English vocab
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — something or someone that does not belong to a definite group I don`t know what you should call it. It …
English Idioms vocab
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — not clearly separated, a little of both Our experiment produced a being that was neither fish nor fowl.
English Idioms vocabulary
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — also
American Idioms English vocabulary
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL — ни рыба ни мясо; ни то ни сё
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
NEITHER — pron. nequel, null; ni un ni li altri. conj. NEITHER ...NOR ...: ni...ni...
English interlingue dictionary
FOWL — avie; (domestic) gállin
English interlingue dictionary
NEITHER — wala'y si kinsa;wala'y usa;wala-sa-duha
English-Visayan vocabulary
NEITHER — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by either) of nauther, nother, from Old English nāhwæther, nōther, from nā, nō …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOWL — I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) see: fly Date: before 12th century a bird of any kind, 2. a cock …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
NOR — I. nə(r), (|)nȯ(ə)r, (|)nȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)när conjunction Etymology: Middle English, contraction of nother …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEITHER — I. ˈnēthə(r), ˈnīth-; see either pronoun Etymology: Middle English neither, naither not either of two, pron., conjunction & adjective, alteration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOWL — I. ˈfau̇l, esp before pause or consonant -au̇əl noun ( plural fowl or fowls ) Etymology: Middle English foul, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH — I. ˈfish noun ( plural fish or fishes ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOR- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from normal (I) 1. : parent compound from which (a specified compound) may be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOR — (conj.) A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, …
Английский словарь Webster
FOWL — (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
NOR — ( conj. ) A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOWL — ( v. i. ) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NOR — /nawr/ ; unstressed /neuhr/ , conj. 1. (used in negative phrases, esp. after neither, to introduce the second member in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEITHER — /nee"dheuhr, nuy"-/ , conj. 1. not either, as of persons or things specified (usually fol. by nor ): Neither John …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOWL — /fowl/ , n. , pl. fowls , ( esp. collectively ) fowl , v. n. 1. the domestic or barnyard …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOR — I. nər, ˈnȯr, Southern also ˈnär conjunction Etymology: Middle English, contraction of nother neither, nor, from nother, pronoun & adjective, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEITHER — I. ˈnē-thər also ˈnī- conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by either ) of nauther, nother, from Old English nāhwæther, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOWL — I. ˈfau̇(-ə)l noun ( plural fowl or fowls ) Etymology: Middle English foul, from Old English fugel; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH — I. ˈfish noun ( plural fish or fish·es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOR — conj a negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, …
Webster English vocab
NEITHER — adj not either; not the one or the other. 2. neither ·conj not either; generally used to introduce the first …
Webster English vocab
FOWL — noun any bird; ·esp., any large edible bird. 2. fowl ·vi to catch or kill wild fowl, for game or …
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
NEITHER — [nei.ther] conj [ME, alter. (influenced by either) of nauther, nother, fr. OE nahwaether, nother, fr. na, no not + hwaether …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOWL — [fowl] n, pl fowl or fowls [ME foul, fr. OE fugel; akin to OHG fogal bird, and prob. to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOWL — also called Poultry, in animal husbandry, birds raised commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
FISH — any of a variety of cold-blooded, vertebrate animals found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOR- — nor-, nor'- BrE AmE nɔː AmE nɔːr —but in Received Pronunciation before a vowel, nɔː r ▷ — nor'-east ˌnɔː …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEITHER — neither BrE AmE ˈnaɪð ə ˈniːð- AmE \ ˈniːð ə r ˈnaɪð- —See preference poll figures at either
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOWL — fowl BrE AmE faʊl ▷ fowls faʊlz ▶ ˈ fowl pest BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NOR — / nɔː(r); NAmE / conjunction , adverb 1. neither ... nor ... | not ... nor ... and not : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEITHER — / ˈnaɪðə(r); NAmE ; ˈniːðə(r)/ determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun not one nor the other of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOWL — / faʊl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] ( pl. fowl or fowls ) a bird that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — / fɪʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. fish or fishes ) HELP NOTE : Fish is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOR'- — nor'- /nɔː $ nɔːr/ BrE AmE prefix a ↑ prefix meaning ‘north’, used especially by sailors: nor'east nor'west
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOR — nor S2 W1 /nɔː $ nɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction , adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: nother 'neither, nor' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEITHER — I. nei ‧ ther 1 W3 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun not one or the other of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOWL — fowl /faʊl/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fowl or fowls ) [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FISH — I. fish 1 S1 W1 /fɪʃ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fish or fishes ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOR' — n., adj., & adv. (esp. in compounds) = NORTH (nor'ward; nor'wester). [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOR — conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOWL — n. & v. (pl. same or fowls) --n. 1 any domestic cock or hen of various gallinaceous birds, kept for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOR — conj. 1 and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOWL — n. & v. (pl. same or fowls) n. 1 any domestic cock or hen of various gallinaceous birds, kept for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOR — conj. 1. and not; and not either (neither one thing nor the other; not a man nor a child was …
Oxford English vocab
NEITHER — adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1. not the one nor the other (of …
Oxford English vocab

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