NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL

Meaning of NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL in English

not clearly separated, a little of both

Our experiment produced a being that was neither fish nor fowl.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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 one thing nor another
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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 — 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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH
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
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH
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
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
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
Britannica English vocabulary
FISH
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
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
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
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
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

English Idioms vocabulary

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