| near [a] |
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| 1) | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" |
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| Synonyms : | close |
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| adjacent moral nearby nearer neighbor nigh hot distance far nearest |
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| 2) | being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" |
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| Synonyms : | nigh |
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| left |
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| 3) | closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin" |
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| Synonyms : | |
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| artificial |
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| 4) | giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
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| Synonyms : | cheeseparing close penny-pinching |
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| stingy |
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| 5) | with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
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| Synonyms : | dear good |
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| close |
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| 6) | very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" |
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| Synonyms : | approximate |
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| close |
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| near [r] |
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| 1) | near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
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| Synonyms : | close nigh |
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| 2) | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
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| Synonyms : | about all_but almost just_about most nearly nigh virtually well-nigh |
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| near [v] |
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| 1) | move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
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| Synonyms : | approach come_near come_on draw_close draw_near go_up |
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| approach advance come approach approach drive_up bear_down_on edge_in close crowd |
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