Nigh

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh.
  • ad. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours.
  • adj. Being near in time, place, or relationship; close. See Synonyms at close.
  • adj. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle: pulling hard on the nigh rein.
  • adj. Being the animal or vehicle on the left: the nigh horse.
  • preposition. Not far from; near.
  • v. To come near to or draw near.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. near, close by, almost
  • v. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
  • ad. almost, nearly
  • preposition. near; close to
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
  • adj. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
  • ad. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
  • ad. Almost; nearly.
  • v. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
  • preposition. Near to; not remote or distant from.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Close at hand; not far distant in time or place; at hand; near.
  • Closely.
  • Near the quick; keenly; bitterly.
  • Nearly; almost; within a little (of being).
  • Near to; at no great distance from.
  • Being close at hand; being near.
  • Near in relationship or interest; closely allied, as by blood.
  • Penurious; stingy; close; near: as, a nigh customer.
  • On the left: as, the nigh horse.
  • To come nigh; draw near; approach.
  • To come near to; approach.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. near in time or place or relationship
  • ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • adj. being on the left side
  • adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
  • Equivalent
    left    warm    hot    nearby    adjacent   
    Verb Form
    nighed    nighing   
    Cross Reference
    nigh hand   
    Form
    well-nigh    nigh-well   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    present    near    neighboring    contiguous    adjacent    close    intimate    almost    nearly    approach   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai