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Common
adj
•
Physically
close
.
•
Close in
time.
•
Closely
connected
or
related
.
•
Close to
one's
interests
,
affection
, etc.;
intimate
;
dear
.
•
Close to
anything
followed
or
imitated
; not
free
,
loose
, or
rambling
.
•
So as
barely
to
avoid
or
pass
injury
or
loss
;
close
;
narrow
.
•
Approximate
, almost.
•
In British English:
On the side
nearest
to the
kerb
(the
left-hand
side
if one
drives
on the
left
).
•
In American English:
Next to
the
driver
, when he is
on foot
; (US) on the
left
of an
animal
or
a team
.
•
Immediate
;
direct
;
close
;
short
.
•
Stingy
;
parsimonious
.
prep
•
Physically
close to
, in
close
proximity
to.
•
Close to
in time
.
•
Close to
in
nature
or
degree
.
adv
•
At or towards a
position
close in
space
or time.
•
Nearly
; almost.
verb
•
To come
closer
to; to
approach
.
noun
•
The
left
side
of a
horse
or of
a team
of
horses
pulling
a
carriage
etc.
name
•
A
surname
.
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Similar
closer
closes
nigh
close
citerior
immediate
proximate
present
closest
nearby
foreseeable
vicinity
push
nearly
ish
close by
around the corner
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Related
adjacent
proximity
opposite
distant
similar
around
along
beneath
approaching
distance
convenient
high
open
equal
nice
comparable
parallel
strong
at
perfect
alongside
reachable
next to
get to
inside of
outside of
less than
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Opposite
far
remote
extreme
distant
far from
Rhymes
weir
beer
dear
veer
gear
Muir
yere
jeer
bier
year
near
leer
blear
smear
clear
steer
nears
endear
sphere
unclear
schmear
Tangier
bandoleer
racketeer
interfere
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Lineage
near
English
nere
Middle English (1100-1500)
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Etym
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