near
at someone's door
propinquent
in the shadow of
tight
inferiormost
presence
front
cheek by jowl
round the bend
just then
low
face-to-face
on top of
nearly
hereabout
against
about one's ears
nearby
upon
at the elbow
shoulder-to-shoulder
like white on rice
immediate
close-up
adjacent
embrace
anterodistal
walk-to
intercrural
walking
contralateral
at ease
postpenial
handy
close quarters
proximity
prone position
proximate
be-
sit
sit down
in sight
inside
plank
anterolateral
within reach
at arm's length
astride
near at hand
pericardial
astraddle
backward
point-blank
subcontiguous
astraddle of
snugly
squeeze
plesio-
vicinity
jostle
proximoventral
near-hand
peripersonal
midposition
high up
inner
sidelong
innermost
juxta-
osculation
like stink on shit
nigh
snug
on
on one's person
vicinage
subject
tooth-to-jowl
external
site
centralish
nudge
situation
catch the sun
cross-legged
beside
propinquity
outlier
forward
nearest
girth
face-up
near
propinquent
tight
inferiormost
nearby
immediate
close-up
adjacent
anterodistal
walk-to
intercrural
walking
contralateral
postpenial
handy
proximate
inside
anterolateral
pericardial
backward
point-blank
subcontiguous
proximoventral
near-hand
peripersonal
midposition
inner
sidelong
innermost
snug
subject
external
centralish
forward
cheek by jowl
just then
low
face-to-face
nearly
hereabout
shoulder-to-shoulder
nearby
astride
snugly
high up
tooth-to-jowl
cross-legged
face-up
presence
front
embrace
close quarters
proximity
prone position
squeeze
vicinity
contralateral
osculation
vicinage
site
situation
propinquity
outlier
girth
sit
sit down
plank
jostle
nudge
catch the sun
prep
adj
- Physically close.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Approximate, almost.
- On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
noun
adv
verb
adj
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Under high tension; taut.
- Unyielding or firm.
- Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- Extraordinarily great or special.
- Not conceding many goals.
- Intimate, close, close-knit.
- A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Intimately friendly.
- Angry or irritated.
- Miserly or frugal.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
- Mean; unfair; unkind.
- Scarce, hard to come by.
- Limited or restricted.
adv
noun
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
adj
adv
- Close to the ground.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
noun
- An area of low pressure; a depression.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- A flame; fire; blaze.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- Barrow, mound, tumulus.
verb
adj
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Below the batter's knees.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Low-cut.
- Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- Being near the equator.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Simple in complexity or development.
- Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
prep
- Close to, alongside.
- In contrast or comparison with.
- In a contrary direction to.
- In competition with, versus.
- In front of; before (a background).
- In opposition to.
- In physical opposition to; in collision with.
- As protection from.
- Contrary to; in conflict with.
- In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
- In exchange for.
- To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
- As counterbalance to.
- In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
- Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
- As a charge on.
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
adj
- Very close; direct or adjacent.
- An artillery fire mission modifier for to types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).
- Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
- Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
- Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
noun
- An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- Full acceptance (of something).
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- An act of enfolding or including.
verb
- To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- To submit to; to undergo.
noun
prefix
- By, near, next to, around, close to.
- About, regarding, concerning, over.
- On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
- Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
- Around; about.
- Off, away, over, across
- As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
- All around; about; abundantly; all over.
verb
- be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- take a seat
- be in session
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- be located or situated somewhere
- work or act as a baby-sitter
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- serve in a specific professional capacity
adj
- Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
- Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
- Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
- At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.
prep
- Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.
- Within a period of time.
noun
- The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- The interior or inner part.
- (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
adv
verb
- To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- To cover something with planking.
- To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
noun
- Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- A stupid person, idiot.
- A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- That which supports or upholds.
- A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
adj
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Late or behindhand.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
adv
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- Toward or into the past;
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed order or sequence.
noun
adj
noun
- A close or tight fit.
- The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- An instance of squeezing.
- The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- A difficult position.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- A traversal of a narrow passage.
- A romantic partner.
- A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
verb
- To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- To fit into a tight place.
prefix
prefix
prep_phrase
prep
- Near; adjacent to; alongside.
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- So as to impact; against.
- Some time during the day of.
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- In the possession of.
- Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.
- Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
- Having identical domain and codomain.
- At or in (a certain region or location).
- Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
- Under the influence of (a drug).
- Generated by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Against; in opposition to.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Covering.
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Paid for by.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At the date of.
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- Because of, or due to.
- Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
- Without.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- So as to impart force to.
- Serving as a member of.
- At a given time after the start of something; at.
noun
adv
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action).
- To an operating state.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
adj
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
- Acting in character.
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
- Acceptable, appropriate.
- Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- Menstruating.
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
verb
prep_phrase
noun
- The state of living near something; proximity, closeness.
- A geographical division of the w:New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court
- The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn.
adj
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- Conditional upon something; used with to.
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
verb
- To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.
- To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
noun
- A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
- The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
- A particular area of study.
- A citizen in a monarchy.
- In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
- That of which something is stated.
- An actor; one who takes action.
- A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
adj
- Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- Not contained in the main computer.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
noun
noun
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
verb
verb
- To near or come close to something.
- To move slightly.
- To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
noun
- A gentle push.
- The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
- A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
- The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
noun
- A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
- A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
- An exception.
- A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
adj
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
noun
- One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
- The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- The front part of a vessel.
- An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
adv
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- Into the future.
- At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
verb
prep
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