Near
Near is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 4 points
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Very common
Meaning of near
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verbMove towards.
“We were approaching our destination”
Similar: approach
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adjectiveNot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
“near neighbors”
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adjectiveBeing on the left side.
“the near or nigh horse is the one on the left”
Similar: nigh
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adjectiveClosely resembling the genuine article.
“near beer”
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adverbNear in time or place or relationship.
“as the wedding day drew near”
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adverb(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.
“the job is (just) about done”
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of near
- earn4
Words inside near
Words of three letters or more made from its letters, longest first.
- are3
- ear3
- era3
- ran3
- ane3
- ern3
- nae3
Words that rhyme with near
- clear
- year
- beer
- cheer
- dear
- deer
- fear
- gear
- mere
- peer
- rear
- sheer
- lear
- mir
- pier
- queer
- shear
- smear
- spear
- sphere
- steer
- veer
- fleer
- jeer
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