contiguous

 
  Grep  of  noun  contiguous 
  contiguousness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  contiguous 
 
  The  adj  contiguous  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  contiguous,  immediate  --  (very  close  or  connected  in  space  or  time;  "contiguous  events";  "immediate  contact";  "the  immediate  vicinity";  "the  immediate  past") 
  2.  conterminous,  contiguous  --  (connecting  without  a  break;  within  a  common  boundary;  "the  48  conterminous  states";  "the  contiguous  48  states") 
  3.  abutting,  adjacent,  adjoining,  bordering,  conterminous,  contiguous  --  (having  a  common  boundary  or  edge;  touching;  "abutting  lots";  "adjoining  rooms";  "Rhode  Island  has  two  bordering  states;  Massachusetts  and  Conncecticut";  "the  side  of  Germany  conterminous  with  France";  "Utah  and  the  contiguous  state  of  Idaho") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  contiguous 
 
  3  senses  of  contiguous 
 
  Sense  1 
  contiguous,  immediate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  close)  ->  distant 
 
  Sense  2 
  conterminous,  contiguous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  connected)  ->  unconnected 
 
  Sense  3 
  abutting,  adjacent,  adjoining,  bordering(postnominal),  conterminous,  contiguous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  connected)  ->  unconnected 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  contiguous 
 
  3  senses  of  contiguous 
 
  Sense  1 
  contiguous,  immediate 
  =>  close  (vs.  distant) 
 
  Sense  2 
  conterminous,  contiguous 
  =>  connected  (vs.  unconnected) 
 
  Sense  3 
  abutting,  adjacent,  adjoining,  bordering(postnominal),  conterminous,  contiguous 
  =>  connected  (vs.  unconnected) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  contiguous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  contiguous 
 
  contiguous  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  contiguous 
  contiguous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  contiguous 
 
  The  adj  contiguous  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  contiguous,  immediate  --  (very  close  or  connected  in  space  or  time;  "contiguous  events";  "immediate  contact";  "the  immediate  vicinity";  "the  immediate  past") 
  2.  conterminous,  contiguous  --  (connecting  without  a  break;  within  a  common  boundary;  "the  48  conterminous  states";  "the  contiguous  48  states") 
  3.  abutting,  adjacent,  adjoining,  bordering,  conterminous,  contiguous  --  (having  a  common  boundary  or  edge;  touching;  "abutting  lots";  "adjoining  rooms";  "Rhode  Island  has  two  bordering  states;  Massachusetts  and  Conncecticut";  "the  side  of  Germany  conterminous  with  France";  "Utah  and  the  contiguous  state  of  Idaho") 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words