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nigh |
Grep of noun nigh night night-blooming cereus night-line night-robe night-sight night-stop night bell night bird night blindness night court night game night heron night jasmine night jessamine night latch night letter night lizard night owl night porter night raven night rider night school night shift night snake night soil night terror night vision night watch night watchman nightbird nightcap nightclothes nightclub nightcrawler nightdress nightfall nightgown nighthawk nightie nightingale nightjar nightlight nightmare nightrider nightshade nightshirt nightspot nightstick nighttime nightwalker nightwear nightwork Overview of adj nigh The adj nigh has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. near nigh -- (being on the left side "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") 2. nigh -- (near in space or time) Overview of adv nigh The adv nigh has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. near nigh, close -- (near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire") 2. about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")) Antonyms of adj nigh 2 senses of nigh Sense 1 near(postnominal), nigh(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA left) -> right Sense 2 nigh INDIRECT (VIA near) -> far Similarity of adj nigh 2 senses of nigh Sense 1 near(postnominal), nigh(postnominal) => left (vs. right) Sense 2 nigh => near (vs. far), close Attributes of adj nigh Familiarity of adj nigh nigh used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nigh nigh nighest nighted nightlong nightly nightmarish nighttime Overview of adj nigh The adj nigh has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. near nigh -- (being on the left side "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") 2. nigh -- (near in space or time) Overview of adv nigh The adv nigh has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. near nigh, close -- (near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire") 2. about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees"))
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