nearest

Words with a similar base: nearest

'nearest'

[near.a.01] as in: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Examples:
near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
she was close to tears
had a close call

'nearest'

[near.s.01] as in: being on the left side

Examples:
the near or nigh horse is the one on the left
the animal's left side is its near or nigh side

'nearest'

[near.s.02] as in: closely resembling the genuine article

Examples:
near beer
a dress of near satin

'nearest'

[cheeseparing.s.01] as in: giving or spending with reluctance

Examples:
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man

'nearest'

[dear.s.02] as in: with or in a close or intimate relationship

Examples:
a good friend
my sisters and brothers are near and dear

'nearest'

[approximate.s.02] as in: very close in resemblance

Examples:
sketched in an approximate likeness
a near likeness

'nearest'

[nearest.r.01] as in: (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

Examples:
that was the time he came nearest to death

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