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<A NAME="near">
<B>near, </B>adverb, adjective, preposition, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>to or at a short distance; not far; close. <BR> <I>Ex. The holiday season is drawing near. They searched near and far.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>close in relation; closely. <BR> <I>Ex. tribes near allied.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>close to something in resemblance; almost next (to). <BR> <I>Ex. Fool that's near To knave (Robert Browning).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Informal.) all but; almost; nearly. <BR> <I>Ex. The war lasted near a year.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>thriftily. <BR> <I>Ex. I had lived so near and so close that in a whole year I had not spent the 15s. which I had saved (Daniel Defoe).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Nautical.) close to the direction of the wind. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>close by; not distant; less distant. <BR> <I>Ex. the near future. The post office is quite near.</I> (SYN) close, nigh. <DD><B> 2. </B>close in feeling; intimate; familiar. <BR> <I>Ex. a near friend.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>closely related. <BR> <I>Ex. a near relative.</I> <DD><B> 4a. </B>resembling closely. <BR> <I>Ex. near silk.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>approximating an original. <BR> <I>Ex. a near translation.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>on the left-hand side; left. <BR> <I>Ex. The near horse and the off horse make a team.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>short; direct. <BR> <I>Ex. Take the nearest route.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>stingy. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Barkis was something of a miser, or as Peggotty dutifully expressed it, was "a little near" (Dickens).</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>by a close margin; narrow. <BR> <I>Ex. a near escape.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>closely affecting or touching one. <BR> <I>Ex. War is a matter of great and near concern to all of us.</I> <DD><I>prep. </I> close to in space, time, condition, or relation. <BR> <I>Ex. Our house is near the river. It is near five o'clock.</I> <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to come or draw near to; approach. <BR> <I>Ex. The ship neared the land. The vacation was nearing its end.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>come near.</B> </I>See under <B>come.</B> noun <B>nearness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="nearbeer">
<B>near beer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a beverage resembling beer but containing less than one half per cent alcohol. </DL>
<A NAME="nearby">
<B>nearby, </B>adjective, adverb, preposition.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj., adv. </I> near; close by; close at hand. <BR> <I>Ex. a nearby house (adj.). They went nearby to visit (adv.).</I> <DD><I>prep. </I> (Dialect.) close to (a place). </DL>
<A NAME="nearctic">
<B>Nearctic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with the region including temperate and arctic North America and Greenland, especially with reference to the distribution of animals. </DL>
<A NAME="neareastern">
<B>Near Eastern,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the Near East, the region comprising the countries of southwestern Asia, sometimes including the Balkan States, Sudan, and Egypt. </DL>
<A NAME="nearly">
<B>nearly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>almost. <BR> <I>Ex. It is nearly bedtime. I nearly missed the train.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>closely. <BR> <I>Ex. a matter that concerns you very nearly. It will cost too much, as nearly as I can figure it.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nearman">
<B>near-man</B> or <B>Near-Man, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men</B> or <B>-Men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an ape man. </DL>
<A NAME="nearmiss">
<B>near-miss, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the failure to make a direct hit on a target or other thing aimed at. <DD><B> b. </B>a rocket, guided missile, bomb, or the like that fails to make a direct hit upon a target. <BR> <I>Ex. With a thermonuclear warhead the attacker can be sure of inflicting great damage even with a near-miss (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>anything that does not fulfill but approaches very closely some standard of excellence. <BR> <I>Ex. The good near-misses scored by some of the first novelists (Manchester Guardian).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a narrow escape from danger or an accident. <BR> <I>Ex. The near-miss left me slightly shaken (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nearpoint">
<B>near point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Optics.) the point nearest to the eye at which an image is clearly formed on the retina when there is maximum accommodation. </DL>
<A NAME="nearside">
<B>nearside, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the side that is nearer or nearest, especially the left side. <BR> <I>Ex. We usually mount horses on the nearside.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> on or to the near or left side; near; left. <BR> <I>Ex. blue smoke arises from the nearside mudguard (Punch). Lalor on his best pony, Fifty, ... sent in Kishan to score with a good nearside shot (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nearsight">
<B>near-sight, </B>noun. <B>=myopia.</B></DL>
<A NAME="nearsighted">
<B>near-sighted</B> or <B>nearsighted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not able to see far; seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. <BR> <I>Ex. Near-sighted people usually wear glasses. (Figurative.) a near-sighted mind.</I> adv. <B>near-sightedly,</B> <B>nearsightedly.</B> noun <B>near-sightedness,</B> <B>nearsightedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="nearterm">
<B>near-term, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or for a short period of time. <BR> <I>Ex. This has improved the market's near-term position (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neat">
<B>neat</B> (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>clean and in order. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat desk, a neat room, a neat dress.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>able and willing to keep things in order. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat child.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>well-formed; in proportion. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat design.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>skillful; clever. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat trick, a neat turn of phrase.</I> (SYN) deft, adroit. <DD><B> 5. </B>without anything mixed in it; pure; straight. <BR> <I>Ex. He drinks his brandy neat. The gas is then enriched to the declared calorific value by the automatic addition of neat refinery gas (London Times).</I> (SYN) undiluted, clear. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Slang.) very pleasing; fine. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat party.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>clear; net. <BR> <I>Ex. a neat profit.</I> adv. <B>neatly.</B> noun <B>neatness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neat">
<B>neat</B> (2), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> (pl. or sing.) (Archaic.) <B>1. </B>cattle; oxen. <DD><B> 2. </B>an ox, cow, or heifer. <DD><I>adj. </I> of the ox kind. <BR> <I>Ex. neat cattle.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neaten">
<B>neaten, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to put in order; clean; tidy up. <BR> <I>Ex. She ... began neatening the books in a low bookshelf (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neath">
<B>neath</B> or <B>'neath, </B>preposition.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) beneath. <BR> <I>Ex. 'neath the silvery moon.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neathanded">
<B>neat-handed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> neat or dexterous in the use of the hands; deft. </DL>
<B>neat's-foot oil,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light-yellow oil obtained from the feet and shinbones of cattle by boiling. It is used to lubricate delicate machinery and to soften and preserve leather. </DL>
<A NAME="neb">
<B>neb, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the bill or beak of a bird. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person's mouth or nose. <DD><B> 3. </B>an animal's snout. <DD><B> 4. </B>the tip of anything; nib. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Obsolete.) the face. </DL>
<A NAME="neb">
<B>NEB</B> (no periods) or <B>N.E.B.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> New English Bible. </DL>
<A NAME="nebbiolo">
<B>nebbiolo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a grape grown in Italy, used in most Italian red wines. </DL>
<A NAME="nebbish">
<B>nebbish, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> a pitifully clumsy or inept person. <DD><I>adj. </I> pitifully clumsy or inept. <BR> <I>Ex. The central character is so nebbish he has not even a name (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nebiim">
<B>Nebiim, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the books of the Prophets making up the second division of the Hebrew Old Testament canon. The first division is the Torah and the third division is the Kethubim. </DL>
<A NAME="nebo">
<B>Nebo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the god of wisdom in Babylonian mythology, who wrote down the judgments passed on the dead souls. He was the son of Marduk. </DL>
<A NAME="nebr">
<B>Nebr.</B> or <B>Neb.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Nebraska. </DL>
<A NAME="nebraskan">
<B>Nebraskan, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with the state of Nebraska or its inhabitants. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the first period of glaciation in North America, beginning about 1,200,000 years ago, and lasting about 64,000 years. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Nebraska. </DL>
<A NAME="nebuchadnezzar">
<B>nebuchadnezzar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very large bottle for alcoholic liquor that holds about four gallons. <BR> <I>Ex. nebuchadnezzars of champagne (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="nebula">
<B>nebula, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lae,</B> <B>-las.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a mass of dust particles and gases or a cloudlike cluster of stars which occurs in interstellar space, very far away from our sun and its planets. A nebula may be either luminous or dark in appearance. Galactic nebulae are clouds of luminous gas and dust particles within our galaxy and comparable in size with it. Extragalactic nebulae are clusters of stars outside our Milky Way. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a cloudlike spot on the cornea of the eye. <DD><B> b. </B>cloudiness of the urine. </DL>
<A NAME="nebular">
<B>nebular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a nebula or nebulae. </DL>
<A NAME="nebularhypothesis">
<B>nebular hypothesis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that the solar system, and similar systems, developed from the cooling and contracting of a hot, rotating nebula to form rings of matter, and that in turn this matter formed planets. The theory was formulated by Pierre Simon de Laplace (1749-1827), a French astronomer and mathematician. </DL>
<A NAME="nebule">
<B>nebule, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Heraldry.) having a wavy or serpentine form, like the edges of clouds. </DL>
<A NAME="nebulium">
<B>nebulium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a supposed chemical element to which certain green lines in the spectra of nebulae were once attributed, now known to be caused by oxygen, nitrogen, and other common gases. </DL>
<A NAME="nebulize">
<B>nebulize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-lized,</B> <B>-lizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to reduce to fine mist or vapor; atomize. noun <B>nebulization.</B> noun <B>nebulizer.</B> </DL>
