near

near
   1. stingy
   A derivative of close1:
    Some were beginning to consider Oak a near man. (Hardy, 1874)
   2. imitation
   Mencken gave 'near-silk, near-antique, nearleather, near-mahogany, near-silver and nearporcelain' (1941). Consumer protection legislation has thinned the list. Near-beer, supposedly with low alcohol content, was sold in unlicensed premises in Britain until after the Second World War:
    Near-beer costs two shillings a glass: call it just beer — forget the 'near'. (Kersh, 1936)

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  • Near — or Near may refer to: Contents 1 Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine 2 Geography 3 Lingu …   Wikipedia

  • Near — Near, a. [Compar. {Nearer}; superl. {Nearest}.] [See {Near}, adv.] 1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. As one near death. Shak. [1913 Webster] He served great Hector, and was ever… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Near — (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne[ a]r, compar. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. [1913 Webster] My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Nearly;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • near — near; near·ish; near·ly; near·most; near·ness; near·sight·ed·ly; near·sight·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • NEAR — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Holly Near (* 1949), US amerikanische Sängerin NEAR ist die Abkürzung für: Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous, eine US amerikanische Raumsonde, siehe NEAR Shoemaker Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Near — Near, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under {near}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Near — Near, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n {Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Near — Near, v. i. To draw near; to approach. [1913 Webster] A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared, and neared. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • near- — [ nır ] prefix almost: used with many nouns and adjectives: It s a near certainty (=it will almost certainly happen). a near fatal error …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • NEAR — Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Governmental » NASA) Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Governmental » US Government) * North East Access Radio (Community » Media) * National Emergency Alarm Repeater (Governmental » US Government) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • Near —   [dt. »nahe bei«], ein logischer Operator, der v. a. von Suchmaschinen benutzt wird und den man als eine Verschärfung des Operators And auffassen kann. Er gibt also z. B. bei der Suche nach mehreren Begriffen in einem Dokument nur dann den Wert… …   Universal-Lexikon

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