Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
Closely connected or related.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss.
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
Immediate; direct; close; short.
Close-fisted; parsimonious.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
The side of the horse that faces west when the animal is walking north. The horse's left side. Horses are most often led, saddled, and mounted from the near side. Opposite of off.
NEAR - includes two terms if they are close together in the text the words must be within approximately 6 words The proximity can sometimes be defined (by the number of words apart they can be)
An order to the helmsman not to keep the ship so close to the wind.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "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"
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"
closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
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"
