Definition of near

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Near (adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh.

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Mastodon :: Mastodon (n.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time..
Millepore :: Millepore (n.) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia..
Loof :: Loof (n.) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind..
Approximately :: Approximately (adv.) With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
Gain :: Gain (a.) Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
Neighborhood :: Neighborhood (n.) The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.
Unearthed :: Unearthed (imp. & p. p.) of Uneart.
Low :: Low (adv.) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian..
Gemsbok :: Gemsbok (n.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns..
Vertilinear :: Vertilinear (a.) Straight; rectilinear.
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road..
Sack-winged :: Sack-winged (a.) Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus Saccopteryx.
Flocculus :: Flocculus (n.) A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe..
Arpen :: Arpen (n.) Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English..
Forward :: Forward (a.) Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet..
Delphinus :: Delphinus (n.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila..
Well-nigh :: Well-nigh (adv.) Almost; nearly.
Moravian :: Moravian (n.) One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed Church of the United Brethren, was reestablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called also Herrnhuter..
Low :: Low (superl.) Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer..
Approximation :: Approximation (n.) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
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