nearest
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Is nearest a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of nearest?
Definition
adjective (English)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesExamples: "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"Synonyms: close, near, nighAntonyms: far
adjective satellite (English)
1. being on the left sideExamples: "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"Synonyms: near, nigh
2. closely resembling the genuine articleExamples: "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"Synonyms: near
3. giving or spending with reluctanceExamples: "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
4. with or in a close or intimate relationshipExamples: "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"Synonyms: dear, good, near
5. very close in resemblanceExamples: "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"Synonyms: approximate, near
adverb (English)
1. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distanceExamples: "that was the time he came nearest to death"Synonyms: closest, nearest, nighest
Definition source: Wiktionary