nigh

nigh is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective, transitive/intransitive verb, preposition, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not distant or remote in place or time; near. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
2. superlative. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
3. adjective. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
4. adjective. Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
5. transitive/intransitive verb. To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
6. preposition. Near to; not remote or distant from.
7. adjective. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

   "near neighbors"

   "in the near future"

   Synonyms: close, near

8. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: near

9. adverb. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"

   "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"

   Synonyms: about, almost, most, near, nearly, virtually

10. adverb. near in time or place or relationship

    "as the wedding day drew near"

    "stood near the door"

    Synonyms: close, near

Synonyms

close, near, about, almost, most, nearly, virtually

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nigh:

hing

Common word forms

nighs, nighed, nigher, nighly, nighest, nighing, nighness

Words from these letters

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