close to
adverb
1 close to
of quantities Imprecise but fairly close to correct.
synonyms: about, approximately, around, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some.
Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
hard by,
fast by;
close to,
close upon;
hard upon;
at the point of;
next door to;
within reach,
within call,
within hearing,
within earshot;
within an ace of;
but a step,
not far from,
at no great distance;
on the verge of,
on the brink of,
on the skirts of;
in the environs
etc.
n.;
at one's door,
at one's feet,
at one's elbow,
at one's finger's end,
at one's side;
on the tip of one's tongue;
under one's nose;
within a stone's throw
etc.
n.;
in sight of,
in presence of;
at close quarters;
cheek by jole†,
cheek by jowl;
beside,
alongside,
side by side,
tete-a-tete;
in juxtaposition
etc.
(touching)
199;
yardarm to yardarm,
at the heels of;
on the confines of,
at the threshold,
bordering upon,
verging to;
in the way.
about;
hereabouts,
thereabouts;
roughly,
in round numbers;
approximately,
approximatively†;
as good as,
well-nigh.
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adjective
Roget 199:
contiguous;
touching
etc.
v.;
in contact
etc.
n.;
conterminous,
end to end,
osculatory;
pertingent†;
tangential.
hand to hand;
close to
etc.
(near)
197;
with no interval
etc.
198.
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