nigh
31nigh hand — nigh hand, Archaic. 1. near at hand: »The shock made…woods and mountains all nigh hand resound (Edward Fairfax). 2. almost or nearly: »to nigh hand kill one o my horses (Samuel Lover) …
32Nigh Commission — The Commission on the Reform of Oklahoma State Government, also known as the Nigh Commission, was a committee that in 1984 recommended sweeping changes to the government of the State of Oklahoma to improve efficiency, economy and service. It is… …
33nigh-hand — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: Middle English nigh hand, neih hond, from Old English nēh hand, from nēh, adverb, nigh + hand 1. : near at hand : close by living nigh hand to where the new house was to be built A.H.Bullen 2 …
34nigh on something — old fashioned almost We ve lived in this house for nigh on 50 years …
35nigh — I A Geordie Dictionary Near II Gullah Words near, also draw near to …
36nigh'um — Gullah Words near, or nearing him, her, it, them …
37nigh — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. near, approaching, imminent, close at hand; see near , close . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adverb To a point near in time, space, or relation: close, closely, hard, near, nearby. See NEAR. II adjective Not far from… …
38nigh — see NEAR …
39nigh — nearly; almost Forthright s Forsoothery …
40nigh — I. , adj. [neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’ RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59 II. , v. n. == draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781 …
