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Look up: Near

  1. NEAR
    NEAR is an abbreviation for National Electronic Accounting and Reporting system
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. near
    [adj] - closely resembling the genuine article 2. [adj] - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 3. [adv] - near in time or place or relationship
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. near
    1)an event which almost caused harm to a human, property or the environment; 2)an event which did not happen, but which had a high probability of happening, and which would if it had happened have caused harm to a person, or damage to property, or the environment Category: Medicine • wind with a speed between 27 and 31 knots (Beaufort scale wind force 7). Category: The cosmos &b...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Near
    Definition (keystage 3) Close to.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  5. Near
    Near (nēr) adverb [ Anglo-Saxon neár , compar. of neáh nigh. See Nigh .] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. « My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.» Milton. 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ' Near twenty years ago.' Shak. ' Near a fortnight ago.' Add ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/8

  6. Near
    Near adjective [ Compar. Nearer ; superl. Nearest .] [ See Near , adverb ] 1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. 'As one near death.' Shak. « He served great Hector, and was ever near , Not with his trump ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/8

  7. Near
    Near preposition Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near , adjective
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/8

  8. Near
    Near transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Neared ; present participle & verbal noun Nearing .] [ See Near , adverb ] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/8

  9. Near
    Near intransitive verb To draw near; to approach. « A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared , and neared Coleridge.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/8

  10. near
    1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. 'As one near death.' 'He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.' (Dryden) ... 2. Closely connected or related. 'She is thy father's near kinswoman.' (Lev. Xviii. 12) ... 3. Close to one's interests, affectio ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. near
    close 5 nigh adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; `near neighbors`; `in the near future`; `they are near equals`; `his nearest approach to success`; `a very near thing`; `a near hit by the bomb`; `she was near tears`; `she was close to tears`; `had a close call`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. near
    adjective closely resembling the genuine article; `near beer`; `a dress of near satin`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. near
    adverb near in time or place or relationship; `as the wedding day drew near`; `stood near the door`; `don`t shoot until they come near`; `getting near to the true explanation`; `her mother is always near`; `The end draws nigh`; `the bullet didn`t come close`; `don`t get too close to the fire`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. Near
    `Near` may refer to: * Near v. Minnesota * Near East ** Ancient Near East ** Near Eastern archaeology * Near-Earth object ** Near-Earth asteroid ** Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research * NEAR Shoemaker, a spacecraft * Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer * Near Field Communication * Near-death experience * Near/Nate River, a character from the anime and manga DEATH NOTE * Near beer * New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame In `vowels...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near

  15. Near
    • (adv.) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a. • (adv.) Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. • (v. i.) To draw near; to approach. • (a) Close-fisted; ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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