Emily Dickinson Lexicon

near (-er), adv. [OE.]

1. Close in space.
2. Almost; just about.
3. Close in time.
4. Close in distance.
5. Present; around; in proximity; close in presence.
6. Close in amount.
7. Intense; extreme.
8. Real; actual; close to happening.
9. Loud; close in sound; high in volume.
10. Familiar; close by; [fig.] well-known.
11. Full; complete; perfect; better.
12. Phrase. “As near as”: like; similar to; as much as.

near (-er), adv. [OE.]

1. Close in space.
2. Almost; just about.
3. Close in time.
4. Close in distance.
5. Present; around; in proximity; close in presence.
6. Close in amount.
7. Intense; extreme.
8. Real; actual; close to happening.
9. Loud; close in sound; high in volume.
10. Familiar; close by; [fig.] well-known.
11. Full; complete; perfect; better.
12. Phrase. “As near as”: like; similar to; as much as.

nearly, adv. [see near, adv.]

Almost; nigh; close to; just about.

nearly, adv. [see near, adv.]

Almost; nigh; close to; just about.

nearness, n. [see near, adv.]

1. Reality; immediacy; inevitability; inescapable potential for happening.
2. Closeness; proximity; communion; remembrance.
3. Likeness; similarity; approximation; equivalent.

nearness, n. [see near, adv.]

1. Reality; immediacy; inevitability; inescapable potential for happening.
2. Closeness; proximity; communion; remembrance.
3. Likeness; similarity; approximation; equivalent.

Nebo, proper n. [Nabu, speaker, announcer, prophet, Mesopotamian god of wisdom and agriculture, patron of scribes and schools).]

Mountain in Israel; peak within sight of Jerusalem; high place that overlooks the promised land (see Deuteronomy 34:1).

Nebo, proper n. [Nabu, speaker, announcer, prophet, Mesopotamian god of wisdom and agriculture, patron of scribes and schools).]

Mountain in Israel; peak within sight of Jerusalem; high place that overlooks the promised land (see Deuteronomy 34:1).

necessity (nescessity), n. [Fr. < L. necesse, needful, necessary.]

1. Poverty; want; difficulty; neediness; helplessness; [fig.] lowly status.
2. Urgency; emergency; crisis.
3. Expediency; qualification; prerequisite.
4. Demand; basic instinct; [fig.] hunger pang.
5. Basic item; essential element; primary component; critical factor.
6. Need; desire; preference; requirement.

necessity (nescessity), n. [Fr. < L. necesse, needful, necessary.]

1. Poverty; want; difficulty; neediness; helplessness; [fig.] lowly status.
2. Urgency; emergency; crisis.
3. Expediency; qualification; prerequisite.
4. Demand; basic instinct; [fig.] hunger pang.
5. Basic item; essential element; primary component; critical factor.
6. Need; desire; preference; requirement.