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Rise :: Rise (n.) The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.

Conformable :: Conformable (a.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in contact..

Muzzle :: Muzzle (v. i.) To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

Cincinnati Epoch :: Cincinnati epoch () An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system. The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati, Ohio. The group includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New York..

Land :: Land (v. t.) To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes..

Costmary :: Costmary (n.) A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost..

Scutate :: Scutate (a.) Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.

Approximation :: Approximation (n.) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation..

Regrate :: Regrate (v. t.) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense..

Near :: Near (a) Close-fisted; parsimonious.

Snipe :: Snipe (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak..

Escarpment :: Escarpment (n.) A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp..

Pointer :: Pointer (n.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star..

Border :: Border (v. t.) To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest..

Parotic :: Parotic (a.) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.

Indistancy :: Indistancy (n.) Want of distance o/ separation; nearness.

Mouse :: Mouse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest..

By :: By (pref.) In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me..

Foremast :: Foremast (n.) The mast nearest the bow.

With :: With (prep.) With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like..

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