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Morne :: Morne (n.) The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc..

Nearhand :: Nearhand (a. & adv.) Near; near at hand; closely.

Foible :: Foible (n.) The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.

Squarrose :: Squarish (a.) Nearly square.

Near :: Near (adv.) Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh..

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..

Western :: Western (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean..

Cepheus :: Cepheus (n.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia..

Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..

Beacon :: Beacon (n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners..

Caruncula :: Caruncula (n.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.

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..

Whisper :: Whisper (v. i.) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n..

Inferior :: Inferior (a.) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus..

Propinquity :: Propinquity (n.) Nearness in time.

Approach :: Approach (v. i.) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman..

Next :: Next (superl.) Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.

Notornis :: Notornis (n.) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct..

Auricula :: Auricula (n.) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish.

Champlain Period :: Champlain period () A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.

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