Princeton's WordNet

1. near, close, nigh(adj)

   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"

2. near(a), nigh(a)(adverb)

   being on the left side

   "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"

3. near, nigh, close(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"

4. about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh(adverb)

   (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

   "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

Wiktionary

1. nigh(Verb)

   To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.

2. nigh(Adverb)

   almost, nearly

   Achieving the summit in a single day is well-nigh impossible.

3. nigh(Adjective)

   near, close by, almost

   The end is nigh!

4. nigh(Preposition)

   near; close to

   When the Moon is horned ... is it not ever nigh the Sun?

Origin: neah, neh, from nēhw.

Webster Dictionary

1. Nigh(u)

   not distant or remote in place or time; near

2. Nigh(u)

   not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate

3. Nigh(adj)

   in a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near

4. Nigh(adj)

   almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead

5. Nigh(u)

   to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

6. Nigh(u)

   near to; not remote or distant from

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