draw+nigh

  • 21To draw to a head — Draw Draw, v. i. 1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well. [1913 Webster] Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind. [1913… …

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  • 22nigh — I A Geordie Dictionary Near II Gullah Words near, also draw near to …

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  • 23nigh — I. , adj. [neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’ RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59 II. , v. n. == draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781 …

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  • 24be nigh — be/draw/nigh literary phrase to be going to happen soon The end of the world is nigh! Thesaurus: soon and as soon as possiblesynonym Main entry …

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  • 25To come nigh — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …

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  • 26Veni, Veni, Emmanuel — ist ein Adventslied, das auf eine Paraphrase von fünf der sieben O Antiphonen zurückgeht. Der ursprüngliche lateinische Text wurde in verschiedene moderne Sprachen (Deutsch, Englisch, …) übersetzt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Text 1.1 Am Anfang:… …

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  • 27near — adv 1. close, close by, nearby, nigh; within earshot or hearing, within view or sight, within close range; around, hereabout, about, not far off or away. 2. approximately, roughly, generally, about, circa, ca., more or less, or so, all but;… …

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  • 28near — Synonyms and related words: about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, already in sight, among, angustifoliate, angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, anticipate, ape,… …

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  • 29close — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Spartan, US highway, abandonment, abbreviated, abort, about, about to be, abridged, abstruse, accented, accommodate, accost, accurate, adjacent, adjust, advance, agree, airless, airtight, alert, all but,… …

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  • 30approach — Synonyms and related words: MO, access, accomplish, accomplishment, accordance, accost, achieve, achievement, act on, address, adit, advance, advances, advent, advise, agreement, air lock, algorithm, alikeness, alliance, analogy, answer,… …

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