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immediate

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

in contact

adj. connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

adjacent, conterminous, coterminous, abutting, adjoining, bordering

adj. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

adjacent, contiguous, conterminous, coterminous, abutting, adjoining, bordering

adj. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

contiguous, immediate

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

enveloping, ambient, encompassing, surrounding

adj. closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides

appressed, adpressed

adj. pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

approximate, close together

adj. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

at hand, imminent

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

at hand, close-by, close by, close at hand

adj. close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"

close-hauled

adj. having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

close-set

adj. set close together: "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"

closer

adj. comparative of "close"; indicating that one of two that is the shorter distance away

closest

adj. superlative of "close"; indicating that one of several that is the shortest distance away

hand-to-hand, at close quarters

adj. being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

near, proximate

adj. very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

walk-to

adj. close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"

adjacent, contiguous, conterminous, coterminous, abutting, adjoining, bordering

adj. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

adjunctive

adj. joining; forming an adjunct

affined

adj. closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens

attached

adj. fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"

connecting

adj. syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"

joined, coupled, linked

adj. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

cursive, flowing

adj. having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

Siamese

adj. connecting two or more pipes or hoses or having such a connection; "a Y-shaped siamese joint"; "siamese fire-hose lines"

well-connected, socially connected

adj. connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family"

together

adj. (connected)

adjunctive

adj. joining; forming an adjunct

affined

adj. closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens

attached

adj. fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"

connecting

adj. syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"

contiguous, in contact

adj. connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

joined, coupled, linked

adj. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

cursive, flowing

adj. having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

Siamese

adj. connecting two or more pipes or hoses or having such a connection; "a Y-shaped siamese joint"; "siamese fire-hose lines"

well-connected, socially connected

adj. connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family"

together

adj. (connected)

distant

adj. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

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