nearby
Plural: nearbys
Adjective Satellite
- close at hand
- "the nearby towns"
- "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
Adverb
- not far away in relative terms
- "she works nearby"
- "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
Adj
- Adjacent, near, close by.
Adv
- Next to, close to.
Noun
- A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.
Adjective
- Close at hand; not far away.
Examples
- He searched for a word using the tiles nearby his opponent’s last play.
- He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.
- I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.
Scrabble Score: 11
nearby: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnearby: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nearby: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
nearby: valid Words With Friends Word