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• next-to-last — ext to last adj. next preceding the last; as, the figures in the next to last column. [Narrower terms: {junior(prenominal), third year}] Syn: penultimate. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• next — [nekst] adj. [ME nexte < OE neahst, niehst, superl. of neah, NIGH] just before or after in time, space, degree, or rank; nearest; immediately preceding or following adv. 1. in the time, place, degree, or rank nearest, or immediately preceding… …   English World dictionary

• next — [adj] coming immediately after in space, time, order abutting, adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, attached, back to back, beside, close, closest, coming, consequent, coterminous, ensuing, following, hard by*, later, meeting, nearest,… …   New thesaurus

• Next — (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of {Nigh}. [AS. n[=e]hst, ni[ e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Next friend — Next Next (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of {Nigh}. [AS. n[=e]hst, ni[ e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Her princely guest Was next her side; in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• next — /nɛkst / (say nekst) adjective 1. immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day. 2. nearest in place or position: the next room. 3. nearest in relationship or kinship. 4. Obsolete immediately preceding: the Sunday next… …  

• Next United Kingdom general election — United Kingdom general election, 2015 2010 ← members 7 May 2015 → 2020 …   Wikipedia

• next — 1. adjective 1) the next chapter Syn: following, succeeding, upcoming, to come Ant: previous, preceding 2) the next house in the street Syn: neighboring, adjacent …   Thesaurus of popular words

• next to — 1. adverb Almost; nearly. It is next to impossible to get him to admit it, but writes very well. 2. preposition a) Beside; alongside. Do you mind if I sit next to you? b) …   Wiktionary

• next — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. beside, nearest; after, later. adj. adjacent, adjoining, bordering, contiguous; following, ensuing, succeeding, successive. See sequence, futurity. Ant., preceding. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

• preceding — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. antecedent, precedent, previous, other, prior, aforesaid, ahead of, earlier, former, forerunning, past, foregoing, above mentioned, above named, above cited, supra (Latin), afore mentioned, before mentioned, above,… …   English dictionary for students