#180. [Indefinite space.] Space.-- N. space
extension
extent
superficial extent
expanse
stretch
hyperspace
room
scope
range
field
way
expansion
compass
sweep
swing
spread
dimension
length
distance
size
volume;
hypervolume
latitude
play
leeway
purchase
tolerance
room for maneuver
spare room
elbow room
house room
stowage
margin;
opening
sphere
arena
open space
free space
void
waste
wildness
wilderness
moor
moorland
abyss
unlimited space
infinity
world;
ubiquity
length and breadth of the land
proportions
acreage
acres
acres and perches
roods and perches
hectares
square miles
square inches
square yards
square centimeters
square meters
yards (clothing)
ares
Adj. spacious
roomy
extensive
expansive
capacious
ample;
widespread
vast
world-wide
uncircumscribed
boundless
trackless
pathless
extended
Adv. extensively
wherever
everywhere
far and near
far and
wide
right and left
all over
all the world over
throughout the world
throughout the length and breadth of the land
under the sun
in every
quarter
in all quarters
in all lands
here there and everywhere
from
pole to pole
from China to Peru [Johnson]
from Indus to the pole [Pope]
from Dan to Beersheba
from end to end
on the face of the earth
in the
wide world
from all points of the compass
to the four winds
to the
uttermost parts of the earth
point;
dot
atom
#181. [Definite space.] Region.-- N. region
sphere
ground
soil
area
field
realm
hemisphere
quarter
district
beat
orb
circuit
circle
reservation
pale
compartment
department;
clearing
[political divisions: see property
arena
precincts
enceinte
walk
march
patch
plot
parcel
inclosure
close
field
court
enclave
reserve
preserve
street
(abode) 189
clime
climate
zone
meridian
latitude
biosphere
lithosphere
Adj. territorial
local
parochial
provincial
regional
#182. [Limited space.] Place.-- N. place
lieu
spot
point
dot;
niche
nook
hole
pigeonhole
compartment
premises
precinct
station
area
courtyard
square
abode
locality
ins and outs
every hole and corner
Adv. somewhere
in some place
wherever it may be
here and there
in
various places
passim
2. RELATIVE SPACE
#183. Situation.-- N. situation
position
locality
locale
status
latitude and longitude
footing
standing
standpoint
post
stage
aspect
attitude
posture
pose
environment
surroundings (location)
circumjacence
place
site
station
seat
venue
whereabouts
ground
bearings
(direction) 27
spot
topography
geography
map
V. be situated
be situate
lie
have its seat in
Adj. situate
situated
local
topical
topographical
Adv. in situ
in loco
here and there
passim
hereabouts
thereabouts
whereabouts
in place
here
there
in such and such surroundings
in such and such environs
in
such and such entourage
amidst such and such surroundings
amidst such and
such environs
amidst such and such entourage
#184. Location.-- N. location
localization
lodgment
deposition
reposition
stowage
package
collocation
packing
lading
establishment
settlement
installation
fixation
insertion
habitat
environment
surroundings (situation)
circumjacence
anchorage
mooring
encampment
plantation
colony
settlement
cantonment
colonization
domestication
situation
habitation
cohabitation
"a
local habitation and a name" [Midsummer Night's Dream]
naturalization
V. place
situate
locate
localize
make a place for
put
lay
set
seat
station
lodge
quarter
post
install
house
stow
establish
fix
pin
root
graft
plant
shelve
pitch
camp
lay down
deposit
cradle
moor
tether
picket
pack
tuck in
embed
imbed
vest
invest in
billet on
quarter upon
saddle with
load
lade
freight
put
up
bag
inhabit
domesticate
colonize
take root
strike
root
anchor
cast anchor
come to an anchor
sit down
settle down;
settle
take up one's abode
take up one's quarters
plant oneself
establish oneself
locate oneself
squat
perch
hive
bivouac
burrow
get a footing
encamp
pitch one's tent
put up at
put up
one's horses at
keep house
naturalize
adopt
put back
replace
Adj. placed
situate
posited
ensconced
imbedded
rooted
domesticated
vested in
moored
at anchor
#185. Displacement.-- N. displacement
transposition
ejectment
exile
removal
(transference) 270
misplacement
dislocation
fish out of water
V. displace
misplace
dislodge
disestablish
exile
set aside
remove
take away
cart away;
take off
draft off
lade
unload
empty
transfer
dispel
vacate
depart
Adj. displaced
unplaced
unsettled
homeless
out of place
out of a situation
in the wrong place
misplaced
out of its element
3. EXISTENCE IN SPACE
#186. Presence.-- N. presence
occupancy
occupation
attendance;
permeation
pervasion
diffusion
ubiquity
omnipresence
bystander
V. exist in space
be present
make one of
make one at
look on
attend
remain
find oneself
present oneself
show
one's face
fall in the way of
occur in a place
lie
stand
occupy
be
there
people
inhabit
dwell
reside
stay
sojourn
live
abide
lodge
nestle
roost
perch
take up one's abode
tenant
resort to
frequent
haunt
revisit
fill
pervade
permeate
be diffused
be disseminated
be through;
over spread
overrun
run through
meet one at every turn
Adj. present
occupying
inhabiting
moored
resident
domiciled
ubiquitous
omnipresent
universally present
peopled
populous
full of people
inhabited
Adv. here
there
where
everywhere
aboard
on board
at home
afield
here there and everywhere
in presence of
before;
under the eyes of
under the nose of
in the face of
in propria
persona[Lat]
on the spot
in person
in the flesh
Phr. nusquam est qui ubique est [Lat][Seneca]
#187. [Nullibiety.1] Absence.-- N. absence
inexistence
nonresidence
absenteeism
nonattendance
alibi
emptiness
void
vacuum
vacuity
vacancy
tabula rasa[Lat];
exemption
hiatus
lipotype|!
truant
absentee
nobody
nobody present
nobody on earth
not a soul
V. be absent
keep away
keep out of the way
play truant
absent oneself
stay away
keep aloof
hold aloof
withdraw
make oneself scarce
vacate
go away
Adj. absent
not present
away
nonresident
gone
from home
missing;
lost
wanting
omitted
nowhere to be found
inexistence
empty
void
vacant
vacuous
untenanted
unoccupied
uninhabited;
tenantless
barren
sterile
desert
deserted
devoid
uninhabitable
Adv. without
minus
nowhere
elsewhere
neither here nor there
in
default of
sans
behind one's back
Phr. the bird has flown
non est inventus[Lat]
"absence makes the heart grow fonder" [Bayley]
"absent in body but
present in spirit" [1 Corinthians v
3]
absento nemo ne nocuisse velit
[Lat][Propertius]
"Achilles absent was Achilles still" [Homer]
aux
absents les os
"conspicuous by his absence"
[Russell]
"in the hope to meet shortly again and make our absence sweet"
[B. Jonson]
#188. Inhabitant.-- N. inhabitant
resident
dweller
addressee
occupier
occupant
householder
lodger
inmate
tenant
incumbent
sojourner
locum tenens
settler
squatter
backwoodsman
colonist
islander;
denizen
citizen
burgher
cockney
cit
townsman
burgess;
villager
cottager
cotter
compatriot
boarder
hotel keeper
innkeeper
habitant
paying guest
planter
native
indigene
aborigines
Englishman
John
Bull
newcomer
aboriginal
Caledonian
Cambrian
Canadian
Canuck*
downeaster [U.S.]
Scot
Scotchman
Hibernian
Irishman
Welshman
Uncle
Sam
Yankee
Brother Jonathan
garrison
crew
population
people
colony
settlement
household
V. inhabit
endenizen
Adj. indigenous
native
natal
autochthonous;
British
English
Canadian
Irish
Scotch
Scottish
Welsh;
domestic
domiciled
naturalized
vernacular
domesticated
domiciliary
in the occupation of
garrisoned by
occupied by
<-- 1. Bishop Wilkins. -->
#189. [Place of habitation
or resort.] Abode.-- N. abode
dwelling
lodging
domicile
residence
apartment
place
digs
pad
address
habitation
where one's lot is cast
local habitation
berth
diggings
seat
lap
sojourn
housing
quarters
headquarters
resiance|
tabernacle
throne
ark
home
fatherland
country
homestead
fireside;
hearth
hearth stone
chimney corner
inglenook
ingle side
harem
seraglio
household gods
lares et penates[Lat]
roof
household
housing
dulce domum[Lat]
paternal domicile
native soil
native land
habitat
range
stamping ground
haunt
hangout
biosphere;
environment
ecological niche
nest
nidus
arbor
bower
lair
den
cave
hole
hiding place
cell
sanctum sanctorum[Lat]
aerie
eyrie
rookery
hive
covert
resort
retreat
perch
roost
nidification
kala
bivouac
camp
encampment
cantonment
barrack
tent
building
chamber
(receptacle)
tenement
messuage
farm
farmhouse
grange
hacienda
cot
cabin
hut
chalet
croft
shed
booth
stall
hovel
shanty
dugout [U.S.]
wigwam
pen
barn
kennel
sty
cote
coop
hutch
byre
cow house
cow shed
stable
dovecote
columbarium
igloo
lacuslake
log cabin
log house
shack
shebang*
tepee
house
mansion
place
villa
cottage
box
lodge
hermitage
rus in
urbe[Lat]
folly
rotunda
tower
chateau
castle
pavilion
hotel
court
manor-house
capital messuage
hall
palace
kiosk
bungalow
casa[Sp]
country seat
apartment house
flat house
frame house
shingle house
tenement house
temple
hamlet
village
ham
kraal
borough
burgh
town
city
capital
metropolis
suburb
province
country
county town
county seat
courthouse [U.S.]
ghetto
street
place
terrace
parade
esplanade
board walk
embankment
road
row
lane
alley
court
quadrangle
quad
wynd[Scot]
close
yard
passage
rents
buildings
mews
square
polygon
circus
crescent
mall
piazza
arcade
colonnade
peristyle
cloister
gardens
grove
residences
block of buildings
market
place
place
plaza
anchorage
roadstead
roads
dock
basin
wharf
quay
port
harbor
quarter
parish
assembly room
meetinghouse
pump room
spa
watering place
inn;
hostel
hostelry
hotel
tavern
caravansary
khan
hospice
public house
pub
pot house
mug house
gin mill
gin palace;
bar
bar room
barrel house* [U.S.]
cabaret
chophouse
club
clubhouse;
dive [U.S.]
exchange [euphemism
U.S.]
grill room
saloon
[U.S.]
coffee house
eating house
canteen
restaurant
buffet
cafe
poorhouse
townhouse [U.S.]
garden
park
pleasure ground
demesne
[quarters for animals] cage
terrarium
doghouse
pen
aviary
barn
stall
zoo
V. take up one's abode
inhabit
present) 186
Adj. urban
metropolitan
suburban
provincial
rural
rustic;
domestic
cosmopolitan
palatial
Phr. eigner Hert ist goldes Werth[Ger]
"even cities have their
graves" [Longfellow]
ubi libertas ibi patria[Lat]
home sweet home
#190. [Things contained.] Contents.-- N. contents
cargo
lading
freight
shipment
load
bale
burden
jag
shipload
cup
of
basket of
inside
stuffing
ullage
#191. Receptacle. -- N. receptacle
inclosure
recipient
receiver
reservatory
compartment
cell
cellule
follicle
hole
corner
niche
recess
nook
crypt
stall
pigeonhole
cove
oriel
cave
capsule
vesicle
cyst
pod
calyx
cancelli
utricle
bladder;
pericarp
udder
stomach
paunch
venter
ventricle
crop
craw
maw
gizzard
breadbasket
mouth
pouch
fob
sheath
scabbard
socket
bag
sac
sack
saccule
wallet
cardcase
scrip
poke
knit
knapsack
haversack
sachel
satchel
reticule
budget
net
ditty bag
ditty box
housewife
hussif
saddlebags;
portfolio
quiver
chest
box
coffer
caddy
case
casket
pyx
pix
caisson
desk
bureau
reliquary
trunk
portmanteau
band-box
valise
grip
grip sack
[U.S.]
skippet
vasculum
boot
imperial
vache
cage
manger
rack
vessel
vase
bushel
barrel
canister
jar
pottle
basket
pannier
buck-basket
hopper
maund|
creel
cran
crate
cradle
bassinet
wisket
whisket
jardiniere
corbeille
hamper
dosser
dorser
tray
hod
scuttle
utensil
brazier
cuspidor
spittoon
[For liquids] cistern
vat
caldron
barrel
cask
drum
puncheon
keg
rundlet
tun
butt
cag
firkin
kilderkin
carboy
amphora
bottle
jar
decanter
ewer
cruse
caraffe
crock
kit
canteen
flagon
demijohn
flask
flasket
stoup
noggin
vial
phial
cruet
caster
urn
epergne
salver
patella
tazza
patera
pig gin
big gin;
tyg
nipperkin
pocket pistol
tub
bucket
pail
skeel
pot
tankard
jug
pitcher
mug
pipkin
galipot
gallipot
matrass
receiver
retort
alembic
bolthead
capsule
can
kettle
bowl
basin
jorum
punch bowl
cup
goblet
chalice
tumbler
glass
rummer
horn
saucepan
skillet
posnet|
tureen
[laboratory vessels for liquids] beaker
flask
Erlenmeyer flask
Florence flask
round-bottom flask
graduated cylinder
test tube
culture
tube
pipette
Pasteur pipette
disposable pipette
syringe
vial
carboy
vacuum flask
Petri dish
microtiter tray
centrifuge tube
bail
beaker
billy
canakin
catch basin
catch drain
chatti
lota
mussuk
schooner [U.S.]
spider
terrine
toby
urceus
plate
platter
dish
trencher
calabash
porringer
potager
saucer
pan
crucible
glassware
tableware
vitrics
compote
gravy boat
creamer
sugar bowl
butter dish
mug
pitcher
punch bowl
chafing dish
shovel
trowel
spoon
spatula
ladle
dipper
tablespoon
watch
glass
thimble
closet
commode
cupboard
cellaret
chiffonniere
locker
bin
bunker
buffet
press
clothespress
safe
sideboard
drawer
chest of
drawers
chest on chest
highboy
lowboy
till
scrutoire|
secretary
secretaire
davenport
bookcase
cabinet
canterbury
escritoire
etagere
vargueno
vitrine
chamber
apartment
room
cabin
office
court
hall
atrium
suite of
rooms
apartment [U.S.]
flat
story
saloon
salon
parlor
by-room
cubicle
presence chamber
sitting room
best room
keeping room
drawing
room
reception room
state room
gallery
cabinet
closet
pew
box;
boudoir
adytum
sanctum
bedroom
dormitory
refectory
dining room
salle-a-manger
nursery
schoolroom
library
study
studio
billiard room
smoking room
den
stateroom
tablinum
tenement
[room for defecation and urination] bath room
bathroom
toilet
lavatory
powder room
john
jakes
necessary
loo
[in public places]
men's room
ladies' room
rest room
[fixtures: see 653 (uncleanness)]
attic
loft
garret
cockloft
clerestory
cellar
vault
hold
cockpit
cubbyhole
cook house
entre-sol
mezzanine floor
ground floor
rez-de-chaussee
basement
kitchen
pantry
bawarchi-khana
scullery
offices
storeroom
lumber room
dairy
laundry
coach house
garage
hangar
outhouse
penthouse
lean-to
portico
porch
stoop
stope
veranda
patio
lanai
terrace
deck;
lobby
court
courtyard
hall
vestibule
corridor
passage
breezeway;
ante room
ante chamber
lounge
piazza [=veranda
U.S.]
conservatory
greenhouse
bower
arbor
summerhouse
alcove
grotto
hermitage
lodging
bed
carriage
272
Adj. capsular
saccular
sacculated
recipient
ventricular
cystic
vascular
vesicular
cellular
camerated
locular
multilocular
polygastric
marsupial
siliquose
siliquous
#192. Size.-- N. size
magnitude
dimension
bulk
volume
largeness
greatness
expanse
amplitude
mass
proportions
capacity
tonnage
tunnage
cordage
caliber
scantling
turgidity
corpulence
obesity
plumpness
embonpoint
corporation
flesh and blood
lustihood
hugeness
enormity
immensity
monstrosity
giant
Brobdingnagian
Antaeus
Goliath
Gog and Magog
Gargantua
monster
mammoth
Cyclops
cachalot
whale
porpoise
behemoth
leviathan
elephant
hippopotamus
colossus
tun
cord
lump
bulk
block
loaf
mass
swad
clod
nugget
bushel
thumper
whooper
spanker
strapper
"Triton
among the minnows" [Coriolanus]
mountain
mound
heap
largest portion
full size
life size
V. be large
become large
Adj. large
big
great
considerable
bulky
voluminous
ample
massive
massy
capacious
comprehensive
spacious
180
mighty
towering
fine
magnificent
corpulent
stout
fat
obese
plump
squab
full
lusty
strapping
bouncing
portly
burly
well-fed
full-grown
corn fed
gram fed;
stalwart
brawny
fleshy
goodly
in good case
in good condition
in
condition
chopping
jolly
chub faced
chubby faced
lubberly
hulky
unwieldy
lumpish
gaunt
spanking
whacking
whopping
walloping
thumping
thundering
hulking
overgrown
puffy
(swollen) 194
huge
immense
enormous
mighty
vast
vasty
amplitudinous
stupendous
monster
monstrous
humongous
monumental
elephantine
jumbo
mammoth
gigantic
gigantean
giant
giant like
titanic
prodigious
colossal
Cyclopean
Brobdingnagian
Bunyanesque
Herculean
Gargantuan;
infinite
large as life
plump as a dumpling
plump as a partridge
fat as a
pig
fat as a quail
fat as butter
fat as brawn
fat as bacon
immeasurable
unfathomable
unplumbed
inconceivable
unimaginable
unheard-of
of cosmic proportions
of epic proportions
the mother of all
the
granddaddy of all
#193. Littleness.-- N. littleness
smallness
quantity)
exiguity
Elzevir edition
epitome
microcosm
rudiment
vanishing
point
thinness
dwarf
pygmy
Liliputian
chit
urchin
elf
doll
puppet
Tom Thumb
Hop-o'-my-
manikin
mannikin
homunculus
cock-sparrow
animalcule
monad
mite
insect
fly
midge
gnat
shrimp
minnow
worm
maggot
bacteria
microzoa[Microbiol]
microbe
grub
tit
tomtit
runt
mouse
small fry
millet seed
mustard seed
barleycorn
pebble
grain of
sand
molehill
button
bubble
point
atom
fragment
powder
point of a pin
mathematical point
minutiae
(unimportance) 643
micrometer
vernier
scale
microphotography
photomicrography
photomicrograph
microphotograph
microscopy
microscope (optical
instruments) 445.
V. be little
lie in a nutshell
become small
(contract) 195
Adj. little
small
minute
diminutive
microscopic
microzoal
inconsiderable
exiguous
puny
tiny
wee
petty
miniature
pygmy
elfin
undersized
dwarf
dwarfed
dwarfish
spare
stunted
limited;
cramp
cramped
pollard
Liliputian
dapper
portable
dumpy
squat
short
impalpable
intangible
evanescent
imperceptible
invisible
inappreciable
insignificant
inconsiderable
trivial
infinitesimal
atomic
subatomic
corpuscular
molecular
rudimentary
rudimental
embryonic
vestigial
weazen|!
scant
scraggy
scrubby
thin
granular
(powdery) 330
shrunk
Adv. in a small compass
in a nutshell
on a small scale
minutely
microscopically
#194. Expansion.-- N. expansion
increase
enlargement
extension
augmentation
amplification
aggrandizement
spread
increment
growth
development
pullulation
swell
dilation
rarefaction
turgidness
turgidity
dispansion|
obesity
hydrocephalus
hydrophthalmus[Med]
dropsy
tumefaction
intumescence
swelling
tumor
diastole
distension
puffing
puffiness;
inflation
dilatability
expansibility
germination
growth
accretion
budding
overgrowth
hypertrophy
bulb
plumper
superiority of size
[expansion of the universe] big bang
Hubble constant
V. become larger
expand
widen
enlarge
extend
grow
increase
swell
gather
fill out
deploy
take
open order
dilate
stretch
distend
spread
mantle
wax
grow up
spring
up
bud
shoot
sprout
germinate
put forth
vegetate
pullulate
open
burst forth
gain flesh
gather flesh
outgrow
spread
like wildfire
overrun
be larger than
surpass
render larger
expand
spread
extend
aggrandize
distend
develop
amplify
spread out
widen
magnify
rarefy
inflate
puff
blow up
stuff
pad
cram
exaggerate
fatten
Adj. expanded
larger
swollen
expansive;
wide open
wide spread
overgrown
exaggerated
bloated
fat
turgid
tumid
hypertrophied
dropsical
pot bellied
swag
bellied|
edematous
obese
puffy
blowzy
distended
patulous
bulbous
full blown
full grown
full formed
big
#195. Contraction.-- N. contraction
reduction
diminution
decrease
defalcation
decrement
lessening
shrinking
compaction
collapse
emaciation
attenuation
consumption
atrophy
systole
neck
hourglass
condensation
compression
compactness
compendium
squeezing
strangulation
corrugation
astringency
astringents
sclerotics;
contractility
compressibility
inferiority in size
V. become small
become smaller
lessen
decrease
grow less
dwindle
shrink
contract
narrow
shrivel
collapse
wither
lose flesh
wizen
fall away
waste
wane
ebb
decay
be smaller than
fall short of
not come up to
render smaller
lessen
diminish
contract
draw in
narrow
boil down
constrict
condense
compress
squeeze
corrugate
crimp
crunch
crush
crumple up
warp
purse
up
pack
squeeze
stow
pinch
tighten
strangle
cramp
dwarf
shorten
circumscribe
restrain
[reduce in size by abrasion or paring
see subtraction 38] abrade
pare
reduce
attenuate
rub down
scrape
file
file down
grind
grind
down
chip
shave
shear
wear down
Adj. contracting
astringent
shrunk
contracted
strangulated
wizened
stunted
waning
neap
compact
unexpanded
contractile
compressible;
smaller
#196. Distance.-- N. distance
space
remoteness
far-cry to
elongation
offing
background
remote region
parallax
reach
span
stride
outpost
outskirt
horizon
aphelion
foreign parts
ultima
Thule[Lat]
ne plus ultra[Lat]
antipodes
long range
giant's stride
dispersion
[units of distance] length
cosmic distance
light-years
V. be distant
extend to
stretch to
reach to
spread to
go
to
get to
stretch away to
range
remain at a distance
keep away
keep off
keep aloof
keep clear of
stand away
stand off
stand aloof
stand clear of
stay away
keep one's
distance'
[transitive] distance
distance oneself from
Adj. distant
far off
far away
remote
telescopic
distal
wide of;
stretching to
yon
yonder
ulterior
transatlantic
transalpine
tramontane
ultramontane
hyperborean
antipodean
inaccessible
out of the way;
unapproachable
Adv. far off
far away
afar
afar off
off
away
a long way off
a
great way off
a good way off
wide away
aloof
wide of
clear of
out of
the way
out of reach
abroad
yonder
farther
further
beyond
outre
over the border
far and wide
"over the hills and far away"
[Gay]
from pole to pole
to the uttermost
parts
to the ends of the earth
out of hearing
nobody knows where
a
out of the sphere of
wide of the mark
a far cry to
apart
asunder
wide apart
wide asunder
longo intervallo[It]
at
arm's length
Phr. "distance lends enchantment" [Campbell]
"it's a long long way to
Tipperary"
out of sight
out of mind
#197. Nearness.-- N. nearness
proximity
propinquity;
vicinity
vicinage
neighborhood
adjacency
contiguity
short distance
short step
short cut
earshot
close quarters
stone's throw
bow shot
gun shot
pistol shot
hair's breadth
span
purlieus
neighborhood
vicinage
environs
suburbs
confines
borderland
whereabouts
bystander
neighbor
approach
convergence 7c. 290
perihelion
V. be near
adjoin
hang about
trench on
border upon
verge
upon
stand by
approximate
tread on the heels of
cling to
clasp
hug;
huddle
hang upon the skirts of
hover over
burn
touch
bring near
draw near
converge
crowd
place
side by side
Adj. near
nigh
close at hand
near at hand
close
neighboring;
bordering upon
contiguous
adjacent
adjoining
proximate
proximal
at
hand
handy
near the mark
near run
home
intimate
Adv. near
nigh
hard by
fast by
close to
close upon
hard upon
at
the point of
next door to
within reach
within call
within hearing
within earshot
within an ace of
but a step
not far
from
at no great distance
on the verge of
on the brink of
on the skirts
of
in the environs
at one's door
at one's feet
at one's elbow
at one's finger's end
at one's side
on the tip of one's tongue
under
one's nose
within a stone's throw
in sight of
in presence of
at
close quarters
cheek by jowl
beside
alongside
side
by side
tete-a-tete
in juxtaposition
yardarm to
yardarm
at the heels of
on the confines of
at the threshold
bordering
upon
verging to
in the way
about
hereabouts
thereabouts
roughly
in round numbers;
approximately
as good as
well-nigh
#198. Interval.-- N. interval
separation
break
gap
opening
hole
chasm
hiatus
caesura
interruption
interregnum
interstice
lacuna
cleft
mesh
crevice
chink
rime
creek
cranny
crack
chap
slit
fissure
rift
flaw
breach
rent
gash
cut
leak
dike
ha-ha
gorge
defile
ravine
canon
crevasse
abyss
abysm
gulf
inlet
strait
gully
pass
furrow
clove [U.S.]
gulch [U.S.]
notch [U.S.];
yawning gulf
hiatus maxime[Lat]
hiatus valde deflendus[Lat]
parenthesis
void 7c. (absence)
incompleteness
53
[interval of time] period
interim (time) 106
V. gape
Adj. with an interval
far between
Adv. at intervals
longo intervallo[It]
#199. Contiguity.-- N. contiguity
contact
proximity
apposition
juxtaposition
abutment
osculation
meeting
syzygy[Astron]
coincidence
coexistence
adhesion
touching
borderland
frontier
tangent
abutter
V. be contiguous
join
adjoin
abut on
march with
graze
touch
meet
osculate
come in contact
coincide
coexist
adhere
[transitive][cause to be contiguous] juxtapose
contact
join (unite)
link (vinculum) 45
Adj. contiguous
touching
in contact
conterminous
end
to end
osculatory
pertingent|
tangential
hand to hand
close to
with no interval