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close-at-hand

[ klohs-uht-hand ]
/ ˈkloʊs ətˈhænd /
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adjective

lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.

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Words related to close-at-hand

neighboring, immediate, warm, adjoining, adjacent, nearby, accessible, convenient, available, close by, burning, touching, ready, close, bordering, abutting, nigh, abreast, alongside, around

Idioms and Phrases with close-at-hand

close at hand

see at hand.

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