close-at-hand
[klohs-uh t-hand]
adjective
lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
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neighboring, immediate, warm, adjoining, adjacent, nearby, accessible, convenient, available, burning, touching, ready, close, bordering, abutting, nigh, abreast, alongside, around, beside
Nearby words
- close the sale,
- close to home,
- close up,
- close with,
- close, but no cigar,
- close-by,
- close-cropped,
- close-fisted,
- close-fitting,
- close-grained
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Examples from the Web for close-at-hand
I was not in the least cast down at this long-range estimate, since I had become quite used to close-at-hand ridicule.
The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure|Edward Hooker Dewey