close+at+hand
11close-at-hand — /klohs euht hand /, adj. lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent. * * * …
12close-at-hand — ˈklōs ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : lying in the immediate vicinity 2. : approaching in the immediate future * * * /klohs euht hand /, adj. lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent …
13close — vb 1 Close, shut are very close synonyms in the sense of to stop or fill in an opening by means of a closure (as a door, a gate, a lid, or a cover) and are often used interchangeably. However, they may have distinctive nuances of meaning and… …
14close — 1 vb closed, clos·ing vt 1: to bring to an end or to a state of completion closed the case close an estate by liquidating its assets closing his account 2: to con …
15hand-to-hand — /hand teuh hand /, adj. close to one s adversary; at close quarters: hand to hand combat. [1400 50; late ME] * * * …
16hand-to-hand — hand′ to hand′ adj. close to one s adversary; at close quarters: hand to hand combat[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 …
17hand-to-hand — adjective being at close quarters (Freq. 2) hand to hand fighting • Similar to: ↑close * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: hand to hand 1. : being at very close quarters …
18close — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Spartan, US highway, abandonment, abbreviated, abort, about, about to be, abridged, abstruse, accented, accommodate, accost, accurate, adjacent, adjust, advance, agree, airless, airtight, alert, all but,… …
19hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …
20hand — n 1. palm, open hand; fist, closed hand, Sl. duke, Brit. Dial. nieve; extremity, Sl. mitt, Sl. paw, Sl. fin, Sl. flipper; (all of animals) paw, foot, pad, trotter, hoof, unguis, Zool. forefoot, Anat., Zool. manus; (all of birds of prey) claw,… …
