Definitions for nigh

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Spelling: [nahy]
IPA: /naɪ/

Nigh is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in nigh (ghin).

Definitions for nigh

adverb

  1. near in space, time, or relation:
  2. nearly; almost; (often followed by on or onto):

adjective

  1. near; approaching:
  2. short or direct:
  3. (of an animal or vehicle) being on the left side:
  4. Archaic. parsimonious; stingy.

preposition

  1. near.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. Archaic. to approach.

Origin of nigh

before 900; Middle English nigh(e), neye, Old English nēah, nēh, cognate with Dutch na, German nahe, Old Norse nā-, Gothic nehw, nehwa; cf. near,

Examples for nigh

Replacing the bread in a sandwich with fried meat makes me worry the apocalypse is nigh.

The major, on his way to Corney, told the father that the end was nigh.

"La victorie," said the other, drawing so nigh as to be heard in a loud whisper.

It has used that rage mostly effectively for nigh on 50 years now, since Barry Goldwater.

Naturally, this has doomsayers preaching that the end is nigh.

Three quarters of those people believe the end of the world is nigh.

We pulled every string we could for nigh on a year and a half.

No, no; my knowledge for it, neither of them was nigh fainting, hereaway.

It wuz, as nigh as I could calkerlate, about a hour and three-quarters long.

He was soon so nigh, that there could be no possible mistake about the matter.

Word Value for nigh
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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