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- secret β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- convenient β If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- adjacent β If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- solid β having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- tight β firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- similar β having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- devoted β Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
- familiar β well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
- dear β You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- related β associated; connected.
- secluded β sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.
- hidden β concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- retired β withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- penny-pinching β a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- skinflint β a mean, niggardly person; miser.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- neighboring β situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- adjoining β being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- handy β within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- impending β about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
- approaching β coming closer in time
- nearest β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- abutting β to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- nigh β near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- compact β Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- short β having little length; not long.
- crowded β If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- confining β to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- restricted β confined; limited.
- confined β If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- thick β having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- packed β transporting, or used in transporting, a pack or load: pack animals.
- congested β A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- consolidated β consolidated (def 2).
- circumscribed β to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- resembling β to be like or similar to.
- literal β in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
- faithful β strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- private β privacy
- loving β feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- attached β If you are attached to someone or something, you like them very much.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- sweltering β suffering oppressive heat.
- stifling β suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.
- stale β not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- choky β involving, caused by, or causing choking