All close at hand synonyms
close at hand
C c adj close at hand
- down the road β a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- in the cards β a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3β³ Γ 5β³ file card; a membership card.
- in the offing β the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
- just around the corner β in the next street
- close-at-hand β lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- on hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- abreast β If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
- conterminous β enclosed within a common boundary
- practically β in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- proximate β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- approximal β situated side by side; close together
- close shave β a narrow escape
- proximal β situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
adv close at hand
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- at close quarters β If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- around β To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- just about β more or less
- nearly β all but; almost: nearly dead with cold.
- roughly β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- near β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- adjoining β being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- alongside β If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- aside β If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- cheek by jowl β If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.
- neck and neck β the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- neighboring β situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- opposite β situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- round β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- with β accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy.
- next door to β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- nigh β near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- overlooking β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- at one's elbow β within easy reach
prep close at hand
- beside β Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- by β If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- side by side β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- next to β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.