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Sense: Adverb: in circumference
Synonyms:
in circumference, in size, in extent, in measure, in dimension
Sense: Adverb: approximately
Synonyms:
approximately Collocations, about Collocations , close to, roughly Collocations, more or less, round about , something like, somewhere in the neighborhood of , somewhere in the region of , in the neighborhood of , in the region of , almost Collocations, nearly Collocations, nigh on, or thereabouts
Sense: Adverb: all over
Synonyms:
all around, all over, everywhere Collocations, everyplace, about Collocations, round Collocations, in this area, in this vicinity, in every direction, throughout Collocations, here and there, right and left
Sense: Adverb: near
Synonyms:
round Collocations , near Collocations, near to, close to, close by, nearby Collocations, by, in Collocations
Sense: Adjective: in existence
Synonyms:
alive Collocations, living Collocations, in existence, existing Collocations, existent, here Collocations, here today, on earth
Sense: Adverb: backward
Synonyms:
round Collocations , backward Collocations, backwards, about Collocations, back on yourself, back again, in reverse
Sense: Preposition: surrounding
Synonyms:
surrounding Collocations, on all sides of, encompassing, on every side of, in a circle around, all around, all round