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Nigeria
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niggard
niggardly
nigger
niggle
niggling
nigh
night
night adder
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nigh

nigh [ ]


adverb,

adjective  (comparative nigher, superlative nighest)
Definition:
 
near: near in place or time
 (adv) Daybreak drew nigh.
 (adj) Morning was nigh.



adverb  (comparative nigher, superlative nighest)
Definition:
 
almost: nearly
We talked for nigh on to two hours.

[ Old English nēah< Germanic]
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