| adjacent |
near or next to. |
| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| after |
We use "after" when we are talking about the order of things. When one thing comes first, the next thing comes after it. The letter B comes after the letter A in the alphabet. The number 2 comes after the number 1. [2/5 definitions] |
| along |
by or through the length of; next to. [1/4 definitions] |
| alongside |
by the side of; next to; beside. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
If you alternate swimming and running for exercise each day, you swim on one day and then run on the next day and then swim again on the next, and so on. [2/7 definitions] |
| animate |
When people animate a figure in a cartoon, they make it look as if it is moving. They do this by creating many, many pictures that are only slightly different from each other. When a person looks from one picture to the next picture very quickly, it looks as if the figure in the pictures is moving. [1/3 definitions] |
| bank1 |
The bank of a river or stream is the ground right next to it. [1/2 definitions] |
| barnyard |
a yard or fenced area next to a barn. |
| baton |
a hollow cylinder that is carried and passed from one runner to the next in a relay race. [1/3 definitions] |
| beach |
A beach is the land next to a lake or ocean. A beach is often a beautiful place where people go to lie in the sun. Some beaches have a lot of sand and others are covered with many small stones or rocks. [1/2 definitions] |
| beside |
next to; at the side of. [1/2 definitions] |
| billboard |
a large board for displaying outdoor advertisements, often seen next to highways. |
| blend |
Two or more consonants that are next to each other in a word and that you pronounce together are called a blend. [1/3 definitions] |
| block |
If two streets cross two other streets in a town, the area inside the streets is called a block. We also use the word block to talk about the distance between one street and the next street. [1/3 definitions] |
| border |
When one country borders another country, it means that they are right next to each other. [1/3 definitions] |
| Burma |
Burma is a country in Asia that is now called Myanmar. Myanmar is next to India, China, and Thailand. It is also on the coast of the Indian Ocean. About half of Myanmar is covered with forests. Some of the forests are jungles. Myanmar is home to animals such as elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes. |
| by |
next to; near. [1/10 definitions] |
| Cameroon |
Cameroon is a country in Africa. It is next to Nigeria and the Central African Republic. It also lies along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon has many kinds of climate and land. It has deserts, plains, mountains, beaches, and rainforests. |
| cascade |
to fall from one level to the next; flow down like a waterfall. [1/2 definitions] |
| catch up |
to reach or come up to from behind and next to (usually followed by "to" or "with"). [1/2 definitions] |