near things
near things is the plural of near thing.
Meaning of near thing
Noun
near thing (plural near things)
- A close call, a close shave, a close thing
- The Jylland only missed running down a schooner by a few yards in the fog; it was a near thing—near enough, in fact, to allow of some shouted remarks between those on the bridge of the motorship and the man at the wheel of the schooner to be clearly heard.1943 May and June, Chas. S. Lake, “Some Continental Travel Experiences (1922-1939)—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 143
Questions about near things
- What is near things the plural of?
- Near things is the plural of near thing.
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