nigher

Adjective

nigh (comparative nigher or more nigh, superlative nighest or most nigh)

1. (archaic, poetic) Near, close by.
   • The end is nigh!

   Synonyms:

   close

2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
   • Ye […] are made nigh by the blood of Christ.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ephesians 2:13

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Verb (1)

nicker (third-person singular simple present nickers, present participle nickering, simple past and past participle nickered)

1. To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
   • Behind him, old Akthoob was grumbling loudly, saying something about the midday meal, and Haral, the black Feridoon pony, snuffing in the old, familiar scent of the green meadows of the Chaya's banks, the warm sweet smells of home, was nickering eagerly.1971, Lin Carter, The Quest of Kadji, Wildside Press, published 1999, page 187
2. To produce a snigger or suppressed laugh.

Verb (2)

nicker (third-person singular simple present nickers, present participle nickering, simple past and past participle nickered)

1. (UK, informal) To snatch or steal.

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