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the next best thing

the next best thing noun: a suitable replacement (when the ideal thing is not available).

Noun

the next best thing (plural the next best things)

  1. A suitable replacement (when the ideal thing is not available)

Forms of the next best thing

pluralthe next best things

Questions about the next best thing

What does the next best thing mean?
The next best thing means a suitable replacement (when the ideal thing is not available).
What part of speech is the next best thing?
The next best thing is a noun.
What is the plural of the next best thing?
The plural of the next best thing is the next best things.

Words near the next best thing in the dictionary

  1. the natives are getting restless
  2. the natives are restless
  3. the nerve of
  4. The Netherlands
  5. the new black
  6. the next best thing
  7. the next day
  8. the night before last
  9. the night is young
  10. The Nodfather
  11. The North of Ireland

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