Thesaurus: adjacent

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1. a. Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway.
2. n. That which is adjacent.
3. adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
4. adj. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
5. adj. near or close to but not necessarily touching
6. Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;as, a field adjacent to the highway. "The adjacent forest." B.Jonson. Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
7. i:37/j:63 s. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space s. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut" s. near or close to but not necessarily touching