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View definitions for close-by

close-by

adjective as in adjacent

adjective as in handy

adjective as in nearby

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Example Sentences

Tired, at last, he resigns the work to his companion, and settles himself upon a branch close-by to rest.

He emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle.

In France, there is, in one of the close-by suburbs of Paris, a cemetery for dogs.

Perched upon a small limb close-by, he seems all vigilance, and is in constant readiness to reply to her calls.

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On this page you'll find 149 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close-by, such as: adjoining, bordering, contiguous, neighboring, alongside, and beside.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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