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[ adjective ] nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
Synonyms Examples "had adjacent rooms" "in the next room" "the person sitting next to me" "our rooms were side by side" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)An electric_toothbrush ( Broxodent ) may soon take its place next to the electric_razor in the American bathroom . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)For_instance , a site adjoining other publicly owned lands , such as a national forest or a public road , may be desirable , whereas a site next to an industrial plant might_not . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Mickie sat over his second whisky-on-the-rocks in a little bar next to the funeral_parlor on Pennsylvania_Avenue . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)In the room next to theirs was a huge cradle , of mahogany , ornately carved and decorated with gold_leaf . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)`` She did n't mention bringing Myra '' , Mark said , maneuvering the car into the next lane . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
Synonyms Examples "had adjacent rooms" "in the next room" "the person sitting next to me" "our rooms were side by side" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] at the time or occasion immediately following
Examples "next the doctor examined his back" Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Next , estimate the value of possible earnings of the farm . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Next he addressed himself to our souls . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)In_general , however , it may be said that when a boy or a girl leaves the high_school , the school authorities play little or no part in the decision of what happens next . (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)I would propose , next , as the prime requirement for constitution of new basic lists , items whose forms show as high an empirical retention rate as possible . (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)With names and addresses listed , verification came next . |
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[ adjective ] (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Synonyms Examples "our next president" Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Mr._Crumb would probably see him at Lodge Meeting the next night . Related terms |
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[ conjunction ] conjunction, temporal chaining
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[ adjective ] immediately following in time or order
Synonyms Examples "the following day" "next in line" "the next president" "the next item on the list" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Lumpe worked a walk as the first batter to face Hyde and romped around as Siebern blasted Hyde 's next toss 415 feet over the scoreboard in right center . If the Orioles are to break their losing_streak within the next two days , it will have to be at_the_expense_of the American_League champion New_York Yankees , who come in here tomorrow for a night_game and a single test Sunday afternoon . Just before game time , Robinson 's pretty wife , Connie informed him that an addition to the family can be expected late next summer . (The Dallas Morning News,...)A good feeling prevailed on the SMU coaching staff Monday , but attention quickly turned from Saturday 's victory to next week 's problem : Rice_University . We 'll work_out about an hour on Saturday , then we 'll work Monday and Tuesday of next week , then taper_off '' . Related terms |
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