Contiguous - English meaning

verb

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.

Usage examples:

Gardens abutting great prescott street

adjective

Next to or adjoining something else.

Usage examples:

Adjacent rooms

adjective

Very near, or with nothing in between

Usage examples:

They work in adjacent buildings.

adjective

(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.

Usage examples:

I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

verb

Be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

Usage examples:

The dining room adjoins a conservatory

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

noun

The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.

Usage examples:

The northern border of their distribution area

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Joining or linking things together, especially so as to provide access and communication.

Usage examples:

He went back to his office, leaving the connecting door open

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Usage examples:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

adjective

Joining or being joined

Usage examples:

There's a connecting walkway between the buildings., connecting rooms

adjective

Sharing a common boundary.

Usage examples:

The forty-eight conterminous united states

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

Present participle of join

Usage examples:

A long suspension bridge joins the two islands., join the two pieces together using strong glue., t…

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Usage examples:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Usage examples:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Usage examples:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Usage examples:

A large house in the near distance

adjective

Not far away; close.

Usage examples:

He slung his jacket over a nearby chair

adverb

Close by.

Usage examples:

His four sisters live nearby

adjective

Next to or very near another place; adjacent.

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries

verb

(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).

Usage examples:

The square neighbours the old quarter of the town

adjective

Neighbouring places are next to or near each other

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries/states, she married a man from the neighbouring village.

adjective

(especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate.

Usage examples:

The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was…

adjective

Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude.

Usage examples:

Your loyalty is very touching

preposition

Concerning; about.

Usage examples:

Discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the london boroughs

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

adjective

Neighbouring; adjacent.

Usage examples:

The epoxide hydrolases are a family of enzymes that hydrate simple epoxide to vicinal diols and are…