nearby means adjacent, near, close by. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.
nearby is pronounced /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/.
adj
- Adjacent, near, close by.“He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.”
adv
- Next to, close to.“I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.”
noun
- A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.“In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets.”