near of kin
1kin — n. & adj. n. one s relatives or family. predic.adj. (of a person) related (we are kin; he is kin to me) (see also AKIN). Phrases and idioms: kith and kin see KITH. near of kin closely related by blood, or in character. next of kin see NEXT.… …
2Kin — Kin, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. gi gnesqai to be born, Skr. jan …
3kin´dler — kin|dle1 «KIHN duhl», verb, dled, dling. –v.t. 1. to set fire to; light; ignite: »Light the paper with a match to kindle the wood. 2. Figurative. to stir up; arouse: »His cruelty kindled our anger. SYNONYM(S): inflame, excite, rouse, i …
4kin|dle — kin|dle1 «KIHN duhl», verb, dled, dling. –v.t. 1. to set fire to; light; ignite: »Light the paper with a match to kindle the wood. 2. Figurative. to stir up; arouse: »His cruelty kindled our anger. SYNONYM(S): inflame, excite, rouse, i …
5near relation — index next of kin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6Kin Kin, Queensland — Infobox Australian Place type = suburb name = Kin Kin city = Sunshine Coast state = qld propval = $280,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?searchTerm=Kin%20Kin mode=research domain.com.au] , accessed 19 December 2006]… …
7kin — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, near ▪ Marriage between close kin is prohibited. ▪ blood (esp. AmE) ▪ loyalty to blood kin ▪ exten …
8kin — Synonyms and related words: agnate, ancestry, blood, blood relation, blood relative, bracket, branch, brand, breed, cast, caste, category, character, clan, clansman, class, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, color, connections, consanguine …
9near — [[t]nɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared 1) PREP If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don t come near me... Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage …
10near — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑deadline Near is used with these nouns as the object: ↑climax, ↑coast, ↑completion, ↑death, ↑destination, ↑end, ↑exhaustion, ↑limit, ↑ …
