Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Side by side and close to are semantically related. in next to topic. In some cases you can use "Side by side" instead an adverb phrase "Close to".
Side by side
Side by side adjective - Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space.
Close to and side by side are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead an adverb phrase "Side by side".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ready and close to
- ready and side by side
- round and close to
- round and side by side
- touching and close to
- touching and side by side
- adjacent and close to
- adjacent and side by side
- nearby and close to
- nearby and side by side
- next to and close to
- next to and side by side
- beside and close to
- beside and side by side
Both terms in one sentence
- At one point they're lying side by side, hiding in a ditch from their pursuers, and the woman blearily — and hilariously — stammers out "We'll never make it without sleep...", her lips and body suspiciously close to the man's.
Source: Accidental Innuendo / Film
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