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| Sounds | ao'lmow.st |
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| Rhymes | boast, coast, compost, and 27 more rhymes in owst at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'. |
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| Examples | "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished" |
| Synonyms | about, just about, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |