adjacent

  1. Adjective.  Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
  2. Adjective.  Just before, after, or facing.
  3. Noun.  Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
  4. Preposition.  (US) Next to; adjacent to; beside.

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