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by

39 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. by (adverb)
  2. by (preposition)
  3. by and large (adverb)
  4. dint (noun)
  5. ear (noun)
  6. heart (noun)
  7. token (noun)
  8. chance (adjective)
  9. far (adverb)
  10. contrary (noun)
  11. fit (noun)
  12. half (noun)
  13. hand (noun)
  14. head (noun)
  15. hook (noun)
  16. leap (noun)
  17. mean (noun)
  18. number (noun)
  19. seat (noun)
  20. storm (noun)
  21. turn (noun)
  22. way (noun)
  23. by and by (adverb)
  24. by-and-by (noun)
  25. by-blow (noun)
  26. by-product (noun)
  27. come by (verb)
  28. drive-by (adjective)
  29. drop by (verb)
  30. get by (verb)

by

adverb

Definition of BY

at, within, or to a short distance or time <the library is close by>
Synonyms around, by, close, hard, in, nearby, nigh
Related Words hereabouts (or hereabout), hereaway (or hereaways) [dialect], thereabouts (also thereabout); along, alongside; accessibly, conveniently, handily

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