Dictionary Check: next

"next" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

immediately following in time or order

Example: "the following day"
Synonyms:
adjective

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

Example: "had adjacent rooms"
adjective

(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

Example: "our next president"
Synonyms:
adjective

(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment

Example: "not this Saturday, next Saturday"
adverb

at the time or occasion immediately following

Example: "next the doctor examined his back"

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