Almost

Etymology
From, from eallmæst:, equivalent to.

Alternative forms

 * aulmos (Jamaican English)

Adverb

 * 1) Very close
 * 2) Not quite

Adjective

 * 1) Similar to
 * They could be almost brothers.

Noun

 * 1)  Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
 * In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

Synonyms

 * nearly
 * nigh

Thesaurus
about; all but; approximately; as good as; as much as; barely; bordering on; close; closely; essentially; hardly; in effect; just about; most; much; near; nearabout; nearly; nigh; nighhand; not quite; practically; pretty near; scarcely; verging on; virtually; well-nigh