Definitions
The people or things close by, just mentioned, or being indicated.
Word origin
From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.
Used in a sentence
“He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”
“Seinfeld, The Alternate Side These pretzels are making me thirsty.”
“MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Nearby items”5 letters
02“Plural of this”5 letters
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