[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

almost \al"most\ addl"m=ost, adv. as. ealmaest,
   aelmaest, quite the most, almost all; eal oe. al all +
   m?st most.
   nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
   1913 webster

         almost thou persuadest me to be a christian. --acts
                                                  xxvi. 28.
   1913 webster

   almost never, hardly ever; scarcely ever.

   almost nothing, scarcely anything.
      1913 webster
see also:
almost never almost nothing 

Almost >> A Words
Almost, definition of term: Almost
almost_pag1.html

Nothing >> N Words
Nothing, definition of term: Nothing
nothing_pag1.html

Know Nothing >> K Words
Know Nothing, definition of term: Know Nothing
know+nothing_pag1.html