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Verb: close klowz- Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
"Close the door"
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Adjective: close (closer,closest) klows- At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
"close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" - Close in relevance or relationship
"a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" - Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
"she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
- near, nigh - Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
"close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" - Marked by fidelity to an original
"a close translation"
- faithful - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
"a close contest"; "a close election"
- tight - Crowded
"close quarters"
- confining - Lacking fresh air
"the dreadfully close atmosphere"
- airless, stuffy, unaired - Of textiles
"a close weave"
- tight - Strictly confined or guarded
"kept under close custody" - Confined to specific persons
"a close secret" - Fitting closely but comfortably
"a close fit"
- snug, close-fitting - Used of hair or haircuts
"a close military haircut" - Giving or spending with reluctance
"very close with his money"
- cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny - Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
"although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
- closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
Adverb: close klows- Near in time or place or relationship
"the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
- near, nigh - In an attentive manner
"he remained close on his guard"
- closely, tight
Noun: close klowz- The temporal end; the concluding time
"they were playing better at the close of the season"
- stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion - The last section of a communication
- conclusion, end, closing, ending - The concluding part of any performance
- finale, closing curtain, finis
Derived forms: closing, closed, closes, closer, closest See also: accurate, adjacent, adpressed, ambient, appressed, approximate, at hand, boon, buddy-buddy, careful, chummy, circumferent, close at hand, close set, close together, close-hauled, close-knit, closely, closely knit, closeness, closer, close-set, closing, closure, confidential, confined, contiguous, cosy [Brit, Cdn], cozy [N. Amer], dear, distance, encompassing, enveloping, equal, familiar, fine, good, hand-to-hand, hot, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, incommunicative, intimate, juxtaposed, near, nearby, nestled, next, private, proximate, restrained, scalelike, short, shoulder-to-shoulder, side by side, snuggled, stingy, surrounding, thick, tight, uncommunicative, ungenerous, unventilated, walking, walk-to, warm Type of: approach, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, bring together, cease, change state, come near, come on, complete, draw close, draw near, end, ending, engage, fill, finish, finishing, go up, join, move, near, prosecute, pursue, section, stop, subdivision, terminate, trade, turn Antonym: distant, open Part of: address, narration, recital, speech, yarn Encyclopedia: Close Close, Glenn |