Close

Definition: Close

Close

Adjective

1. 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".

2. Close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance".

3. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call".

4. Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures".

5. Marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts".

6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game".

7. Crowded; "close quarters".

8. Lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke".

9. Of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave".

10. : strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody".

11. : confined to specific persons; "a close secret".

12. : fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit".

13. : used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut".

14. : giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man".

15. : inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it".

Adverb

1. Near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire".

2. In an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard".

Noun

1. The temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season".

2. The last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...".

3. The concluding part of any performance.

Verb

1. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M.

2. Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building".

3. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window".

4. Bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours".

5. Finish or terminate; of meetings, speeches, etc. "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board".

6. Draw near: "The probe closed with the space station".

7. Come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin".

8. Become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang".

9. Come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative".

10. : unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound".

11. : bring together all the elements or parts of: "Management closed ranks".

12. : engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy".

13. : cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.

14. : fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "close" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Satire

Finance

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Close

Abode

Street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews.

Closure

Verb: close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, obstruct;

Compact

Make a bargain, strike a bargain; come to terms, come to an understanding; compromise; set at rest; close, close with; conclude, complete, settle; confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite; endorse, indorse; put the seal to; sign, seal; (attest); indent.

Concealment

Obrep furtive, stealthy, feline; skulking; Verb: surreptitious, underhand, hole and corner; sly; (cunning).; secretive, evasive; reserved, reticent, uncommunicative, buttoned up; close, close as wax; taciturn.

Keep from; keep back, keep to oneself; keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark; bury; sink, suppress; keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight; keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background; stifle, hush up, smother, withhold, reserve; fence with a question; ignore.

Adjective: concealed; Verb: hidden; secret, recondite, mystic, cabalistic, occult, dark; cryptic, cryptical; private, privy, in petto, auricular, clandestine, close, inviolate; tortuous.

Copy

Adjective: faithful; lifelike; (similar); close, conscientious.

Density

Adjective: dense, solid; solidified. Verb: caseous; pukka; coherent, cohesive; compact, close, serried, thickset; substantial, massive, lumpish; impenetrable, impermeable, nonporous, imporous; incompressible; constipated; concrete. (hard); knotted, knotty; gnarled; crystalline, crystallizable; thick, grumous, stuffy.

End

Verb: end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over; expire; die; come-, draw- to a -close; Noun: have run its course; run out, pass away. bring to an -end; Noun: put an end to, make an end of; determine; get through; achieve; (complete); stop; (make to cease); shut up shop; hang up one's fiddle.

Noun: end, close, termination; desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega; extreme, extremity; gable end, butt end, fag-end; tip, nib, point; tail; (rear); verge; (edge); tag, peroration; bonne bouche; bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard.

Heat

Sunny, torrid, tropical, estival, canicular, steamy; close, sultry, stifling, stuffy, suffocating, oppressive; reeking. Verb: baking .

Junction

Firm, fast, close, tight, taut, taught, secure, set, intervolved ; inseparable, indissoluble, insecable, severable.

Nearness

Adjective: near, nigh; close at hand, near at hand; close, neighboring; bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining; proximate, proximal; at hand, handy; near the mark, near run; home, intimate.

Region

Arena, precincts, enceinte, walk, march; patch, plot, parcel, inclosure, close, field, court; enclave, reserve, preserve; street; (abode).

Similarity

Approximate, much the same, near, close, something like, sort of, in the ballpark, such like; a show of; mock, pseudo, simulating, representing.

Crosswords: Close

French (grange), Manx (close, compound, coop, court, courtyard, farmyard, precinct, yard), Pidgin English (got out).

If you close your eyes, it almost feels like you're eating runny eggs (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

I ran her a close second (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it (Memento; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben)

I'm scared to close my eyes (The Blair Witch Project; writing credit: Daniel Myrick; Eduardo Sánchez)

Seeing a man die isn't enough for you, you gotta be close enough to smell his nuts cook (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

But you ain't close to my face, so you better stop (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

Don't come close to (Where My Girls At; performing artist: 702)

He'll hold you close when you're making love (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner)

Baby Now Hold Me Close (Rock the Boat; performing artist: Aaliyah)

Don't want to close my eyes (I Don't Want To Miss A Thing; performing artist: AEROSMITH)

I close my eyes in order to see. (references; author: unknown)

Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told (references; author: unknown)

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. (references; author: unknown)

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently. (references; author: unknown)

Indian build small fire, stand real close. White man build big fire, stand way back. (references; author: unknown)

Carpenters: Close to You (1970)

Close the Coalhouse Door (1969)

A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

Jasper's Close Shave (1945)

Close Quarters (1943)

Close My Eyes Forever (performing artist: Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne)

Close To You (performing artist: Maxi Priest)

CLOSE TO CATHY  (performing artist: Mike Clifford )

Too Close (performing artist: Next)

Close Your Eyes (performing artist: Peaches and Herb)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Close Brothers Group Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Close and Deadly: Chilling Murders in the Heart of Edinburgh (reference)

• The Long Distance Grandmother 4 Ed: How to Stay Close to Distant Grandchildren (reference)

• Predator Calling With Gerry Blair: The Definitive Book Dealing With Distress Screaming to Bring Predators and Other Wild Things Close to the Eye, the (reference)

• Disturbing the Solar System: Impacts, Close Encounters, and Coming Attractions (reference)

• Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video (Contemporary Film and Television Series) (reference)

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Periodicals

• Japan Close Up (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Horses - Close Up and Very Personal (reference)

• Chicago's Metra-An Up Close Look at Chicago's Commuter Railroad Trains (reference)

• Close Up Classics - A Look at Auto Elegance (reference)

• Faraway, So Close! (reference)

• Faraway, So Close (reference)

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Music

• Close to the Edge [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

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High Tech

• 250D 52MM CLOSE UP LENS (reference)

• Swat 3: Close Quarters Battle (reference)

• Sansui TVM1315 13" Color TV with Remote and Close Caption Decoder (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Factory-Reconditioned Milwaukee 0375-8 3/8" Close Quarter Drill 0-1,300 RPM (reference)

• Milwaukee 0379-1 1/2" Close Quarter Drill with Keyed Chuck--plus Free Football, a $19.99 Value (reference)

• Newell 13122 Center Close Traverse Rod (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is a close up of a slice of a baguette. This photo was part of the interactive CD. Credit: Renee Comet (Photographer).

Shows two individual shots of front of building 1 (Shannon Building). One shot is a close up of front showing pillars and some surrounding building. Another shot shows super close up of front door and pillars. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

When distinct burrow systems are apparent, fleas can be controlled with a duster using 0.5% permethrin, or other EPA registered insecticidal dust. Such actions are taken when epizootic areas are in close proximity to human populations. Credit: CDC.

All woodrat species are quick to occupy, and construct nests in human habitations or outbuildings within their range, thereby, bringing vector fleas into close contact with humans and their pets. Credit: CDC.

Close up view of some high clouds in Neptune's atmosphere. Credit: NASA.

A Brown Pelican cruises close for a look at the photographer. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus divergens - swimming close to shore. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Diagram of possible sound wave paths in water Wave-path O-C-E came close to describing refractive path of sound in SOFAR layer Sound path model developed in 1930's for radio acoustic ranging work Didn't yet understand the channeling effect of the velocity minimum Furthest RAR use was out to 206 miles offshore in 1925. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

V-fin served as underwater kite to bring sensor close to bottom Housed bottom penetration sonar Deployed off of EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Western coast of Kauai close to Barking Sands. Credit: America's Coastlines.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Ought the judges to close their eyes on the constitution, and only see the law? (reference)

I was a high minister at the time of the Versailles Treaty and a close friend of Mr. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

I have seen them intimately, close at hand

Her pardon was duly begged at the close of the song, and every thing usual followed

Sit close to the table

He was obliged to sit close to it, and brood over it, before he could extract the least sensation of warmth from such a handful of fuel

As the sacred edifice was too much thronged to admit another auditor, she took up her position close beside the scaffold of the pillory

God must have taken you into his hand, to, have a close look at you, and then put you down

Stephen, scarlet with shame, opened a book quickly with one weak hand and bent down upon it, his face close to the page

Tom moved close to put his hand on her shoulder

The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air.

All your life you live so close to the truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it into outline it is like being ambushed by a grotesque

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Close family contacts should also be treated. (references)

Maintain your weight at a level close to normal. (references)

Parents need to pay close attention to their child's health. (references)

Business

Saudi Government offices close on Thursday and Friday. (references)

Print is a close second to TV, as an advertiser's choice. (references)

Countries from the Europeon Union offer close competition. (references)

Children

Dominican Republic

In the majority of the cases, the accused is a person close to the child: A father, grandfather, uncle, brother, cousin, or close family friend. (references)

Ethiopia

There is evidence that children as young as age 14 were permitted to join local militia units in an effort to keep them close to home and prevent them from attempting to join the regular army. (references)

Afghanistan

Credible sources reported that during the year Taliban elements pressured a Turkish NGO, which had long been present in the country, to close its six secondary schools for boys, most of which operated in Turkic speaking areas. (references)

Civil Liberties

Congo

Le Forum and Le Palmares had close ties to the security services. (references)

Central African Republic

Echo de CentrAfrique, a private daily newspaper, is close to the ruling party. (references)

Belarus

The law provides that the regime may close down a publication after two warnings. (references)

Economic History

Slovenia

Austro-Slovene relations are close. (references)

Venezuela

U.S.-Venezuelan commercial ties are close. (references)

Slovak Rep

The acquisition is expected to close by July. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

The judges did not close the case. (references)

Zimbabwe

He also was forced to strip naked and sit very close to a fire. (references)

Macedonia

A powder burn on Bairami's head indicated that he had been shot at close range. (references)

Indigenous People

Panama

Even when working in close proximity to each other, indigenous laborers in the country's sugar, coffee, and banana plantations work under worse conditions than their nonindigenous counterparts. (references)

Minorities

Switzerland

Federal penal law already prohibits racial discrimination, and police have used this law to monitor and close such web sites. (references)

Canada

Provincial authorities eventually returned the original children to their home, but the children remain under close provincial supervision. (references)

Political Economy

France

France and the U.S. are long-standing, close allies. (references)

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan seeks close cooperation with the United States. (references)

Argentina

The De la Rua administration has maintained these close relations. (references)

Political Rights

Greece

These officials work in close cooperation with both elected mayors and local leaders (Christian and Muslim). (references)

Libya

Major government decisions are controlled by Qadhafi, his close associates, and committees acting in his name. (references)

Turkey

The case to close HADEP, whose predecessor parties were also closed by the Government, was pending at year's end. (references)

Trade

Turkey

Corporation / banking relationships are close. (references)

Armenia

Remaining banks are subject to close supervision. (references)

Italy

Italian banks are subject to close govern-ment super-vision. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Walk close to the curb. (references)

Colombia

On the last workday of the month, banks close at noon. (references)

Uae

Private UAE companies close Thursday afternoon and Friday. (references)

Women

Uganda

The programs emphasize close cooperation with traditional authority figures and peer counseling. (references)

Mali

Despite its initial 4-year mandate, the plan was not close to completion, and it was not extended officially by year's end. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Women risk arrest by the Mutawwa'in for riding in a vehicle driven by a male who is not an employee or a close male relative. (references)

Worker Rights

Venezuela

However, in practice Ministry of Labor inspectors seldom close unsafe job sites. (references)

Denmark

The LO has traditionally had a close relationship with the Social Democrat Party. (references)

Qatar

Employers may close a place of work or dismiss employees once the Department has heard a complaint. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Close

Expressions using "close": a close shave ♦ at close quarters ♦ at close range ♦ at the close of the day ♦ be a close fit ♦ be at close hand ♦ be close to ♦ be close to tears ♦ be dangerously close to smth. ♦ be drawing to a close ♦ be under close scrutiny ♦ be very close with ♦ big close up ♦ bring close ♦ bringing close together ♦ close a bank account ♦ close a bargain ♦ close a deal ♦ close a little ♦ close a meeting ♦ close aboard ♦ close about ♦ close again ♦ close air ♦ close air support ♦ close an account ♦ close application ♦ close argument ♦ close around ♦ close arrest ♦ close as wax ♦ close at hand ♦ close attention ♦ Close borough ♦ Close breeding ♦ close by ♦ close by here ♦ close call ♦ close column ♦ close combat ♦ Close communion ♦ close companion ♦ close company ♦ close confining ♦ close contest ♦ close control ♦ close corporation ♦ close cut ♦ close darn ♦ close down ♦ close election ♦ close examination ♦ close eyes to ♦ Close fertilization ♦ close fight ♦ close filtration ♦ close fit ♦ close fitting ♦ close formation ♦ close friend ♦ Close harmony ♦ close hauled ♦ close herding ♦ close in ♦ close in on ♦ close in on smb. ♦ close medium shot ♦ close of exchange ♦ close off ♦ close on ♦ close one's eyes ♦ close one's eyes to ♦ close one's eyes to smth. ♦ close one's ranks ♦ close oneself ♦ Close order ♦ close out ♦ close over ♦ close packed hexagonal ♦ close port ♦ close prisoner ♦ close protection ♦ close proximity ♦ close punctuation ♦ close quarters ♦ close reading ♦ close reasoning ♦ Close reef ♦ close resemblance ♦ close road ♦ close round ♦ close season ♦ close secret ♦ close set ♦ close shave ♦ close shed ♦ close shot ♦ close study ♦ close support ♦ close supporting fire ♦ close texture. Additional references.

Beginning with "close": close-air, close-at-hand, close-attack, Close-banded, Close-barred, close-boarded, Close-bodied, close-branched, close-built, close-caged, close-carpeted, close-circuit, close-clipped, close-combat, close-controlled air interception, close-coupled, close-cropped, close-cropping, close-cut, close-dated, close-down, close-down of a factory, close-drawn, close-fastened, Close-fights, close-fisted, close-fit, close-fitted, close-fitting, close-fitting dress, close-fought, close-furled, close-grained, close-growing, close-grown, close-handed, close-harmony, close-hauled, close-hauling, close-in, close-joints, close-kept, close-knit, close-link, close-lipped, close-look, close-mesh, close-meshed, close-migrating, close-miking, close-minded, close-mouthed, close-mown, close-of-poll, close-on, close-order drill, close-out sale, close-outs, close-packed, close-packing, close-passing, close-pearled, close-peopled, close-planted, close-position, close-pressed, close-quarter, close-quarters, close-rage, close-range, close-ranked, close-ratio, close-reef, close-rings, close-run, close-run race, close-season, close-set, close-shaved, close-shaven, close-shaves, close-shots, close-shutting, close-spaced, Close-stool, close-studded, close-studding, close-support, close-talking, close-textured, close-tie, close-to, close-together, close-tolerance, close-to-market, Close-tongued, close-to-the-line, close-to-the-vest, close-trimmed, close-up, close-up, close-upfalling, close-ups, close-valued, close-wound, close-woven.

Ending with "close": too-close, touch-and-close.

Containing "close": all-too-close-to-home.

Afrikaans

toemaak (shut), naby (about, at, beside, by, near, near to, nearby, next, next to), na (about, after, behind, near, nearby, to, toward, towards), innig (above-board, cardiac, cordial, hearty, intimate, sincere, warm), eerskomende (near, nearby, nearest, next), aanstaande (near, nearby, next), sluit (be closed, include), benoud (agitated, airless, anxious, cramped, oppressive, stale, stiffling, sultry, troubled), bekrompe (cramped, narrow), bedompig (airless, frowsy, stuffy). (various references)

Albanian