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Close Together

Definition: Close Together

Close Together

Adjective

1. Located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united".

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


Synonyms: Close Together

Synonyms: approximate (adj), close together(p) (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Close Together

English words defined with "close together": apposition, approximatebunched, bunchy, By and byCatarrhine, cloistered, close set, close-set, clustered, ConniventFay, fine-tooth, fine-toothed, fine-toothed combisolatedjuxtapositionknock-kneednestOld World monkeyphoto finish, propinquity, proximityreclusive, Reeding, resolution, resolving powerscattered, secluded, sequestered, shoulder-to-shoulder, side by side, straythickset, tightVair. (references)
Specialty definitions using "close together": bar channeler, Block Stowageclose-jointed, collective subsidence, contour planting, Cyanean Rocksendless-belt finisher, expanded metalmultiple spline shaft, multiple splined shaft, multiple-seam miningnestingpaired engines, planting in contour rowsrange closetSaint Stephen's stone, solid matter, splined, star clustervariogramWEAVER, HAND, wedge cut. (references)

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Modern Usage: Close Together

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know, I am an artist the way I combine my business and my pleasure: Money's my business, eating's my pleasure and Georgie's my pleasure, too, though in a more private kind of way than stuffing the mouth and feeding the sewers, though the pleasures are related because the naughty bits and the dirty bits are so close together that it just goes to show how eating and sex are related (The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover; writing credit: Peter Greenaway)

Lyrics

Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together (Thriller; performing artist: Michael Jackson)

WHEN WE'RE CLOSE TOGETHER (SWEET FREEDOM; performing artist: Michael McDonald)

Although we both lie close together (Every Rose Has Its Thorn; performing artist: Poison)

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

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Photo Album: Close Together

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Tiff mines are close together as in the case of Murdock's diggings. Washington County, Missouri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Little Annie Rooney. "Look, Zero, we're comin' to a town, you can't see any houses or people, but you kin easy tell when the signs an' billboards start to huddle up close together". Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Familiar Quotations: Close Together

AuthorQuotation

Bill Hicks

You ever noticed how people who believe in creationism look really unevolved? You ever noticed that? Eyes real close together, eyebrow ridges, big furry hands and feet.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Close Together

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Parked close together.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Close Together

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

For this reason, doctors try to fix all of the affected muscles at once when it is possible or, if more than one surgical procedure is unavoidable, they may try to schedule operations close together. (references)

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

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Expression: Close Together

Expression using "close together": bringing close together. Additional references.

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

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Modern Translation: Close Together

Language Translations for "close together"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

afroj (approach, bring close together, bring near to, close up, nigh). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ved cirkulierende ventilation i en dobbeltskakt ligger de to skakter i almindelighed taet ved hinanden (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together), pakstenene anbringes lodret saa taet som muligt med spidsen opad med den foreskrevne haeldning (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), de to faser i perlitten,cementit og ferrit,ligger afvekslende side om side i lameller (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

het cementiet vormt korte banen die op hun beurt weer bestaan uit groepen van enkelvoudige,dicht aaneengesloten,evenwijdig aan elkaar lopende draden (arranged close together, the cementite formed short ribbons which themselves were composed of sets of single fibres), dicht bý elkaar brengen (bring close together), de twee fasen van het perliet-cementiet en ferriet-zijn in elkaar afwisselende lamellen dicht naast elkaar gevormd (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite), de stenen van een paklaag dienen rechtop te worden geplaatst,met de punt naar boven,zo dicht mogelijk tegen elkaar,en parallel met de dwarshelling van het wegoppervlak (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), bij luchtverversing met tweelingschacht liggen de schachten in het algemeen zeer dicht bij elkaar (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

alproksimigi (bring close together). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

niitä on tiheässä (they are close together). (various references)

   

French

  

approcher (bring close together). (various references)

   

German

  

im Falle einer ruecklaeufigen Wetterfuehrung liegen die Schaechte oft sehr dicht nebeneinander (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together), die Packlagesteine sind senkrecht mit der Spitze nach oben im vorgeschriebenen Gefaelle moeglichst dicht aneinanderzusetzen (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), die beiden Phasen Zementit und Ferrit des Perlits liegen in Lamellen abwechselnd nebeneinander (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite), der Zementit bildet kurze Baender, die ihrerseits aus Scharen einzelner, dicht nebeneinander parallel angeordneter Fasern zusammengesetzt sind (arranged close together, the cementite formed short ribbons which themselves were composed of sets of single fibres). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Οι λίθοι του χειρόθετου λιθόστρωτου πρέπει να τοποθετηθούν κατακόρυφοι,με την αιχμή προς τα πάνω,όσο το δυνατόν πλησιέστερα μεταξύ τους κα (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), εις την περίπτωσιν αερισμού δι'ανακυκλίσεως του αέρος,τα φρέατα ευρίσκονται συνήθως εις πολύ μικράν απόστασιν μεταξύ των (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together), οι δύο φάσεις του περλίτη,ο σεμεντίτης και ο φερρίτης διευθετούνται σε εναλασσόμενες λωρίδες η μια κοντά στην άλλη (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together), ο σεμεντίτης σχηματίζει βραχείες λωρίδες που αποτελούνται από δέσμες ινών παράλληλες και παραπλήσιες μεταξύ τους (arranged close together). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

afroj (bring close together, bring near to). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kozelít (bring close together). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

memperapitkan (move close together). (various references)

   

Italian

  

nel caso della ventilazione centrale o ad anello i pozzi sono spesso molto vicini (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together), le pietre per fondazione devono essere disposte secondo un determinato profilo con la punta verso l'alto ed il piu'serrate possibile tra di loro (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), le due fasi ferrite e cementite che compongono la perlite sono disposte in forma di lamelle alternate (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite), la cementite forma delle bande corte, che a loro volta sono composte da serie di fibre parallele molto ravvicinate (arranged close together, the cementite formed short ribbons which themselves were composed of sets of single fibres). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

寄り添う (to cuddle close together, to get close, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

り"りつ (stand close together), よりそう (to cuddle close together, to get close, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to). (various references)

   

Manx

  

faggys dy-cheilley (close set). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oseclay ogethertay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

pedras do centro de resistência;-;-as pedras do centro de resistência devem ser colocadas na vertical,com a ponta para cima,tão juntas quanto possível e formando uma superfície abaulada paralela (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), no caso da ventilação em anel,os dois poços estão por vezes muito próximos um do outro (in loop ventilation the two shafts are often very close together), as duas fases da perlite,a cementite e a ferrite justapõem-se em lamelas alternadamente (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite), a cementite apresenta-se em bandas curtas,elas mesmas constituídas por feixes de fibras paralelas umas s outras e muito próximas (arranged close together, the cementite formed short ribbons which themselves were composed of sets of single fibres). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

las piedras para encachado deben colocarse lo más juntas posible, con la punta hacia arriba y formando una superficie abombada paralela a la superficie de la futura calzada (pitching stones/hand-pitched stones/hand-packed stones/ should be placed close together with the longest dimensions upwards and at the required angle(points should be broken off)), las dos fases de la perlita, la cementita y la perlita, se yuxtaponen en estructuras laminares alternadas (cementite and ferrite form as lamellae alternately close together, the two phases in pearlite), la cementita se presenta en bandas cortas, constituidas a su vez por fibras cortas, paralelas y muy próximas entre si (arranged close together, the cementite formed short ribbons which themselves were composed of sets of single fibres). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Close Together

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-g-h-l-o-o-r-s-t-t"

-3 letters: corselette.

-4 letters: electrets, reclothes, tercelets.

-5 letters: cheroots, chortles, corselet, corteges, creosote, electors, electret, electros, ghettoes, grottoes, hosteler, rechoose, reclothe, reechoes, reelects, reschool, resettle, rootlets, selector, shoetree, teethers, tercelet, theologs, throstle, together, tootlers, trochees.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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