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Definition: Close Together |
Close TogetherAdjective1. 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 TogetherSynonyms: approximate (adj), close together(p) (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Close Together |
| English words defined with "close together": apposition, approximate ♦ bunched, bunchy, By and by ♦ Catarrhine, cloistered, close set, close-set, clustered, Connivent ♦ Fay, fine-tooth, fine-toothed, fine-toothed comb ♦ isolated ♦ juxtaposition ♦ knock-kneed ♦ nest ♦ Old World monkey ♦ photo finish, propinquity, proximity ♦ reclusive, Reeding, resolution, resolving power ♦ scattered, secluded, sequestered, shoulder-to-shoulder, side by side, stray ♦ thickset, tight ♦ Vair. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "close together": bar channeler, Block Stowage ♦ close-jointed, collective subsidence, contour planting, Cyanean Rocks ♦ endless-belt finisher, expanded metal ♦ multiple spline shaft, multiple splined shaft, multiple-seam mining ♦ nesting ♦ paired engines, planting in contour rows ♦ range closet ♦ Saint Stephen's stone, solid matter, splined, star cluster ♦ variogram ♦ WEAVER, HAND, wedge cut. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
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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![]() | 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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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. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Parked close together. |
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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. | ||
Expression using "close together": bringing close together. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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. | ||
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. | |
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