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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)

 

Specialty Definition: Close

DomainDefinition

Satire

CLOSE-:FISTED:, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain. "Close-fisted Scotchman!" Johnson cried To thrifty J. Macpherson; "See me -- I'm ready to divide With any worthy person." Sad Jamie: "That is very true -- The boast requires no backing; And all are worthy, sir, to you, Who have what you are lacking." Anita M. Bobe. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Finance

A)the price of the last transaction for a particular security on a particular day; b)the midprice of a closing trading range. Source: European Union. (references)

Slang in 1811

CLOSE. As close as God's curse to a whore's a-se: close as shirt and shitten a-se. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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

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Specialty Definition: Closure (mathematics)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In mathematics, the closure C(X) of an object X is defined to be the smallest object that both includes X as a subset and possesses some given property. An object is closed if it is equal to its closure.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Close

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
CLSEnglishCloseComputing

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

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Synonyms: Close

Synonyms: airless (adj), cheeseparing (adj), close-fitting (adj), closelipped (adj), closemouthed (adj), confining (adj), faithful (adj), near (adj), penny-pinching (adj), secretive (adj), snug (adj), stuffy (adj), tight (adj), tightlipped (adj), unaired (adj), closely (adv), nigh (adv), closing (n), closing curtain (n), conclusion (n), end (n), ending (n), finale (n), finis (n), finish (n), last (n), stopping point (n), close down (v), come together (v), fill (v), fill up (v), fold (v), shut (v), shut down (v). (additional references)
Antonyms: distant (adj), far (adj), open (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Close

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

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.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Close

English words defined with "close": at close rangeclose at hand, close down, close set, close to, close to the wind, close together, close up, Close vowel, come closeTo close with. (references)
Specialty definitions using "close": Close as a Clam, Close Coupled, close hauled, close packed hexagonal, Close Rolls, close sizingGoodluck's Closeto close manually. (references)
Etymologies containing "close": Uphasp. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Close" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

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

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Modern Usage: Close

DomainUsage

Screenplays

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)

Lyrics

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)

Clever

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)

Movie/TV Titles

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)

Song Titles

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.

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Commercial Usage: Close

DomainTitle

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)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

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)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

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)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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

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Image Slideshow: Close

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Photo Album: Close

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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.

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

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Digital Photo Gallery: Close
 

"Close Up" by Shane Martindale
Commentary: "A birthday close up."
"Chair Close Up 1" by Michael Colella
Commentary: "A chair close up using natural light."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Close".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Hinge; squeak; squeaky; door; close; shut; closing.Shut; close; secure.
Door; close; closing; shut; shutting; echo; noisy.Close; bang; .
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Close

AuthorQuotation

Cervantes

A close mouth catches no flies.

Demosthenes

Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.

Denis Diderot

Good music is very close to primitive language.

Edwin P. Whipple

Where ever you find humor, you find pathos close by it side.

James Fenimore Cooper

Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other.

Juan Ruiz de Alarcon

The madman who knows that he is mad is close to sanity.

Klemens Von Metternich

It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them.

Socrates

The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.

Wendell Phillips

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm living public opinion.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Close

AuthorDateQuotation

Marbury v. Madison

1803

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

Winston S. Churchill

1946

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.

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Use in Literature: Close

TitleAuthorQuote

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I have seen them intimately, close at hand

Emma

Austen, Jane

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

Rules and Regulations

Carroll, Lewis

Sit close to the table

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

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

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

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

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

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

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Tom moved close to put his hand on her shoulder

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

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.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard

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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Close

SubjectTopicQuote

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)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

FASHION, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. A king there was who lost an eye In some excess of passion; And straight his courtiers all did try To follow the new fashion. Each dropped one eyelid when before The throne he ventured, thinking 'Twould please the king. That monarch swore He'd slay them all for winking. What should they do? They were not hot To hazard such disaster; They dared not close an eye -- dared not See better than their master. Seeing them lacrymose and glum, A leech consoled the weepers: He spread small rags with liquid gum And covered half their peepers. The court all wore the stuff, the flame Of royal anger dying. That's how court-plaster got its name Unless I'm greatly lying. Naramy Oof

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

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Spoken Usage: Close

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Connie Francis

We became very close in the last few years of his life. I took him from doctor to doctor to hospital to hospital for operations and I did everything I possibly could to help him.

Dan Rather

I do believe in driving and driving hard to the heart of a story, getting as close as possible to a newsmaker and putting the information out there.

Dennis Miller

Hathaway kept everything close to the vest because if she let it all go she'd be trying to talk Miss Ellie into sharing a hotel room in Palm Springs for the Dinah Shore Golf Classic and they'd have to cancel the show.

Joan Rivers

Very close, and he said, Melissa, I'm coming home. I'll see you tomorrow. And he hung up the phone and killed himself.

John Walsh

Well, that was the big question in the sniper case. And Chief Moose was absolutely furious that something leaked out when he was trying to close in on the sniper. There is real a fine line.

Mary Tyler Moore

They're putting in the Nicolette Mall, very close to where I stood. But nobody would go where I stood. I was right in the middle of the intersection there.

Patty Hearst

You know, that's really hard to say because they're a very close family. It depends. I think they ought to have definitely some kind of psychological help for her.

Regis Philbin

This walk, the fans kind of cleared the way for the Notre Dame band to come down this little avenue, this walkway, into the stadium. And it's quite a thrill to hear that band up close.

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

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Speeches: Close

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829But it is only since the close of the late war that by the numbers and force of the ships of which it was composed it could deserve the name of a navy.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Copes of the treaties will be transmitted to you if received before, or published if arriving after, the close of the present session of Congress.

Rutherford Hayes

1877-1881Fellow-citizens, we have reached the close of a political contest marked by the excitement which usually attends the contests between great political parties whose members espouse and advocate with earnest faith their respective creeds.

Grover Cleveland

1885-1889; 1893-1897Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Since the close of the Second World War, a global civil war has divided and tormented mankind.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969So our test is not whether we shrink from our country's cause when the dangers to us are obvious and close at hand, but, rather, whether we carry on when they seem obscure and distant-and some think that it is safe to lay down our burdens.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Close monitoring of agency compliance with the requirements of the Order is necessary.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Cures for our most feared illnesses seem close at hand.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Close

"Close" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 46.59% of the time. "Close" is used about 16,963 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)46.59%7,9031,224
Adverb (general)22.55%3,8262,552
Lexical Verb (infinitive)14.08%2,3883,744
Lexical Verb (base form)14%2,3743,762
Noun (proper)2.59%44013,128
Noun (singular)0.18%3162,296
                    Total100.00%16,963N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Close

The following table summarizes the usage of "close" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
CloseLast name4,0003,191
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Close

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "close".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
AcchoN/ABiblical

Close

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Close

CountryName
United Kingdom

Close Brothers Group Plc

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: 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.

Hyphenated Usage

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.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Close

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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too close

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close out

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america call close

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

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Modern Translation: Close

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

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

  

i saktë (accurate, clean-cut, clear-cut, correct, definite, exact, explicit, express, just, literal, neat, painstaking, Pat, pithy, precise, pronounced, pure, right, strict, stringent, true, unexceptional, veracious), afërm (intimate, near, nearby, next, relations, relatives), bie në ujdi (compound, strike a bargain, swap, swop), i afërt (adjacent, cognate, connate, connected, contiguous, homogeneous, imminent, impendent, impending, intimate, near, neighboring, neighbouring, next door, nigh, proximate, thick), i fshehtë (backdoor, clandestine, colorable, colourable, confidential, cryptic, dark, deep, deep-seated, elfish, elvish, esoteric, furtive, hidden, hole-and-corner, insidious, internal, latent, occult, Perdue, private, privy, quiet, secret, secretive, sly, stealthy, subterranean, under the counter, under the table, under wraps, undercover, underhand, underhanded, unearthly, veiled), i jap fund (abate, break up, cut, discontinue, disestablish, dissolve, end, finish, kill, overthrow, quench, stop), i kufizuar (insular, limitary, limited, narrow, narrow minded, one sided, one track, one-idea'd, one-ideaed, parochial, qualified, restrained, restricted, Strait, straitened, suburban), i kursyer (abstemious, abstinent, careful, cheap, economic, frugal, penurious, provident, skimpy, thrifty), i madh (bally, big, black, bouncing, capacious, capital, chuckle, chunking, grand, great, gross, intense, large, lumping, major, massive, mighty, pelting, thumping, vast, vasty, voluminous, whacking, whaling), i mbyllur (barred, cagey, cagy, closed, confined, enclosed, finished, glued, laid up, landlocked, locked, made, pent up, reserved, sealed, self contained, shut, shut in, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, unconversable, unsociable, unsocial, withdrawn), i ngjeshur (compact, compressed, concise, concisely, dense, impermeable, serried, stiff, succinct), afër (about, at, at hand, beside, by, close to, hard by, near, near to, nearby, next to, nigh), i plotë (all out, big, broad, clear, complete, comprehensive, crowded, dead, direct, dyed in the wool, entire, flush, fraught, full, gross, integral, out and out, outright, overall, perfect, plenary, Plumb, plummy, pregnant, radical, round, sheer, solid, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unabbreviated, uncut, unquestioning, utter, whole), (bar, begin, block out, calk, catch, caulk, clog, engage, find, handle, have, hold, knead, occupy, part, plug up, seize, shut out, sound, take, tie up, voice), kap vlerën, mbaroj (be over, call it a day, cease, decline, despatch, die, dispatch, do, drink up, eat up, end, finish, get through, go out, lapse, perish, peter out, spend, surcease, terminate, wind up), mbush (cement, charge, clog, cover in, cram, crowd, draw, fill, fill in, fill up, gorge, Grout, heap, imbue, impregnate, infest, inject, inspire, line, load, make out, meet, pad, pervade, pour out, pump, stop up, Stow, stuff, suffuse, tap, write out), mbyll (bung, calk, caulk, close up, commit, confine, crib, dry up, encase, enclose, encompass, end, entomb, fasten, furl, glue up, hush up, impound, inclose, key, lap, obturate, occlude, pen, screw on, seal, shut, shut down, shut up, shutter, stop, stop up, stuff, suffuse, turn off, wind up, wrap up), mbyllem (cicatrize, close up, lock, shut), nga afër (closely, hand to hand, point blank), ngjitur (near), përfundoj (accomplish, bring closer, button up, clinch, come out, complete, conclude, determine, do, end, finalize, finish, finish off, fulfil, fulfill, lapse, perfect, push through, put through, reason, result, terminate, touch up, transact, wear), shesh rreth katedralës, vend i mbyllur, i ngushtë (acute, bigheaded, close-grained, hard up, incapacious, intimate, narrow, narrow minded, near, one track, one-ideaed, particularistic, petty, poky, provincial, small, small minded, Strait, tight). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏إشتبك, ‏طريق غير نافذ (dead end, impasse), ‏طبق (apply, carry out, clench, dish, effect, enforce, live, operation, paten, plate, practise, tray, waiter), ‏ضيق (bottleneck, canyon, choke, contract, cramped, hardship, incommodious, malaise, narrow, narrowness, need, oppression, parochial, pinch, scrimpy, shrink, slit, straiten, straits, strict, succinctness, tag, tight, tighten, tightness), ‏ضم (add, adjoin, annexation, apposition, combine, conjoin, conjunction, join, piece, piece together, subtend, take in), ‏صعب المنال, ‏ختم (cachet, chop, conclude, frank, impress, impression, imprint, round off, seal, seal ring, sealing, set one's hand to, sign off, signet, stamp, stamp about, stamping, subscribe, wind up, wrap up), ‏القريب (near, relative), ‏بقعة مسورة, ‏إتفق (agree, bargain, be through with, come to an agreement, compound, concert, concur, fall in with, jibe, pact), ‏سري (clandestine, classified, closet, confidential, covert, cryptic, discreet, furtive, hugger mugger, hush hush, inmost, low key, mysterious, mystic, occult, off the record, private, privy, sacramental, secret, slinking, stealthy, subterranean, surreptitious, umbilical, undercover, underground, underhand), ‏أمين للأصل, ‏أنهى (call a halt, complete, compose, conclude, cut, determine, dissolve, do, end, finish, fulfil, fulfill, last, last out, round off, terminate, top, wind up, wrap up), ‏أغلق, ‏أساسي (absolute, alkaline, basal, base, capital, cardinal, constitutional, formal, fundamental, imperative, indispensable, innate, inward, leading, main, major, material, momentous, nub, organic, overriding, paramount, piece de resistance, primal, primary, principal, radical, right, staple, substantial, ultimate, underling), ‏ثقيل الوطأة (faint, grievous), ‏راقب (blue pencil, case, control, keep an eye on, look, look after, look on, mind, monitor, observe, overlook, oversee, proctor, spy, stake, superintend, supervise, tend, watch), ‏دقيق (accurate, careful, delicate, elaborate, exact, express, farina, fine, flour, inappreciable, infinitesimal, intangible, just, keen, mathematical, meal, nearness, nice, painstaking, particular, pernickety, precise, punctilious, punctual, rigorous, scrupulous, searching, sharp, sound, specific, straightforward, strict, ticklish, tiny, touchy, tricky, true, veracious), ‏إنتهاء (ending, expiration, solution), ‏نهاية (demise, end, ending, fate, fine, fining, finish, limit, stop, tag, tail end, termination, terminus), ‏كتوم (discreet, reserved, reticent, secretive, taciturn), ‏ملتز (compact), ‏مقصور على فئة, ‏محظور الصيد فيه, ‏متكتم (reticent, secret, secretive, shut in), ‏متحفظ (aloof, aloofness, careful, cautious, discreet, incommunicable, incommunicative, reserved, reticent, secretive, self contained, stand offish, taciturn, uncommunicative, wary), ‏متعادل النتائج تقريبا, ‏على نحو دان, ‏معتصم, ‏سد (bar, barrage, block, bung, clog, close up, congest, dam, dike, dyke, embankment, fill, floodgate, foul, lock, mure, obturate, obturation, occlude, occlusion, pack, plug, seal, shut, stem, stop, stop up, stuff, tamp, wad, weir), ‏نادر (anecdotic, exceptional, exceptive, few and far between, infrequent, out of the ordinary, phenomenal, rare, recherche, scarce, tight, uncommon, unusual), ‏قفل (block out, confine, enclose, fastener, inclose, latch, lock, obstruct, padlock, pen, plug, shut, shut down, shut out, shutter, turn off), ‏قريب (adjacent, akin, approaching, cognate, connection, connexion, contiguous, impending, kin, kinsman, near, nearby, nearer, next of kin, nigh, on familiar terms, propinquity, related, relational, relative, thereabout, thereabouts), ‏حميم (bosom, chummy, crony, familiar, friendly, intimate, near, special, warm), ‏غلق (bolt, chap, close up, hinder, lock, lockup, make, seam off, shut, shut down, sock in), ‏حبيس (captive, confined, pent), ‏تخلص منه بسعر مخفض, ‏فض (adjourn, adjournment, breaking, scattering, unfold, unwrap), ‏متراص (compact, tight). (various references)

   

Aymara

  

jak'achaña (to get close), ist'antaña (to close). (various references)

   

Basque

  

itxi (close to, shut to). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

наблизо (around, by, hard, hereabout, in the offing, near, near by, nigh, within easy reach), подробен (circumstantial, comprehensive, depth, detailed, disquisitional, elaborate, explicit, narrow, nice, particular), почти равен, приключвам работа, приключване (closing, conclusion, determination, termination, wind up), близо (abaft, by, nigh), близък (adjacent, akin, allied to, chummy, familiar, impendent, kindred, near, neighboring, neighbouring, next, nigh, pally, pressing, prospective, sister, solid, sympathetic, thick, toward), задънена улица (blind alley, cul de sac, dead end, deadlock, pocket), запушвам (bung, obstruct, obturate, occlude, plug, plug up, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff, wad, wall up), закриване (abolishment, adjournment, closing, closure, rising), затварям (case, cicatrize, constrain, douse, enclose, gaol, hem, house, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, latch, lock, lock up, mew, obturate, pen, prison, pull to, restrain, screw up, seal off, shut, shut away, shut in, shut up, stop, turn off), затварям магазин, затварям се (fall to, lock, shut, shut to, swing shut, swing to), душен (stifling), затягам (clamp, cramp, lock, screw up, straiten), строг (astringent, austere, censorious, firm, grim, hard, hard and fast, hard-grained, hardhanded, ironclad, narrow, religious, rigid, rigorous, rugged, severe, sinewy, stern, straitlaced, strict, stringent, taut, unaffable, uncharitable), ограден двор на катедрала, оградено място (enclosure, pen), ограничен (closed, confined, contracted, finite, hidebound, illiberal, insular, limitary, limited, mean, narrow, narrow minded, one track, open, parochial, pot-bound, restricted, scanty, small minded, sparing, strict, stringent, suburban), отблизо (nearly), внимателно (carefully, cautiously, closely, gently, guardedly, narrowly, nicely, steady, warily), каденца (cadence, cadency, cadenza), край (about, abutment, border, by, closing, conclusion, country, curtains, death, dissolution, edge, end, ending, extremity, fag end, finale, finality, finish, flange, hem, issuance, issue, land, last, limb, limit, list, margin, off, on, outskirts, over, parts, past, period, point, quietus, region, rim, stop, surcease, tail, term, terminal, termination, truce, ultima thule, verge, wind up), тесен (choky, cramped, incommodious, jimp, narrow, parochial, pokey, scrimpy, skimpy, strict, tight, tight-fitted), щателно (closely, minutely), рядък (fine, infrequent, occasional, one in a thousand, rare, recherche, singular, sparse, thin, uncommon, washy), скрит (cagey, cagy, clandestine, covert, delitescent, dormant, furtive, hidden, implicit, implied, insidious, latent, occult, potential, private, privy, recondite, secret, sneaking, snug, ulterior, underlying), училищен двор, стиснат (cheeseparing, close-fisted, curmudgeonly, mean, mingy, near, penurious, sparing, squeezed, tight, tight-fisted), затворен (closed, confined, imprisoned, jailed, jugged, landlocked, locked, mediterranean, narrow, pent, pent up, recluse, reticent, shut in). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

pròxim (near, nearby, next). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

關閉 (shut), (close in on, compel, drive, extort, force, press for, press on towards, press up to), 閉合 , (approximately, near), 相近 (similar to), 关闭 (Closing, Closure, shut, shutting), 密切 (familiar, frequent, intimate), (confidential, dense, secret, thick), (bury, mound, to dam). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zavřít (close down, coop up, fasten, imprison, pin, shut, shut down, turn off). (various references)

   

Danish

  

nær (about, near, nearby), lukke (shut). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sluiten (be closed, lock, shut), dichtmaken (block, clog, plug up, shut, stop up), dichtdoen (shut). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

proksime (near, nearby), proksima (near, nearby, next), malvasta (cramped), malfreŝaera (frowsty, stuffy), korligita (dear to the heart), intima (intimate), fermiĝi (be closed), fermi (shut). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

trúnaðar- (intimate), nær (about, as, near, nearby, when), náminda (about, near, nearby), lata aftur (shut), inniligur (intimate), fyri hond (about, near, nearby). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

پایان (Cessation, End, Godspeed, Limit, Period, Point, Sequel, Terminal), منعقدکردن (Conclude), محوطه (Enclosure, Lot, Precinct, Run), محصورکردن (Compass, Inclose, Pale, Wall, Yard), مسدودکردن (Bar, Bloc, Block, Calk, Choke, Clog, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Preclude, Scotch), چهاردیواری (Quadrangle), نزدیک (About, Adjacent, At, Beside, Besides, By, Contiguous, Hailfellow, In, Near, Neighbor, Nigh, Proximate, Upcoming), تنگ (Cruse, Decanter, Disgrace, Narrow, Scarce, Shoal, Strait), توقف (Cease, Cessation, Pause, Stay, Stop, Suspension, Syncope), ایست (Caesura, Cease, Cessation, Halt, Interval, Period, Standstill, Stay, Stoppage, Suspension), انتها (End, Extremity, Head, Outrance, Supreme, Tagend, Terminal), بن بست (Deadlock, Stalemate). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sulkea (bar, block, obstruct, shut, shut up), läheinen (adjacent, intimate, near, nearby, near-by, next). (various references)

   

French

  

fermer (to close), proche, près, prochaine, intime (close friend), ferment. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

tichtdwaan (shut), takomme (near, nearby, next), oankomme (arrive, end up, get, near, nearby, next). (various references)

   

German

  

schließen (abstract, bolt, clause, close down, closing, conclude, contract, derive, enter into, form, gather, induce, infer, lock, make, reason, shut, shut down, to clause, to close, to conclude (with), to shut, wind up), verschließen (bar, bolt, cap, closure, Cork, lock, lock up, occlude, padlock, seal, shut, shut up, to closure, to lock, to trap, trap), zumachen (cap, close down, do up, fasten up, get a move on, move, put down, put up, seal, shut, shut down, step on it, to close), zufallen (be awarded to, be closed, devolve upon, fall to, fall upon, go, go to, pass to, to fall to), vertraut (companionably, confides, conversant, conversantly, familiar, familiarly, intimate, Matey, near, trusts, well known), nah (approaching, close to, closely, impending, near, nearby). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κλείνω (close down, close up, cover over, shut, to close, turn off), κοντά (about, near, nearby). (various references)

   

Haitian Creole

  

fèmen. (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

afërm (intimate, near, nearby, next, relations, relatives). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לעצום (shut), לחתום (finish, seal, sign, sign on), לאטור (shut), לאטום (obstruct, seal, shut), לחסום (bar, block, jam, obstruct, occlude, prevent, restrain, shut, shut out, stem), לסים (conclude, end, finish, terminate, top off, wind up), לסכור (bank, dam, shut), לסגור (enclose, lock up, occlude, shut), לנעול (bolt down, conclude, lock, secure), לנצור (guard, keep, lock, preserve, protect), קרוב (approximation, at hand, bringing near, drawing near, near, nearness, next, nigh, proximity), צמוד (adnation, attached, close fitting, coupling, fastened, linked, linking, matching, pairing, snug, tie in, tied in, tight). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

zárt (closed, dead air, enclosed, fast, Inclosed, included, locked, oriel, oriel-window, sealed, serried, shut, unopened), szorosan (tautly, tight, tightly, to knit), közeli (adjacent, approaching, close to, near, nearby, neighboring, nigh, propinquous, thick). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

náinn (intimate), þröngur (cramped, narrow). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

menutup (conclude, shut, turn off), mencantum (bring together, fuse, pin), guyub (friendly, mutually helpful), erat (firm, taut, tight), dekat (at, by, imminent, near, nearby, nigh), akrab (chummy, devoted, intimate). (various references)

   

Irish

  

dún (fort). (various references)

   

Italian

  

chiudere (balance, bar, cancel, enclose, end, furl, inclose, lock, put down, restrict, seal, shut, shut up, switch off, to close, turn off, turn out, wind up, withdraw), vicino (about, adjacent, by, convenient, early, forthcoming, handy, near, near by, nearby, neighbor, neighboring, neighbour, neighbouring, next, nigh), prossimo (coming, early, forthcoming, near, nearby, neighbor, neighbour, next, proximo). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

際どい (dangerous, delicate, hazardous, risky, suggestive), 親しい (intimate), 終結 (conclusion, end), (end, finally, future, tip, top, trivialities), 丁寧 (care, careful, courteous, kind, polite). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まつよう (end), みっせつ (connected, intimate, related), けつび (conclusion, end), げんみつ (strict), クローズ , あやうい (critical, dangerous, grave, limping, narrow, uncertain, unreliable, watch out!), めのつんだ (fine), あぶない (critical, dangerous, grave, limping, narrow, uncertain, unreliable, watch out!), あぶなっかしい (critical, dangerous, grave, limping, narrow, uncertain, unreliable, watch out), せいみつ (detailed, exact, minute, precise), ていねい (care, careful, conscientious, courteous, kind, polite, thorough), うちきり (discontinuance, end, finish), すえ (end, finally, future, posterity, tip, top, trivialities, youngest child), しゅうけつ (conclusion, end, ending, gathering, massing), しゅうりょう (completion, end, size of harvest, termination, yield), しゅうまく (end), しゅうきょく (bend, conclusion, denouement, end, end of a game of go, final, finale, geologic fold, ultimate), きわどい (dangerous, delicate, hazardous, risky, suggestive), きつい (intense, tight), そば (beside, besides, near, proximity, soba, vicinity, while), なかがいい (intimate), したしい (intimate), おおぎり (conclusion, large chop, last piece on the program), ふかい (add to, deep, discomfort, displeasure, profound, thick, twist the meaning, unpleasant). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

마지막 (final). (various references)

   

Manx

  

tayrn cooidjagh, plooghit (chesty, choked, congested, frowsty, fuggy, glutted, inundated, overcome with smoke, smothered, stifled, stunk out, suffocated, suppressed, teeming, thick, thick as voice), kione (bottom, chief, closing, dyke, end, extreme, extremity, finish, head, headland, point, point of argument, poll, ringleader, termination, top, top of flower, top-end, tribune), jerrey (back, back of cart, bottom, closing, closure, conclusion, effect, end, expiration, expiry, extreme, finale, finish, hinderpart, offal, stern, termination), jeigh (close up, closing, shut, shutting), gloo (close-grained; warp, close-set, close-textured, dense, fine-drawn, firm, forest, forest), jam, serried, side bar, thick, thick as fog, thickset, thickset of hedge, tight, tight as weave), doont (reticent, shut), dooin (ours, to us), breen (airless, draggy, oppressive, sultry, sweltry). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

trang (cramped, narrow), nær (at, beside, by, near, near to, nearby, next to), intim (intimate). (various references)

   

Occitan

  

barrar (shut). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

cera (shut), íntimo (intimate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oseclay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

zamykać się (be closed), zamykać (shut), blisko (about, near, nearby), bliski (near, nearby, next). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

fim (aim, closing, drift, end, ending, expiration, expiry, finality, fine, finish, function, gaol, goal, jail, last, object, point, purpose, quietus, sake, stop, surcease, target, term, termination, terminus, tip, upshot, use, windup), fechar (bar, berate, box, chain, coffin, drub, fasten, immure, impound, lock, mure, occlude, pen, pin down, rail, seal, shut, shut in, snap, stop up, stopple, to close, turn off). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

fecham. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

aproape (about, afar, all but, almost, anigh, approximately, as good as, at one's elbow, at the point of, close by, close upon, far, far away, hard, immediately, just about, little or nothing, near, near by, nearby, nearly, neighbor, neighbour, nigh, remotely, some, soon, thereabouts), închide (bar, block, bolt, cage, chest, clap up, clasp, clench, closet, comprise, confine, contain, crib, darken, embay, enclose, fasten, furl, girdle, half-shut, heal, hem, impound, imprison, include, lock, occlude, seal, shut, shut down, shut in, shut the works down, stopper). (various references)

   

Romany

  

oocsharàv (to close). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

закрыть (shut, shut up), закрывать (cover, settle, shut, shut down, shuts, shutting, turn off). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

crìoch (boundary, conclusion, end, ending, limit), teannaich (draw or crowd together), druid (a starling, close; draw nigh, starling), dlùth (close; confined, nigh, the warp of a web, tight, warp of a web), dùin (shut). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zatvoriti (cloister, close down, closeout, coop, impound, incarcerate, lock into, occlude, put into, shut down, shut in, shut off), zaključiti (conclude, gather, induce, infer, sign, take out), tik (hereby, near, teak, tic), tesan (cheek by jowl, cramped, narrow, strait, tight), srodan (affined, agnate, akin, collateral, conjugate, related, similar), sklopiti (assemble, contract, fold, make, negotiate, put together), ravan (even, flat, level, plane, tantamount), prisan (cheek by jowl, confidential, fast, hail fellow, inner, intimate, strait), neposredan (direct, frank, immediate, outgiving, point blank, proximate, straightaway), minimalan (minimal), blizu (by, close to, hard, near, near to, nearby, nearly, vicinity: in the vicinity), blizak (imminent, impendent, near, nigh), blisko (nigh). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cerrar (block, bring up, close down, fasten, jam, lock, lock out, make, obstruct, put down, put over, put through, seal, seal off, set in, shut, shut down, shut up, stop, to close, to shut, turn off, zip, zip shut, zip up), cerca (aboard, about, around, by, fence, near, nearby, nigh, short), próximo (approaching, coming, following, forthcoming, future, handy, impending, near, nearby, next, proximate), estrecho (austere, channel, close fitting, cramped, fix, gut, intimate, jam, narrow, near, short, small, sound, strait, strict, tight), cercano (evident, handy, near, near by, nearby, neighboring, neighbouring, nigh). (various references)

   

Swazi

  

kú-vala (to close). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

tät (compact, dense, frequent, head, loaded, murky, proof, thick, tight, vanguard, well heeled, well to do), stänga (close down, fasten, lock, open, open up, shut, stop), slut (at an end, closure, colophon, come off, conclusion, demise, disposed of, done in, done up, end, ending, exhausted, expiry, finish, finished, gone, heel, net, out, over, tail, termination, upshot, washed up, wind up), noggrann (accurate, careful, exact, meticolous, meticulous, narrow, neat, nice, painstaking, particular, precisely, scholastic, scrupulous, selective, studious), nära (at hand, cherish, close to, closely, entertain, impolite, intimate, near, nearly, nigh, off, proximate, up-close), intim (intimate). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

isará (shut). (various references)

   

Tahitian

  

piri (close to). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ใกล้ (be-, by, near, on), ทำให้จบ, ที่คล้ายกัน, ที่มีความใกล้ชิดกัน, ปิด (closed, occlude), จบ (cease). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kapamak (block, block up, bung up, confine, coop, coop in, coop up, cover, cover in, encase, fence in, hang up, obstruct, obturate, occlude, seal, shut, shut down, shut in, shut out, shut to, shut up, shutter, stop, stop up, top, turn off, turn out, wind up, wipe out). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

tagaюykly (comfortable, convenient), яummak, яapmak (bake, cover), kapas (stuffy), basyrmak. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

зачинений (closed), поруч (abreast, adjacently, against, alongside, anear, by, hard by, nigh, side by side, unto), прихований (arcane, blind, bosomed, closet, concealed, covert, cryptic, delitescent, furtive, glossy, hideaway, latent, obscure, obumbrate, occulted, privy, secret, stealthy, ulterior, underneath, veiled), підходити близько, близько (about, anigh, around, at close range, bain, closely, familiarly, hard upon, near, near at hand, nearly, nigh, short, something like, somewhere, thereabout, thereabouts), задраювати (batten), замкнутий (cliquish, inaccessible, offish), завершення (achievement, closure, come off, completion, conclusion, consummation, copestone, coping stone, ending, finality, finishing, fulfilment, perfecting, wind up), завершувати (accomplish, cap, carry out, conclude, consummate, finish off, fulfil, integrate, perfect, round, ultimate, wind up), закривати (bar, blench, break up, close down, close up, fasten up, flounce, obturate, occlude, occult, shut), закритий (closed, covered, enclosed, hooded, private, shut, spaceless), закриття (closing, closure, occlusion, shutdown, shutoff), домовлятися (agree, agree on, agree upon, appoint, arrange, bargain, bespeak, book, capitulate, concert, negotiate, settle), закінчувати (complete, conclude, finalize, round off, top off), стриманий (abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, ascetic, chary, chaste, checked, collected, composed, continent, coy, demure, discreet, dry, guarded, low key, measured, offish, restrained, reticent, self controlled, self-composed, spartan, stand off, temperate, undemonstrative, well balanced), зачиняти (closet, crib, shut), майданчик для ігор, місце біля собору, оточене будинками, обгородженне стіною місце, відлюдний (ascetic, coy, lonely, morose, obscure, offish, recluse, remote, retired, shut in, unsociable, unsocial), каданс (cadence), коротко (briefly, in a nutshell, in few, in summary, short, shortly, summarily), кінець (closing, decline, end, extremity, finish, last, outcome, overthrow, terminal, truce), кінчати (down, end, finish), таємний (arcane, back door, backstairs, clandestine, closet, colorable, colourable, covert, cryptic, esoteric, hideaway, hole-and-corner, hugger mugger, hush hush, invisible, mystic, occult, occulted, offscreen, private, secret, sly, sneaking, stealthy, subterranean, surreptitious, undercover), самітний (alone, cloistered, desolate, friendless, lone, private, privy, single, singular, solitary, widowed), закінчення (closing, completion, conclusion, ending, expiry, leaving, outgoing). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

cấm gay go, cẩn thận hạn chế, chật chội; kín, kín đáo hà tiện, ở gần gần, bí hơi, bí mật (backstairs, clandestine, cryptic, cryptically, hush-hush, inward, inwards, private, subterranean, subterraneous, surreptitious, undercover, underground), bủn xỉn gần, bền (durable, resistant, stable, strong, tenacious), giấu giếm (clandestine, covert, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, undercover), giấu giếm gần, kỹ lưỡng (elaborate, elaborately, minutely, over, scrutinizingly, searching, thorough), kín ẩn, đóng kín chật, kín đáo (cryptic, cryptically, dark, inconspicuous, private, rose, secret, shamefaced, undemonstrative), thân (dear, dearly), khít che đậy, lúc kết thúc, ngột ngạt chặt, ngang nhau (equally), ngắn gần, phần cuối sự ôm nhau vật, sát (closely, nearly, next, stipate), sát chặt chẽ, sự kết thúc (closing, conclusion, ending, expiration, expiry, finale, finish, termination, wind-up), sít (close-set, tight), suýt soát, tỉ mỉ (closely, conscientious, elaborately, meticulous, minute, minutely, narrowly, operose, particular, scrutinizingly, thorough), kín dè dặt. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

cau (barricade, block, concave, enclose, hollow, shut). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

k'alik (shut), k'aalal (be closed), he'bel (be closed). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-valwa (be closed), -vala (shut, shut off, stop, switch off, turn off). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Close

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

angusta, angustam, angusti, angustiorem, angusto, angustos, angustum, angustus, arta, artis, arto, artum, artus, claudamus, claudat, claude, claudent, claudentur, claudere, clauderetur, claudet, claudetur, claudeturque, claudi, claudit, clauditis, claudo (clausus), clausa, clausae, clausas, clauserat, clauserit, clausero, clauserunt, clausi, clausis, clausisset, clausit, clausitque, clauso, clausos, clausum, clausus, claususque, clude, cludendi, cludentur, cludere, cludit, cluserit, cluserunt, cluseruntque, clusit, cluso, clusum, clusuris, coierit, coierunt, condensa, condensam, condensis, condensisque, coniventes, conpescens, conpescuit, conpresserit, conpresserunt, conprimaris, conprimebant, conprimentem, conprimerent, conprimit, conprimunt, continens, continentem, continentes, continentia, continentis, contracta, contractum, obdia, obdiam, propinquus, propter, sociabilis, stricta, strictam, termino. (various references)

Avestan200-600

apêmem. (various references)

Old French900-1400

clos, estreit. (various references)

Middle French1400-1600

serre. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Close

LanguageDateSourceMark Chapter 4, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai elegen autoiV mhti o lucnoV ercetai ina upo ton modion teqh h upo thn klinhn ouc ina epi thn lucnian epiteqh
Latin405VulgateEt dicebat illis numquid venit lucerna ut sub modio ponatur aut sub lecto nonne ut super candelabrum ponatur
Old English990West SaxonEnd he saigde heom cwæðst þucemð þt leoht-fet þt hit beo underbydene äsett odðe under bedde. witegereþt hit syo ofer candel-stef äsett.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike?
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd he sayde vnto them: is ye candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder ye table and not rather to be put on a cadelstick?
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a close vessel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Close

LanguageMark Chapter 4, Verse 21
Cebuano¶ Ug siya miingon kanila, "Kuhaon ba ang suga aron ibutang kini sa ilalum sa gantangan o sa ilalum sa katri, ug dili hinoon sa ibabaw sa tongtonganan?
Chinese耶 穌 又 對 他 們 說 、 人 拿 燈 來 、 豈 是 要 放 在 斗 底 下 、 床 底 下 、 不 放 在 燈 臺 上 麼 。
CroatianI govoraše im: "Unosi li se svjetiljka da se pod posudu stavi ili pod postelju? Zar ne da se stavi na svijeænjak?
DanishOg han sagde til dem: "Mon Lyset kommer ind for at sættes under Skæppen eller under, Bænken? Mon ikke for at sættes på Lysestagen?
DutchEn Hij zeide tot hen: Komt ook de kaars, opdat zij onder de koornmaat of onder het bed gezet worde? Is het niet, opdat zij op den kandelaar gezet worde?
FinnishJa hän sanoi heille: "Eihän lamppua oteta esiin, pantavaksi vakan alle tai vuoteen alle? Eiköhän lampunjalkaan pantavaksi?
FrenchIl leur dit encore: Apporte-t-on la lampe pour la mettre sous le boisseau, ou sous le lit? N`est-ce pas pour la mettre sur le chandelier?
GaelicIs thuirt e riutha: An toirear coinneal, gus a cur fo shaghach, no fo leabaidh? nach ann gus a cur an coinnleir?
GermanUnd er sprach zu ihnen: Zündet man auch ein Licht an, daß man es unter einen Scheffel oder unter einen Tisch setze? Mitnichten, sondern daß man's auf einen Leuchter setze.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSelanjutnya Yesus berkata pula, "Pernahkah orang menyalakan lampu lalu menutupnya dengan tempayan, atau meletakkannya di bawah tempat tidur? Apakah ia tidak menaruh lampu itu pada kaki lampu?
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka berkatalah Yesus kepada mereka itu, "Biasakah orang memasang pelita, supaya ditaruhnya di bawah gantang, atau di bawah katil? Bukankah supaya ditaruhnya di atas kaki pelita?
ItalianDiceva loro: «Si porta forse la lampada per metterla sotto il moggio o sotto il letto? O piuttosto per metterla sul lucerniere?
Maori¶ I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Ko raro koia i te mehua whakatu ai i te rama, ina mauria mai, ko raro ranei i te moenga? he teka ianei me whakatu ki runga ki te turanga?
NorwegianOg han sa til dem: Kommer vel lyset inn for å settes under en skjeppe eller under en seng? Kommer det ikke for å settes i staken?
PortugueseDisse-lhes mais: Vem porventura a candeia para se meter debaixo do alqueire, ou debaixo da cama? não é antes para se colocar no velador?   
RumanianEl le -a mai zis: ,,Oare lumina este adusq ca sq fie pusq supt baniyq, sau supt pat? Nu este adusq ca sq fie pusq kn sfewnic?
Shuar¶ Nuyá Jesus juna Tímiayi `¿Shuar shiripkin ekeemak Itiá pitiaknum enkeattawak. Peaknum wakenam ikiustatuak? Atsá. Antsu misanam ekentsashtinkiait.
SwahiliYesu akaendelea kuwaambia, "Je, watu huwasha taa wakaileta ndani na kuifunika kwa pishi au kuiweka mvunguni? La! Huiweka juu ya kinara.
SwedishOch han sade till dem: "Icke tager man väl fram ett ljus, för att det skall sättas under skäppan eller under bänken; man gör det ju, för att det skall sättas på ljusstaken.
Uma¶ Na'uli' wo'o-mi Yesus: "Ha ria-ta to mpokeni palita hi rala tomi pai' tapopoi' hante kura ba tatu'u hi une' poturua? Tantu uma-hawo ria. Palita bate ratu'u hi pontu'ua-na bona nahinii hobo'.

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

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Derivations & Misspellings: Close

Derivations

Words beginning with "close": closeable, closed, closedown, closedowns, closefisted, closely, closemouthed, closeness, closenesses, closeout, closeouts, closer, closers, closes, closest, closestool, closestools, closet, closeted, closetful, closetfuls, closeting, closets, closeup, closeups. (additional references)

Words ending with "close": disclose, enclose, foreclose, inclose, unclose. (additional references)

Words containing "close": cycloserine, cycloserines, cycloses, disclosed, discloser, disclosers, discloses, enclosed, encloser, enclosers, encloses, foreclosed, forecloses, inclosed, incloser, inclosers, incloses, unclosed, uncloses, undisclosed, unenclosed. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Close" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: caloe, calouse, celosa, celse, cilos, clase, Clasen, clasey, claze, clees, clise, Clode, cloe, cloge, clois, clore, Closey, Closs, Cloten, cloye, cloyse, cloza, cls, Clsa, cluce, Clusaz, cluse, clusy, cluwe, coles, colese, coloso, colosseo, coose, Coosje, cooze, cose, Cosep, Cosey, cosi, Cosse, crosa, crose, klase, Klos, Kolsek, kose, Mcloskey, Sclosa, ulose. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "Close"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "close" (pronounced klō"s or klō"z)
4k l ō" zdisclose, enclose, foreclose, plainclothes.
3-l ō" zblows, flows, glows, Lowes, lows, slows.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Close

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: coles, socle.

Words within the letters "c-e-l-o-s"

-1 letter: cels, cole, cols, lose, oles, sloe, sole.

-2 letters: cel, col, cos, els, oes, ole, ose, sec, sel, sol.

-3 letters: el, es, lo, oe, os, so.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-l-o-s"
 

+1 letter: cellos, celoms, ceorls, clones, closed, closer, closes, closet, cloves, clozes, cobles, coleus, colies, cresol, locoes, oscule, scolex, socles, solace.

 

+2 letters: alcoves, beclogs, boucles, cajoles, callose, celosia, cholers, cineols, citoles, claroes, cleomes, cloches, cloners, cloques, closely, closers, closest, closets, closeup, closure, clothes, clovers, coalers, cobbles, cockles, coddles, coeloms, coevals, coffles, coilers, coldest, coleads, collets, collies, colones, colters, colures, compels, console, coolers, coolest, coolies, corbels, cormels, cornels, corslet, costrel, coulees, counsel, couples, creoles, creosol, cresols, enclose, escalop, escolar, glucose, inclose, lactose, lectors, loaches, locales, locates, lockers, lockets, locules, ocellus, ocelots, oracles, oscules, ossicle, polices, recoals, recoils, relocks, scolded, scolder, scowled, scowler, solaced, solacer, solaces, talcose, unclose.

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. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Frequency
18. Names: Derived from
19. Names: Company Usage
20. Expressions
21. Expressions: Internet
22. Translations: Modern
23. Translations: Ancient
24. Bible Trace
25. Abbreviations
26. Acronyms
27. Derivations
28. Rhymes
29. Anagrams
30. Bibliography


  

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