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close
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, adverb, noun
- phrases:
- close in on
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| inflections: |
closed, closes, closing |
| definition 1: |
to stop up; shut.
Close the door; you're letting the cold air in.- synonyms:
- shut, stop
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- bolt, confine, coop, enclose, fill, latch, lock, occlude, padlock, pen, seal, wall
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| definition 2: |
to obstruct; block.
The police closed the street because of an accident.- synonyms:
- block, choke, obstruct, occlude, seal, stop, stop up
- antonyms:
- open, unclose
- similar words:
- bar, barricade, blockade, clog, jam, plug
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| definition 3: |
to end; finish.
She closed her speech with a funny story.- synonyms:
- conclude, end, finish, terminate, wind up
- antonyms:
- begin, open
- similar words:
- adjourn, climax, complete, culminate
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| definition 4: |
to draw together; join.
Close the drapes.- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- attach, bind, connect, couple, fuse, join, link, unite
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| definition 5: |
to make unavailable for business.
I close the shop at nine o'clock.- synonyms:
- shut, shut down
- antonyms:
- open
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| definition 6: |
to successfully conclude.
We closed the construction agreement.- synonyms:
- clinch
- antonyms:
- defer
- similar words:
- complete, conclude, decide
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| definition 7: |
to make (one's mind) unreceptive.
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- confine, curb, limit, narrow, restrict, shut
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| related words: |
board, chink, clench, condemn, consummate, fasten, liquidate, perfect, secure, settle, zip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| definition 1: |
to become closed or shut.
- synonyms:
- shut
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fold
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| definition 2: |
to end.
The show will close tomorrow.- synonyms:
- conclude, end, finish, stop, terminate, wind up
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- adjourn, cease, halt, round
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| definition 3: |
to cease operation; become unavailable for business.
- synonyms:
- shut down
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- adjourn, stop
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| definition 4: |
to surround; encircle (fol. by around).
Enemy troops closed around our forces.- synonyms:
- encircle, surround
- similar words:
- converge on
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| definition 5: |
to conclude the details of a real estate purchase.
- similar words:
- agree, settle
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| definition 6: |
to come near to something or someone, as during a chase or race.
- synonyms:
- gain on
- antonyms:
- lag
- similar words:
- approach, draw near, near
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| related words: |
fasten, liquidate, occlude, pass, shut down, zip |
| phrase: |
close in on |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition 1: |
near in space or time.
close to the end- synonyms:
- imminent, near, proximate
- antonyms:
- distant, far, remote
- similar words:
- adjacent, approximate, contiguous, convenient, forthcoming, immediate, impending, neighbor, neighboring, on hand
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| definition 2: |
near in kinship or association.
my closest relative- synonyms:
- familiar, intimate, tight
- antonyms:
- distant, remote
- similar words:
- approximate, bosom, chummy, dear, fast, immediate, inseparable, loving, near, special, tightknit
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| definition 3: |
tight, confining, or shut in.
close quarters- synonyms:
- confining, cramped, tight
- antonyms:
- roomy, spacious
- similar words:
- binding, compact, congested, crowded, limiting, narrow
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| definition 4: |
narrow, as of a decision.
It was close, but he finally won.- synonyms:
- narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight
- antonyms:
- one-sided
- similar words:
- near
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| definition 5: |
tightly knit or bound together.
a close weave- synonyms:
- dense, thick, tight, tightknit
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- compact, solid
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| definition 6: |
nearly alike or nearly even.
a close score- synonyms:
- akin, alike, approximate, like, near, similar
- antonyms:
- different, uneven
- similar words:
- approaching, corresponding, equivalent, even, matched, tight
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| definition 7: |
careful, precise, or searching.
Pay close attention.I gave the essay a close reading.- synonyms:
- accurate, careful, conscientious, faithful, minute, narrow, rigorous, searching, strict
- antonyms:
- casual
- similar words:
- alert, concentrated, exact, focused, intent, intimate, literal, near, precise, scrupulous, thorough, true, watchful
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| definition 8: |
stuffy or stifling, as the quality of the air.
hot, close weatherIt was too close in the bedroom to sleep.- synonyms:
- muggy, stagnant, stuffy
- antonyms:
- airy, fresh
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| related words: |
accurate, cognate, imminent, intimate, kin, kindred, like, meticulous, nigh, oncoming, rigid, rough, same, similar, sticky, thick, warm |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition: |
in a close manner; near.
The comet passed very close to the earth.- synonyms:
- closely, near, nearby
- antonyms:
- far
- similar words:
- next, nigh, practically
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| related words: |
nearly |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| definition 1: |
the act of closing.
- synonyms:
- closing, closure
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| definition 2: |
an end; conclusion.
the close of the day- synonyms:
- closure, conclusion, end, finish, termination
- antonyms:
- beginning, opening, outset, prologue
- similar words:
- coda, completion, evening, finale, windup
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| related words: |
cessation, conclusion, consummation, denouement, ultimate |
| derivations: |
closed (adj.), closing (adj.), closely (adv.), closeness (n.) |
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