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UK /kləʊz/ US /kləʊz/

noun 10verb 5adj 5adv 3name 1

Definitions

verb

1

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

Close the door behind you when you leave.

Many flowers close at night.

2

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

They closed the road for the festival.

Ice has closed the channel to shipping.

3

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

As we penetrated further, the forest closed around us.

4

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

He has closed his mind to new ideas.

5

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

noun

1

An end or conclusion.

We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.

2

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.

3

The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.

Regardless of the situation, the minute you feel it's time for the close, try it.

4

A grapple in wrestling.

The intestine shocke, And furious cloze of ciuill Butchery.

5

The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

At every close she made, the attending throng / Replied, and bore the burden of the song.

adj

1

Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

Is your house close?

Christmas is getting close.

2

Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

No, but you were close.

We were so close to winning!

3

Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

Phew! That was close!

4

Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

Their ages are quite close.

His face is a close fit with the artist's impression.

5

Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

a close translation; a close copy

Collocations

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1

(adj.) near

VERBS

be

draw, get

As winter gets closer, many people start preparing their homes for cold weather.

keep, stay

The children stayed close to their mother while walking through the busy market.

ADV

extremely, very

fairly, quite

together

The two houses stood so close together that you could hear your neighbors talking.

PREP

to

The dog came close to the fence when it heard the neighbor's cat.

2

(adj.) friendly and loving

VERBS

be, feel, seem

After ten years apart, the brothers felt close again when they reunited for the holidays.

become, grow

The two friends became close after working together on the school project.

remain

ADV

very

quite

PREP

to

The school is close to our house, so I can walk there in five minutes.

3

(noun.)

VERB + CLOSE

bring sth to

The company decided to bring the project to a close after running out of funding.

come to, draw to

The meeting came to a close after they finally reached an agreement.

PREP

at/by/towards the ~ of

By the close of the meeting, everyone had agreed on the new plan.

4

(verb.) door, book, eyes, etc.

ADV

firmly, tightly

She tightly closed her eyes and tried to ignore the loud noise outside.

5

(verb.) shop, business, road, etc.

ADV

permanently, temporarily

down, off, up

The bakery closed up after the owner retired last year.

PREP

to

The swimming pool will be closed to visitors next month for repairs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the concluding part of any performance

finale
finis

noun — the last section of a communication

noun — the temporal end

verb — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed

shut

verb — become closed

shut

verb — cease to operate or cause to cease operating

fold

verb — come to a close

conclude

adjective — marked by fidelity to an original

faithful

adjective — not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

adjective — inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

closelipped
closemouthed
secretive
tightlipped

adjective — crowded

confining

adjective — (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

tight

adjective — giving or spending with reluctance

adjective — fitting closely but comfortably

snug
close-fitting

adjective — of textiles

tight

adjective — lacking fresh air

airless
stuffy
unaired

adverb — near in time or place or relationship

adverb — in an attentive manner

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

close the face

To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.

close, but no cigar

Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite.

Betty ran all out in the sprint race; yet, it was close, but no cigar.

close in on

To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.

Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me.

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).

We are now in an election period, with WhatsApp and closed Facebook groups being used, as we speak, in electoral campaigning, but the law has not changed since the DCMS Committee,

close enough for government work

Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.

Example Bank

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01

Close the door behind you when you leave.

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02

Many flowers close at night.

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03

Jim closed his eyes and reclined back in his chair.

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04

We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

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05

His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.

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06

The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, close is marked as figuratively, archaic, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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