Close (n.) To stop, or fill up, as an opening |
Close (n.) To bring together the parts of |
Close (n.) To bring to an end or period |
Close (n.) To come or gather around |
Close (v. i.) To come together |
Close (v. i.) To end, terminate, or come to a period |
Close (v. i.) To grapple |
Close (n.) The manner of shutting |
Close (n.) Conclusion |
Close (n.) A grapple in wrestling. |
Close (n.) The conclusion of a strain of music |
Close (n.) A double bar marking the end. |
Close (v. t.) An inclosed place |
Close (v. t.) A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. |
Close (v. t.) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. |
Close (v. t.) Shut fast |
Close (v. t.) Narrow |
Close (v. t.) Oppressive |
Close (v. t.) Strictly confined |
Close (v. t.) Out of the way observation |
Close (v. t.) Disposed to keep secrets |
Close (v. t.) Having the parts near each other |
Close (v. t.) Concise |
Close (v. t.) Adjoining |
Close (v. t.) Short |
Close (v. t.) Intimate |
Close (v. t.) Nearly equal |
Close (v. t.) Difficult to obtain |
Close (v. t.) Parsimonious |
Close (v. t.) Adhering strictly to a standard or original |
Close (v. t.) Accurate |
Close (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German |
Close (adv.) In a close manner. |
Close (adv.) Secretly |
Close-banded (a.) Closely united. |
Close-barred (a.) Firmly barred or closed. |
Close-bodied (a.) Fitting the body exactly |
Close-fights (n. pl.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders |
Close-stool (n.) A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover. |
Close-tongued (a.) Closemouthed |
Couple-close (n.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised. |
Couple-close (n.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. |
Knit (imp. & p. p.) of Knit |
Knit (v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots |
Knit (v. t.) To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery |
Knit (v. t.) To join |
Knit (v. t.) To unite closely |
Knit (v. t.) To draw together |
Knit (v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread |
Knit (v. i.) To be united closely |
close call close shave squeak squeaker narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
approximation bringing close together | the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue |
finale close closing curtain finis | the concluding part of any performance |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters |
close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
close supporting fire | fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it |
double knit | a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches |
knit knitting knitwork | needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
knit knit stitch plain plain stitch | a basic knitting stitch |
knit | a fabric made by knitting |
conclusion end close closing ending | the last section of a communication, in conclusion I want to say... |
closed corporation close corporation private corporation privately held corporation | a corporation owned by a few people, shares have no public market |
close order | a military formation for drill or marching |
close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something |
stopping point finale finis finish last conclusion close | 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 |
close out | terminate, We closed out our account |
close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead, The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning |
close | complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement, We closed on the house on Friday, They closed the deal on the building |
close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up button up be quiet keep mum | refuse to talk or stop talking, fall silent, The children shut up when their father approached |
cling to hold close hold tight clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |
pucker rumple cockle crumple knit | to gather something into small wrinkles or folds, She puckered her lips |
close up close f | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of, close the circuit, close a wound, close a book, close up an umbrella |
close shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed, make shut, Close the door, shut the window |
close shut | become closed, The windows closed with a loud bang |
close b fill up | fill or stop up, Can you close the cracks with caulking? |
cuddle snuggle nestle nest nuzzle draw close | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position, We cuddled against each other to keep warm, The children snuggled into their sleeping bags |
obstruct obturate impede occlude jam block close up | block passage through, obstruct the path |
shut off block off close off | block off the passage through, We shut off the valve |
close | bar access to, Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours |
enclose close in inclose shut in | surround completely, Darkness enclosed him, They closed in the porch with a fence |
close e | bring together all the elements or parts of, Management closed ranks |
draw close | pull towards oneself, He drew the crying child close |
knit | make (textiles) by knitting, knit a scarf |
knit entwine | tie or link together |
shut off close off | isolate or separate, She was shut off from the friends |
approach near come on go up draw near draw close come near | move towards, We were approaching our destination, They are drawing near, The enemy army came nearer and nearer |
close f | draw near, The probe closed with the space station |
close a come together | come together, as if in an embrace, Her arms closed around her long lost relative |
close in draw in | advance or converge on, The police were closing in on him |
close | change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact |
close | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop |
close out | terminate by selling off or disposing of, He closed out his line of sports cars |
come close | nearly do something, She came close to quitting her job |
close f | engage at close quarters, close with the enemy |
close | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.), The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board |
close up close fold shut down close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
conclude close | come to a close, The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin |
preclude rule out close out | make impossible, especially beforehand |
approximate come close | be close or similar, Her results approximate my own |