Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking. |
Cadence (n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence. |
Cadence (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound |
Cadence (n.) Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse. |
Cadence (n.) See Cadency. |
Cadence (n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse. |
Cadence (n.) A uniform time and place in marching. |
Cadence (n.) The close or fall of a strain |
Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment |
Cadence (v. t.) To regulate by musical measure. |
Cadenza (n.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence. |
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 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 |
final judgment final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court, after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment |
Holocaust final solution | the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from until |
cadence cadency | a recurrent rhythmical series |
final cause | (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process |
feminine | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female |
masculine | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male |
conclusion end close closing ending | the last section of a communication, in conclusion I want to say... |
permanent injunction final injunction | injunction issued on completion of a trial |
final cut | the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer |
cadence | the close of a musical section |
plagal cadence amen cadence | a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic |
cadenza | a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music |
meter metre measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
final examination final exam final | an examination administered at the end of an academic term |
end last final stage | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence, the end was exciting, I had to miss the last of the movie |
result resultant final result outcome termination | something that results, he listened for the results on the radio |
final | the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament |
cup final | the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley) |
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 |
payoff final payment | the final payment of a debt |
final period | the final division into which the play of a game is divided |
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 |
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 |
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 |