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 |
Cologne earth () An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter |
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. |
Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit |
Earth (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water |
Earth (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock |
Earth (n.) A part of this globe |
Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things |
Earth (n.) The people on the globe. |
Earth (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. |
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 |
scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
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 |
ground earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
worldly concern earthly concern world earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife, they consider the church to be independent of the world |
earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
conclusion end close closing ending | the last section of a communication, in conclusion I want to say... |
tremor earth tremor microseism | a small earthquake |
a Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese Hizballah Party of God Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Justice Organization Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
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 |
Earth earth | the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell), it was hell on earth |
hell hell on earth hellhole snake pit the pits inferno | any place of pain and turmoil, the hell of battle, the inferno of the engine room, when you're alone Christmas is the pits, |
close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something |
crust Earth's crust | the outer layer of the Earth |
Earth earth world globe | the rd planet from the sun, the planet we live on, the Earth moves around the sun, he sailed around the world |
land dry land earth ground solid ground terra firma | the solid part of the earth's surface, the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land, the earth shook for several minutes, he dropped the logs on the ground |
surface Earth's surface | the outermost level of the land or sea, earthquakes originate far below the surface, three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water |
earth-god earth god | a god of fertility and vegetation |
earth-goddess earth goddess | a goddess of fertility and vegetation |
earth mother | the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility |
lion's foot gall of the earth Nabalus serpentarius Prenanthes serpentaria | common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape, sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes |
chufa yellow nutgrass earth almond ground almond rush nut Cyperus esculentus | European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers |
heath pea earth-nut pea earthnut pea tuberous vetch Lathyrus tuberosus | European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey |
wild potato vine wild sweet potato vine man-of-the-earth manroot scammonyroot Ipomoea panurata Ipomoea fastigiata | tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root, sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato |
man-of-the-earth Ipomoea leptophylla | a morning glory with long roots of western United States |
truffle earthnut earth-ball | any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber, grow naturally in southwestern Europe |
earthtongue earth-tongue | any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum |
rare earth rare-earth element lanthanoid lanthanide lanthanon | any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers through ) |
ader wax earth wax mineral wax ozokerite ozocerite | a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum, some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles |
earth color | a colored mineral used as a pigment |
alkaline earth alkaline-earth metal | any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) |
bleaching clay bleaching earth | an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils |
potter's clay potter's earth | clay that does not contain any iron, used in making pottery or for modeling |
earth ground | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface, they dug into the earth outside the church |
diatomaceous earth diatomite kieselguhr | a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material |
earth | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) |
fuller's earth | an absorbent soil resembling clay, used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent |
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 |