Close
[n] the concluding part of any performance
[n] the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
[n] 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"
[adv] near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
[adv] in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[adj] marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
[adj] rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
[adj] not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
[adj] at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
[adj] close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
[adj] inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
[adj] crowded; "close quarters"
[adj] (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
[adj] giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
[adj] used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
[adj] fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
[adj] confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
[adj] strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
[adj] of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
[adj] lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
[v] complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
[v] unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"
[v] move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
[v] become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
[v] fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
[v] bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
[v] bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
[v] draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
[v] come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
[v] cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
[v] engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
[v] finish or terminate; of meetings, speeches, etc. "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
[v] cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
[v] come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
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Synonyms
accurate, adjacent, adpressed, airless, ambient, appressed, approximate, at hand(p), boon, bosom(a), careful, cheeseparing, chummy, close at hand(p), close down, close set(p), close together(p), close-fitting, close-hauled, close-knit, closelipped, closel
Related Terms
abandonment, abbreviated, abort, about, about to be, abridged, abstruse, accented, accommodate, accost, accurate, adjacent, adjust, advance, agree, airless, airtight, alert, all but, alley, alleyway, almost, along toward, alongside, already in sight, alve