Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being near in space or time.
- adjective Being near in relationship.
- adjective Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate.
- adjective Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact.
- adjective Being near the surface; short.
- adjective Being on the brink of.
- adjective Decided by a narrow margin; almost even.
- adjective Faithful to the original.
- adjective Very attentive; rigorous; thorough.
- adjective Shut; closed.
- adjective Shut in; enclosed.
- adjective Confining or narrow; crowded.
- adjective Fitting tightly.
- adjective Warm and humid or stuffy.
- adjective Confined to specific persons or groups.
- adjective Strictly confined or guarded.
- adjective Secretive; reticent.
- adjective Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy.
- adjective Not easily acquired; scarce.
- adjective Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.
- adjective Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.
- intransitive verb To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.
- intransitive verb To bar access to.
- intransitive verb To fill or stop up.
- intransitive verb To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily.
- intransitive verb To make unavailable for use.
- intransitive verb To bring to an end; terminate.
- intransitive verb To bring together all the elements or parts of.
- intransitive verb To join or unite; bring into contact.
- intransitive verb To draw or bind together the edges of.
- intransitive verb Sports To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball.
- intransitive verb To complete the final details or negotiations on.
- intransitive verb Archaic To enclose on all sides.
- intransitive verb To become shut.
- intransitive verb To come to an end; finish.
- intransitive verb To reach an agreement; come to terms.
- intransitive verb To cease operation.
- intransitive verb To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends.
- intransitive verb To engage at close quarters.
- intransitive verb To draw near.
- intransitive verb To come together.
- intransitive verb Baseball To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers.
- noun The act of closing.
- noun A conclusion; a finish.
- noun Music The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence.
- noun An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.
- noun Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.
- noun Archaic A fight at close quarters.
- adverb In a close position or manner; closely.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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While "The Devil Inside" remains my favorite GRENDEL story-arc, "God and the Devil" is a close *close* second.
Comics You Should Own – Grendel #24-33 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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The notes sung by the voices are usually close to each other in pitch, resulting in tight chords, or close harmony.
barbershop singing 2002
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The soldiers being close together, -- in _close order_, -- they form a compact body that is easily managed, and consequently that lends itself well to teaching the soldier habits of attention, precision, team-work and instant obedience to the voice of his commander.
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And she said I must tell you she will be with you, -- close -- _close_ to you -- in heart and thought, until the day shall come when she can hold you in her arms.
The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play David Belasco 1892
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(i don't even want to think about how close you were) (well, as opposed to how *close* you are in texas...)
Savannah: From a Feet Perspective Holly 2008
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HPFacebookVoteV2. init (366998, 'Weekend Box Office Review: Cedric Diggory Crushes Harry Potter -- Twilight Saga: New Moon Opens With $142 Million', 'If you\'re a Batman fan or a general guy-centric geek, you\'re probably thinking \ "That was close ... too close\".
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And -- oh, please let me think you are close -- _close_ -- beside me all the time! "
The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play David Belasco 1892
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The term 'close reading' is one you pick up in a liberal arts education, but you don't really understand it until you meet someone who can do it.
NYT > Home Page By BRUCE WEBER 2011
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Mr. Swanson glanced between them, wearing an expression close to alarm.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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Mr. Swanson glanced between them, wearing an expression close to alarm.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
oroboros commented on the word close
Contronymic in the sense: near vs. make inaccessible.
January 27, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word close
See near.
September 5, 2010