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[ verb ] cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Synonyms Examples "The owners decided to move and to close the factory" "My business closes every night at 8 P.M. Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Allied_Arts then notified us that the Kirov would cut_short its Los_Angeles booking , fly here to open Nov. 28 , and close Dec. 2 . Paintings and drawings by Marie_Moore of St._Thomas , Virgin_Islands , are shown thru Nov. 5 at the Meadows_gallery , 3211 Ellis_Ave. , week_days , 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. , Sundays 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. , closed Mondays . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)That summer the gambling_houses were closed , despite the threats of Pierre_Ameaux , a gaming-card manufacturer . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She had taken him out of the schoolhouse and closed the school for the summer , after she saw Miss_Snow crack Joel across the face with a ruler for letting a snake loose in the schoolroom . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
Examples "We closed on the house on Friday" "They closed the deal on the building" Used in print (A. A. Fair, Bachelors Get Lonely....)`` Okay '' , I said to the attendant , `` I 'll let you know if I close the deal on the office in_this building '' . |
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[ verb ] move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Synonyms Examples "Close the door" "shut the window" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Then , a group of eggs is deposited in a cavity in the beebread loaf and the egg compartment is closed . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He must mentally pull the blinds and close the window , so that all that existed was in the books before him . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)John closed his eyes and saw once_again the little niche in his mother 's bedroom , where she had knelt to tell the good Virgin of her needs . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)`` Although it is not the best of which he is capable '' , said Shelley as he closed the book , `` it is still poetry of a high order '' . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)He reached down and closed his fingers on the man 's upper arm . |
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[ verb ] finish or terminate; of meetings, speeches, etc. "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
Used in print (The Providence Journal...)The angriest young_man in Newport last night was at the Playhouse , where `` Epitaph_for_George_Dillon '' opened as the jazz_festival closed . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)However , readers who accept Freud 's findings and believe that he has solved completely the mystery of dreams , should ponder over the following words in his Interpretation_Of_Dreams , Chapter 1 , : `` as_a_matter_of_fact no such complete solution of the dream has ever been accomplished in_any_case , and what_is_more , every one attempting such solution has found that in most cases there have remained a great many components of the dream the source of which he has been unable to explain , nor is the discussion closed on the subject of the mantic or prophetic power of dreams '' . |
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[ verb ] become closed
Synonyms Examples "The windows closed with a loud bang" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)This circumstance in the patient 's case plus the fact that his tactual capacity remained basically in sound working order constitutes its exceptional value for the problem at_hand since the evidence presented by the authors is overwhelming that , when the patient closed his eyes , he had absolutely no spatial ( that_is , third-dimensional ) awareness whatsoever . Therefore , if the sense_of_touch is functioning normally and there is a complete absence of spatial awareness in a psychically blind person when the eyes are closed and an object is handled , the conclusion seems unavoidable that touch by itself cannot focus and take possession of the third-dimensionality of things and that actual sight or visual representations are necessary . ( 1 ) What allows us to think that the patient had no third-dimensional representations when his eyes were closed ? The authors set_about answering this fundamental question through a detailed investigation of the patient 's ability , tactually , ( 1 ) to perceive figure and ( 2 ) to locate objects in space , with his eyes closed ( or turned_away from the object concerned ) . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Once covertly looking at Simms_Purdew , the only man in the world whom he hated , he had seen the heavy , slack , bestubbled jaw open and close to emit the cruel , obscene banter , and had seen the pale blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment , and suddenly he was not seeing the face of that vile creature . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
Examples "close to noon" "how close are we to town?" "a close formation of ships" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)Close to two million game_birds were harvested on 1500 commercial and private shooting_preserves , and on State_Game_Commission controlled upland game areas during the 1960 - 61 season . (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)If you plan to sell fresh vegetables or whole milk , for_example , you should be close to a town or city . (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)The new site was somewhat warmer than Fort_Douglas and much closer to the great herds of buffalo on which the settlement must depend for food . (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)O_'_Banion was born in poverty , the son of an immigrant Irish plasterer , in the North_Side 's Little_Hell , close by the Sicilian quarter and Death_Corner . (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)The late R._G._Collingwood , a philosopher whose work has proved helpful to many students of literature , once wrote `` We are all , though many_of us are snobbish enough to wish to deny it , in far closer sympathy with the art of the music-hall and picture-palace than with Chaucer and Cimabue , or even Shakespeare and Titian . |
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[ verb ] come to a close
Synonyms Examples "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)They had closed over , absolutely , with the sealing of old Izaak 's grave . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] close in relevance or relationship
Examples "a close family" "we are all...in close sympathy with..." "close kin" "a close resemblance" Used in print ("Editorials"...)It is being fought , moreover , in fairly close correspondence with the predictions of the soothsayers of the think_factories . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In searching for clues which might lead us to a fresh apprehension of the reality of spirit , the close connection between spirit and community is likely to prove the most fruitful . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)I , for one , rather regret that Schnabel did n't collaborate with the Budapest_Quartet , whose rugged , athletic playing was a good_deal closer to this pianist 's interpretative outlook than the style of the Belgian group . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Theirs is no mere lack of sympathy , but something closer to the passionate hatred that was directed against Fascism . Also , we should not even to-day discount the fact that a region such_as the coastal lowlands centering_on Charleston had closer ties with England and the West_Indies than with the North even after independence . Related terms distant bosom intimate dear boon close-knit close-knit familiar buddy-buddy chummy cozy confidential approximate |
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[ adverb ] near in time or place or relationship
Examples "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" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)At_the_least , however , one may conclude that Geometric potters sensed a logical order ; their principles of composition stand very close to those which appear in the Homeric epics and the hexameter line . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)The doctor had to bend close to hear ; his delicate hand , as veined as a moth 's wing , rested absently on Scotty 's chest . Rachel came close to the bed , bent as if she would kiss him , then moved away . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)They passed close by the turn to Bishopsgate . At the inn , which was situated close to a broad weir , Byron was greeted by the landlord with obsequious deference and addressed as `` milord '' . |
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[ verb ] come together, as if in an embrace
Synonyms Examples "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" Related terms |
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[ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms Examples "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)At the close of Davis ' speech the following preamble and resolutions were read by the president , and on the question of their adoption passed unanimously : Related terms end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete finish |
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[ adjective ] not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Synonyms Examples "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 close to tears" "had a close call" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The survivors emerge on some nice , sunny day in March or April , when the temperature is close to 50 ` F and there is not too_much wind . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)The nigger boy was close behind him . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)Pompeii expected Romeo 's small body to sink closer and closer to the ground . Pompeii expected Romeo 's small body to sink closer and closer to the ground . |
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[ verb ] bring together all the elements or parts of
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[ adverb ] in an attentive manner
Examples "he remained close on his guard" Used in print (Harry Olesker, Impact....)From behind , he had put his arms on her shoulders , turned her around , and pressed her to him , so close she could n't breathe . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)The would-be assassin had his position figured pretty close . |
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[ adjective ] rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
Examples "close supervision" "paid close attention" "a close study" "kept a close watch on expenditures" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Similarly , in presenting still photographs of early jazz_groups , the program allowed no time for a close perusal . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by fidelity to an original
Synonyms Examples "a close translation" "a faithful copy of the portrait" "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Bob_Carroll may not bear quite as close a physical resemblance to LaGuardia as Tom_Bosley does , but I was amazed at the way he became more_and_more Fiorello as the evening progressed , until one had to catch_one's_self_up and remember that this was n't really LaGuardia come_back among us again . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Synonyms Examples "a close contest" "a close election" "a tight game" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)When Robinson tried to stretch his blow into a triple , he was cut_down in a close play at third , Tuttle to Andy_Carey . Related terms |
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[ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms Examples "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Dr._Clark will succeed Dr._J._R._McLemore , who will retire at the close of the present school_term . Related terms happening ending finale draw win place third-place_finish runner-up_finish photo_finish show |
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[ noun ] the concluding part of any performance
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[ verb ] (business) be priced or listed when trading stops
Examples "The stock market closed high this Friday" "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" Related terms |
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[ verb ] finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
Examples "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking fresh air
Examples "a dusty airless attic" "the dreadfully close atmosphere" "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3191
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[ adjective ] inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
Synonyms Examples "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms Examples "our cheeseparing administration" "very close (or near) with his money" "a penny-pinching miserly old man" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] strictly confined or guarded
Examples "kept under close custody" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] fitting closely but comfortably
Synonyms Examples "a close fit" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] fitting closely but comfortably
Synonyms Examples "a close fit" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication
Synonyms Examples "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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