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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
CLOSE-:FISTED:, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many
meritorious persons wish to obtain.
"Close-fisted Scotchman!" Johnson cried
To thrifty J. Macpherson;
"See me -- I'm ready to divide
With any worthy person."
Sad Jamie: "That is very true --
The boast requires no backing;
And all are worthy, sir, to you,
Who have what you are lacking."
Anita M. Bobe
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Closed
(kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos,
p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G.
schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle,
conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
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2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
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3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
close a course of instruction.
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One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
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4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
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The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
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But now thou dost thyself immure and close
In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
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A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
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Close \Close\, v. i.
1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a
wound, or parts separated.
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What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
--Byron.
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2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate
closed at six o'clock.
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3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
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They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
--Prescott.
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To close on or To close upon, to come to a mutual
agreement; to agree on or join in. ``Would induce France
and Holland to close upon some measures between them to
our disadvantage.'' --Sir W. Temple.
To close with.
(a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close
with the terms proposed.
(b) To make an agreement with.
To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Close \Close\ (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr.
clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of
land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; --
specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
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Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans
and canons. --Macaulay.
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2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the
houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell
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3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of
ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Close \Close\, n.
1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
[Obs.]
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The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
--Chapman.
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2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
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His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
--Macaulay.
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3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
(b) A double bar marking the end.
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At every close she made, the attending throng
Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
--Dryden.
Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending;
extremity; extreme.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. Closer (kl[=o]"s[~e]r);
superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See
Close, v. t.]
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
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From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
--Dryden.
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2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. ``A
close prison.'' --Dickens.
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3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
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If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon.
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4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
prisoner.
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5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. ``He
yet kept himself close because of Saul.'' --1 Chron. xii.
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``Her close intent.'' --Spenser.
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6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. ``For
secrecy, no lady closer.'' --Shak.
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7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
applied to liquids.
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The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
water made itself way through the pores of that very
close metal. --Locke.
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8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. ``Where the
original is close no version can reach it in the same
compass.'' --Dryden.
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9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
often followed by to.
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Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
--Mortimer.
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The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot.
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10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
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11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
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League with you I seek
And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
--Milton.
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12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
``A close contest.'' --Prescott.
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13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
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14. Parsimonious; stingy. ``A crusty old fellow, as close as
a vise.'' --Hawthorne.
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15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
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16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
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17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
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Close borough. See under Borough.
Close breeding. See under Breeding.
Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
to those who have received baptism by immersion.
Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
own vacancies.
Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.
Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
composing each chord are not widely distributed over
several octaves.
Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
the cavity of the mouth.
Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), adv.
1. In a close manner.
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2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]
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A wondrous vision which did close imply
The course of all her fortune and posterity.
--Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\, v. i.
1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a
wound, or parts separated.
What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
--Byron.
2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate
closed at six o'clock.
3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
--Prescott.
To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to
agree on or join in. ``Would induce France and Holland to
close upon some measures between them to our
disadvantage.'' --Sir W. Temple.
To close with.
(a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close
with the terms proposed.
(b) To make an agreement with.
To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\ (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr.
clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of
land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; --
specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans
and canons. --Macaulay.
2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the
houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell
3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of
ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\, a. [Compar. Closer; superl. Closest.] [Of. &
F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
--Dryden.
2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. ``A
close prison.'' --Dickens.
3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon.
4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
prisoner.
5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. ``He
yet kept himself close because of Saul.'' --1 Chron. xii.
1
``Her close intent.'' --Spenser.
6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. ``For
servecy, no lady closer.'' --Shak.
7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
applied to liquids.
The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
water made itself way through the pores of that very
close metal. --Locke.
8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. ``Where the
original is close no version can reach it in the same
compass.'' --Dryden.
9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
often followed by to.
Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
--Mortimer.
The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot.
10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait,
so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with
me. --Milton.
12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
``A close contest.'' --Prescott.
13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
14. Parsimonious; stingy. ``A crusty old fellow, as close as
a vise.'' --Hawthorne.
15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
Close borough. See under Borough.
Close breeding. See under Breeding.
Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
to those who have received baptism by immersion.
Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
own vacancies.
Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.
Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
composing each chord are not widely distributed over
several octaves.
Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
the cavity of the mouth.
Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\, n.
1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
[Obs.]
The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.
--Chapman.
2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.
--Macaulay.
3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon.
4. (Mus.)
(a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
(b) A double bar marking the end.
At every close she made, the attending throng
Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
--Dryden.
Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending;
extremity; extreme.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\, adv.
1. In a close manner.
2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]
A wondrous vision which did close imply The course
of all her fortune and posterity. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Closed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr.
L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot,
cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n.]
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close
the eyes; to close a door.
2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to
close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to
finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to
close a course of instruction.
One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.
4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to
confine.
The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5.
But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some
one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.
A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some
particular nation, which controls its navigation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
close
adj 1: 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" [ant: distant]
2: close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we
are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a
close resemblance" [ant: distant]
3: 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" [syn: near]
[ant: far]
4: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close
supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study";
"kept a close watch on expenditures"
5: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a
faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of
the observed facts" [syn: faithful]
6: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: tight]
7: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: confining]
8: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully
close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue
with smoke" [syn: airless, stuffy, unaired]
9: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
tight weave" [syn: tight]
10: strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
11: confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: snug,
close-fitting]
13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
14: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money";
"a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
near, penny-pinching]
15: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging
information; "although they knew her whereabouts her
friends kept close about it" [syn: closelipped, closemouthed,
secretive, tightlipped]
n 1: 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" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis,
finish, last, conclusion]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, closing, ending]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: finale, closing
curtain, finis]
adv 1: 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" [syn: near, nigh]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: closely, tight]
v 1: 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." [syn: fold, shut down,
close down] [ant: open]
2: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We
closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on
the building"
3: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;
"Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: shut] [ant: open]
4: bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be
closed for several hours"
5: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting
was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
[ant: open]
6: draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
7: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by
Chopin" [syn: conclude]
8: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: shut]
[ant: open]
9: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around
her long lost relative" [syn: come together]
10: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
"close the circuit"; "close a wound"
11: bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management
closed ranks"
12: engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
13: be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market
closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59
last night"
14: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer
desktop [ant: open]
15: change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and
foot are closer to the intended point of impact
16: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
[syn: fill up]
17: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief
pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
close
Αγγλικά a.
είμαι δεμένος με κάποιον
Αγγλικά adv.
κοντά
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
close
Middle English n.
(plural of enm cloth)
n.
1 An end or conclusion.
2 The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
3 (lb en sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the
consumer is asked to buy.
vb.
1 (lb en physical) To remove a gap.
2 # To obstruct (an opening).
3 # To move so that an opening is closed.
4 # To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
5 # (lb en transitive intransitive engineering gas and liquid flow of
valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
6 # (lb en transitive intransitive electricity of a switch, fuse or
circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
7 # To grapple; to engage in close combat.
8 To finish, to terminate.
9 # To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to
consummate.
10 # To come to an end.
11 # (lb en marketing) To make a sale.
12 # (lb en baseball pitching) To make the final outs, usually three,
of a game.
13 # (lb en figurative computing) To terminate an application,
window, file or database connection, etc.
14 # (lb en transitive finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading
position).
15 To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
a.
(senseid en closed shut)(lb en now rare) closed, shut.
n.
1 (lb en now rare chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field, especially a
field enclosed around a (usually religious) building.
2 (lb en chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
3 (lb en Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often
overhang by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
4 (lb en Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
5 A cathedral close.
6 (lb en legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground,
even though it is not enclosed<ref>(R:Bouvier LD)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Close
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
close
n.
1 An end or conclusion.
2 The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
3 (lb en sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the
consumer is asked to buy.
vb.
1 (lb en physical) To remove a gap.
2 # To obstruct (an opening).
3 # To move so that an opening is closed.
4 # To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
5 # (lb en transitive intransitive engineering gas and liquid flow of
valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
6 # (lb en transitive intransitive electricity of a switch, fuse or
circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
7 # To grapple; to engage in close combat.
8 To finish, to terminate.
9 # To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to
consummate.
10 # To come to an end.
11 # (lb en marketing) To make a sale.
12 # (lb en baseball pitching) To make the final outs, usually three,
of a game.
13 # (lb en figurative computing) To terminate an application,
window, file or database connection, etc.
14 # (lb en transitive finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading
position).
15 To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
a.
(senseid en closed shut)(lb en now rare) closed, shut.
n.
1 (lb en now rare chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field, especially a
field enclosed around a (usually religious) building.
2 (lb en chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
3 (lb en Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often
overhang by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
4 (lb en Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
5 A cathedral close.
6 (lb en legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground,
even though it is not enclosed<ref>(R:Bouvier LD)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Close
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
close
Middle English n.
(plural of enm cloth)
n.
1 An end or conclusion.
2 The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
3 (lb en sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the
consumer is asked to buy.
vb.
1 (lb en physical) To remove a gap.
2 # To obstruct (an opening).
3 # To move so that an opening is closed.
4 # To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
5 # (lb en transitive intransitive engineering gas and liquid flow of
valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
6 # (lb en transitive intransitive electricity of a switch, fuse or
circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
7 # To grapple; to engage in close combat.
8 To finish, to terminate.
9 # To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to
consummate.
10 # To come to an end.
11 # (lb en marketing) To make a sale.
12 # (lb en baseball pitching) To make the final outs, usually three,
of a game.
13 # (lb en figurative computing) To terminate an application,
window, file or database connection, etc.
14 # (lb en transitive finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading
position).
15 To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
a.
(senseid en closed shut)(lb en now rare) closed, shut.
n.
1 (lb en now rare chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field, especially a
field enclosed around a (usually religious) building.
2 (lb en chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
3 (lb en Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often
overhang by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
4 (lb en Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
5 A cathedral close.
6 (lb en legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground,
even though it is not enclosed<ref>(R:Bouvier LD)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Close
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
close
Middle English n.
(plural of enm cloth)
n.
1 An end or conclusion.
2 The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
3 (lb en sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the
consumer is asked to buy.
vb.
1 (lb en physical) To remove a gap.
2 # To obstruct (an opening).
3 # To move so that an opening is closed.
4 # To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
5 # (lb en transitive intransitive engineering gas and liquid flow of
valve or damper) To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
6 # (lb en transitive intransitive electricity of a switch, fuse or
circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
7 # To grapple; to engage in close combat.
8 To finish, to terminate.
9 # To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to
consummate.
10 # To come to an end.
11 # (lb en marketing) To make a sale.
12 # (lb en baseball pitching) To make the final outs, usually three,
of a game.
13 # (lb en figurative computing) To terminate an application,
window, file or database connection, etc.
14 # (lb en transitive finance) To cancel or reverse (a trading
position).
15 To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
a.
(senseid en closed shut)(lb en now rare) closed, shut.
n.
1 (lb en now rare chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field, especially a
field enclosed around a (usually religious) building.
2 (lb en chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
3 (lb en Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often
overhang by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
4 (lb en Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
5 A cathedral close.
6 (lb en legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground,
even though it is not enclosed<ref>(R:Bouvier LD)</ref>
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Close
n.
(surname: en).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
close
Ranska a.
(fr-a-taivm clos e)
Ranska vb.
(fr-v-taivm subpy1 c lose clore t2=subpy3 t3=pperff)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
close
Franska a.
(böjning fr adj clos)
Franska vb.
(böjning fr verb clore)
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. toemaak
2. sluit
3. innig
4. bedompig
5. bekrompe, benoud
6. aanstaande, eerskomende
7. na, naby
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Close /klˈəʊs/
الإنتهاء
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
1. бли́жен, бли́зък
at a little distance
2. бли́зък
intimate
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
задънена улица
street
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
завършек, закриване, край
end or conclusion
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. затва́рям 2.
move (a door)
3.
obstruct (an opening)
2. закривам, приключвам
put an end to
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
důvěrný
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
blízký
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
uzavřený
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
zakončit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
blízko
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
nedaleko
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
zavřít
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
uzavřít
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
zavírat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
těsně
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
úzký
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
close /klˈəʊs/
těsný
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
close /klˈəʊs/
cau
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
close /klˈəʊs/
agos
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
Abschluss , Schlusspunkt , Ausklang
Note: Ereignis
"close/conclude/wind up the season" - zum Ausklang der Saison, zum Saisonausklang
"close the festival" - zum Ausklang des Festes
Synonyms: conclusion, finale, wind-up/windup
see: season finale, spectacular conclusion, spectacular finale, musical finale, at the wind-up of an event, end on a bright note, end brightly
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
Schluss , Ende
Note: von etw.
"put/bring sth. to an end/a close, to put/bring an end/a close to sth." - etw. beenden
"come/draw to an end/a close" - zu Ende gehen, sich dem Ende zuneigen
"wind to a close" - sich dem Ende zuneigen
"That will bring this matter to a close." - Damit ist die Sache dann erledigt.
Synonym: end
see: fag end, at the head, be running on empty, put a stop to sth., endwise, endways, endwise, in his declining days, The party's over.
Note: of sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
Schlusskadenz , Kadenz , Schluss [mus.]
Synonyms: final cadence, cadence
see: perfect cadence, authentic cadence, full cadence, full close, plagal cadence, masculine close, masculine cadence, feminine close, feminine cadence
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
engmaschig
Note: auch
"closely meshed sales and service network" - engmaschiges Vertriebs- und Servicenetz
Synonyms: close meshed, close-knit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
[very] hautnah
"get up close and personal with celebrities" - Prominente hautnah zu Gesicht bekommen
Synonyms: tight, eyeball to eyeball
see: It happened right in front of our eyes.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
nahe, nah, eng, knapp
"a close bond between mother and child" - eine enge Verbindung zwischen Mutter und Kind
"one of my closest friends" - einer meiner engsten Freunde
"close, but no cigar" - nahe dran
"We were close but no cigar." - Wir waren nahe dran.
"It was close but no cigar for the ruling party / the tennis team." - Für die Regierungspartei / das Tennisteam hat es knapp nicht gereicht.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
nahe, nah, dicht, eng, hart
Note: an etw.
"too close for comfort" - unangenehm nahe
"close to the border" - hart an der Grenze
Note: to sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
nahe [geogr.] [übtr.]
"in the close future" - in naher Zukunft, in der nahen Zukunft
"be close to death" - dem Tode nahe sein
Synonym: near
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
nahestehend, nahe [soc.]
"just close family (members)" - nur die engste Familie, nur nahe Angehörige
"those close to me" - alle, die mir nahestehen
see: close relatives
Note: relationship
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
etw. schließen, abschließen [adm.]
"he/she closes" - er/sie schließt
"I/he/she closed" - ich/er/sie schloss (schloß)
"he/she has/had closed" - er/sie hat/hatte geschlossen
"I/he/she would close" - ich/er/sie schlösse
"be closed due to the coronavirus" - wegen Corona geschlossen sein
"We consider this matter as closed." - Wir betrachten den Fall als abgeschlossen.
"I'll close here. (letter closing line)" - Ich mache hier Schluss. (Briefschluss)
see: closing, closed, closing paragraph
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
schließen
"he/she has/had closed" - er/sie ist/war geschlossen
"The door closes automatically." - Die Tür schließt automatisch.
"The museum is closed now." - Das Museum ist jetzt geschlossen.
see: closing, closed
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
sperren, schließen
see: closing, closed, closes, closed
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
zufallen, zuschnappen, zugehen
Note: Tür usw.
Synonym: shut
see: closing, shutting, closed, shut, closes, shuts, closed, shut, He could hardly/scarcely keep his eyes open.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
close /klˈəʊs/
zudrehen
Note: Flasche
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
close /klˈəʊs/
κολλητός, αποπνιχτικός, πνιγηρός, κοντά, κλείνω
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
1. lähellä, läheinen, likeinen, liki
at a little distance
2. nihkeä, tukala
hot and humid or muggy
3. läheinen, rakas
intimate
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
umpikuja
street
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
loppu, maali, päätös
end or conclusion
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. sulkea, ummistaa
close (one's eyes)
2. sulkea, laittaa kiinni, panna kiinni
move (a door)
3. sulkea, kuroa, laittaa umpeen, panna umpeen, ummistaa
obstruct (an opening)
4. sulkea, lopettaa, päättää
put an end to
5. sulkeutua
surveying: to have a vector sum of 0
6. myydä, päättää (kauppa), tehdä kaupat
to make a sale
7. kaventaa, kiristää, pienentää, tiivistää
to make smaller
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
close /klouz/
1. fermer
2. intime
3. prochaine, proche
4. près, auprès
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. पास
"Our school is close to the theatre."
2. नज़दीकी
"She is a close relative of mine."
3. समान
"There is no close resemblance between those twins."
4. सूक्ष्म
"He took a close look at the text."
5. बराबर~का
"The match was a close contest."
6. एकसाथ
"The army advanced in close formation."
7. बारीक
"The razor gave a close shave."
8. बन्द
"Aung Su Kyi is kept in close confinement of her house."
9. गोपनीय
"She was a bit close about her marriage."
"--"10.सवृत""
"The English vowel /i:/ is a close vowel."
"--"11.कंजूस""
"He is very close with his things."
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. पास~में
"They sat close to each other in the photo."
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. बन्द~करना
"The door was closed at night."
2. बन्द~होना
"The shops in the city close at 11:00 pm."
3. समाप्त~होना
"The function closed with a vote of thanks."
4. नज़दीक~आना
"The gap between the runners are beginning to close."
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. समाप्ति
"At the close of first innings the score was 158 for 2 wickets."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
close /klˈəʊs/
blizak, blizina, blizini, blizu, blokirati, intiman, kraj, pokraj, prestanak, prestati, svršetak, uz, zaključiti, zatvaranje, zatvori, zatvoriti, završiti
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
Close /klˈəʊs/
isključiti, ugasiti
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. köz
2. közel
3. titoktartó
4. szûkmarkú
5. hallgatag
6. hû
7. zárt
8. tömött
9. bekerített
10. tilos
11. takarékos
12. pontos
13. szorosan
14. sûrû
15. zárkózott
16. szûken
17. közeli
18. szûk
19. tömör
20. zsugori
21. tartózkodó
22. csukott
23. levegôtlen
24. fülledt
25. szoros
26. titkolózó
27. alapos
28. befejezés
29. sikátor
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
dekat
at a little distance
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. tutup 2.
move (a door)
3.
put an end to
2. menutup, tutup
obstruct (an opening)
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. chiudere
2. prossimo
3. vicino
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
近い
at a little distance
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. 閉まる
move (a door)
2. 閉じる, 閉める
obstruct (an opening)
From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
close /klouz/
1. claudere
2. angustus, artus
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
close /kləʋs/
1. artimas, esantis prie pat (ko)
2. tankus
3. aptemptas
4. griežtas, žiaurus
5. detalus
6. ribotas
7. (fon.) uždaras (balsis)
8. arti
9. sandariai
10. aptverti vietą
11. sklypas aplink pastatą
12. uždaryti
13. (už)baigti
14. (pri) artėti
15. pabaiga, galas
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
close /klouz/
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. lukke
close (one's eyes)
2. lukke, stenge
move (a door)
3. stenge, lukke
obstruct (an opening)
4. avslutte
put an end to
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
close /klouz/
1. fechar, cerrar
2. fechar-se
3. familiar, íntimo, particular, privado
4. acanhado, apertado, estreito
5. junto, próximo
From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-rom ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. închis
2. a închide
From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
close /klouz/
закрывать, закрыть
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
close /klouz/
1. cerrar
2. cómodo
3. estrecho
4. entrante, próximo
5. cerca
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
close //kloʊs// //kləʊs//
nära
at a little distance
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
slut
end or conclusion
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
close //kloʊz// //kləʊz//
1. sluta
close (one's eyes)
2. stänga 2.
obstruct (an opening)
3.
move (a door)
3. avsluta, stänga
put an end to
From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]
close /klˈəʊs/
fumba
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. sonuç, nihayet
2. bağlantı: göğüs göğüse kavga.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. kapamak, kapatmak
2. tıkamak doldurmak (delik)
3. son vermek
4. etrafını çevirmek, ihata etmek
5. kapanmak
6. sona ermek
7. yaklaşmak
8. anlaşmaya varmak
9. birleşmek. close down kapamak
10. kapanmak. close in on etrafını çevirmek. close out (ABD) hepsini satmak, indirimli satmak. elose up kapatmak
11. birbirine yaklaşmak. closed kapalı. closed circuit kapalı devre. closed season avlanmanın yasak olduu mevsim closed shop yalnız sendika üyelerini çalıştıran fabrika.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. yakın birbirine yakın
2. kısımları birbirine yakın, sıkı
3. kapalı, kapatılmışı
4. dar, sıkışık
5. havasız
6. fikirlerini açıklamaktan kaçınan, sıkı ağızlı
7. gizli tutulan, saklı, mahrem
8. cimri, hasis
9. ((dilb.) ağzı kısarak söylenen (harf)
10. hemen hemen eşit olan. close call, close shave (ABD), (k.dili.) paçayı zor kurtarma. close contest, close game beraberliğe yakın oyun veya yarış. close haircut kısa saç tıraşı. close quarters sıkışık yer. close reasoning mantıklı açıklama. close resemblance yakın benzerlik. close to home yurek yakıcı tesiri olan. close to the wind (den) orsasına, rüzgâr yönüne doğru.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
close /klˈəʊs/
1. avlu, kilise avlusu, etrafı çevrili arazi
2. (ing) ve iskoç geçit, giriş yolu.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/kloz/
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
CLOSE. Signifies the interest in the soil, and not merely a close or
enclosure in the common acceptation of the term. Doct. & Stud. 307 East, 207
2 Stra. 1004; 6 East, 1541 Burr. 133 1 Ch. R. 160.
2. In every case where one man has a right to exclude another from his
land, the law encircles it, if not already enclosed, with an imaginary
fence; and entitles him to a compensation in damages for the injury he
sustains by the act of another passing through his boundary, denominating
the injurious act a breach of the enclosure. Hamm. N. P. 151; Doct. & Stud.
dial. 1, c. 8, p. 30; 2 Whart. 430.
3. An ejectment will not lie for a close. 11 Rep. 55; 1 Rolle's R. 55
Salk. 254 Cro. Eliz. 235; Adams on Eject. 24.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
904 Moby Thesaurus words for "close":
Autobahn, Spartan, US highway, 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, alveolar, angustifoliate,
angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, apical,
apico-alveolar, apico-dental, aposiopestic, approach, approaching,
appropinquate, approximate, approximately, approximating,
approximative, arcane, arena, arm-in-arm, around, arrange,
arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, articulated,
as good as, assiduous, assimilated, at close quarters, at hand,
attached, attentive, autistic, autoroute, autostrada, avaricious,
avenue, back, bang, bar, barricade, barytone, bashful, batten,
batten down, battle, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up,
beclouded, belt highway, bilabial, blind, blind alley, block,
block up, blockade, bolt, bonded, boulevard, box, brawl, breakoff,
breathless, breezeless, brewing, brief, bristling, broad, broil,
brusque, buddy-buddy, buried, burning, button, button up, bypass,
byway, cabalistic, cacuminal, camino real, careful, carriageway,
causeway, causey, cease, ceasing, cemented, censored, center,
central, centralize, cerebral, cessation, chaussee, cheap, checked,
cheek-by-jowl, chock, choke, choke off, cincture, circumferential,
circumscribed, clap, clash, classified, climax, clinch, clipped,
clos, close, close about, close at hand, close by, close down,
close in, close off, close tight, close up, close with,
close-fitting, close-knit, close-lipped, close-textured,
close-tongued, close-woven, closed, closefisted, closely,
closemouthed, closing, clouded, collide, combat, come, come closer,
come forward, come near, come on, come to blows, come together,
come up, coming, compact, compacted, compactly, comparable,
compass, compass about, compendious, complete, completing,
completion, compose, compressed, concealed, concenter,
concentralize, concentrate, concentrated, concise, conclude,
conclusion, concrete, condensed, confidential, confine, confined,
confining, confront, congested, connect, conscientious,
consolidated, consonant, consonantal, constant, constrict,
constricted, contain, container, contend, contest, continuant,
contract, contracted, converge, coop, corduroy road, correct,
county road, court, courtyard, cover, covered, covert, crammed,
crammed full, cramp, cramped, crawling, crescent, crisp, critical,
croft, crowd, crowded, cryptic, cul-de-sac, culmination, curt,
curtilage, cut, cut and thrust, dark, dead-end street, debar,
decline, delicate, delimited field, demanding, dense, densely,
dental, desinence, desistance, detailed, determine, devoted, dike,
direct, dirt road, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue,
discreet, disregard, dissimilated, dissociable, docked, dog,
dorsal, draw near, draw nigh, drive, driveway, duel, dumb,
dustproof, dusttight, eclipsed, economical of words, elliptic,
embay, embosom, embrace, enclasp, enclave, enclose, enclosure,
encompass, encounter, end, ending, enfold, enigmatic, envelop,
environ, enwrap, epigrammatic, esoteric, establish, evasive, even,
exact, exacting, exchange blows, exigent, express, expressway,
exquisite, faithful, fall in with, familiar, fast, fast by, fasten,
fastened, fence, feud, field, fight, fight a duel, fine, finical,
finicking, finicky, finish, finish up, finishing, firm, firmly,
fix, fixed, flat, fold, fold up, forthcoming, forty, freeway,
front, full, full development, funnel, fussy, fusty, future,
gain upon, gasproof, gastight, gathering, give and take,
give satisfaction, glide, glossal, glottal, glued, gluey, gnomic,
go around, go round, going to happen, grapple, grapple with,
gravel road, ground, guarded, guttural, hand and glove,
hand-in-hand, hard, hard by, hardfisted, heavily, heavy, hereabout,
hereabouts, hermetic, hermetically sealed, hid, hidden, high,
highroad, highway, highways and byways, homestretch, homologous,
hot, humid, hush-hush, ignore, ill-ventilated, illiberal,
immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, impenetrable,
impermeable, in a cloud, in a fog, in danger imminent, in eclipse,
in prospect, in purdah, in reserve, in spitting distance, in store,
in the cards, in the neighborhood, in the offing, in the vicinity,
in the wind, in the wings, in view, incapacious, incommodious,
incommunicado, incompatible, indisposed to talk, inerrable,
inerrant, infallible, inseparable, insociable, instant, intense,
intent, intersect, interstate highway, intimate, intonated, invest,
involve, isthmian, isthmic, jam, jam-packed, jammed, join, jostle,
joust, just about, key, kill, kraal, labial, labiodental,
labiovelar, laconic, lane, lap, lapse, last lap, last round,
last stage, latch, latent, lateral, lax, light, lightproof,
lighttight, like, limited, lingual, liquid, list, local road, lock,
lock out, lock up, looming, lot, low, lowering, lurking, main drag,
main road, make, make up, massive, mathematical, maturation,
maturity, meager, mean, meet, menacing, meticulous, mews,
micrometrically precise, microscopic, mid, mingy, minuscule,
minute, miserly, mix it up, monophthongal, mopey, mopish, morose,
motorway, much at one, much the same, muggy, mum, musty, mute,
muted, mysterious, narrow, narrow the gap, nasal, nasalized, near,
near at hand, near the mark, nearabout, nearabouts, nearby,
nearing, nearish, nearly, nearly the same, nice, niggardly, nigh,
nigh about, nighhand, nighish, nip, nongregarious, nonporous,
not far, not far from, not quite, obfuscated, obscure, obscured,
obstruct, obturate, occlude, occlusive, occult, oilproof, oiltight,
on the horizon, only a step, open, oppressive, overhanging,
overlook, oxytone, pack, packed, padlock, painstaking, palatal,
palatalized, pale, paling, pally, palsy-walsy, parcel of land,
park, parkway, parsimonious, particular, patch, pave, paved road,
pen, penny-pinching, penurious, perfection, perorate, pharyngeal,
pharyngealized, phonemic, phonetic, phonic, pike, pinch,
pinchfisted, pinching, pinpoint, pitch, pitched, pithy, place,
plank road, plat, plot, plot of ground, plumb, pointed, populous,
posttonic, practically, precise, precisianistic, precisionistic,
preparing, pretty near, primary highway, private, private road,
privy, propinque, proximal, proximate, pruned, punctilious,
punctual, quad, quadrangle, quarrel, quasi, quiet, rainproof,
raintight, rassle, real estate, recondite, refined, relatable,
religious, religiously exact, relinquishment, renunciation,
reserved, resolve, restricted, reticent, retroflex, right-of-way,
rigid, rigorous, ring road, riot, ripeness, road, roadbed, roadway,
round, round about, rounded, rounding off, rounding out,
route nationale, row, royal road, run a tilt, run together,
same but different, save-all, scant, scanty, scientific,
scientifically exact, scramble, scrap, scratch, scrupulous,
scrutinizing, scuffle, seal, seal off, seal up, sealed, searching,
secluded, secluse, secondary road, secret, secretive, section,
secure, self-contained, self-sufficient, semivowel, sententious,
sequestered, serried, set, settle, settle with, severe, shifty,
short, short and sweet, shortened, shut, shut down, shut fast,
shut off, shut out, shut the door, shut tight, shut up,
shut up shop, shutdown, side-by-side, sidle up to, sign, silent,
similar, skirmish, slam, slender, smokeproof, smoketight,
smothered, snap, snug, socially incompatible, soft, solid, solidly,
sonant, spar, sparing of words, speechless, speedway, square,
squeeze, squeeze shut, stale, state highway, staunch, step up,
sticky, stifle, stifled, stifling, stingy, stop, stop up, stopped,
stopping, stormproof, stormtight, straighten out, strait, strangle,
strangulate, street, stressed, strict, strive, strong, struggle,
stuck, stuffy, substantial, subtle, succinct, suffocate,
suffocating, sullen, sultry, summary, superhighway, suppressed,
surcease, surd, surround, suspend, swarming, switch off, syllabic,
synopsized, taciturn, taped, taper, teeming, tense, terminate,
termination, terminus, terrace, terse, that will be, theater,
thereabout, thereabouts, thick, thick as thieves, thick-growing,
thickly, thickset, thorough, thoroughfare, threatening, throaty,
through street, thrust and parry, thruway, tight, tight-fisted,
tight-lipped, tightfisted, tilt, tiny, to come, to the point, toft,
toll road, tonal, tongue-tied, tonic, top secret, topping off,
tourney, township road, tract, truncated, turn off, turnpike,
tussle, twangy, ulterior, unaccented, unbreatheable, unclubbable,
uncommunicative, uncompanionable, uncongenial, under an eclipse,
under cover, under house arrest, under security, under wraps,
underground, undeviating, undisclosable, undisclosed, undivulgable,
undivulged, unerring, unfriendly, ungenerous, ungenial, unite,
unknown, unloquacious, unrevealable, unrevealed, unrounded,
unsociable, unsocial, unspoken, unstressed, untalkative,
untellable, untold, unutterable, unvented, unventilated,
unwhisperable, upcoming, velar, vicinal, viscid, viscose, viscous,
vocalic, vocoid, voiced, voiceless, vowel, vowellike, wage war,
waiting, war, warm, water-repellant, waterproof, watertight, weak,
wedged, well-nigh, wide, wind up, windless, windproof, windtight,
windup, within call, within earshot, within hearing, within reach,
word-bound, wordless, work out, wrap, wrapped in clouds, wrestle,
wynd, yard, zip up, zipper
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 结束,完结;
a. 靠近的,亲近的;
v. 关,结束,靠近;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 关闭,结束,完结
a.
靠近的,亲近的,亲密的,周密的,关闭的,狭窄的,秘密的
vt. 关
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