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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 ]
Closer \Clos"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot
closer. See under Boot.
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2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
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3. (Masonry) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a
less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a
course. --Gwilt.
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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 ]
Closer \Clos"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot
closer. See under Boot.
2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
3. (Masonry) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a
less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a
course. --Gwilt.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
closer
n 1: a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to
turn out the lights and lock up"
2: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the
last inning or two of the game [syn: finisher]
adv : (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter
distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer";
"getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: nearer,
nigher]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
closer
Αγγλικά a.
(συγκρ close en)
Αγγλικά n.
αυτός που κλείνω κάτι (όπως μια υπόθεση μετά από επιτυχής έρευνα)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
closer
a.
(en-comparative of: close)
n.
1 Someone or something that closes.
2 Someone or something that concludes.
3 (lb en sales) (synonym of en close the point at the end of a sales
pitch when the consumer is asked to buy)
4 The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others;
a piece of brick finishing a course.
5 (lb en baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the
last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
closer
a.
(en-comparative of: close)
n.
1 Someone or something that closes.
2 Someone or something that concludes.
3 (lb en sales) (synonym of en close the point at the end of a sales
pitch when the consumer is asked to buy)
4 The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others;
a piece of brick finishing a course.
5 (lb en baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the
last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
closer
a.
(en-comparative of: close)
n.
1 Someone or something that closes.
2 Someone or something that concludes.
3 (lb en sales) (synonym of en close the point at the end of a sales
pitch when the consumer is asked to buy)
4 The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others;
a piece of brick finishing a course.
5 (lb en baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the
last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
closer
a.
(en-comparative of: close)
n.
1 Someone or something that closes.
2 Someone or something that concludes.
3 (lb en sales) (synonym of en close the point at the end of a sales
pitch when the consumer is asked to buy)
4 The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others;
a piece of brick finishing a course.
5 (lb en baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the
last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
closer
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm c lose r)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
closer
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj close)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Closer /klˈəʊsə/ أقربFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
closer /klˈəʊsə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]bližší
closer /klˈəʊsə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]blíže
closer /klˈəʊsə/ blížeFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
closer /klˈəʊsə/ agosachFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
closer //ˈkloʊ.zɚ// //ˈkləʊ.zɚ//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]sulkija baseball: relief pitcher
closer /klˈəʊsə/ bliže, bližu, najbližemFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
closer //ˈkloʊ.zɚ// //ˈkləʊ.zɚ//From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]クローザー, ストッパー, 守護神, 抑え投手 baseball: relief pitcher
closer /klˈəʊsə/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]1. aquele que termina 2. mais apertado, mais justo 3. mais perto
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈkɫoʊsɝ/, /ˈkɫoʊzɝ/
a. 靠近的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
更近的