Close

Word: [adverb] close (near in time or place or relationship)

Synonyms: near

Word: [adverb] close (in an attentive manner)

Synonyms: tight

Example: We remained close on their guard.

Word: [adjective] close (marked by fidelity to an original)

Synonyms: faithful

Example: A close translation

Word: [adjective] close (rigorously attentive)

Word: [adjective] close (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances)

Synonyms: nigh

Word: [adjective] close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

Example: Close to noon

Word: [adjective] close (close in relevance or relationship)

Example: A close family

Word: [adjective] close (inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information)

Synonyms: closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped

Example: Although they knew the whereabouts of their friends, they kept close about it.

Word: [adjective] close (crowded)

Synonyms: confining

Example: Close quarters

Word: [adjective] close ((of a contest or contestants) evenly matched)

Synonyms: tight

Example: A close contest

Word: [adjective] close (giving or spending with reluctance)

Synonyms: near

Word: [adjective] close (used of hair or haircuts)

Example: A close military haircut

Word: [adjective] close (fitting closely but comfortably)

Synonyms: snug, close-fitting

Example: A close fit

Word: [adjective] close (confined to specific persons)

Example: A close secret

Word: [adjective] close (strictly confined or guarded)

Example: Kept under close custody

Word: [adjective] close (of textiles)

Synonyms: tight

Example: A close weave

Word: [adjective] close (lacking fresh air)

Synonyms: stuffy, airless, unaired

Word: [noun] close (the concluding part of any performance)

Synonyms: finale

Word: [noun] close (the last section of a communication)

Synonyms: conclusion

Word: [noun] close (the temporal end)

Synonyms: conclusion

Word: [verb] close (to finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead)

Example: The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning

Word: [verb] close (to complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement)

Example: We closed on the house on Friday

Word: [verb] close (to unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of)

Synonyms: close up

Example: Close the circuit

Word: [verb] close (to move so that an opening or passage is obstructed)

Synonyms: shut

Word: [verb] close (to become closed)

Synonyms: shut

Example: The windows closed with a loud bang

Word: [verb] close (to fill or stop up)

Synonyms: fill up

Example: Can you close the cracks with caulking?

Word: [verb] close (to bar access to)

Example: Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours

Word: [verb] close (to bring together all the elements or parts of)

Example: Management closed ranks

Word: [verb] close (to draw near)

Example: The probe closed with the space station.

Word: [verb] close (to come together, as if in an embrace)

Synonyms: come together

Example: Their arms closed around their long lost relative.

Word: [verb] close (to change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)

Word: [verb] close (to cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop)

Word: [verb] close (to engage at close quarters)

Example: Close with the enemy

Word: [verb] close (to finish or terminate meetings, speeches, etc.)

Example: The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board.

Word: [verb] close (to cease to operate or cause to cease operating)

Synonyms: fold

Example: The owners decided to move and to close the factory.

Word: [verb] close (to come to a close)

Synonyms: conclude

Example: The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin

Word: [verb] close (to be priced or listed when trading stops)

Example: The stock market closed high this Friday