Get Free Checker
[ US /ˈkɫoʊs, ˈkɫoʊz/ ]
VERB
  1. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
    They closed the deal on the building
    We closed on the house on Friday
  2. draw near
    The probe closed with the space station
  3. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
    close the circuit
    close up an umbrella
    close a book
    close a wound
  4. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
    The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board
  5. bring together all the elements or parts of
    Management closed ranks
  6. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
  7. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
    The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning
  8. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
    shut the window
    Close the door
  9. engage at close quarters
    close with the enemy
  10. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
    My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
    The owners decided to move and to close the factory
    close up the shop
  11. fill or stop up
    Can you close the cracks with caulking?
  12. become closed
    The windows closed with a loud bang
  13. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
  14. bar access to
    Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours
  15. come together, as if in an embrace
    Her arms closed around her long lost relative
  16. be priced or listed when trading stops
    The stock market closed high this Friday
    My new stocks closed at $59 last night
  17. come to a close
    The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
    a tight game
    a close election
    a close contest
  2. giving or spending with reluctance
    very close (or near) with his money
    a penny-pinching miserly old man
    our cheeseparing administration
  3. of textiles
    a close weave
    smooth percale with a very tight weave
  4. close in relevance or relationship
    a close resemblance
    a close family
    close kin
    we are all...in close sympathy with...
  5. 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
  6. marked by fidelity to an original
    a faithful copy of the portrait
    a faithful rendering of the observed facts
    a close translation
  7. lacking fresh air
    a dusty airless attic
    the dreadfully close atmosphere
    hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
  8. strictly confined or guarded
    kept under close custody
  9. fitting closely but comfortably
    a close fit
  10. crowded
    close quarters
  11. used of hair or haircuts
    a close military haircut
  12. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
    although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
  13. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
    kept a close watch on expenditures
    a close study
    close supervision
    paid close attention
  14. confined to specific persons
    a close secret
  15. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
    she was close to tears
    she was near tears
    his nearest approach to success
    near neighbors
    in the near future
    a very near thing
    had a close call
    a near hit by the bomb
    they are near equals
ADVERB
  1. in an attentive manner
    he remained close on his guard
  2. near in time or place or relationship
    The end draws nigh
    the bullet didn't come close
    getting near to the true explanation
    her mother is always near
    don't get too close to the fire
    as the wedding day drew near
    don't shoot until they come near
    stood near the door
NOUN
  1. the concluding part of any performance
  2. the temporal end; the concluding time
    the market was up at the finish
    they were playing better at the close of the season
    the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
  3. the last section of a communication
    in conclusion I want to say...

How To Use close In A Sentence

  • When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
  • She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
  • It might as well be closed, because in many American hospitals you're simply shooed from the windowsill after you've been nursed back to health (usually in 72 hours or less), and you're expected to "fly" on your own. Mark Lachs, M.D.: Care Transitions: The Hazards of Going In and Coming Out of the Hospital
  • If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
  • The baby grows fine hair, fingernails and teeth, and the eyes open and close.
  • Only a few people close to me have had anything happen. Everyday Violence
  • Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
  • Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
  • If they come in close and start getting a bit tasty, then they find I can hand it out too.
  • The authors of the second paper admit that “other variables … influence the binding avidity (preference), such as type of SA (sialic acid of the receptor site) and glycosylation and sialylation of the hemagglutinin close to the receptor binding site. ” These factors all vary obviously and there are other variables in the equation as well including the status of specific areas of the immune system. Think Progress » An Inconvenient Truth and An Intolerable Summer
View all