CLOSE


Meaning of CLOSE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Shut, shut up.

2.

Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up, clog.

3.

Conclude, finish, terminate, end, cease, complete, bring to a period.

II . v. n.

1.

Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together.

2.

Terminate, end, be concluded, cease.

3.

Grapple, come to ~ quarters, clinch.

4.

Agree, come to terms, accept the offer.

III . n.

1.

[Pron. cloze .] End, conclusion, termination, cessation.

2.

[Pron. ~ .] Cathedral or abbey precinct.

3.

Enclosure, inclosure, in~d place, yard, grounds.

IV . a.

1.

Tight, ~d, shut fast, confined.

2.

Hidden, secret, private.

3.

Reserved, taciturn, reticent, secretive, incommunicative.

4.

Retired, withdrawn, concealed, secluded, pent up.

5.

Confined, stagnant, motionless.

6.

Oppressive, uncomfortable.

7.

Dense, compact, solid, compressed, firm, thick.

8.

Near, approaching nearly, adjoining, adjacent, immediately, neighboring.

9.

Intimate, confidential, devoted, strongly attached, dear.

10.

Nearly balanced, hard-fought, sharply contested, almost lost.

11.

Intense, intent, unremitting, earnest, fixed, assiduous.

12.

Faithful, accurate, precise, exact, strict, nice.

13.

Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, miserly, niggardly, ~-fisted, ~-handed, mean, illiberal, ungenerous, churlish, curmudgeonly.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.