CLOSE-KNIT

Meaning of CLOSE-KNIT in English

close-knit /ˌkləʊs ˈnɪt◂ $ ˌkloʊs-/ BrE AmE ( also ˌclosely-ˈknit ) adjective

a close-knit group of people is one in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it:

a close-knit community

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CLOSE-KNIT — adjective Date: 1926 bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOSE-KNIT — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or closely bound by economical or political ties …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — /klohs"nit"/ , adj. tightly united, connected, or organized. [ 1925-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — adjective Date: 1926 : bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties close-knit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE-KNIT — Pronunciation: ' kl ō s- ' nit Function: adjective Date: 1926 : bound together by intimate social or cultural ties …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — (of a group of people) united by strong relationships and common interests. → close
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLOSE-KNIT — [close-knit] adj (1926): bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties "~ families"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE-KNIT — close-knit BrE AmE ˌkləʊs ˈnɪt ◂ AmE \ ˌkloʊs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — / ˌkləʊs ˈnɪt; NAmE ˌkloʊs/ (also less frequent ˌclosely-ˈknit ) adjective ( of a group of people ) having strong …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other. Events over …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — A ~ group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other. Events over …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CLOSE-KNIT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a close-knit/closely-knit/tightly-knit group (= in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOSE-KNIT — {adj.} Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or common interest; close. * /The Joneses are a close-knit family./ …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE-KNIT — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CLOSE-KNIT — adj. Close-knit is used with these nouns: ↑ community , ↑ family
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — {adj.} Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or common interest; close. * /The Joneses are a close-knit family./ …
Словарь английских идиом
CLOSE-KNIT — adj. Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or common interest; close. The Joneses are a close-knit family. The …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CLOSE-KNIT — связанный тесными узами, сплоченный - * family спаянная семья логичный, последовательный (об аргументации)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE-KNIT — a 1. связанный тесными узами, сплочённый close-knit family - спаянная семья 2. логичный, последовательный ( об аргументации и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE-KNIT — прил.1) связанный тесными узами (напр. о семье) 2) логичный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLOSE KNIT — (a) логичный; последовательный; связанный тесными узами; сплоченный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CLOSE-KNIT — a 1. связанный тесными узами, сплочённый ~ family - спаянная семья 2. логичный, последовательный ( об аргументации и т. п. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CLOSE-KNIT — a 1. связанный тесными узами, сплочённый close-knit family - спаянная семья 2. логичный, последовательный ( об аргументации и т. п. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE-KNIT — прил. 1) связанный тесными узами ( напр. о семье) 2) логичный
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOSE-KNIT — прил. 1) связанный тесными узами (напр. о семье) 2) логичный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOSE-KNIT — 1) связанный тесными узами (напр. о семье) 2) логичный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CLOSE-KNIT — связанный тесными узами, сплоченный - * family спаянная семья логичный, последовательный (об аргументации)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNIT — I. ˈnit, usu -id.+V verb ( knit or knitted or dialect knet ˈnet, usu -ed.+V ; knit or knitted or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNIT — — knittable , adj. — knitter , n. /nit/ , v. , knitted or knit, knitting , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNIT — n. knit fabric; knit clothing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNIT — I. ˈnit verb ( knit or knit·ted ; knit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English knitten, from Old English cnyttan; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNIT — noun union knitting; texture. 2. knit ·impf & ·p.p. of knit. 3. knit ·vt to draw together; to contract into …
Webster English vocab
CLOSE
Webster English vocab
KNIT — [knit] vb knit or knit.ted ; knit.ting [ME knitten, fr. OE cnyttan; akin to OE cnotta knot] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNIT — knit BrE AmE nɪt (= nit) ▷ knits nɪts ▷ knitted ˈnɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈnɪt̬ əd ▷ knitter ˈnɪt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIT — / nɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( knit·ted , knit·ted ) HELP NOTE : In senses 3 …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIT — knit /nɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( present participle knitting ) [intransitive and transitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cnyttan …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOSE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNIT — v. & n. --v. (knitting; past and past part. knitted or (esp. in senses 2-4) knit) 1 tr. (also absol.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNIT — v. & n. v. (knitting; past and past part. knitted or (esp. in senses 2-4) knit) 1 tr. (also absol.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNIT — v. & n. --v. (knitting; past and past part. knitted or (esp. in senses 2-4) knit) 1. tr. (also absol.) …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIT — ( knits, knitting, knitted) 1. If you knit something, especially an article of clothing, you make it from wool or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIT — (~s, ~ting, ~ted) 1. If you ~ something, especially an article of clothing, you make it from wool or a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KNIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES knitting needle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB closely ▪ It became even more individualistic and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNIT — (MAKE CLOTHES) [verb] [past simple] knitted or knit, [past participle] knitted or US also knit - to make (things such …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNIT — I. verb Knit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ brow , ↑ cardigan , ↑ jumper , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
KNIT — n. 25B6; verb disparate regions began to knit together : UNITE, unify, come together, draw together, become closer, bond, fuse, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNIT — v. 1 join or fasten or weave (together), interweave, interlace, interconnect, intertwine, link, bind, unite, tie (up or together), consolidate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KNIT — 1. сущ. 1) а) вязание б) вязка, вязаное изделие It looks like sharkskin, but it's really a knit. ≈ Это …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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