Dictionary entry details
• CLOSE (noun)
Meaning:
The temporal end; the concluding time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
close; stopping point; finale; finis; last; conclusion; finish
Context examples:
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell / the market was up at the finish / they were playing better at the close of the season
Hypernyms ("close" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
The last section of a communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
close; closing; ending; conclusion; end
Context example:
in conclusion I want to say...
Hypernyms ("close" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "close"):
anticlimax; bathos (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
epilog; epilogue (a short passage added at the end of a literary work)
epilog; epilogue (a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play)
peroration ((rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration)
coda; finale (the closing section of a musical composition)
Holonyms ("close" is a part of...):
address; speech (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
narration; recital; yarn (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)
Meaning:
The concluding part of any performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
closing curtain; finis; close; finale
Hypernyms ("close" is a kind of...):
finish; finishing (the act of finishing)
• CLOSE (adjective)
Meaning:
At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
Context examples:
close to noon / how close are we to town? / a close formation of ships
Similar:
circumferent; encompassing; surrounding (closely encircling)
enveloping (surrounding and closing in on or hemming in)
hand-to-hand (being at close quarters)
juxtaposed (placed side by side often for comparison)
nestled; snuggled (drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection)
proximate (very close in space or time)
scalelike (reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale)
walk-to; walking (close enough to be walked to)
contiguous; immediate (very close or connected in space or time)
close set; close-set (set close together)
adjacent; next; side by side (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space)
ambient (completely enveloping)
adpressed; appressed (pressed close to or lying flat against something)
approximate; close together (located close together)
at hand; close at hand; imminent; impendent; impending (close in time; about to occur)
at hand; close at hand (close in space; within reach)
close-hauled (having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible)
Attribute:
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Antonym:
distant (separated in space or coming from or going to a distance)
Meaning:
Close in relevance or relationship
Context examples:
a close family / we are all...in close sympathy with... / close kin / a close resemblance
Similar:
intimate (marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity)
familiar; intimate (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship)
dear; good; near (with or in a close or intimate relationship)
cozy (suggesting connivance)
confidential (denoting confidence or intimacy)
close-knit; closely knit (held together as by social or cultural ties)
buddy-buddy; chummy; thick ((used informally) associated on close terms)
boon (very close and convivial)
approximate; near (very close in resemblance)
Antonym:
distant (far apart in relevance or relationship)
Meaning:
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Synonyms:
nigh; near; close
Context examples:
near neighbors / in the near future / they are near equals / his nearest approach to success / a very near thing / a near hit by the bomb / she was near tears / she was close to tears / had a close call
Similar:
hot (of a seeker; very near to the object sought)
warm (of a seeker; near to the object sought)
neighboring; neighbouring (situated near one another)
nearby (close at hand)
adjacent (near or close to but not necessarily touching)
Attribute:
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Meaning:
Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
Context examples:
close supervision / paid close attention / a close study / kept a close watch on expenditures
Similar:
careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)
Meaning:
Marked by fidelity to an original
Synonyms:
faithful; close
Context examples:
a close translation / a faithful copy of the portrait / a faithful rendering of the observed facts
Similar:
accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)
Meaning:
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Synonyms:
close; tight
Context examples:
a close contest / a close election / a tight game
Similar:
equal (well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)
Meaning:
Crowded
Synonyms:
confining; close
Context example:
close quarters
Similar:
confined (not free to move about)
Meaning:
Lacking fresh air
Synonyms:
unaired; stuffy; airless; close
Context examples:
a dusty airless attic / the dreadfully close atmosphere / hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
Similar:
unventilated (not ventilated)
Meaning:
Of textiles
Synonyms:
tight; close
Context examples:
a close weave / smooth percale with a very tight weave
Similar:
fine (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles)
Meaning:
Strictly confined or guarded
Context example:
kept under close custody
Similar:
restrained (under restraint)
Meaning:
Confined to specific persons
Context example:
a close secret
Similar:
private (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy)
Meaning:
Fitting closely but comfortably
Synonyms:
close-fitting; snug; close
Context example:
a close fit
Similar:
tight (closely constrained or constricted or constricting)
Meaning:
Used of hair or haircuts
Context example:
a close military haircut
Similar:
short ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length)
Meaning:
Giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms:
cheeseparing; penny-pinching; skinny; near; close
Context examples:
our cheeseparing administration / very close (or near) with his money / a penny-pinching miserly old man
Similar:
stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend)
Meaning:
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
Synonyms:
tightlipped; secretive; closemouthed; closelipped; close
Context example:
although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
Similar:
incommunicative; uncommunicative (not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions)
• CLOSE (verb)
Meaning:
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
close; close down; close up; shut down; fold
Context examples:
The owners decided to move and to close the factory / My business closes every night at 8 P.M. / close up the shop
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "close"):
adjourn; retire; withdraw (break from a meeting or gathering)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The business is going to close
Antonym:
open (start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning)
Meaning:
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
We closed on the house on Friday / They closed the deal on the building
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
shut; close
Context examples:
Close the door / shut the window
Cause:
close; shut (become closed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "close"):
seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)
bung (close with a cork or stopper)
draw (move or pull so as to cover or uncover something)
shutter (close with shutters)
bang; slam (close violently)
slat (close the slats of (windows))
snap (snap close with a sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to close the doors
Antonym:
open (cause to open or to become open)
Meaning:
Bar access to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
bar; barricade; block; block off; block up; blockade; stop (render unsuitable for passage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)
Meaning:
Draw near
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The probe closed with the space station
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near (move towards)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Come to a close
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
conclude; close
Context example:
The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
cease; end; finish; stop; terminate (have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Become closed
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
shut; close
Context example:
The windows closed with a loud bang
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The doors close
Antonym:
open (become open)
Meaning:
Come together, as if in an embrace
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
come together; close
Context example:
Her arms closed around her long lost relative
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
close up; close
Context examples:
close the circuit / close a wound / close a book / close up an umbrella
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
bring together; join (cause to become joined or linked)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bring together all the elements or parts of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Management closed ranks
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
bring together; join (cause to become joined or linked)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Engage at close quarters
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
close with the enemy
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
engage; prosecute; pursue (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be priced or listed when trading stops
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
The stock market closed high this Friday / My new stocks closed at $59 last night
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
trade (be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
end; terminate (be the end of; be the last or concluding part of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
open (display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer)
Meaning:
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Domain category:
ball game; ballgame (a field game played with a ball (especially baseball))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fill or stop up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
fill up; close
Context example:
Can you close the cracks with caulking?
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
fill (plug with a substance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "close"):
seal (close with or as if with a seal)
plug; secure; stop up (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug)
coapt; conglutinate (cause to adhere)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning
Hypernyms (to "close" is one way to...):
complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
• CLOSE (adverb)
Meaning:
Near in time or place or relationship
Synonyms:
close; near; nigh
Context examples:
as the wedding day drew near / stood near the door / don't shoot until they come near / getting near to the true explanation / her mother is always near / The end draws nigh / the bullet didn't come close / don't get too close to the fire
Meaning:
In an attentive manner
Synonyms:
close; tight; closely
Context example:
he remained close on his guard
