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close
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, adverb, noun
- phrases:
- close down, close in, close in on, close off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, adjective), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| inflections: |
closes, closing, closed |
| definition 1: |
to stop up; shut.
Close the door; you're letting the cold air in.
- synonyms:
- shut, stop
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- bolt, confine, coop, enclose, fill, latch, lock, occlude, padlock, pen, seal, wall
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| definition 2: |
to obstruct; block.
The police closed the street because of an accident.- synonyms:
- block, choke, obstruct, occlude, seal, stop, stop up
- antonyms:
- open, unclose
- similar words:
- bar, barricade, blockade, clog, jam, plug
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| definition 3: |
to end; finish.
She closed her speech with a funny story.- synonyms:
- conclude, end, finish, terminate, wind up
- antonyms:
- begin, open
- similar words:
- adjourn, climax, complete, culminate
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| definition 4: |
to draw together; join.
Close the drapes.- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- attach, bind, connect, couple, fuse, join, link, unite
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| definition 5: |
to make unavailable for business (sometimes fol. by "up").
I closed the shop early last night.The employees leave at nine, but the manager stays later to close up the store.- synonyms:
- shut, shut down
- antonyms:
- open
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| definition 6: |
to successfully conclude.
We closed the construction agreement this morning.- synonyms:
- clinch
- antonyms:
- defer
- similar words:
- complete, conclude, decide
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| definition 7: |
to make (one's mind) unreceptive.
Please don't close your mind to what I'm saying.- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- confine, curb, limit, narrow, restrict, shut
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| related words: |
board, chink, clench, condemn, consummate, fasten, liquidate, perfect, secure, settle, zip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| definition 1: |
to become closed or shut.
The doors closed before we could get into the elevator.- synonyms:
- shut
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fold
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| definition 2: |
to end.
The show ran for years on Broadway, but it will close tomorrow.- synonyms:
- conclude, end, finish, stop, terminate, wind up
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- adjourn, cease, halt, round
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| definition 3: |
to cease operation; become unavailable for business either temporarily or permanently.
We'd better hurry if we want to get to the bank before it closes.The building was torn down two years after the factory closed.- synonyms:
- shut down
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- adjourn, stop
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| definition 4: |
to surround; encircle (fol. by "around").
Enemy troops closed around our forces.- synonyms:
- encircle, surround
- similar words:
- converge on
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| definition 5: |
to conclude the details of a real estate purchase.
The current owners of the building wish to close as soon as possible.When will you be closing on your new house?- similar words:
- agree, settle
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| related words: |
fasten, liquidate, occlude, pass, shut down, zip |
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| phrase: |
close down, close in, close in on, close off |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition 1: |
near in space or time.
We parked close to the restaurant.It's close to the end of the movie now.- synonyms:
- imminent, near, proximate
- antonyms:
- distant, far, remote
- similar words:
- adjacent, approximate, contiguous, convenient, forthcoming, immediate, impending, neighbor, neighboring, on hand
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| definition 2: |
near in kinship or association.
Only close family members were invited to the wedding.My brother is my closest relative.- synonyms:
- familiar, intimate, tight
- antonyms:
- distant, remote
- similar words:
- approximate, bosom, chummy, dear, fast, immediate, inseparable, loving, near, special, tightknit
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| definition 3: |
tight, confining, or shut in.
Poor people live in close quarters in the city.- synonyms:
- confining, cramped, tight
- antonyms:
- roomy, spacious
- similar words:
- binding, compact, congested, crowded, limiting, narrow
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| definition 4: |
narrow, as of a decision.
The race was close, but he finally won.- synonyms:
- narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight
- antonyms:
- one-sided
- similar words:
- near
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| definition 5: |
tightly knit or bound together.
The blanket was of a close weave.- synonyms:
- dense, thick, tight, tightknit
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- compact, solid
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| definition 6: |
nearly alike or nearly even.
a close score- synonyms:
- akin, alike, approximate, like, near, similar
- antonyms:
- different, uneven
- similar words:
- approaching, corresponding, equivalent, even, matched, tight
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| definition 7: |
careful, precise, or searching.
Pay close attention.I gave the essay a close reading.- synonyms:
- accurate, careful, conscientious, faithful, minute, narrow, rigorous, searching, strict
- antonyms:
- casual
- similar words:
- alert, concentrated, exact, focused, intent, intimate, literal, near, precise, scrupulous, thorough, true, watchful
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| definition 8: |
stuffy or stifling, as the quality of the air.
hot, close weatherIt was too close in the bedroom to sleep.- synonyms:
- muggy, stagnant, stuffy
- antonyms:
- airy, fresh
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| related words: |
accurate, cognate, imminent, intimate, kin, kindred, like, meticulous, nigh, oncoming, rigid, rough, same, similar, sticky, thick, warm |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition: |
in a close manner; near.
The comet passed very close to the earth.- synonyms:
- near, nearby
- antonyms:
- far
- similar words:
- next, nigh
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| related words: |
nearly |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| definition 1: |
the act of closing.
- synonyms:
- closure
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| definition 2: |
an end; conclusion.
the close of the day- synonyms:
- closure, conclusion, end, finish, termination
- antonyms:
- beginning, opening, outset, prologue
- similar words:
- coda, completion, evening, finale, windup
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| related words: |
cessation, conclusion, consummation, denouement, ultimate |
| derivations: |
closed (adj.), closing (adj.), closely (adv.), closeness (n.) |
The words close and clothes have similar sounds. To choose the right spelling, remember that clothes are made out of cloth.
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