CPage 358
- English Word Close Definition Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
- English Word Close Definition Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
- English Word Close Definition Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
- English Word Close Definition Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
- English Word Close Definition Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
- English Word Close Definition Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
- English Word Close Definition Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
- English Word Close Definition Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
- English Word Close Definition Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
- English Word Close Definition Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
- English Word Close Definition Intimate; familiar; confidential.
- English Word Close Definition Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
- English Word Close Definition Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
- English Word Close Definition Parsimonious; stingy.
- English Word Close Definition Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
- English Word Close Definition Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
- English Word Close Definition Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
- English Word Close Definition In a close manner.
- English Word Close Definition Secretly; darkly.
- English Word Close-banded Definition Closely united.