CPage 239
- 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.
- English Word Close-barred Definition Firmly barred or closed.
- English Word Close-bodied Definition Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
- English Word Close-fights Definition Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters.
- English Word Close-stool Definition A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
- English Word Close-tongued Definition Closemouthed; silent.
- English Word Closed Definition of Close
- English Word Closefisted Definition Covetous; niggardly.
- English Word Closehanded Definition Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
- English Word Closehauled Definition Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
- English Word Closely Definition In a close manner.