Definition of close

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Close (n.) To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.

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Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman..
Juxtaposit :: Juxtaposit (v. t.) To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
Stocking :: Stocking (n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven..
Tore :: Tore (n.) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes called an anchor ring.
Analogue :: Analogue (n.) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera..
Overlogical :: Overlogical (a.) Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
Enchest :: Enchest (v. t.) To inclose in a chest.
Cat-tail :: Cat-tail (n.) A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin..
Barkbound :: Barkbound (a.) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer..
Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it..
Cabal :: Cabal (n.) The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself..
Soutane :: Soutane (n.) A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock..
Stall :: Stall (v. i.) In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment..
Farmyard :: Farmyard (n.) The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space inclosed by the farm buildings..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature..
Shut :: Shut (v. t.) To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth..
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