Definition of close

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Close (v. t.) Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc..

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Fricative :: Fricative (a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc..
Hypnocyst :: Hypnocyst (n.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts..
Wardrobe :: Wardrobe (v. t.) A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door..
Intrinsical :: Intrinsical (a.) Intimate; closely familiar.
Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..
Incarcerate :: Incarcerate (v. t.) To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.
Include :: Include (v. t.) To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell..
Shell :: Shell (n.) A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one..
Close :: Close (n.) To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction..
Bail :: Bail (n.) The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation..
Long-sighted :: Long-sighted (a.) Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand; hypermetropic..
Regard :: Regard (v. t.) To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.
Empark :: Empark (v. t.) To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark..
Open :: Open (v. i.) To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted..
Reasoner :: Reasoner (n.) One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner..
Inclosure :: Inclosure (n.) That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i. ) To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment.
Chilostomata :: Chilostomata (n. pl.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells..
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