Definition of close

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Close (v. t.) Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner..

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Tomentum :: Tomentum (n.) The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Hereby :: Hereby (adv.) Close by; very near.
Cupuliferous :: Cupuliferous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule..
Purprise :: Purprise (n.) A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor.
Nearly :: Nearly (adv.) In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
Skulk :: Skulk (v. i.) To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk..
Stunk :: Stingy (superl.) Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl..
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century..
Tighten :: Tighten (v. t.) To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
Co-unite :: Co-unite (a.) United closely with another.
Arum :: Arum (n.) A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example..
Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..
Application :: Application (n.) The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study..
Occludent :: Occludent (a.) Serving to close; shutting up.
Picket :: Picket (v. t.) To inclose or fence with pickets or pales.
Wink :: Wink (v. i.) To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
Tracheid :: Tracheid (n.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood..
Inclusion :: Inclusion (n.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral..
Pressly :: Pressly (adv.) Closely; concisely.
Common :: Common (n.) An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons..
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