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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Antonyms 1.1.2.3 Derived terms 1.1.2.4 Translations 1.1.3 Noun 1.1.3.1 Synonyms 1.1.3.2 Antonyms 1.1.3.3 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.2.4 Translations 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Synonyms 1.2.3.2 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb form 2.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Latin claudere

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: klōz, IPA: /kləʊz/, SAMPA: /kl@Uz/

  Rhymes: -əʊz

• (US) enPR: klōz, IPA: /kloʊz/, SAMPA: /kloUz/

   Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -oʊz

[edit] Verb

to close (third-person singular simple present closes, present participle closing, simple past and past participle closed)

1. To obstruct (an opening).
2. To move so that an opening is closed.

   Close the door behind you when you leave.

   Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.

3. To put an end to.

   close the session

4. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.

   The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.

5. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
6. (marketing) To make a sale.
7. (baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.

   He has closed the last two games for his team.

8. (computing) To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

[edit] Synonyms

• (obstruct (an opening)): close off, close up, cover, shut, shut off
• (move (a door)): shut
• (put an end to): end, finish, terminate, wind up, close down
• (make (a gap) smaller): narrow
• (terminate a computer program): close out, exit

[edit] Antonyms

• (obstruct (an opening)): open
• (move (a door)): open
• (put an end to): begin, commence, initiate, start
• (make (a gap) smaller): extend, widen
• (terminate a computer program): open, start

[edit] Derived terms

• close down
• close in
• close off
• close one's eyes
• close out
• close ranks
• close the face
• close up

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

close (plural closes)

1. An end of something.

   We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

[edit] Synonyms

• (end): end, finale

[edit] Antonyms

• (end): beginning, start

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claudere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: klōs, IPA: /kləʊs/, SAMPA: /kl@Us/

  Rhymes: -əʊs

• (US) IPA: /kloʊs/, SAMPA: /kloUs/

   Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -oʊs

[edit] Adjective

close (comparative closer, superlative closest)

1. (now rare) Closed, shut.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:

     There is nothinge so close, that shall not be openned, and nothinge so hyd that shall not be knowen.

2. At a little distance; near.

   Is your house close?

3. Intimate; well-loved.

   He is a close friend.

   (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

4. (Ireland, England, weather) hot, humid, with no wind.

[edit] Synonyms

• (at a little distance): close by, near, nearby
• (intimate): intimate
• (hot, humid): oppressive

[edit] Antonyms

• (at a little distance): distant, far, far away, far off
• (intimate): aloof, cool, distant

[edit] Derived terms

• close call
• closely adv
• closeness n
• close-up n

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

close (plural closes)

1. (now rare) An enclosed field.
2. (British) A street that ends in a dead end.
3. (Scottish) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
4. A cathedral close.

[edit] Synonyms

• (street): cul-de-sac

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• coles
• socle

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb form

close

1. first- and third-person singular subjunctive present of clore
2. feminine of clos

[edit] Anagrams

• socle