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close
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- parts of speech:
- verb, adjective, noun, adverb
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| inflections: |
closes, closing, closed |
| definition 1: |
When you close something that is open, it is not open anymore. When a window is open, air can go through it. But if you close the window, air can't go through anymore.
We forgot to close the windows when we got out of the car. Then it rained, and everything got all wet inside.Kayla wanted to bring four pairs of shoes to camp, but she couldn't close her suitcase with so much inside!
- synonyms:
- shut
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- bolt, confine, enclose, fill, lock, seal
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| definition 2: |
If the police close a street, they block it so that people and cars cannot get through.
The police closed the street because of an accident.- synonyms:
- block, seal, stop, stop up
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- bar, clog, jam, plug
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| definition 3: |
When you close two things, you pull them together so that there is no space between them.
We always close the curtains at night.- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- attach, bind, connect, couple, join, link, unite
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| definition 4: |
When something closes, it shuts. When the front door closes on a bus, more people cannot get in. When you go out of a store, the door usually closes behind you.
When Katie heard the front door close with a loud bang, she knew her dad was home.It's important to get out of the way when the garage door is closing.- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fold
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| definition 5: |
When a store closes, it means that it stops being open for business.
The bank opens at seven o'clock in the morning and closes at five o'clock in the evening.We had to leave the museum because it was going to close soon.- similar words:
- stop
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| related words: |
fasten, pass, perfect, secure, settle, zip |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition 1: |
When something is close, it means that it is near.
My house is really close to school, so I can walk there.The music from the ice cream truck is getting loud, so I know it's close.- antonyms:
- distant, far, remote
- similar words:
- immediate
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| definition 2: |
When you are strongly connected to someone, we say you are close to that person. A close friend is a friend you trust and especially like to be with. A close relative is someone like a brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, or grandparent.
Ella is a close friend of mine. We tell each other everything.- synonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- dear, fast, immediate, loving
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| related words: |
accurate, like, same, similar, sticky, thick, warm |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kloz
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| definition: |
The close of something is the end of it.
They took their vacation at the close of the summer, just before the beginning of school.- synonyms:
- conclusion, end, finish
- antonyms:
- beginning, opening
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| pronunciation: |
klos
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| inflections: |
closer, closest |
| definition: |
If you do something close to something or someone else, you are near that thing or person as you do it.
There were a lot of people on the bus, so I had to sit close to my brother.Jackson always walks close to the fence when he walks to school. He likes to hit the fence with a stick and make a lot of noise.- synonyms:
- near, nearby
- antonyms:
- far
- similar words:
- next
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| derivations: |
closed (adj.), closing (adj.), closely (adv.), closeness (n.) |
The words close and clothes have similar sounds. To choose the right spelling, remember that clothes are made out of cloth.
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