Definition of close

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Close (v. i.) To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated..

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Teosinte :: Teosinte (n.) A large grass (Euchlaena luxurians) closely related to maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass..
Inlet :: Inlet (n.) A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.
Connivent :: Connivent (a.) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood..
Pimpernel :: Pimpernel (n.) A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Windage :: Windage (n.) The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To keep close; to keep secret.
Nestle :: Nestle (v. i.) To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles..
Sac :: Sac (n.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack..
Foreclose :: Foreclose (v. t.) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
Purse :: Purse (n.) A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie..
List :: List (n.) A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat..
Apocalypse :: Apocalypse (n.) The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament..
Unclosed :: Unclosed (a.) Not finished; not concluded.
Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t..
Cracker :: Cracker (n.) A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- often called firecracker..
Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation..
Myocardium :: Myocardium (n.) The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.
Long-sighted :: Long-sighted (a.) Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand; hypermetropic..
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