Definition of close

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Close (v. i.) To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.

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Disclose :: Disclose (v. t.) To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch.
Mannitose :: Mannitose (n.) A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose..
Costive :: Costive (a.) Reserved; formal; close; cold.
Croft :: Croft (n.) A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm..
P :: P () the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phoenician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M..
Fold :: Fold (v. i.) To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold..
Mump :: Mump (v. i.) To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness..
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, against the peace, etc..
Phonautograph :: Phonautograph (n.) An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus attached to some point of the membrane records the movements of the latter, as it vibrates, upon a moving cylinder or plate..
Sister :: Sister (v. t.) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
Combine :: Combine (v. t.) To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical union..
Hennery :: Hennery (n.) An inclosed place for keeping hens.
Cat-tail :: Cat-tail (n.) A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, flat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.
Bear :: Bear (n.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects..
Exorhizous :: Exorhizous (a.) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.
Gum :: Gum (v. t.) To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.
Tack :: Tack (v. t.) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction..
Amharic :: Amharic (a.) Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic..
Salina :: Salina (a.) A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea..
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