Definition of close

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Close (v. t.) Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters..

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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..
Exposer :: Exposer (n.) One who exposes or discloses.
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
Coarctate :: Coarctate (a.) To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely.
Murrelet :: Murrelet (n.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres..
Squat :: Squat (n.) The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground..
Paled :: Paled (a.) Inclosed with a paling.
Ankylosis :: Ankylosis (n.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority..
Truss :: Truss (n.) To bind or pack close; to make into a truss.
Chisel :: Chisel (v. t.) To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat..
Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands..
Embryo :: Embryo (n.) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination..
Urge :: Urge (v. t.) To press hard upon; to follow closel.
Edge :: Edge (v. i.) To sail close to the wind.
, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. Specifically :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically () To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize..
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord..
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