Definition of close

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Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote..

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Dipnoi :: Dipnoi (n. pl.) A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See Ceratodus, and Illustration in Appendix..
Confine :: Confine (v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
Curtain :: Curtain (n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage..
Closure :: Closure (v. t.) That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
Sagger :: Sagger (n.) A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar..
Closer :: Closer (n.) A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
Contact :: Contact (n.) A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.
Yot :: Yot (v. t.) To unite closely.
Associate :: Associate (a.) Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge..
Compactly :: Compactly (adv.) In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
Hard-fisted :: Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.
Periosteum :: Periosteum (n.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles..
Strictness :: Strictly (adv.) In a strict manner; closely; precisely.
Unbay :: Unbay (v. t.) To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open.
Pen :: Pen (n. & v.) To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon..
Exorhiza :: Exorhiza (n.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule.
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men..
Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library..
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