Definition of close

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Close (adv.) Secretly; darkly.

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Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an etagere or closed with doors. See Etagere..
Explorator :: Explorator (n.) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
Compact :: Compact (v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body..
Springe :: Springe (v. i.) A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Forehead :: Forehead (n.) The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
Hermetical :: Hermetical (a.) Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically..
Purprise :: Purprise (n.) A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor.
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) Shut up; inclosed.
Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..
Cuddle :: Cuddle (n.) A close embrace.
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
Confine :: Confine (v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
Just :: Just (adv.) Closely; nearly; almost.
Snug :: Snug (v. i.) To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; -- often with up, or together; as, a child snugs up to its mother..
Aeolipyle :: Aeolipyle (n.) An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve..
Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts o
Hereby :: Hereby (adv.) Close by; very near.
Issue :: Issue (v. i.) To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how the cause will issue..
Den :: Den (n.) Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
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