An end or conclusion.
We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
A grapple in wrestling.
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
A double bar marking the end.
(travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
(physical) To remove a gap.
(social) To finish, to terminate.
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
(chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.
(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
The common staircase in a tenement.
A cathedral close.
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
Closed, shut.
Narrow; confined.
a close alley; close quarters
At a little distance; near.
Is your house close?
Intimate; well-loved.
He is a close friend.
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
a close prisoner
Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
a close contest
Short.
to cut grass or hair close
Dense; solid; compact.
Concise; to the point.
close reasoning
Difficult to obtain.
Money is close.
Parsimonious; stingy.
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
a close translation
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
The patient was kept under close observation.
Marked, evident.