CLOSE
adverb
Definitions
- 1. In a close manner.
- 2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.] A wondrous vision which did close imply The course of all her fortune and posterity. Spenser.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
CLOSE
(adjective)
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden.
2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quar...
CLOSE
(noun)
1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [Obs.] The doors of plank were; their close exquisite. Chapman.
2. Conclusion; cessation; en...
CLOSE
(verb)
1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to clo...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
