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Close

noun
/kləʊz/
Word Frequency: 120.2

Definitions

1.nounAn end or conclusion.
"We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
2.nounThe manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
3.nounA grapple in wrestling.
4.nounThe conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
5.nounA double bar marking the end.
6.noun(travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
7.verb(physical) To remove a gap.
8.verb(social) To finish, to terminate.
9.verbTo come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
10.verbTo have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

Synonyms

endfinalenarrowshutclose offclose upcovershut offclose downfinishterminatewind up

Antonyms

beginningstartextendwidenopenbegincommenceinitiate

Rhymes With

reposemorosecomposegrandioseposeimposebellicoseexpose
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