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Definition of
close 2 noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
close
2
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
kloʊs
/
/
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the grounds and buildings that surround and belong to a
cathedral
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close
1
verb
close
2
adjective
close
1
noun
close
2
adverb
close in
phrasal verb
close up
phrasal verb
close down
phrasal verb
close off
phrasal verb
close out
phrasal verb
close over
phrasal verb
close-set
adjective
close-up
noun
close-knit
adjective
close-range
adjective
enclose
verb
close-cropped
adjective
close-fitting
adjective
close harmony
noun
close-mouthed
adjective
close to
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Phrasal verbs
close in
phrasal verb
close up
phrasal verb
close down
phrasal verb
close off
phrasal verb
close out
phrasal verb
close over
phrasal verb
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Idioms
close to
close up
close ranks
close to home
close at hand
close its doors
close to the bone
a close call/shave
close, but no cigar
at/from close quarters
(close/near) at hand
sail close to the wind
close by (somebody/something)
close your mind to something
be close to/near the mark
close up to somebody/something
close the book/books on something
close/shut the door on something
shut/close your ears to something
shut/close your eyes to something
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Nearby words
close
noun
close
adverb
close
noun
close-cropped
adjective
closed
adjective