Synonym: airless, conclude, end, fasten, finish, imminent, lock, near, shut, stifling, stop, stuffy, suffocating, terminate. Antonym: begin, beginning, commence, far, open, outset, start. Similar words: closet, closer, closest, closely, close up, close in, disclose, close down. Meaning: [kləʊs] 
n. 1. the temporal end; the concluding time 2. the last section of a communication 3. the concluding part of any performance. v. 1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating 2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement 3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 4. bar access to 5. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) 6. draw near 7. come to a close 8. become closed 9. come together, as if in an embrace 10. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of 11. bring together all the elements or parts of 12. engage at close quarters 13. be priced or listed when trading stops 14. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop 15. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact 16. fill or stop up 17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead. adj. 1. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other 2. close in relevance or relationship 3. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough 5. marked by fidelity to an original 6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched 7. crowded 8. lacking fresh air 9. of textiles 10. strictly confined or guarded 11. confined to specific persons 12. fitting closely but comfortably 13. used of hair or haircuts 14. giving or spending with reluctance 15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information. adv. 1. near in time or place or relationship 2. in an attentive manner.
n. 1. the temporal end; the concluding time 2. the last section of a communication 3. the concluding part of any performance. v. 1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating 2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement 3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 4. bar access to 5. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) 6. draw near 7. come to a close 8. become closed 9. come together, as if in an embrace 10. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of 11. bring together all the elements or parts of 12. engage at close quarters 13. be priced or listed when trading stops 14. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop 15. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact 16. fill or stop up 17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead. adj. 1. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other 2. close in relevance or relationship 3. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough 5. marked by fidelity to an original 6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched 7. crowded 8. lacking fresh air 9. of textiles 10. strictly confined or guarded 11. confined to specific persons 12. fitting closely but comfortably 13. used of hair or haircuts 14. giving or spending with reluctance 15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information. adv. 1. near in time or place or relationship 2. in an attentive manner. 
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122. I was struggling to keep up some of the time and the scenery was going past way too fast and close at times.
123. It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.
124. Can you close the door? There's an awful draught in here.
125. Share prices perked up slightly before the close of trading.
126. Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
127. For many things, we only need to close my eyes, feel it with your heart.
128. The Alaskan brown bear is a close cousin of the grizzly bear.
129. If the input data specified it, the file will close and the process terminates.
130. The police were starting to take a close interest in the company's activities.
131. It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends.
132. With great difficulty[sentencedict.com], the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef.
133. Some of your comments about her appearance were a bit close to the bone.
134. A close analogy with the art of singing can be made.
135. You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love. As long as you keep your hand curly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers around it and try to possess it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds. This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love. They try to posses it, they demand, they expect and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you.
136. There might be a temptation to cheat if students sit too close together.
137. The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest.
138. There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.
139. It was decided by a unanimous vote that the school should close.
140. Football clubs have been busy in the close season transfer market.
141. Some doors have locks which automatically lock the doors when we close them.
142. She struck up a close friendship with Desiree during the week of rehearsals.
143. When I close my eyes, I don't see myself, but you.
144. They had to close the factory down in the recession.
145. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends.
146. All other anxieties paled beside the terrible fact of the fire coming close to the village.
147. He knew the matter very well, but held his cards close to his chest.
148. The report concluded the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.
149. If you close that door, you can shut the noise in.
150. If you close your eyes, you can't see anything.