closer
adjective
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Closed, shut.
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Narrow; confined.
“a close alley; close quarters”
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At a little distance; near.
“Is your house close?”
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Intimate; well-loved.
“He is a close friend.”
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Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
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(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
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(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
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Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
“a close prisoner”
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Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
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Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
“a close contest”
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Short.
“to cut grass or hair close”
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Dense; solid; compact.
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Concise; to the point.
“close reasoning”
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Difficult to obtain.
“Money is close.”
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Parsimonious; stingy.
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Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
“a close translation”
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Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
“The patient was kept under close observation.”
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Marked, evident.
noun
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Someone or something that closes.
“In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.”
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Someone or something that concludes.
“The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.”
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The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
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A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
“They brought their closer in for the ninth.”
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