Close (2)
Close, v. i. 1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?Byron.2. To end, terminate, or co...
Diccionario
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
Buscar
Encontrar una palabra o entrada
Letra actual
C
10.588 entradas
Close (3)
Close (?), n. 1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.Chapman.2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.His long and t...
Close (4)
Close (? or?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.] 1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall,...
Close (5)
Close (?), a. [Compar.Closer (?); superl.Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.From a close bower this dainty ...
Close (6)
Close (?), adv. 1. In a close manner.2. Secretly; darkly.A wondrous vision which did close implyThe course of all her fortune and posterity.Spenser.
Close-banded
Close″–band′ed (?), a. Closely united.
Close-barred
Close″–barred′ (?), a. Firmly barred or closed.
Close-bodied
Close″–bod′ied (?), a. Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment. Ayliffe.
Close-fights
Close″–fights′ (?), n. pl.(Naut.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; — called a...
Close-stool
Close″–stool′ (?), n. A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
Close-tongued
Close″–tongued′ (�), a. Closemouthed; silent. “Close-tongued treason.” Shak.
Closefisted
Close″fist′ed (?), a. Covetous; niggardly. Bp. Berkeley. “Closefisted contractors.” Hawthorne.
Closehanded
Close″hand′ed (?), a. Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. — Close″hand′ed‐ness, n.
Closehauled
Close″hauled′ (?), a.(Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; — said of a sailing vessel.
Closely
Close″ly, adv. 1. In a close manner.2. Secretly; privately.That nought she did but wayle, and often steepeHer dainty couch with tears whichclosely she did weepe.Spenser.
Closemouthed
Close″mouthed′ (?), a. Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
Closen
Clos″en (?), v. t. To make close.
Closeness
Close″ness, n. The state of being close.Half stifled by the closeness of the room.Swift.We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closene...
Closer
Clos″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.3. (Masonry) The last stone in a ...
Closereefed
Close″reefed′ (?), a.(Naut.) Having all the reefs taken in; — said of a sail.
Closet
Clos″et (?), n. [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.A chair-lumbered closet, jus...
Closet (2)
Clos″et, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Closetedp. pr. & vb. n.Closeting.] 1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal.Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge.Cowper.2. To make into a ...
Closh
Closh (?), n. [CF. F. clocher to limp, halt.] A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis. Crabb.
Closh (2)
Closh, n. [CF. D. klossen to play at bowls.] The game of ninepins. Halliwell.
Closure
Clo″sure (?, 135), n. [Of. closure, L. clausura, fr. clauedere to shut. See Close, v. t.] 1. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.2. That which closes or s...
Clot
Clot (?), n. [OE. clot, clodde, clod; akin to D. kloot ball, G. kloss clod, dumpling, klotz block, Dan. klods, Sw. klot bowl, globe, klots block; cf. AS. clāte bur. Cf. Clod, n....
Clot (2)
Clot, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Clotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Clotting.] To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter by evaporation; to become a clot or clod.