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close

n. a feature on a switch having the value "off"

finale, close, closing curtain, finis

n. the concluding part of any performance

conclusion, end, close, closing, ending

n. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

close

v. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

close

v. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"

close, come together

v. come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

exit, close, quit

v. to quit any application or software program

close up, close, fold, shut down, close down

v. cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

near, nigh, close

adv. near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"

close

adj. used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"

close

adj. confined to specific persons; "a close secret"

close

adj. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

close

adj. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

close, faithful

adj. marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"

close, confining

adj. crowded; "close quarters"

close, snug, close-fitting

adj. fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"

airless, close, stuffy, unaired

adj. lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped

adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

denouement

n. the outcome of a complex sequence of events

end, last, final stage

n. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

conclude

v. bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"

gather

v. draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

attentive

adj. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

thick, deep

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

minute, narrow

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

taut

adj. subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

cramped

adj. constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments"

small, little

adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

correct, right

adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

faithful

adj. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife"

actual, genuine, literal, real

adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

exact

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

solid

adj. of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"

smothering, suffocating, suffocative

adj. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"

congested, engorged

adj. overfull as with blood

cramped

adj. constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments"

crowded

adj. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"

truncate, truncated

adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"

curtal

adj. (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"

mini

adj. used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts"

shortish

adj. somewhat short

telescoped, shortened

adj. shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another; "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream"

studious

adj. marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

solicitous, careful of, protective of

adj. "careful of her feelings"; "extremely solicitous in matters of behavior"

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

detailed, elaborate, elaborated

adj. developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

minute, narrow

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

overcareful, too-careful

adj. excessively or unduly careful

thorough

adj. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

dead-on(a)

adj. accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott

high-fidelity, hi-fi

adj. characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system"

true, dead on target

adj. accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target"

claustrophobic

adj. uncomfortably closed or hemmed in; "a claustrophobic little room"

homebound, housebound, shut-in

adj. confined usually by illness

in childbed

adj. (confined)

pent, shut up(p)

adj. closely confined

snowbound

adj. confined or shut in by heavy snow

stormbound

adj. delayed or confined or cut off by a storm; "the airport was filled with stormbound passengers"

weather-bound

adj. delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound traffic"; "irritable weather-bound children"

binding, constricting

adj. hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding"

skintight, skin-tight

adj. so tight as to cling to the skin; "skintight jeans"

airtight

adj. having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument"

fuggy

adj. (British informal) poorly ventilated

unaerated, unoxygenated

adj. (used of blood) not supplied with oxygen

unvented

adj. not provided with vents

blank

adj. not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"

deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive

adj. deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

noncommittal

adj. refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

incommunicado

adj. without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

mum, silent

adj. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

unpronounceable, unutterable

adj. very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"

open

n. a feature on a switch having the value "on"

opening

n. the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"

begin

v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

open

v. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

begin

v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

begin

v. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

open, open up

v. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"

careless

adj. effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

distant

adj. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

distant, remote

adj. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

remote, far, removed

adj. far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

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