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41close — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + CLOSE ▪ bring sth to ▪ The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. ▪ come to, draw to ▪ The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe …
42too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …
43too close for comfort — {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! / Compare: CLOSE CALL, CLOSE SHAVE …
44near, close — These words mean at or within a short distance or interval in time or space, but close is closer or nearer than near. That is, use close when you wish to stress immediate proximity: a close shave, a close call, a close friend. Near more often… …
45too\ close\ for\ comfort — adj. phr. Perilously near (said of bad things). When the sniper s bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, Gosh, that was too close for comfort! Compare: close call, close shave …
46A Close Shave — Infobox Film name = A Close Shave caption = Wallace and Gromit on their way to wash windows. director = Nick Park producer = Peter Lord David Sproxton | writer = Nick Park Bob Baker starring = Peter Sallis Anne Reid music = Julian Nott… …
47Burma-Shave — famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small, consecutive highway billboard signs. TOC Burma Shave was introduced in 1925 by the Burma Vita company, owned by Clinton Odell. The company s original product was a… …
48Aviator call sign — An aviator call sign or callsign is a nickname given to a American or Canadian military pilot or other flight officer. This call sign is a substitute for the officer s given name, and is used on name tags, planes, and radio conversations.The… …
49closable — Ⅰ. close [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) only a short distance away or apart in space or time. 2) (of a connection or resemblance) strong. 3) denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family. 4) (of a relationship or the people conducting it) very… …
50closely — Ⅰ. close [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) only a short distance away or apart in space or time. 2) (of a connection or resemblance) strong. 3) denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family. 4) (of a relationship or the people conducting it) very… …
