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  • 31close — I UK [kləʊz] / US [kloʊz] verb Word forms close : present tense I/you/we/they close he/she/it closes present participle closing past tense closed past participle closed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you close something, or if it closes,… …

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  • 32close — closable, closeable /kloh zeuh beuhl/, adj. closely /klohs lee/, adv. closeness /klohs nis/, n. v. /klohz/; adj., adv. /klohs/ or, for 56, /klohz/; n. /klohz/ for 66, 67, 70 72, 74, 75, /klohs/ for 68, 69, 73, v., closed …

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  • 33close*/*/*/ — [kləʊz] verb I 1) [I/T] if you close something, or if it closes, it moves to cover an open area I was just closing my eyes to go to sleep when the phone rang.[/ex] Did the fridge door close completely?[/ex] 2) [I/T] to stop doing business for a… …

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  • 34close — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a having a strong or immediate relation or connection (close friend; close relative). b in intimate friendship or association (were very close). c… …

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  • 35close-set — adjective set close together close set eyes close set teeth her eyes are close set • Syn: ↑close set • Similar to: ↑close * * * close setˈ adjective …

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  • 36close - near — If something is near, near to, or close to a place or thing, it is a short distance from it. When close has this meaning, it is pronounced . I live now in Reinfeld, which is near Lübeck. I stood very …

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  • 37Close studding — Crown Hotel, Nantwich, an example of late 16th century close studding Close studding is a form of timber work used in timber framed buildings in which vertical timbers (studs) are set close together, dividing the wall into narrow panels. Rather… …

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  • 38close up — I verb 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑be quiet, ↑ …

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  • 39Close-packing of spheres — hcp and fcc close packing of spheres In geometry, close packing of spheres is a dense arrangement of equal spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement (or lattice). Carl Friedrich Gauss proved that the highest average density – that is, the… …

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  • 40close — I adjective 1) the town is close to Joliette Syn: near, adjacent to; in the vicinity of, in the neighborhood of, within reach of; neighboring, adjoining, abutting, alongside, on the doorstep, a stone s throw (away) from/to, a hop, skip, and a… …

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