noun🔗ShareAn end or conclusion."We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."outcomeeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction."The airtight closes of the container ensured the leftovers stayed fresh in the refrigerator. "partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA grapple in wrestling."After a series of powerful closes, the wrestler finally pinned his opponent. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe conclusion of a strain of music; cadence."The song fades, and the final series of chords provides the closes, leaving a sense of resolution. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA double bar marking the end."The musician wrote a final note and then carefully drew the closes at the end of the song. "musicmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.""Check the departure board to be sure of the closes for your flight; you don't want to miss your chance to board." "timeserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(physical) To remove a gap."The door closes quietly, shutting out the noise from the hallway. "gapactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(social) To finish, to terminate."The principal closes the school assembly with a thank you to the students. "organizationbusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine."The fog closes around the ship, making it hard to see. "areaenvironmentspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon."After walking three blocks north, four blocks east, three blocks south, and four blocks west, my walk closes because I end up back where I started. "mathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field."The sheep were grazing peacefully in the closes beyond the old stone wall. "propertyagricultureareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end."Many families enjoy the peace and quiet of living on closes, as there's no through traffic disturbing their children playing. "areaplacepropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor."The children played hide-and-seek in the narrow closes between the old townhouses. "architectureareabuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe common staircase in a tenement."The smell of curry cooking on the second floor wafted up through the closes. "architecturebuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cathedral close."The children enjoyed playing tag in the cathedral closes, a peaceful green space near the church. "architecturereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed."Despite not owning the land outright, he maintains rights of access and usage, demonstrating his closes in the field behind the school. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading