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Closer

adverb

1.

(comparative of 'near' or 'close') within a shorter distance. Synonyms: nearer, nigher. "They drew nearer" , "Getting nearer to the true explanation"

noun

1.

A person who closes something.

2.

(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game. Synonym: finisher.

Close

adjective

(compar. closer; superl. closest)

1.

At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other. "How close are we to town?" , "A close formation of ships" Antonym: distant.

2.

Close in relevance or relationship. "We are all...in close sympathy with..." , "Close kin" , "A close resemblance" Antonym: distant.

3.

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances. Synonyms: near, nigh. "In the near future" , "They are near equals" , "His nearest approach to success" , "A very near thing" , "A near hit by the bomb" , "She was near tears" , "She was close to tears" , "Had a close call" Antonym: far.

4.

Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough. "Paid close attention" , "A close study" , "Kept a close watch on expenditures"

5.

Marked by fidelity to an original. Synonym: faithful. "A faithful copy of the portrait" , "A faithful rendering of the observed facts"

6.

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched. Synonym: tight. "A close election" , "A tight game"

7.

Crowded. Synonym: confining.

8.

Lacking fresh air. Synonyms: airless, stuffy, unaired. "The dreadfully close atmosphere" , "Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

9.

Of textiles. Synonym: tight. "Smooth percale with a very tight weave"

10.

Strictly confined or guarded.

11.

Confined to specific persons.

12.

Fitting closely but comfortably. Synonyms: close-fitting, snug.

13.

Used of hair or haircuts.

14.

Giving or spending with reluctance. Synonyms: cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny. "Very close (or near) with his money" , "A penny-pinching miserly old man"

15.

Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information. Synonyms: closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped.

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"Closer" Quotes from Famous Books

... knew not the plashing of an oar; greatly therefore was I surprised when suddenly there broke upon my ear the long, ludicrous, persevering bray of a donkey. I was riding at this time some few hundred yards ahead of all my party except the Nazarene (who by a wise instinct kept closer to me than to Dthemetri), and I instantly went forward in the direction of the sound, for I fancied that where there were donkeys, there too most surely would be men. The ground on all sides of me seemed thoroughly void and lifeless, but at last I got down into a hollow, and presently a sudden ...

— Eothen • A. W. Kinglake

... again. "Confound it! There's a devil of a draft from somewhere. It goes clean through me. Must be a crack in the floor. That's the trouble with these shacks that somebody's grandfather built before the flood." He vigorously poked up the fire and drew his chair a little closer to the ...

— Her Weight in Gold • George Barr McCutcheon

... forming public opinion in their neighbourhoods, so that it may be said with truth, that, in 1860 and 1861, everything he wrote was eagerly read and discussed in the North. "Notwithstanding the loyal support given Lincoln throughout the country," says McClure, "Greeley was in closer touch with the active, loyal sentiment of the people than even the President himself."[760] His art of saying things on paper seemed to thrill people as much as the nervous, spirited rhetoric of an intense talker. With the air of lofty detachment from sordid interests, ...

— A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 • DeAlva Stanwood Alexander

... gown closer, and sank to the bed again, gazing straight before her. "Yes, that is what will happen, Martha—he would kill him. I see it all now. That is what would have happened to our gardener who ruined the gatekeeper's daughter, if the man had not left England. She was only a girl—hardly grown; ...

— Felix O'Day • F. Hopkinson Smith

... impatient Walrus allowing us but a moment for examination—but it appeared sufficient for the purposes of the old sealer. We were already across the mouth of the cove, and within a cable's length of the ice again; for as we drew near what may be called the little cape, we found ourselves once more in closer proximity to the menacing mountain. It was a moment when all depended on decision; and fortunately, our sealer, who was so wary and procrastinating in a bargain, never had occasion to make two drafts on his thoughts, in situations of emergency. As the ...

— The Monikins • J. Fenimore Cooper

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