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Words with a similar base: closest

'closest'

[close.a.01] as in: at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

Examples:
close to noon
how close are we to town?
a close formation of ships

'closest'

[close.a.02] as in: close in relevance or relationship

Examples:
a close family
we are all...in

close sympathy with...

close kin
a close resemblance

'closest'

[near.a.01] as in: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Examples:
near neighbors
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

'closest'

[close.s.01] as in: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

Examples:
close supervision
paid close attention
a close study
kept a close watch on expenditures

'closest'

[close.s.02] as in: marked by fidelity to an original

Examples:
a close translation
a faithful copy of the portrait
a faithful rendering of the observed facts

'closest'

[close.s.03] as in: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

Examples:
a close contest
a close election
a tight game

'closest'

[close.s.04] as in: crowded

Examples:
close quarters

'closest'

[airless.s.01] as in: lacking fresh air

Examples:
a dusty airless attic
the dreadfully close atmosphere
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke

'closest'

[close.s.06] as in: of textiles

Examples:
a close weave
smooth percale with a very tight weave

'closest'

[close.s.07] as in: strictly confined or guarded

Examples:
kept under close custody

'closest'

[close.s.08] as in: confined to specific persons

Examples:
a close secret

'closest'

[close.s.09] as in: fitting closely but comfortably

Examples:
a close fit

'closest'

[close.s.10] as in: used of hair or haircuts

Examples:
a close military haircut

'closest'

[cheeseparing.s.01] as in: giving or spending with reluctance

Examples:
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man

'closest'

[close.s.12] as in: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Examples:
although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it

'closest'

[nearest.r.01] as in: (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

Examples:
that was the time he came nearest to death