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Term: close

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "close": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

close

Definitions

Noun

  1. The temporal end; the concluding time
  2. The last section of a communication
  3. The concluding part of any performance

Adjective

  1. At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
  2. Close in relevance or relationship
  3. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Verb

  1. Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  2. Become closed
  3. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
  4. Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
  5. Come to a close
  6. Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
  7. Be priced or listed when trading stops
  8. Engage at close quarters
  9. Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
  10. Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
  11. Come together, as if in an embrace
  12. Draw near
  13. Bring together all the elements or parts of
  14. Bar access to
  15. Fill or stop up
  16. Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
  17. Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

Adverb

  1. Near in time or place or relationship
  2. In an attentive manner

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "close".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 close 1 234
2 closed 1 106
3 closely 2 66
4 closer 2 61
5 closet 2 16
6 disclosed 2 14
7 enclosed 2 11
8 closest 2 9
9 disclose 2 9
10 closes 2 6
11 close-up 2 4
12 closets 2 2
13 closeups 2 2
14 closeness 2 1
15 closeted 3 1
16 closeup 2 1
17 discloses 3 1
18 foreclosed 2 1
19 undisclosed 3 1
20 closedown 2 0
21 closedowns 2 0
22 enclose 2 0
23 foreclose 2 0
24 forecloses 3 0
25 groseclose 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "close".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 kroese 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "close".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 closed 1 106
2 closely 2 66
3 closer 2 61
4 lose 1 58
5 closet 2 16
6 loses 2 15
7 closest 2 9
8 closes 2 6
9 louse 1 3
10 closets 2 2
11 closure 2 1
12 closeup 2 1
13 clouse 1 0
14 cose 1 0
15 clos 1 0
16 cloe 1 0
17 enclose 2 0
18 clouser 2 0
19 closser 2 0
20 losey 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "close" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 close to 1 21
2 close friends 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "close" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 very close 2 5
2 a close 1 5

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "close" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 value 2 2
2 found 1 2
3 park 1 2
4 came 1 2
5 car 1 2
6 living 2 2
7 personally 4 2
8 one 1 2
9 whale 1 2
10 recent 2 2
11 cubic 2 2
12 appointed 3 2
13 became 2 2
14 ways 1 2
15 lie 1 2
16 objects 2 2
17 ford 1 2
18 run 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "close".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 class 1 207
2 clash 1 5
3 close-up 2 4
4 clasp 1 0
5 class's 2 0
6 closs 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 25

Fragments: 25

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 18

Consonant Matches: 6

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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