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Look up: close

  1. Close
    In music, a close is a double bar marking the end.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. close
    [adj] - of textiles 2. [adj] - strictly confined or guarded 3. [adj] - confined to specific persons 4. [adj] - fitting closely but comfortably 5. [adj] - used of hair or haircuts 6. [adj] - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched 7. [adj] - crowded 8. [adj] - ...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. close
    In English architecture, an enclosed space forming the precinct of a cathedral or monastery (see Salisbury Cathedral). The term is also used for a narrow passage leading to a block of tenement...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. close
    a) the price of the last transaction for a particular security on a particular day; b) the midprice of a closing trading range Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. close
    To remove a window or dialogue box, or quit an application. The user can close a window by using the Close command on the Control menu. When a user closes an application window, the application is closed.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. Close
    Close transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Closed ; present participle & verbal noun Closing .] [ From Old French & French clos , past participle of clore to close, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  7. Close
    Close intransitive verb 1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. « What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? Byron. » 2. To end, terminate, or come to a perio...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  8. Close
    Close noun 1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [ Obsolete] « The doors of plank were; their close exquisite. Chapman. » 2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. « His long and troubl...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  9. Close
    Close noun [ Old French & French clos an inclosure, from clos , past participle of clore . See Close , transitive verb ] 1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrou...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  10. Close
    Close adjective [ Compar. Closer ; superl. Closest .] [ Of. & French clos , past participle of clore . See Close , transitive verb ] 1....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  11. Close
    Close adverb 1. In a close manner. 2. Secretly; darkly. [ Obsolete] « A wondrous vision which did close imply The course of all her fortune and posterity. Spenser. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/94

  12. close
    closelipped adjective inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; `although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. close
    confining adjective crowded; `close quarters`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. close
    faithful adjective marked by fidelity to an original; `a close translation`; `a faithful copy of the portrait`; `a faithful rendering of the observed facts`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. close
    snug adjective fitting closely but comfortably; `a close fit`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. close
    tight adjective (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; `a close contest`; `a close election`; `a tight game`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. close
    tight adjective of textiles; `a close weave`; `smooth percale with a very tight weave`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. close
    adjective rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; `close supervision`; `paid close attention`; `a close study`; `kept a close watch on expenditures`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. close
    adjective used of hair or haircuts; `a close military haircut`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. close
    adjective confined to specific persons; `a close secret`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  21. close
    adjective strictly confined or guarded; `kept under close custody`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  22. close
    shut verb move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; `Close the door`; `shut the window`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. close
    verb come to a close; `The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. Close
    • (v. t.) Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. • (v. t.) Parsimonious; stingy. • (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. • (n.) The conclusion of a strain ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  25. Close
    The end of the trading session, when a marketplace ends its regular trading activities. The close for the major US stock exchanges is 4:PM EST. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
    Found on http://www.equitrend.com/glossary518.xht



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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