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close
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English closen (“to close, enclose”), partly continuing (in altered form) earlier Middle English clusen (“to close”) (from Old English cl?san (“to close, shut”); compare beclose, foreclose, etc.), and partly derived from Middle English clos (“close, shut up, confined, secret”, adjective), from Old French clos (“close, confined”, adjective), from Latin clausus (“shut up”, past participle), from claudere (“to bar, block, close, enclose, bring an end to, confine”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl?w- (“key, hook, nail”), related to Latin cl?vis (“key, deadbolt, bar”), cl?vus (“nail, peg”), claustrum (“bar, bolt, barrier”), claustra (“dam, wall, barricade, stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (kleís, “bar, bolt, key”), German schließen (“to close, conclude, lock”), Dutch sluiten (“to close, conclude, lock”). Partially replaced Old English l?can (“to close, lock, enclose”), (whence English lock).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kl?z, IPA(key): /kl??z/
- (General American) enPR: kl?z, IPA(key): /klo?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
- Homophone: clothes (in some dialects)
Verb
close (third-person singular simple present closes, present participle closing, simple past and past participle closed)
- (physical) To remove a gap.
- To obstruct (an opening).
- To move so that an opening is closed.
- If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
- To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II
- They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Phillip II
- (social) To finish, to terminate.
- To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- One frugal supper did our studies close.
- To come to an end.
- (marketing) To make a sale.
- (baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- (figuratively, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
- The depth closed me round about.
- 1633, George Herbert, The Church
- But now Thou dost Thyself immure and close / In some one corner of a feeble heart; / Where yet both Sinne and Satan, Thy old foes, / Do pinch and straiten Thee, and use much art / To gain Thy thirds' and little part.
- (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
Synonyms
- (obstruct (an opening)): close off, close up, cover, shut, shut off
- (move (a door)): shut
- (put an end to): end, finish, terminate, wind up, close down
- (make (a gap) smaller): narrow
- (terminate a computer program): close out, exit
Antonyms
- (obstruct (an opening)): open
- (move (a door)): open
- (put an end to): begin, commence, initiate, start
- (make (a gap) smaller): extend, widen
- (terminate a computer program): open, start
Hyponyms
- autoclose
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
close (plural closes)
- An end or conclusion.
- We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- (sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- Synonym: closer
- 1983, Charles B. Roth, ?Roy Alexander, Secrets of Closing Sales (page 110)
- Regardless of the situation, the minute you feel it's time for the close, try it.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- At every close she made, the attending throng / Replied, and bore the burden of the song.
- (music) A double bar marking the end.
- (aviation, travel) The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
Synonyms
- (end): end, finale
Antonyms
- (end): beginning, start
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claud?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kl?s, IPA(key): /kl??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /klo?s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Adjective
close (comparative closer, superlative closest)
- (now rare) Closed, shut.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew chapter 8:
- There is nothinge so close, that shall not be openned, and nothinge so hyd that shall not be knowen.
- 1830, Thomas Thomson (chemist) The History of Chemistry, Vol. 1, pp. 30-31:
- As the alchymists were assiduous workmen—as they mixed all the metals, salts, &c... and subjected such mixtures to the action of heat in close vessels, their labours were occasionally repaid by the discovery of new substances...
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre, chapter 1:
- I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew chapter 8:
- Narrow; confined.
- a close alley; close quarters
- a close prison
- At a little distance; near.
- Intimate; well-loved.
- (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- a close prisoner
- (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
- He yet kept himself close because of Saul.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
- a close contest
- Short.
- to cut grass or hair close
- (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
- 1690, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
- The golden globe being put into a press, [...] the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.
- 1690, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
- (archaic) Concise; to the point.
- close reasoning
- 1690, John Dryden, Translations (Preface)
- Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass.
- (dated) Difficult to obtain.
- Money is close.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
- (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
- 1837, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Twice-Told Tales, Volume I: "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe":
- [...] he was a crusty old fellow, as close as a vice.
- 1852-1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House
- Though a hard-grained man, close, dry, and silent, he can enjoy old wine with the best. He has a priceless bin of port in some artful cellar under the Fields, which is one of his many secrets.
- 1837, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Twice-Told Tales, Volume I: "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe":
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
- a close translation
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Locke to this entry?)
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
- The patient was kept under close observation.
- Marked, evident.
Synonyms
- (at a little distance): close by, near, nearby; see also Thesaurus:near
- (intimate): intimate
- (hot, humid): muggy, oppressive; see also Thesaurus:muggy
- (articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate): high
- (dense, solid, compact): see also Thesaurus:compact
Antonyms
- (at a little distance): distant, far, faraway, far off, remote; see also Thesaurus:distant
- (intimate): aloof, cool, distant
- (articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate): open
Hyponyms
- thisclose
- ultra-close
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
close (plural closes)
- (now rare, chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field.
- (chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.
- (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
- A cathedral close.
- (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (street): cul-de-sac
- (narrow alley): See Thesaurus:alley
Translations
Descendants
- ? Irish: clós
- ? Welsh: clos
Anagrams
- Coles, coles, socle
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
close
- feminine singular of clos
Verb
close
- first-person singular present subjunctive of clore
- third-person singular present subjunctive of clore
Participle
close
- feminine singular of the past participle of clore
Anagrams
- socle
Middle English
Noun
close
- plural of cloth
Portuguese
Noun
close m (plural closes)
- (photography) close-up (photography in which the subject is shown at a large scale)
- Synonym: close-up
- attitude
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cold
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??ld/, /k??ld/
- (General American) enPR: k?ld, IPA(key): /ko?ld/
- Homophone: coaled
- Rhymes: -??ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English cold, from Old English, specifically Anglian cald. The West Saxon form, ?eald (“cold”), survived as early Middle English cheald, cheld, or chald. Both descended from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, a participle form of *kalan? (“to be cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
Adjective
cold (comparative colder, superlative coldest)
- (of a thing) Having a low temperature.
- (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
- 2011 April 23, Doctor Who, series 6, episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut:
- RIVER SONG (upon seeing the still-living DOCTOR, moments after he made her and two other friends watch what they thought was his death): This is cold. Even by your standards, this is cold.
- 2011 April 23, Doctor Who, series 6, episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut:
- Dispassionate, not prejudiced or partisan, impartial.
- Completely unprepared; without introduction.
- Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
- (usually with "have" or "know" transitively) Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart.
- (usually with "have" transitively) Cornered, done for.
- (obsolete) Not pungent or acrid.
- cold plants
- (obsolete) Unexciting; dull; uninteresting.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in!
- The jest grows cold […] when it comes on in a second scene.
- 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter
- Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
- (obsolete) Not sensitive; not acute.
- Distant; said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. Compare warm and hot.
- (painting) Having a bluish effect; not warm in colour.
- (databases) Rarely used or accessed, and thus able to be relegated to slower storage.
- (informal) Without compassion; heartless; ruthless
- I can't believe she said that...that was cold!
- (informal) Not radioactive. [from the 20thc.]
- 1953, Philip K. Dick, "That's right," Jackson said. "The Old Man will be pleased to welcome you." There was eagerness in his reedy voice. "What do you say? We'll take care of you. Feed you, bring you cold plants and animals. For a week maybe?"”, in Planet for Transients, a short story published in Fantastic Universe magazine: Oct-Nov 1953. Page 64
Synonyms
- (of a thing, having a low temperature): chilled, chilly, freezing, frigid, glacial, icy, cool
- (of the weather): (UK, slang) brass monkeys, nippy, parky, taters
- (of a person or animal):
- (unfriendly): aloof, distant, hostile, standoffish, unfriendly, unwelcoming
- (unprepared): unprepared, unready
- See also Thesaurus:cold
Antonyms
- (having a low temperature): baking, boiling, heated, hot, scorching, searing, torrid, warm
- (of the weather): hot (See the corresponding synonyms of hot.)
- (of a person or animal): hot (See the corresponding synonyms of hot.)
- (unfriendly): amiable, friendly, welcoming
- (unprepared): prepared, primed, ready
- (not radioactive): hot, radioactive
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English cold, colde, from Old English cald, ?eald (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Germanic *kald? (“coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
Noun
cold (plural colds)
- A condition of low temperature.
- (with 'the', figuratively) A harsh place; a place of abandonment.
- The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.
- (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- (slang) rheum, sleepy dust
- 1994, Notorious B.I.G., Warning
- Who the fuck is this, pagin' me at 5:46 in the morning? / crack of dawn and now I'm yawnin' / wipe the cold out my eye, see who's this pagin' me and why
- 1996, Ghostface Killah, All That I Got Is You
- But I remember this, moms would lick her finger tips / to wipe the cold out my eye before school with her spit
- 1994, Notorious B.I.G., Warning
Synonyms
- (low temperature): coldness
- (illness): common cold, coryza, head cold, pose
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- freeze, frost
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English colde, from Old English calde, ?ealde (“coldly”), from the adjective (see above).
Adverb
cold (comparative more cold, superlative most cold)
- While at low temperature.
- The steel was processed cold.
- Without preparation.
- The speaker went in cold and floundered for a topic.
- With finality.
- I knocked him out cold.
- (slang, informal, dated) In a cold, frank, or realistically honest manner.
- 1986, Run-DMC, Peter Piper.
- Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep / And Rip van Winkle fell the hell asleep
- 1986, Run-DMC, Peter Piper.
References
See also
- cool
- fresh
- lukewarm
- tepid
Anagrams
- clod, loc'd
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cald, cheld, cheald, chald
Etymology
From Old English cald, an Anglian form of ?eald.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??ld/
- (from the form ?eald) IPA(key): /t???ld/
Adjective
cold (plural and weak singular colde, comparative colder, superlative *coldest)
- (temperature) cold, cool
- (weather) cold, cool
- (locations) having a tendency to be cold
- cold-feeling, cold when touched, cooled, chilly
- lifeless, having the pallor of death
- cold-hearted, indifferent, insensitive
- distressed, sorrowful, worried
- (alchemy, medicine) Considered to be alchemically cold
Descendants
- English: cold
- Scots: cald, cauld
- Yola: cole, khoal
References
- “c?ld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Noun
cold
- cold, coldness
- The feeling of coldness or chill
- Lack of feelings or emotion
- (alchemy, medicine) Alchemical coldness
Descendants
- English: cold
- Scots: cald, cauld
References
- “c?ld, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
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