Definitions for closer

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closer clos·er

Spelling: [kloh-zer]

IPA: /ˈkloʊ zər/

Closer is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in closer (celors).

Definitions for closer

noun

1. a person or thing that closes.
2. Also, closure. Masonry. any of various specially formed or cut bricks for spacing or filling gaps between regular bricks or courses of regular brickwork.
3. the act of closing.
4. the end or conclusion:
5. an enclosed place or enclosure, especially one about or beside a cathedral or other building.
6. any piece of land held as private property.
7. complimentary close.
8. Music. cadence (def 7).
9. Stock Exchange. the closing price on a stock. the closing prices on an exchange market.
10. Scot. a narrow entry or alley terminating in a dead end. a courtyard enclosed except for one narrow entrance.
11. Archaic. a junction; union.
12. Obsolete. a close encounter; a grapple:

Idioms

1. close ranks, to unite forces, especially by overlooking petty differences, in order to deal with an adverse or challenging situation; to join together in a show of unity, especially to the public:
2. close to the wind, Nautical. in a direction nearly opposite to that from which the wind is coming:
3. close up, from close range; in a detailed manner; intimately. Nautical. fully raised; at the top of the halyard: Compare dip1 (def 37).

adverb

1. in a close manner; closely.
2. near; close by.
3. Heraldry. immediately behind the ears, so as to show no neck:

adjective

1. comparative of close.
2. having the parts or elements near to one another:
3. compact; dense:
4. being in or having proximity in space or time:
5. marked by similarity in degree, action, feeling, etc.:
6. near, or near together, in kind or relationship:
7. intimate or confidential; dear.
8. based on a strong uniting feeling of respect, honor, or love:
9. fitting tightly:
10. (of a haircut or shave, the mowing of a lawn, etc.) so executed that the hair, grass, or the like is left flush with the surface or very short.
11. not deviating from the subject under consideration.
12. strict; searching; minute:
13. not deviating from a model or original:
14. nearly even or equal:
15. strictly logical:
16. shut; shut tight; not open:
17. shut in; enclosed.
18. completely enclosing or surrounding:
19. without opening; with all openings covered or closed.
20. confined; narrow:
21. lacking fresh or freely circulating air:
22. heavy; oppressive:
23. narrowly confined, as a prisoner.
24. practicing or keeping secrecy; secretive; reticent:
25. parsimonious; stingy:
26. scarce, as money.
27. not open to public or general admission, competition, etc.:
28. (of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the end of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text: Compare open (def 32).
29. Hunting, Angling. closed (def 8).
30. Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively small opening between the tongue and the roof of the mouth. Compare high (def 23), open (def 35a).
31. Heraldry. (of a bird) represented as having folded wings:
32. Archaic. viscous; not volatile.

Verb phrases

1. close down, to terminate the operation of; discontinue: to attempt to control or eliminate:
2. close in on/upon, to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: to surround or envelop so as to entrap:
3. close out, to reduce the price of (merchandise) for quick sale: to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely:
4. close up, to come together in close array; converge: to bring to an end; cease: to become silent or uncommunicative. to reduce or eliminate spacing material between (units of set type).

verb (used with object)

1. to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
2. to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.):
3. to block or hinder passage across or access to:
4. to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in:
5. (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible:
6. to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up):
7. Electricity. to complete (an electrical circuit) by joining the circuit elements:
8. to bring to an end:
9. to arrange the final details of; to conclude negotiations about:
10. to complete or settle (a contract or transaction); consummate:
11. to stop rendering the customary services of:
12. to terminate or suspend the operation of; to halt the activities of:
13. Nautical. to come close to:
14. Metalworking. to reduce the internal diameter of (a tube or the like).
15. Archaic. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in:

verb (used without object)

1. to become closed; shut:
2. to come together; unite:
3. to come close:
4. to grapple; engage in close encounter (often followed by with):
5. to come to an end; terminate:
6. to cease to offer the customary activities or services:
7. to enter into or reach an agreement, usually as a contract:
8. (of a theatrical production) to cease to be performed:
9. (of a stock, group of stocks, etc.) to be priced or show a change in price as specified at the end of a trading period:

Origin of closer

1350-1400; Middle English. See close, -er¹

Examples for closer

By Jerome Groopman, New Yorker Researchers get closer to outwitting a killer.

“The closer we get to ‘16, the tougher it’s going to be, so I hope we start quickly,” he said.

I got closer to the Jap than I had ever been before; and by gracious, Linda!

closer to her than the hospital was life in the raw that night.

With which words she folded her in a closer embrace, and a really fond one.

But could it be that these devices are actually bringing us closer together?

We have no thought to impede the paths to closer relationship.

Bratton might have said something that was closer to a real-world moral equivalence.

But does that bring the movie any closer to explaining his mind?

She drew her arms about his neck, and clung to him the closer.