CLOSE
What does "CLOSE" mean?
To move so as to cover an opening, or to be at a short distance.
Meanings
- To move something so that it covers an opening or comes shut. Please close the door behind you.
- To bring to an end or conclusion. The shop closes at eight.
- At a short distance away in space or time. The station is close to the hotel.
- Emotionally intimate or strongly connected. They have remained close friends for decades.
- So as to be very near in space. Hold me close.
Did you know?
- 'Close' is spelled one way but said two: /kloʊz/ when you shut a door, /kloʊs/ when something is near - a single spelling holding two sounds.
Word origin
From Latin 'claudere' meaning to shut, via Old French 'clos'; the adjective sense 'near' developed from the idea of being shut in or tight together.
Remember it
Same letters, two sounds: you CLOSE (z) a door so you can sit CLOSE (s) by the fire.
A little poem
We pulled the curtains close, then closed the day-
one word for nearness, one for going away.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told her we were close. She said yes - and shut the door. Turns out we meant different words.
What it teaches
Closeness and closing share a spelling for a reason: every ending pulls something nearer.
Quick facts
What does CLOSE mean?
To move so as to cover an opening, or to be at a short distance.
Is CLOSE a valid word?
Yes — CLOSE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLOSE?
CLOSE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLOSE come from?
From Latin 'claudere' meaning to shut, via Old French 'clos'; the adjective sense 'near' developed from the idea of being shut in or tight together.
What can CLOSE teach us?
Closeness and closing share a spelling for a reason: every ending pulls something nearer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.