close
close is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does close mean?
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”
“My business closes every night at 8 P.M.”
Come together, as if in an embrace.
“Her arms closed around her long lost relative”
Become closed.
“The windows closed with a loud bang”
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.
“close the circuit”
“close a wound”
Come to a close.
“The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin”
Bar access to.
“Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours”
Be priced or listed when trading stops.
“The stock market closed high this Friday”
“My new stocks closed at $59 last night”
Bring together all the elements or parts of.
“Management closed ranks”
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop.
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact.
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement.
“We closed on the house on Friday”
“They closed the deal on the building”
Draw near.
“The probe closed with the space station”
Engage at close quarters.
“close with the enemy”
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.
“The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning”
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).
“The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board”
In an attentive manner.
“he remained close on his guard”
Lacking fresh air.
“the dreadfully close atmosphere”
Crowded.
“close quarters”
Giving or spending with reluctance.
“very close (or near) with his money”
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched.
“a close contest”
“a close election”
Fitting closely but comfortably.
“a close fit”
At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.
“close to noon”
“how close are we to town?”
Close in relevance or relationship.
“a close family”
“we are all...in close sympathy with...”
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
“she was close to tears”
“had a close call”
Confined to specific persons.
“a close secret”
Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough.
“close supervision”
“paid close attention”
Strictly confined or guarded.
“kept under close custody”
The last section of a communication.
The temporal end; the concluding time.
“they were playing better at the close of the season”
The concluding part of any performance.