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Sinhala Dictionary definitions for close

close 🔊 /klowˈs or klowˈz/

close : ගුප්ත

close : තීන්දුව

close : යා වෙනවා

close : නිමවීම

close : අහල

close : කට්ටු

close : ආවරණය කරනවා

close : පියවීම

close : පොරය

close : නිමවනවා

close : ප්‍රත්‍යාසන්න

close : පියනවා

close : පියවනවා

close : රහස

close : මුඩුක්කුව

close : අසල

close : අවසානය

close : කිට්ටුව

close : කිට්ටු

close : පිහිත

close : දැඩි

close : තීන්දු කරනවා

close : අරිනවා

close : ආසන්න

close : තද වූ

close : යා කරනවා

close : ඝන

close : මසුරු

close definition

Noun.

  1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
  2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
  3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.
  4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
  5. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
  6. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
  7. A grapple in wrestling.
  8. The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
  9. A double bar marking the end.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
  2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
  3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.

Transitive verb.

  1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
  2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
  3. The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
  4. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
  5. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
  6. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
  7. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
  8. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  9. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
  10. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
  11. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
  12. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
  13. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
  14. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
  15. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
  16. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
  17. Parsimonious; stingy.
  18. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
  19. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
  20. Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.

Adverb.

  1. In a close manner.
  2. Secretly; darkly.