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- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /
- /kləʊz/
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- [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
- /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /
Definitions of closest word
- verb with object closest to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
- verb with object closest to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
- verb with object closest to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
- verb with object closest to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
- verb with object closest (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1
- verb with object closest to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision. 1
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Origin of closest
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives
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Parts of speech for Closest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
closest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
closest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for closest
adjective closest
- back-to-back — Back-to-back wins or victories are victories that are gained one after another without any defeats between them.
- on the side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
Antonyms for closest
Top questions with closest
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