Close
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Closed, shut. At a little distance; near. Intimate; well-loved. hot, humid, with no wind.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To obstruct (an opening). To move so that an opening is closed. To put an end to. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller. To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon. To make a sale. To make the final outs, usually three, of a game. To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An end of something. An enclosed field. A street that ends in a dead end. A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor. A cathedral close.
Example sentence: The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
Near
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To decrease the distance to something.
Part of speech: preposition
Definition: close to, in close proximity to.close to in time.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: physically close.approachingapproximate, almost
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.nearly
Example sentence: During a few days' halt near Vesontio for the provision of corn and other supplies, a panic arose from inquiries made by our troops and remarks uttered by Gauls and traders, who affirmed that the Germans were men of a mighty frame and an incredible valour and skill at arms.