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. approaching approximate, almost
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Having a small intervening distance with regard to something. nearly
Example sentence: Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.
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: Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.