Shut
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To close, to stop from being open. To close, to stop being open. To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
Example sentence: Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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: If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.