 | English  | German |  |
 | tight {adj} [narrow, close] | 7211 eng [Kleidung, Beziehung] |  |
 | near {prep} [also: near to] [close to] | 452 bei [+Dat.] [in der Nähe] |  |
 | handy {adj} [close at hand] | 403 parat [zur Verfügung, griffbereit, z. B. Werkzeug] |  |
 | tight {adj} [close-fitting] | 16 prall [sitzen] |  |
 | fainty {adj} [Am.] [Southern U.S.] [close to fainting] | einer Ohnmacht nahe [postpos.] |  |
 | forbye {prep} [archaic] [spv.] [esp. Scot.] [close by, near] | nahe |  |
 | cloth. snug {adj} [close-fitting] | eng anliegend [auch: enganliegend] |  |
 | bot. stipate {adj} [rare] [pressed close together] | dichtgedrängt |  |
Verbs |
 | to approach [almost reach, attain, come close] | 482 erreichen |  |
 | to button [close] | 352 zuknöpfen |  |
 | to buckle sth. [close with a buckle] | 150 etw. zuschnallen |  |
 | comm. to shutter sth. [Am.] [fig.] [close a business, store etc.] | 91 etw.Akk. schließen [den Geschäftsbetrieb einstellen] |  |
 | sports to mark sb. [esp. Br.] [stay close to a player of the opposite team] | 9 jdn. decken |  |
 | tech. to bung sth. [to close sth. with a stopper, plug up sth.] | 5 etw.Akk. spunden |  |
 | to contract [close a deal] | einen Handel abschließen |  |
 | to contract [close a deal] | einen Handel schließen |  |
 | to love [a close person or a pet non-romantically] | lieb haben |  |
 | to spoon [of two persons; to lie close to each other, like spoons in a drawer; also: to have sex in that position] | Löffelchen machen |  |
 | to spoon [to sleep with someone in close contact, both facing right or left] | in der Löffelchen-Position schlafen |  |
Nouns |
 | cloth. trouse {pl} [Br.] [close-fitting breeches worn in Ireland] | 78 Hose {f} |  |
 | closeness [close association] | 44 Verbundenheit {f} |  |
 | ties [close connections] | 32 Bande {pl} [geh.] [enge Verbindungen, Beziehungen] |  |
 | cloth. trews {pl} [one pair] [esp. Br.] [trousers, esp. if close fitting and tartan] | 16 Hose {f} [Trews-Hose im Tartan-Muster und eng geschnitten; für Damen und Herren] |  |
 | med. [state of fainting or being very close to fainting] | 7 Kreislaufzusammenbruch {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | sports [goal to close the gap in scoring, esp. in football / soccer] | Anschlusstreffer {m} [Anschlusstor] |  |
 | mil. pol. [supporter of close relations between Europe and the US] | Atlantiker {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | armour cervelliere [also: cervelière, cervelliera] [close-fitting skull cap of iron] | Hirnhaube {f} [Helmform] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | at hand {adj} [postpos.] [close at hand, handy] | griffbereit |  |
 | pol. urban peri-urban {adj} [also periurban] [situated close to a city or town] | periurban [stadtnah] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | comp. to force-close sth. [coll.] [forcefully close a program / process] | etw.Akk. hart beenden [ein Programm / einen Prozess] |  |
 | to yoke sb./sth. together [also fig.] [join in a close relationship] | jdn./etw. mit jdm./etw. zusammenspannen [auch fig.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | mus. contracted harmony [rare for: close harmony] | enge Lage {f} |  |
 | FireResc med. mil. dressing station [a first-aid post close to a combat area] | Verbandplatz {m} |  |
 | living together [close together, side by side] | Beieinanderleben {n} |  |
 | math. open bracket [in an expression, e.g.: d open bracket b plus c close bracket < d(b+c) >] | Klammer {f} auf [in einem Ausdruck, z. B.: d Klammer auf b plus c Klammer zu < d(b+c) >] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | all the closer {conj} [Am.] [coll.] [as close as] | so nahe wie |  |
 | stocks in the street {adv} [after the close of the stock market] | nach Börsenschluss |  |
 | sth. is very near [close to happening] | etw. wird sich bald ereignen |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to get together with sb. [form a close relationship] | sich mit jdm. verbandeln [regional] [eng verbinden] |  |
 | to keep up with sb./sth. [stay close while following] | mit jdm./etw. mitkommen [Schritt halten] [ugs.] |  |
 | to shutter the windows [close the shutters] | die Fensterläden schließen |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | hist. mil. close combat clasp [for hand-to-hand fighting or at close quarters with bayonets, etc.] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Nahkampfspange {f} [dt. Wehrmacht] |  |
 | hist. mil. tank destruction badge [for individual destruction of enemy armored fighting vehicle at close range with hand-held weaponry] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Sonderabzeichen {n} für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer [dt. Wehrmacht] |  |
 | wave of explosions [series of explosions in close succession] | Explosionswelle {f} [Reihe von Explosionen in dichter Folge] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | I remain respectfully yours [formal complimentary close of letter] | Ich verbleibe mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung Ihr [geh. am Schluss eines Briefes] |  |
 | The door won't fasten. [seldom for: The door won't close.] | Die Tür lässt sich nicht schließen. |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | proverb A close friend can become a close enemy. | Ein enger Freund kann zu einem engen Feind werden. |  |
 | math. a open bracket b plus c minus e open parenthesis f minus g close parenthesis, close bracket [esp. Am.] <a [b+c-e(f-g)]> | a eckige Klammer auf b plus c minus e runde Klammer auf f minus g runde Klammer zu, eckige Klammer zu <a [b+c-e(f-g)]> |  |
 | That was a near thing. [That was a near miss (a close call)] | Das hätte (leicht) ins Auge gehen können [ugs.] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to keep sb. on a short leash [to maintain close control over a person's activities] | jdn. an der kurzen Leine führen [jdm. nur wenig Freiraum (für eigene Entscheidungen) lassen] |  |
 | to put the wood in the hole [Br.] [coll.] [close the door] | das Brett ranmachen [ugs.] [die Tür schließen] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film F Doctor Sleep [2002] [Nick Willing] [also: Close Your Eyes] | Doctor Sleep [Alternativtitel: Blutmord - Das letzte Kind] |  |