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Sense: Adjective: near in space
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near Collocations, nearby Collocations, next door to, a stone's throw away , a hop, skip, and a jump away , nigh, at hand, not far, in the vicinity, on the doorstep , in close proximity, proximate, neighboring, neighbouring , adjacent Collocations, close by
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Sense: Adjective: near in time
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near Collocations, around the corner , just around the corner , at hand, nigh, coming up, almost here
Sense: Adjective: compact
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compact, dense Collocations, tight Collocations, packed Collocations, jam-packed , cramped Collocations
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Sense: Adjective: stingy
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stingy Collocations, cheap Collocations, miserly, penny-pinching , closefisted, tightfisted , tight Collocations , stinting, ungenerous, uncharitable, mean Collocations, niggardly, narrow Collocations, parsimonious
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generous Collocations, charitable, kind Collocations, benevolent, giving, lavish Collocations, unselfish
Sense: Adjective: stifling - informal
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stifling, stuffy Collocations, suffocating, airless, breathless, heavy Collocations, oppressive, muggy , humid Collocations, unventilated
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Sense: Adjective: accurate
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Sense: Adjective: intimate
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intimate Collocations, inseparable, dear Collocations, close-knit, buddy-buddy , chummy , tight Collocations , thick Collocations
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Sense: Adjective: evenly matched
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neck and neck, down to the wire, tight Collocations, closely fought, close-run, even Collocations, evenly matched
Sense: Verb: shut
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open Collocations, open up, hold open, stay open, unlock Collocations, unbar, unclose, unfasten, unbolt, unlatch
Sense: Verb: lock
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lock Collocations, lock up, secure Collocations, bar Collocations, bolt Collocations, deadbolt, fasten Collocations, latch Collocations, padlock Collocations
Sense: Verb: block
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block Collocations, block off, block up, shut Collocations, plug Collocations, plug up, stop up, seal Collocations, seal off, cork Collocations, stopper
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Sense: Verb: bring to a close
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bring sth to a close, close out, conclude Collocations, finish Collocations, terminate Collocations, end Collocations, finish up, wrap up , wind up , stop Collocations, put a stop to, put an end to, adjourn
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open Collocations, begin Collocations, start Collocations, introduce Collocations, continue Collocations, extend Collocations, prolong
Sense: Verb: come to a close
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come to a close, come to an end, conclude Collocations, finish Collocations, end Collocations, halt Collocations, stop Collocations, wind down, cease Collocations, die Collocations, lapse Collocations, break off, quit Collocations, leave off
Sense: Verb: go out of business
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go out of business, close down, shut down, fold Collocations, flop Collocations, go bust Collocations , go under, fail Collocations, go into liquidation, cease operations
Sense: Verb: arrive at an agreement
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settle Collocations, seal Collocations, clinch, secure Collocations, make Collocations, consummate, finalize Collocations, finalise
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revoke, rescind, counter Collocations, call off, pull out of, drop out of, contest Collocations, protest Collocations, oppose Collocations
Sense: Noun: cessation
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cessation, cease Collocations, end Collocations, ending Collocations, conclusion Collocations, finish Collocations, termination Collocations, adjournment, stop Collocations, stoppage, expiration, halt Collocations, lapse Collocations
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opening Collocations, beginning Collocations, start Collocations, introduction Collocations, continuation, extension Collocations, prolongation
Sense: Noun: final part
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finale, conclusion Collocations, ending Collocations, end Collocations, finish Collocations, consummation, closing Collocations, final curtain