Reverse Dictionary: CLOSE (near)

ADJECTIVES
1200 ► ONFAST close on, near → obs.
1205 ► BESIDES close by, near → obs.
1300 ► NEAR HAND close at hand, close by → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1300 ► QUEME close, near at hand; convenient, handy → obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
1450 ► PREST close at hand, near → obs.
1598 ► ON THE NECK OF close upon, or behind → colloq.
1630 ► ANIGH close or near 
L17   ► WITHIN AMBS-ACE OF ► WITHIN AMES-ACE OF very close to, within an ace of → sl.
1748 ► BACK AND EDGE close by, adjoining → obs.
M18  ► CLOSE AS GOD’S CURSE TO A WHORE’S ASS very close indeed 
M18  ► CLOSE AS SHIRT AND SHITTEN ARSE very close indeed 
1775 ► IN THE NECK OF close upon, or behind → colloq.
1787 ► HAND TO NEIVE close together, hand in glove, intimately, familiarly → Sc.
1790 ► AIM close, near; said of distance, etc. → Eng. dial.
1790 ► ANEARST close to, near → Eng. dial.
1796 ► GAIN-HAND close at hand, near to, adjacent; easily reached, convenient → Eng. dial.
1796 ► GAIN-OF-HAND close at hand, near to, adjacent; easily reached, convenient → Eng. dial.
1813 ► HAND FOR NEIVE close together, hand in glove, intimately, familiarly → Sc.
1813 ► IN-ABOUT close to a place, near, in the vicinity → Sc.
1821 ► NOT A HUNDRED MILES FROM very close to → UK sl.
1834 ► SIDE AND SIDE close together; side by side; abreast → Amer. dial.
1836 ► WITHIN COOEE close, nearby → Aust. sl.
1837 ► JAM UP close, very near; hard up against → Amer. dial.
1861 ► NECK AND NECK close; almost equal → colloq.
1871 ► NEARABOUT close to, near → Sc.
1884 ► NIGHABOUT close by, near by, in the vicinity → Amer. dial.
1893 ► ANEAR close by, near → Ireland & Eng. & Amer. dial.
1900 ► ALL IN A DICKER very close together (Bk.)
1900 ► ALL IN A DIGGER very close together → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► FAST-AGAIN close at hand, close by → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► FAST-BY close at hand, close by → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► NEAR AS DAMMIT very close or near indeed → colloq.
1909 ► IN ONE’S POCKET close to or in close proximity to someone → Amer. dial.
1912 ► JAM close, very near; hard up against → Amer. dial.
1938 ► ALL AROUND close, near → Amer. dial.
1938 ► LIKE WHITE ON RICE very close to; in very close proximity → Amer. dial.
1965 ► NICK AND TUCK very close, just about equal → Amer. dial.
1965 ► NICK OR TUCK very close, just about equal → Amer. dial.
1966 ► NICK AND NICK very close, just about equal → Amer. dial.
1967 ► IN SOMEONE’S ASS close by → Amer. sl.
1970 ► BY-A-WHISKER very close, very nearly tied → Amer. sl.
1997 ► CLOSE AS A QUARTER TO NINE very close → Amer. dial.
1997 ► CLOSER THAN A QUARTER TO NINE very close → Amer. dial.
1997 ► UP SOMEONE’S ARSE very close behind; in close proximity → UK sl.
1999 ► WITHIN COOEE → WITHIN COOEY quite close; almost (Bk.)

ADVERBS
1225 ► NARROW closely, straitly, strictly → obs.
1300 ► FAST closely, at once, immediately → obs.
1300 ► FASTLY closely, securely → obs.
1330 ► SARRALY closely, in close order or array, densely → obs.
1375 ► SARRAY closely, in close order or array, densely → obs.
1545 ► ARCTLY closely, tightly → obs.
1548 ► NEAR HAND closely, at close quarters → obs.
1560 ► NARROWLY closely, straitly → obs.
1883 ► TIGHTLY closely, thoroughly; minutely → Sc.
1893 ► NEARER-HAND closer, nearer → Sc. & Eng. dial.

NOUNS
1612 ► AFFINITY closeness, proximity; the state of being near to something → obs.

PHRASES
20C   ► A SPIT AND A GOB very close; not far away → Brit. sl.
1930 ► CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR close, but not close enough to win a prize, etc. → colloq., orig. US
1980 ► A QUARTER TO NINE very close; said of a relation between people → Amer. dial.

VERBS
1982 ► STICK CLOSE LIKE FLIES ON HORSESHIT to stay very close → US sl.