The difference between Close and Cool
When used as nouns, close means an end or conclusion, whereas cool means a moderate or refreshing state of cold.
When used as verbs, close means to remove a gap. to obstruct (an opening). to move so that an opening is closed. to make (e.g. a gap) smaller. to grapple, whereas cool means to lose heat, to get colder.
When used as adjectives, close means closed, shut, whereas cool means having a slightly low temperature.
check bellow for the other definitions of Close and Cool
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Close as a verb (physical):
To remove a gap. To obstruct (an opening). To move so that an opening is closed. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller. To grapple; to engage in close combat.
Examples:
"'Close the door behind you when you leave."
"Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed."
"The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader."
"to close the ranks of an army"
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Close as a verb (social):
To finish, to terminate. To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate. To come to an end. To make a sale. To make the final outs, usually three, of a game. To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
Examples:
"'close the session;   to close a bargain;   to close a course of instruction"
"The debate closed at six o'clock."
"He has closed the last two games for his team."
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Close as a verb:
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
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Close as a verb (surveying):
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
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Close as a noun:
An end or conclusion.
Examples:
"We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
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Close as a noun:
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
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Close as a noun:
A grapple in wrestling.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Close as a noun (music):
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
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Close as a noun (music):
A double bar marking the end.
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Close as an adjective (now, rare):
Closed, shut.
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Close as an adjective:
Narrow; confined.
Examples:
"a close alley; close quarters"
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Close as an adjective:
At a little distance; near.
Examples:
"Is your house close?"
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Close as an adjective (legal):
Intimate; well-loved. Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
Examples:
"He is a close friend."
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Close as an adjective:
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
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Close as an adjective (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather):
Hot, humid, with no wind.
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Close as an adjective (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel):
Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
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Close as an adjective:
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
Examples:
"a close prisoner"
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Close as an adjective (obsolete):
Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
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Close as an adjective:
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
Examples:
"a close contest"
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Close as an adjective:
Short.
Examples:
"to cut grass or hair close"
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Close as an adjective (archaic):
Dense; solid; compact.
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Close as an adjective (archaic):
Concise; to the point.
Examples:
"close reasoning"
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Close as an adjective (dated):
Difficult to obtain.
Examples:
"Money is close."
"rfquotek Bartlett"
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Close as an adjective (dated):
Parsimonious; stingy.
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Close as an adjective:
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
Examples:
"a close translation"
"rfquotek John Locke"
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Close as an adjective:
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
Examples:
"The patient was kept under close observation."
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Close as an adjective:
Marked, evident.
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Close as a noun (now, rare):
An enclosed field.
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Close as a noun (British):
A street that ends in a dead end.
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Close as a noun (Scotland):
A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
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Close as a noun (Scotland):
The common staircase in a tenement.
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Close as a noun:
A cathedral close.
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Close as a noun (legal):
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
Examples:
"rfquotek Bouvier"
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Cool as an adjective:
Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
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Cool as an adjective:
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Examples:
"a cool grey colour"
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Cool as an adjective:
Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
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Cool as an adjective:
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
Examples:
"His proposals had a cool reception."
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Cool as an adjective:
Calmly audacious.
Examples:
"In control as always, he came up with a cool plan."
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Cool as an adjective:
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.
Examples:
"Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?"
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Cool as an adjective (informal):
Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.
Examples:
"I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me."
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Cool as a noun:
A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
Examples:
"in the cool of the morning"
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Cool as a noun:
A calm temperament.
Examples:
"synonyms: calmness composure"
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Cool as a noun:
The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
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Cool as a verb (intransitive, literally):
To lose heat, to get colder.
Examples:
"I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue."
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To make cooler, less warm.
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Cool as a verb (figuratively, intransitive):
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
Examples:
"Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980."
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
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Cool as a verb (transitive):
To kill.
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