Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Usage example: the soldiers marched in close formation against the enemy
Dense is a synonym for close in property topic. In some cases you can use "Dense" instead an adjective "Close", when it comes to topics like tighten, compact. popular alternative
Both words in one sentence
- Close runner-up is Sanada Yukimura/Sarutobi Sasuke; see the entry on Jeeves and Wooster (although Yukimura is less dense than Bertie and more hot-blooded).
Source: Unequal Pairing - Comes dangerously close to overeating on a piece of the squirrels' waybread, one bite of which is dense and calorie-filled enough to last a squirrel all day
Source: Big Eater / Literature -
While intangible (or close to it), he can fly, and at his most dense, he is almost impervious to damage.
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