Close and Disappear

Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Disappear and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disappear" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Disappear verb - To cease to be visible.

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Close and disappear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Disappear".

ability	close ability	disappear ability
thanks	close thanks	disappear thanks
show	close show	disappear show
hand	close hand	disappear hand
Other words: death, case, time, way, screen, door, hole, eyes, times, names.

The Prairies were far enough for characters to disappear into—and close enough (thanks to the CN Railroad) that they can come back at any time.

Source: Creator / L. M. Montgomery
This means you can't reliably use it at close range, since that pretty much guarantees that it'll disappear before it can fire off a bolt, thus wasting a ton of your ammo.

Source: Scrappy Weapon
You can't really tell what the painting is of, but there are glowing red eyes on it that disappear when you get too close, then come back when you turn your back.

Source: Spooky Painting

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