Close and Sound

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Sound and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sound" instead an adjective "Close".

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

Sound adjective - According to the rules of logic.

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Close and sound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Sound".

Nearby Words: sounded, soundness, soundly, sounding, sounder

old	old close	old sound
low	low close	low sound
exact	exact close	exact sound
normal	normal close	normal sound
Other adjectives: short, actual, little, ominous, strange, last, different.

Their ability to change into a small vehicle is even punctuated by a sound very close to the G1 transformation sound effect.

Source: Video Game / Anarchy Reigns
Both definitions are close and sound the same, the former is a verb phrase meaning "might be" or "could be" and the latter is an adverb meaning "perhaps" or "possibly." "Maybe I will go out tonight," and "I may be going out tonight" are examples of their correct usages.

Source: The Big List of Booboos and Blunders
Live Album: Well, Live Extended Play, really, but At the Cavern was the earliest known official live recording from the Cavern, and is considered a minor classic piece of work that came really close to capturing The Big Three's live sound.

Source: Music / The Big Three

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