Close and Split

Close

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

Split is an antonym for close.

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

Split

Split verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: split logs for the winter's supply of wood

Close is an antonym for split in break up topic.

Nearby Words: splice, splitting, splitter

How words are described

high high close high split
full full close full split
brief brief close brief split
perfect perfect close perfect split
Other adjectives: actual, large, big, great, little, major, final, strange, last.

Common collocations

fire close fire split fire
thanks close thanks split thanks
base close base split base
house close house split house
Other words: time, way, game, book, page, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bilingual Dialogue This happens less today, after the country's split, but the two are still very similar, and share close resemblance to other members of the West Slavic group of languages.
  • A split diopter has it on only one side, meaning that one side focuses close and the other farther away.
    Source: Split Diopter
  • Every Car Is a Pinto If you look close enough, the Corvette in xXx explodes a split-second before hitting the ground.
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